Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 40

The Battle of Alberta is finally back as we haven’t seen these two teams face off against each other in the playoffs since 1991. The Calgary Flames host game one against the Edmonton Oilers where both of these teams hate each other. The Flames are coming off a series win against the Stars that almost […]

Round two get underway for these teams tonight as the Carolina Hurricanes will have home-ice advantage against the New York Rangers. The Hurricanes have yet to lose a home game after defeating the Bruins in seven games from round one. The Rangers came back from a 3-1 deficit to the Penguins and ended up winning […]

The New York Rangers are riding high after escaping the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins despite trailing 3-1 at one point in the series. Their next task will be the defensive-minded Carolina Hurricanes, who await them in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We’ll be making some bold Rangers-Hurricanes predictions for their […]

The St. Louis Blues managed to get past the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they have a far more difficult test awaiting them in Round 2. Their reward for fending off Kirill Kaprizov’s onslaught of goals is a date with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and the Colorado […]

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to stay hot against the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avs made quick work of the Nashville Predators in the first round, defeating their opponents in four games, and now they’ll look to see similar results against the Blues. St. Louis […]

Round two in the West kicks off with a huge game in Denver as the Colorado Avalanche will possess a home-ice advantage against the St. Louis Blues. The Avs are coming off of the only sweep in the playoffs so far as they took down the Predators pretty easily. The Blues, on the other hand, […]

The Vegas Golden Knights missed the playoffs for the first time since the franchise’s inception in 2017. Despite being expected to have a strong season and make a deep run in the postseason, Vegas dealt with injury troubles and inconsistency throughout the year, resulting in them missing out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs entirely. As […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to stay hot after rattling off back-to-back wins in elimination games to sneak past the LA Kings into the second round of the playoffs. Their next Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup pits them up in the battle for Alberta, a showdown against the Calgary Flames. This will be a heated rivalry […]

Tampa Bay will be up against the President’s Trophy winners in the Florida Panthers as the Lightning look to pull off a historic Stanley Cup three-peat. Ahead of the series-opener on Tuesday, the Lightning were dealt a concerning injury update to star forward Brayden Point. Point, who suffered a lower-body injury in Game 7 against […]

The Calgary Flames had to throw everything they’ve got at Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger during Sunday night’s Game 7 just to pull off a 3-2 overtime victory at home. Oettinger put up a performance that will be remembered for a long time despite the loss, as he did his best impersonation of a brick […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to keep the dream of a three-peat alive after winning back-to-back elimination games against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. The 4-3 series win will see the Lightning take on the Florida Panthers in the second round of the playoffs, pinning the reigning Stanley Cup champions up against […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s a phrase attributable to any of the past six NHL seasons and still holds true in 2022. The Leafs blew a 3-2 series lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning and were defeated 2-1 in Game 7, once again putting […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are hoping to get star forward Sidney Crosby back from injury ahead of their series finale Game 7 against the New York Rangers on Sunday. Crosby has been out with a head injury, which many had described as a concussion. It turns out, however, that Crosby was not diagnosed with a concussion, […]

The Penguins and Rangers are set for a pivotal Game 7 in New York on Sunday after the Pens failed to close out the series at home in Pittsburgh in Game 6. Sidney Crosby was sidelined in their last matchup due to a concussion he sustained in Game 5. Pens fans will be hoping Crosby […]

The Dallas Stars are looking to make an underdog story run as they have forced a game seven in Calgary tonight as they face off against the Flames. This series has been a super low-scoring, intense series so far. Everybody, myself included, had the Flames winning this series pretty easily, but the Stars won’t go […]

Yet another game seven kicks off tonight as the Pittsburgh Penguins will head into New York to play against the Rangers for the last time in this entire season. The Penguins were down t their third-string goaltender in Louis Domingue, but that didn’t stop them from taking a 3-1 lead early in the series. Now […]

The Edmonton Oilers earned a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 on Saturday, and superstar Connor McDavid was naturally at the center of the action. McDavid tallied two points in the game, with the primary assist on the Oilers’ first goal and then an insurance goal in the third period. McDavid […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost forward Brayden Point to a leg injury early in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Point had to be helped to the dressing room in the first period after going hard into the boards but tried to return to the game in the second period, only to play one […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered yet another brutal early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they lost Game 7 of the series against the  Tampa Bay Lightning at home Saturday night to the tune of a 2-1 score. There are several reasons for the Maple Leafs to feel disgruntled after that loss. For one, […]

