We had a very spirited start to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. It really, really was a great series, honestly. Both goaltenders were excellent, the action was back and forth, and, of course, it gave us a Game 7. Not that it should shock anyone, but Alex Ovechkin got the scoring in this [...]
Game 6 between Washington and Tampa Bay was everything a playoff game, and specifically an elimination game, fans want it to be. It was end-to-end action despite the lack of goals, lots of physicality, great goaltending, and fingernails bitten down to nubs. It was undoubtedly one of the best games of the playoffs. Both Andrei [...]
We had a pretty lopsided game in Washington on Thursday night in favour of the Capitals. Unfortunately for Washington and their fans, this was a scene that has played out often in the playoffs over the last decade: dominate the opposition and lose. A late third-period goal from Alex Killorn just as a penalty was [...]
Vegas played its first-ever home Conference Final game and managed to skate away with a 4-2 win. They started off flying as Jonathan Marchessault broke in alone and deked to the backhand on Connor Hellebuyck just 35 seconds into the game. Mark Scheifele would square things early in the second period with a goal of [...]
After dominating most of Game 1, Winnipeg didn’t look quite the same team in Game 2. Either that, or Vegas really brought their speed that we’ve been seeing from them all year. Maybe a little from both columns. Either way, Vegas managed to take Game 2 and even up the series at one apiece. David [...]
In our only Game 7 of the second round, a matchup that the entire hockey world was looking forward to came to its conclusion. Each team looked great in stretches but the difference was a couple of early goals from the WInnipeg Jets that led them to a 5-1 win over Nashville, and a date [...]
It was locker-clearing day for the Penguins yesterday and though no one from the team would expand on any injuries players suffered or were playing through, there was this little nugget from general manager Jim Rutherford: Rutherford on Sprong next season: "He should be a regular on our team." — Sam Werner (@SWernerPG) May 9, [...]
Carolina had some gaps to fill this offseason with Bill Peters heading to Calgary and Ron Francis being fired before the end of the regular season. New owner Tom Dundon filled those vacancies with former team captain and Stanley Cup champion Rod Brind’Amour as the head coach and Don Waddell as the general manager Brind’Amour [...]
They slayed the beast, exorcised their demons, and eradicated their tormentor. In other words, the Caps beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a playoff series to move to the Eastern Conference Final. Things looked bleak as we found out during warmup that Nicklas Backstrom would miss the game with a hand injury. Lars Eller moved up [...]
It was pretty much confirmed a couple of days ago but the Dallas Stars made it official today: their next head coach will be Jim Montgomery. It was first reported by SBNation’s Chris Dilks and then confirmed by multiple other sources. In a piece by Sean Shapiro at the Athletic a couple weeks ago, two [...]
