Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 41

The Boston Bruins were expecting to be without their top two defenders for Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Hampus Lindholm is dealing with an injury sustained in Game 2, while Charlie McAvoy has been sidelined with COVID-19. In a surprise update, however, McAvoy was seen at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina […]

The Boston Bruins have a difficult task ahead of them in Game 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes. With their first-round NHL Playoffs series even at 2-2, the Bruins will look to steal a game on the road in Raleigh on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the Bruins have been hit hard by the injury bug, and will […]

Game five will be played back in Edmonton tonight as the Oilers will head back home after losing game four to the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings shocked the hockey world by taking the lead after game one, but the Oilers bounced back and dominated (to say the least) in games two and three. Everything […]

Game five is set back in Minnesota and the Wild will play host to the St. Louis Blues after tying the series back up at two games apiece. This is easily one of the more evenly matched series in the playoffs so far, where it has now come down to a best-of-three scenario for these […]

Game five is underway in Toronto as the Maple Leafs will play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning once again. Toronto won game one at home and then out of nowhere, their momentum disappeared as the Lightning came back and won game two. Games three and four had the exact same effect. If the trend […]

It hasn’t been a great Stanley Cup Playoffs so far for the New York Rangers, particularly for goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who is surprisingly struggling. Widely regarded as the best goalie this season, Shesterkin is getting embarrassed by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are now up 3-1 in their first-round series against the Rangers after a 7-2 […]

Game five is set to be played back in North Carolina as the Boston Bruins tied up the series against the Hurricanes. Both teams have won their home games so far, tying the series up at 2-2. If the trend were to continue, we should see a Hurricanes win here tonight. The Bruins have taken […]

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to complete the first-round series sweep of the Nashville Predators on Monday night. The status of star goaltender Darcy Kuemper had been up in the air heading into Game 4 after he suffered a gruesome eye injury in Game 3 when Ryan Johansen’s stick hit him in the face through […]

One of the major surprises out of the NHL Playoffs has been the lackluster performance of the Calgary Flames. Currently trailing 2-1 in their first-round series against the Dallas Stars, the Flames are hoping to pick up a win in Game 4 before returning home for Game 5. The physicality has been out of this […]

The Colorado Avalanche have dominated the first three games of the series and will look to complete the first-round sweep of the Nashville Predators on Monday night. This has been one of the more lopsided first-round NHL Playoffs matchups we’ve seen, despite Game 2 going to overtime. Colorado’s high-octane offense has smothered Nashville from start […]

The Florida Panthers find themselves trailing 2-1 in their first-round NHL Playoffs series against the Washington Capitals, with Game 4 set for Monday night. The Presidents’ Trophy winners have not played the part in the postseason, falling behind in the series after losing Games 1 and 3. Now with their backs against the wall, the […]

After knotting up the series at 1-1 and stealing home ice from the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the 2022 NHL Playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning failed to follow-up that performance with a W in Game 3. On Friday night, the Bolts had no answer for the continued onslaught the Leafs poured on […]

The Los Angeles Kings are trailing the series 2-1 so far against the Edmonton Oilers as game four gets underway in the city of angles tonight. The Kings won game one but the Oilers haven’t taken their foot off the gas pedal after crushing the Kings in games two and three. Can the Kings recover […]

The New York Rangers endured a disastrous first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins, falling behind 4-1 in the opening frame. It was a first period to forget for MVP candidate and superstar goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who surrendered the four goals on just 15 total shots. After the woeful opening period for Shesterkin, Rangers coach Gerard […]

Game four is upon us in Tampa Bay as the two-time back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions in the Lightning play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. The series is currently 2-1 in favor of the Maple Leafs but the Lightning aren’t rolling over and dying just yet, they’re fighting for a three-peat win for another […]

Game four is underway as the St. Louis Blues will remain hosts for one more game as they take on the Minnesota Wild. The series is currently 2-1 in favor of the Wild. The Blues won game one on the road and haven’t been able to get past a tough Wild defense since then, losing […]

Game four is still in Boston as the Bruins defend home ice once again from the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won the first two games in Carolina but surrendered a loss to the Bruins in game three. Can the Bruins even up the series with a win in this matinee matchup? It’s time to continue […]

For the second time in their series against the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins have managed to find the back of the net at least four times after destroying the Rangers in a 7-4 Game 3 victory at home Saturday night. New York netminder Igor Shesterkin, widely considered the best goalie this season, was […]

This series is now tied as the home-ice advantage is moved to Dallas for game three as the Stars will host the Calgary Flames in the late game tonight. Game one and game two both ended in shutouts, keeping the games very low scoring. The series is due for an explosion of goals soon or […]

