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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The Toronto Maple Leafs have been eliminated, and the final round-robin games have determined the definitive pieces of the puzzle while winning both conferences. The matchups for the quarterfinals of the Playoffs of Stanley Cup 2020 have been set. So let’s put an arc around the opening round and look …
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Barry Trotz helped the Capitals just three seasons ago make their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Now, he will have to come through his former team to have any chance of the Islanders’ fifth. With a 2-1 victory over the Bruins on Sunday afternoon, the Capitals secured the third …
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The round-of-16 matchups in the NHL playoffs in 2020 come into focus. After the no. 1-seeded Saturday was determined – the Philadelphia Flyers in the East and the Vegas Golden Knights in the West – Sunday’s two round robin games will give us the numbers 3 and 4, with the …
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