Let’s start with what was easily the more entertaining of the two games on Saturday. Just when you thought an ending to regulation couldn’t be as dramatic as Cole Perfetti in Game 7 of the first round, Reilly Smith came along in Game 3 and said “hold my beer.” Vegas 4, Edmonton 3 (Oilers lead [...]
One Game 7 delivered in terms of entertainment value. Let’s hope the other one does the same before we start Round 2. Dallas 4, Colorado 2 (Stars win series 4-3) When the Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen, they wouldn’t have envisioned him facing them in their upcoming first-round series. Yet in a strange twist that [...]
Hockey fans will receive two Game 7s this weekend: Colorado and Dallas on Saturday night, and now St. Louis and Winnipeg on Sunday. St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 2 (series tied 3-3) If you placed a bet on the outcome of this game, hopefully you took into account the Blues’ home winning streak. With the 5-2 [...]
Thursday featured tons of exciting playoff pucks with seasons on the line for four different teams. Three of those teams saw their 2025 Stanley Cup hopes end, while the other has forced a winner-take-all Game 7. To summarize what the second round looks like, the Eastern Conference is all set with Florida facing Toronto, and [...]
Hi, it’s Ian filling in for Brennan today. You may have noticed him covering for me yesterday. Tough shoes to fill, but I’ll try my best to recap the four games of playoff pucks on Sunday. St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 1 (series tied 2-2) Connor Hellebuyck has been the best goalie in the NHL by [...]
Three teams returning home with 0-2 deficits in their series all pulled out wins to get back into their series on Friday. In fact, I would argue that Friday was the day that the 2025 playoffs really started to get good. Montreal 6, Washington 3 (Capitals lead series 2-1) This was an eventful, spirited game [...]
The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs kicked off on Saturday with two games, both of which involved only Central Division teams. Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 (Jets lead series 1-0) Kyle Connor scored the eventual game-winning goal with just 1:36 left in regulation in front of a “whiteout” crowd in Winnipeg. https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1913755523855372544 Connor also added two [...]
Jason Robertson is listed as week-to-week with a lower-body injury, making him unavailable for Game 1 against Colorado today. Robertson left Wednesday’s game with the injury – a game that was the Stars’ last game of the season. As much as resting star (Star) players inconveniences fantasy teams, this scenario is the argument for load [...]
Neal Pionk has signed a six-year, $42 million extension to remain in Winnipeg. Pionk was set to become a UFA after the season, so one potential UFA d-man has now come off the board. During his six seasons with the Jets, Pionk has been a remarkably consistent blueliner fantasy-wise, reaching at least 30 points every [...]
Alex Ovechkin was the most prominent player among non-injured players not in the lineup on Saturday. I haven’t discussed load management at all in my recent Ramblings because I haven’t noticed it come up significantly until now. At this point, a player like Ovechkin resting adds fuel to the argument that fantasy hockey leagues should [...]