The Boston Bruins were not able to get over the hump in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games. The Bruins’ season ended Saturday night in a 3-2 home loss to the Canes, raising speculations about the future of center Patrice Bergeron. Bergeron’s […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers are tied 3-3 in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Either team has the chance to advance to the second round with a Game 7 win Sunday night in New York. The Penguins had an opportunity to close out the series at home Friday night. […]

The Edmonton Oilers are back on home ice as they take on the Los Angeles Kings in game seven tonight. This series has been wild to watch, starting with an upset in game one, giving the Kings an early lead in the series. Everybody thought the Oilers would dominate the Kings in this series but […]

Another game seven is on the line tonight as the Tampa Bay Lightning will head up to Canada to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two-time defending champions in the Lightning have finally found their match as the Leafs have home-ice advantage for a game seven that would determine their franchise. Can the Leafs […]

Ahh, the ever so glorious game seven is upon us, and we’re still only in the first round as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Boston Bruins. This series has truly been a home team series as the winner of each game was in their own building. Can the Hurricanes keep that trend going for tonight? […]

The Washington Capitals have added yet another heartbreaker to their already long list of Stanley Cup Playoffs heartbreaks after getting ousted from title contention by the Florida Panthers Friday night in a 4-3 overtime loss. Alex Ovechkin and the Caps had a 2-1 series lead after three games of the matchup but lost three games […]

Even though they’re still up 3-2 in their series against the New York Rangers, there will be some added pressure for the Pittsburgh Penguins to win Game 6. This comes after franchise superstar Sidney Crosby was ruled out of Friday night’s match-up after suffering an upper-body injury early in Game 5. As they aim to […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in the National Hockey League, as the Calgary Flames are eager to send the Dallas Stars home packing in Game 6 of this epic first-round matchup. Join us for our NHL odds series, where our Flames-Stars prediction and pick will be made. Let’s get this show on […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in a Stanely Cup Playoff thriller on Thursday night, with the Lightning emerging with an overtime victory, forcing a Game 7 in the process. However, the win was embroiled in controversy, as the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions were on the ropes in the third period before […]

The Colorado Avalanche were without their starting goaltender for the final game of their first-round sweep against the Nashville Predators. Darcy Kuemper was recovering from an eye injury which forced him to miss Game 4 after Ryan Johansen’s stick went through his mask and hit him in the eye during Game 3. Pavel Francouz replaced […]

The Florida Panthers had an incredible regular season. The Panthers won the President’s Trophy, given to the team with the most points every year. However, they staring a 3-2 series deficit in the face against the Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs. In Game 5 at home, the Panthers found themselves […]

New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba is not a popular figure in Pittsburgh right now after a big hit on Sidney Crosby saw the Penguins captain removed from Game 5 in the second period. While Penguins fans were furious over the hit, the NHL saw nothing wrong with Trouba’s actions, and will not be fining […]

Another Game 6 is upon us in the National Hockey League! With the intensity of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at full force, the Edmonton Oilers will look to stave off elimination as they travel to La La Land to take on the Los Angeles Kings. Join us for our  NHL odds series, where our Oilers-Kings […]

The playoff heartbreaks just keep on stacking up for the Washington Capitals, who once again collapsed in a 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night. Caps forward T.J. Oshie underscored what is apparently a consistent issue for Washington, which is now in a must-win situation. Via Bijan […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a chance to close out the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, but instead they suffered two major losses. There was the actual 5-3 loss in the game that will send the series back to Pittsburgh for a Game 6, and then there was the upper-body injury to […]

The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall with their first-round series against the Kings set to return to Los Angeles for Game 6. Trailing 3-2, the Oilers were dealt a devastating blow from the NHL Department of Player Safety following Tuesday night’s loss. The league has opted to suspend star defender Darnell Nurse […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to close out the series against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night with a win on the road for Game 5 at Madison Square Garden. The Penguins will get a big boost for the potential elimination game, as star forward and trade deadline acquisition Rickard Rakell appears set to […]

The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall, having failed to come up with a win on their home ice in Game 5. Now, trailing 3-2 to the Kings, the series will return to Los Angeles on Thursday night for what is a must-win game for the Oilers, during which they may be without […]

Game five will be played up in Canada as the Calgary Flames play host to the Dallas Stars in a now tied series. The Flames finally looked like the team that we know from the regular season as they were forced to tie up the series and bring it back home for game five. The […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have broken through to Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers as they move on to game five in New York where the Penguins now lead the series 3-1. Game four was now the second time that superstar goaltender Shesterkin got pulled midgame in these playoffs. The Rangers are in a huge […]