Goodbye to the Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames, who were eliminated on Thursday night. That means the No. 7-seeded New York Islanders are through in the East, and the No. 3-seeded Dallas Stars have joined the conference semifinal crew in the West. Sille de St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens …
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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 …
Read More »NHL Playoffs Today 2020 – Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes seek to dig out 0-2 holes
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 …
Read More »Robin Lehner or Marc-Andre Fleury? Inside the delicate goalie situation of Vegas Golden Knights in the playoffs of the NHL
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 …
Read More »NHL Playoffs Daily 2020 – Let the First Round Begin!
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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