All of the conference finalists are now set after the completion of the third and final Game 7. Dallas and Vegas will face off today (Sunday), while the NY Islanders and Tampa Bay will begin their series on Monday. NY Islanders 4, Philadelphia 0 (NY Islanders win series 4-3) Barry Trotz decided to switch out [...]
In just over a month, 20 teams have been eliminated from the return to play, with just four teams left in the chase for Lord Stanley’s mug. There aren’t as many predictions to make going forward, but we are back to make them anyway. Updating the conference semifinal results, the panel majority chose three of [...]
You the hockey fan were gifted not one, but two Game 7’s on Friday. One went to overtime, while the other one nearly made it there. Dallas 5, Colorado 4 OT (Dallas wins series 4-3) You’ve heard of Cinderella teams… what about Cinderella players? Meet Joel Kiviranta. Kiviranta’s insertion into the Dallas lineup as an [...]
The Islanders and the Golden Knights have looked like the better teams in their respective series. Yet the Flyers and Canucks have both clawed back from 3-1 series deficits to force Game 7. And you should know by now than in a Game 7, anything can happen. Here’s what happened in an incredible night of [...]
After a two-day pause to promote social justice and racial equality, NHL teams were back in action on Saturday with three games. Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 (Tampa Bay leads series 3-1) After losing Game 1, the Lightning have struck for three consecutive wins and are now one win away from the Eastern Conference Final. [...]
As you likely already know, the NHL had postponed all its games on Friday, the second consecutive day it had done so. Games will resume today (Saturday) starting bright and early at noon ET (9 a.m. where I live), when the Bruins and Lightning will face off. To make up for the lost time, teams [...]
The Washington Capitals have announced that Todd Reirden will not be returning as head coach next season. In spite of back-to-back Metropolitan Division titles and an 89-46-16 record, Reirden could not advance the Capitals past the first round in either of his two seasons as head coach. Most recently, the Capitals were eliminated by previous [...]
The second round (conference quarterfinals) began on Saturday with the heavily favored Colorado Avalanche taking on the Dallas Stars. To find out how many of our writers chose the Avalanche, see our Experts Panel: Playoff Round 2 Predictions, posted earlier today. Dallas 5, Colorado 3 (Dallas leads series 1-0) Well, how many of us want [...]
Remember when many of us thought that the play-in round teams were at an advantage from already playing more important games than the round-robin teams? Well, it turns out that only two play-in teams (Vancouver, NY Islanders) are still remaining in the playoffs. The first round of the “actual” playoffs didn’t see the widespread number [...]
With all of the conference quarterfinal series now wrapped up, we now have our conference semifinal playoff matchups set. Eastern Conference Philadelphia vs. NY Islanders Tampa Bay vs. Boston Western Conference Vegas vs. Vancouver Colorado vs. Dallas https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1297028475862351872 Look for our Round 2 Expert Panel playoff picks coming up later this weekend. They may be [...]
