The Islanders/Lightning series is now a best-of-3 heading back to Tampa Bay for Game 5. Despite a late push by the Lightning, the Islanders were able to hang on with a 3-2 win in Game 4. And I mean hang on. Watch this last-second save by Ryan Pulock. Not Semyon Varlamov. Ryan Pulock. https://twitter.com/NHLonNBCSports/status/1406444950900854787 After [...]
Josh Anderson sure picked the right time to break his slump. Anderson scored a gift goal with 1:55 in regulation to tie the game after Marc-Andre Fleury misplayed the puck. Then he scored the game-winner in the first overtime to give the Canadiens a seemingly improbable 3-2 win and a 2-1 lead in their series [...]
If the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup, Brayden Point has to be considered a Conn Smythe favorite for his dynamic clutch play. As I’ve mentioned before, Point is the one player I notice the most whenever I watch the Lightning. He was at it again on Thursday, scoring the eventual game-winning goal with [...]
With the playoffs underway for the past month, there have been few changes to the Roto Rankings for June. Most notable are the addition of players injured during the 2020-21 season that should be back for the 2021-22 season. You could use these rankings if you somehow have a draft tomorrow or want to get [...]
Our writer’s panel picks for the semifinals are now posted. Without trying to spoil the article, click on it to find out how many of our writers are picking the underdogs in these series. Unless you’ve been taking just a passing glance at this year’s playoffs, you probably don’t need me to tell you which [...]
After a fairly strong first round (5-for-8), the panel did not fare as well in the second round with a 1-3 record. The panel picked only Tampa Bay correctly, while missing on the NY Islanders, Vegas, and Montreal. That brings the panel’s updated lifetime record to 112-72 when it comes to postseason predictions. The panel [...]
So that Vegas-Colorado series was something, wasn’t it? I was hoping Colorado would win Game 6 so that we could squeeze one more game out of these two teams (and because I picked the Avalanche to win). I just hope that the semifinal and final aren’t duds in comparison when it comes to entertainment value, [...]
The Tampa Bay/Carolina game had lots of goals. Ten, to be exact, including eight in the second period alone. That eight-goal outburst saw Carolina take a 4-2 lead before Tampa Bay stormed back with three goals to take a 5-4 lead into the second intermission. An insurance goal in the third period sealed a 6-4 [...]
The Montreal Canadiens are getting hot at the right time. After looking like the league’s most improved team to start the season, the Habs sputtered on their way into the playoffs and appeared to be dead in the water after Game 4 against Toronto (you know what happened after that). Now they are hot again, [...]
The NHL Department of Player Safety has ruled on a four-game suspension for Mark Scheifele for his charge on Jake Evans near the end of Game 1. You can watch their video for an explanation of the suspension below. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1400603878618501121 I can’t say this about the DoPS every time, but I believe they got this [...]
