The draw for the Group Stages of this season's UEFA Champions League competition took place in Geneva Thursday afternoon. Whilst we will have to wait a little longer for the fixtures to be announced, the groups are as follows: Champions Bayern Munich face Atlético Madrid of Spain, FC Salzburg of Austria and FC Lokomotiv Moskva... Continue Reading →
The Dallas Stars kicked off the Stanley Cup Second Round with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Dallas' top line were collectively named the First Star of the game; Alexander Radulov had two goals and an assist, Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist, and Jamie Benn had three assists. Blake Comeau and... Continue Reading →
Both of Thursday's games ended in eliminations - the Washington Capitals were knocked out by the New York Islanders, and the Dallas Stars came from 3-0 down to annihilate the Calgary Flames 7-3. Friday was another day of will they, won't they as the Philadelphia Flyers looked to avoid a Game 7 by beating the... Continue Reading →
Three out of a possible four teams were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday. In the East the Boston Bruins eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes, the Tampa Bay Lightning sent the Columbus Blue Jackets packing, and in the West the Colorado Avalanche ended the Arizona Coyotes Stanley Cup dreams. The Philadelphia Flyers had the... Continue Reading →
Who's been eliminated? Who fights to see another day? Who Advances?
The Vegas Golden Knights eliminate the Chicago Blackhawks, plus the rest of the day's action
Sunday gave us five games, three of which went to overtime.The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals faced off in the early game in Toronto, before the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames battled it out in Edmonton. The Chicago Blackhawks knew they had to win their matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights or they'd be... Continue Reading →
Day 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs started with a shock announcement, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask opted out of the playoffs citing wanting to spend time with his family as the reason. The announcement came just a little over an hour before puck drop in their Eastern Conference First Round Game 3 matchup with... Continue Reading →
The fourth day of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was a little more relaxed than the first three, but there was still plenty of excitement and upset. The Arizona Coyotes faced the Colorado Avalanche in Edmonton for the early game, before the Montreal Canadiens looked to level their series with the Philadelphia Flyers in Toronto. The... Continue Reading →
Day 3 treated us to even more theatrics, and as hundreds of fans on social media put it "terrible refereeing" in the evening Eastern game. In Toronto, the Eastern Conference hub city, the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins played back-to-back, and the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning looked well rested after their 5OT... Continue Reading →
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