Florida 5, Edmonton 2 (Panthers lead Stanley Cup Final 3-2) Brad Marchand continues to add to his legend. With two goals in the Panthers’ Game 5 victory, Marchand has scored six of his 10 playoff goals in the Stanley Cup Final. He now has 10 two-goal playoff games in his career, and he has joined [...]
Because one of the teams has a local connection to me, I'll give you Calder Cup updates as long as I can provide them on my Ramblings days. Game 1 in the Calder Cup Final went to double overtime, with Danila Klimovich breaking the deadlock to give the Abbotsford Canucks (Vancouver’s AHL affiliate) a 4-3 [...]
Spencer Carbery has been named the winner of the 2024-25 Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s best coach. Carbery unexpectedly led the Capitals to the best record in the Eastern Conference (51-22-9) following a season where they barely qualified for the postseason. One could argue that Carbery was aided by the offseason acquisitions of Pierre-Luc [...]
Panthers 5, Oilers 4 (series tied 1-1) Brad Marchand made his breakaway opportunities count during Game 2. Marchand scored both of his goals on breakaways, with his second goal of the game the game-winner in the second overtime period of Game 2 on Friday. https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1931206268900819147 Marchand had an impressive game with two goals, a plus-3, [...]
Like last season, the panel whiffed on both Conference Final picks, with the majority of writers picking the Hurricanes and Stars. The coin toss turned out to be a much better proposition, nailing both picks. The Hurricanes and Stars will be watching the Stanley Cup Final on TV, as the Oilers and Panthers battle it [...]
The Dallas Stars had their year-end press conference on Saturday. As expected, Pete DeBoer’s replacement of Jake Oettinger in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final was brought up. Both DeBoer and Oettinger said all the right things about their relationship, but another comment that DeBoer made was interesting. DeBoer revealed that the team discussed [...]
Two days after their elimination at the hands of the Panthers, the Hurricanes held their year-end press conferences. Some takeaways from the interviews: Seth Jarvis said he had re-injured his shoulder early in the season after rehabilitation in the offseason. He plans to rehab his shoulder again without surgery. Jarvis could be playing for Canada [...]
The Edmonton Oilers are returning to the Stanley Cup Final. This time, they hope to finish the job against the Florida Panthers. Could be quite the series. Edmonton 6, Dallas 3 (Oilers win series 4-1) The Oilers scored three goals in the first eight minutes of Game 5. From there, they let the Stars get [...]
The Florida Panthers are one win away from a third consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Florida 6, Carolina 2 (Panthers lead series 3-0) The Panthers are too much for the Hurricanes to handle, playing a rugged style of wearing down opponents that is tailor made for the playoffs. In Game 3, the Panthers [...]
Edmonton 3, Dallas 0 (series tied 1-1) One major question for the Oilers entering Game 2 was which version of Stuart Skinner would show up. After allowing five goals in Game 1, Skinner pitched a 24-save shutout to backstop the Oilers to a Game 2 victory and a split heading back to Edmonton for Game [...]
