As you all know the NHL 2020/21 season is going to look vastly different to normal. There are four new divisional bubbles, a mishmash of teams, vastly differing schedules and no pre-season. The Divisions: North Calgary FlamesToronto Maple LeafsEdmonton OilersVancouver CanucksMontreal CanadiensWinnipeg JetsOttawa Senators Western Anaheim DucksMinnesota WildArizona CoyotesSan Jose SharksColorado AvalancheSt Louis BluesLA KingsVegas... 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 →
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 →
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 →
Take two for CAR/BOS and all of Day 2's drama
With just one best-of-5 series heading for Game 5 (Toronto Maple Leafs v Columbus Blue Jackets), Saturday saw two round-robin showdowns. Saturday's action wasn't as exciting as Friday's but we were treated to 12 goals and an overtime. Eastern Conference Philadelphia Flyers v Tampa Bay Lightning4-1Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored twice to give the Philadelphia Flyers a... Continue Reading →
Heading in to Day 6 the Calgary Flames knew all they needed was a victory against the Winnipeg Jets to become the second team, and first in the West, to secure their place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was an exciting day of hockey with 28 goals scored, 10 of which came in the... Continue Reading →
144 days on from the pause, Saturday saw the start of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sunday's games completed the first round of the Best-of-5 series (1 Eastern, 2 Western Conference), as well as giving us the beginning of the Round-Robin mini-series (1 Eastern, 1 Western). The total goal tally for Day 2 was 20,... Continue Reading →
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