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 →
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 →
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
We all probably thought there was no way Friday could top Thursday's events which saw 28 goals, 10 of which game in the round-robin game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets come from 3-0 down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime, but we... Continue Reading →
Day 4 of the season's Stanley Cup saw the Carolina Hurricanes sweep the New York Rangers. The New York Islanders headed in to the day hoping to do the same against the Florida Panthers. Day 5 saw more round-robin games with the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars going head to head, as well as the... Continue Reading →
The Stanley Cup is now well under way, with Day 4 featuring only Best-of-5 series games. Heading in to the day the Carolina Hurricanes knew that victory would secure them the series and they'd be moving on to the Playoffs, after taking a 2-0 lead on Monday. The Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames also faced... Continue Reading →
142 days after the NHL paused its season due to COVID-19, the Stanley Cup Playoffs have officially started!Each team played an exhibition game earlier this week, but it's all business from here on in. There hasn't been a best-of-5 series in the NHL since 1986. The League used them for the preliminary round of the... Continue Reading →
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