EDMONTON, Alberta – The Chicago Blackhawks were in deep trouble. That’s when Corey Crawford took over. Crawford made 48 saves in a stellar performance, and the Blackhawks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Sunday night to stay alive in their first-round playoff series. “It’s probably as good as he’s …
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The Stanley Cup champions of 2018 (Washington Capitals) and 2019 (St. Louis Blues) are both in a 0-2 hole after Friday. The team that won in 2016 and 2017 (Pittsburgh Penguins) has already been eliminated. It certainly feels like this summer will win some new blood. We also got our …
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For Robin Lehner, the situation would have been comical if it had not been so crazy. The blade jumped from the Vegas Golden Knights goaltender’s skater – twice – against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of their quarterfinal series on Tuesday night. At one point, he was shaking on …
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Playoffs? Yes, you can now actually say that these are the 2020 NHL playoffs. The tournament is now officially in its first round, with only 16 teams left. Day 1 brings us a list of four games, though none before 3 pm ET. We already miss morning / afternoon hockey. …
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The NHL playoffs in 2020 are past the awkward but comfortable qualifying round, and we are now at the visited, 16-team tournament to which we are all accustomed. Once this time round: Instead of a bracket, the teams will be racked up after each round, so that the highest seed …
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