It’s a tied series now as home-ice advantage switches to Pittsburgh as the Penguins will host the Rangers for games three and four. Game one was a very exciting game as the Penguins ended up winning in triple overtime, even after having to resort to their third-string goaltender, Louis Domingue. The Rangers took over game […]

This western conference series will continue in Nashville with a matinee game three as the Predators play host to the Colorado Avalanche. The Predators will look to finally get on the board after losing game one 7-2 and then getting dominated in overtime for a game two final score of 2-1. Can the Predators finally […]

The Edmonton Oilers have finally snatched the series lead in the first round of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings, with Evander Kane and company scoring an 8-2 home win in Game 3 Friday night. There’s no way the Kings feel anything good about such a devastating loss, especially when […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are officially underway in the NHL and hockey fans are ecstatic. The first round has seen some teams dominate their opponents while other series have proven to be far more competitive. Teams like the Avalanche lead 2-0 while the Panthers and Capitals are all knotted up at one apiece. Another bout […]

The Colorado Avalanche completely walloped the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their NHL Playoffs first-round series. The 7-2 defeat was an outright domination on the end of the Avs, and they didn’t want the Preds to forget it heading into Game 2. When the Predators took the ice on Thursday morning for a pregame […]

The Nashville Predators got off to a disastrous start in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche, surrendering five goals in the opening period of play. David Rittich had a nightmare of an evening, recording just 8 saves on 13 shots on goal before the Predators pulled him from action 15 minutes into the first period. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are gearing up for Game 2 after the impossibly long triple-OT thriller against the New York Rangers. As if the exhaustion of playing on the road just two days after the 3OT win wasn’t enough, the Penguins have now been handed a major blow at goalie. According to Frank Seravalli, Casey DeSmith […]

After pulling off a major upset in Game 1 and stealing home ice from the Florida Panthers, the Washington Capitals have officially staked their claim as dark-horse title contenders. Despite being the last team in the Eastern Conference to nab a playoff spot, the Capitals are not to be taken lightly. Led by one of […]

The Washington Capitals managed to pull off a huge upset in Game 1 on the road against the Florida Panthers, but may not find things so easy in Game 2. Head coach Peter Laviolette revealed veteran forward Tom Wilson will be a game-time decision for Game 2 due to a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old is […]

The Edmonton Oilers are in dire need of a bounce-back win after they let Game 1 slip away against the Los Angeles Kings. Now behind in the series, Edmonton will need to win Game 2 at home, lest they face a 2-0 deficit with the series returning to Los Angeles. Via Jack Michaels, Oilers coach […]

The Los Angeles Kings will stay in Edmonton for game two as the Oilers will look to tie the series before heading into the City of Angels for games three and four. The Kings ended up coming from behind and winning the game with the only goal scored in the third period to put them […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a statement in Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning and will look to follow it up with another win in Game 2 of their NHL Playoffs first-round series. The Leafs will be getting a big boost on offense ahead of the clash as star rookie Michael Bunting will be […]

The St. Louis Blues will look to win another game on the road as the Minnesota Wild will defend home ice tonight in game two of this series. The Blues won game one on Monday with a 4-0 shutout victory. Despite losing, the Wild actually outshot the Blues by a total of 37-31, which proves […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will stay in Toronto for game two as the Maple Leafs are looking for another win tonight. The Maple Leafs took game one with ease on Monday as they scored early and often, resulting in a final score of 5-0. Can the Leafs stay calm and finally win a playoff series […]

The Boston Bruins will remain in Carolina to take on the Hurricanes for game two of the series. The Hurricanes bested the Bruins 5-1 in game one on Monday, making the series 1-0 in favor of the Canes. Can the Bruins bounce back tonight and get a win to stay in it? It’s time to […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins almost always seem to play in some of the longest playoff games in the NHL. It happened once again, as the Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 4-3 in triple overtime, sending Rangers fans home in a sour mood. However, it might prove to be a pyrrhic victory for Pittsburgh. With a […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be down a player against the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 2 of their first-round matchup in the NHL Playoffs. The NHL Department of Player Safety has decided to suspend Kyle Clifford as a result of his dirty hit on Tampa Bay center Ross Colton in the first period during […]

The number two seed out of the west, the Calgary Flames, will face off against the number one wild card seed in the Dallas Stars for game one in the first round. The Stars had a very close postseason scare when they almost lost to the Golden Knights, but ended up actually pushing into the […]

The number one seed in the West, the Colorado Avalanche, take on the second wild card team, the Nashville Predators for this game one matchup. The Avs come into this series as heavy favorites, as they should be, but these teams have played four games against each other this season and Nashville came away with […]

The Florida Panthers are gearing up for what should be a deep playoff run and they just got a huge boost ahead of Game 1 of their first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Star defenseman Aaron Ekblad, who has been on Injured Reserve since March, is set to be activated and return to the lineup […]