Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 40

The Colorado Avalanche leads the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Colorado pulled off a showstopping win in Game 4, complete with a stunning hattrick from Nazem Kadri. Unfortunately, Kadri hasn’t been able to fully relish in his team’s accomplishments. Instead, the Avalanche forward is dealing with […]

Game four of this second-round matchup continues tonight as the New York Rangers host the Carolina Hurricanes. The series is now 2-1 in favor of the Hurricanes after the Rangers came up huge with a win in game three to give themselves a chance to win this series. The Hurricanes have had trouble winning on […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning made quick work of the Florida Panthers in the second round of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, destroying the best team in the regular season in a four-game sweep. That shocking success of the Lightning was mainly due to the incredible netminding of Andrei Vasilevskiy, who reduced the Panthers’ high-flying […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning shredded the Stanley Cup dreams of the Florida Panthers with a second-round sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning squad. And if you ask anyone who the best player was for the Lightning in that series, chances are you’re going to hear the name of goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had done a sensational […]

Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri has been a target of some vile behavior from angry St. Louis Blues fans following his Game 3 collision with Blues goalie Jordan Binnington that resulted in the latter sustaining an injury that has taken him out for the rest of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. […]

The St. Louis Blues are doing their all to limit one of hockey’s most lethal offenses in their second-round matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. Thus far, the Blues have been fighting the Avs without one of their top defenders in Torey Krug, but ahead of Game 4, St. Louis received an optimistic update on their […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to stick the dagger in the Florida Panthers and pull off the stunning series sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy winners. What’s most remarkable about the Lightning’s dominance in the second round has been the fact that Tampa has won three consecutive games without star forward Brayden Point available. The […]

The Florida Panthers are making some key changes to their lineup ahead of Monday night as they face elimination against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Down 3-0 and on the verge of a humiliating series sweep, the Panthers are turning to some different faces to provide the offense with a boost. According to the team, Anton […]

The Edmonton Oilers have jumped out to a 2-1 series lead against the Calgary Flames after an impressive 4-1 rout on Sunday night. Connor McDavid has used the NHL Playoffs as a platform to erase any doubt regarding his claim as the best hockey player on the planet, and his red-hot play has effectively carried […]

The Colorado Avalanche will try and take a commanding 3-1 series lead as they face the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of the second-round series. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Blues prediction and pick.    The Avalanche defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 3 on Saturday. St. Louis […]

The New York Rangers won Game 3 of their second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday at home to the tune of a 3-1 score, and if there’s anyone who had topped the heat of the Rangers’ on-ice performance, it’s got to be their head coach, Gerard Gallant, who ripped the Canes after the contest. […]

The Florida Panthers will try to keep their season alive as they play Game 4 of their second-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Lightning prediction and pick.    The Lightning defeated the Panthers 5-1 in Game 3 on Sunday. Corey Perry started things off […]

The Florida Panthers are on the precipice of being bounced in just the second round of the NHL Playoffs despite ending the regular season as Presidents’ Trophy winners. It seems their regular season luster has vanished here in the postseason, and they now have their backs against the wall following Sunday’s loss to the Tampa […]

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington was the victim of a dangerous hit from Nazem Kadri in Game 3 against the Colorado Avalanche. Binning sustained a knee injury on the play, and despite Kadri claiming the contact was accidental and that he had been pushed, it seems Blues players don’t exactly believe the Avs forward. […]

The St. Louis Blues were dealt a tough defeat on their home ice against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 on Saturday. The loss was made worse by the injury sustained by starting goaltender Jordan Binnington early in the game. After a collision with Nazem Kadri, Binnington was unable to continue due to an apparent […]

The Battle of Alberta is back once again for game three as the Edmonton Oilers host the Calgary Flames tonight. So far through the first two games, this series has certainly lived up to the hype as the Oilers managed to get a multi-goal comeback in game two after scoring four straight goals to win […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning stole both games on the road in Florida and will return to Tampa Bay with a comfortable 2-0 lead in the series against the Panthers. Looking to further their advantage in the second-round NHL Playoffs series, the Lightning are hoping to earn a win at home in Game 3. Unfortunately, they […]

Game three gets underway in today’s matinee game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers. The Canes currently lead the series 2-0 after winning both games at home, but now the home-ice advantage has shifted to New York for games three and four. The Rangers are desperate for a win here as they […]

The St. Louis Blues are going toe to toe with the mighty Colorado Avalanche in the second round of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the job could get harder for them, with their no. 1 goalie, Jordan Binnington, apparently suffering an injury in Game 3 of the series Saturday night at home. Ville […]

Game three of the second round is tonight as the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche are tied at one game each. The series heads to St. Louis for game three after the Blues won game two late in the third period. That was the first time the Avalanche lost a game this postseason and […]

The Dallas Stars are one of the most recent teams to enter the 2022 NHL Offseason. They fell to the Calgary Flames in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, battling through the seven-game series. The Flames are now competing against the Edmonton Oilers to advance further in the postseason tournament. During the […]

A total of 15 goals were scored in Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames in what was a game both team’s goaltenders will surely want to forget. Oilers netminder Mike Smith was removed after just six minutes on the ice, having surrendered three early goals to put the Oilers in a major […]

The Colorado Avalanche will host game two of the second round against the St. Louis Blues after the Avs won game one in overtime. The Blues were very close to winning game one a few times, but couldn’t bury the biscuit when they needed it the most. The Avs are an elite team and proved […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to take Game 1 on the road against the Florida Panthers, even without star forward Brayden Point on the ice. Ahead of Game 2, it looks like they’ll be in a similar position, as Point is still dealing with a lower-body injury that head coach Jon Cooper anticipates will leave […]

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 […]