Wild in Pivotal Playoff Run Jordan Adams | April 15, 2018 Six straight playoff appearances is a tremendous accomplishment for any franchise in sports. Only two teams in the NHL have more or an equal number to the Minnesota Wild, and…
These Bruins Are Vicious and Relentless Cody Rivera | April 15, 2018 One thing to always keep in mind in hockey: you can never count a team out of a playoff series. No matter what happens early on in a series, it’s…
Wild Elimination Looking Likely Jordan Adams | April 14, 2018 The Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets are only two games into their best-of-seven series, yet it feels like it’s already over. Head coach, Bruce Boudreau is “sick” of hearing about…
Jets’ Lowry Looming Large in Series Lead Declan Schroeder | April 14, 2018 Adam Lowry’s a big dude, no doubt. His stature, however, is small compared to the contribution he’s made to Jets 2-0 round 1 series lead against the Minnesota Wild. The…
Ron Hainsey Critical to Leafs’ Chances Brett Slawson | April 14, 2018 Ron Hainsey is the only current Toronto Maple Leafs player with his name on the Stanley Cup. And, if Hainsey’s teammates wish to engrave their names on Lord Stanley’s mug,…
Capitals Look to Reduce Penalties, Mistakes in Game 2 Sammi Silber | April 14, 2018 To kick off the playoffs, the Washington Capitals couldn’t seem to find their rhythm against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1. They lost the lead two times due to…
San Jose Sharks’ Poise Prevails in Game 1 Zeke | April 14, 2018 The San Jose Sharks didn’t so much outplay the Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series, they outpoised them. The Sharks posted a 3-0 win in Anaheim…
5 Former Habs in the 1st Round of the Playoffs Johannes Wheeldon | April 14, 2018 There is growing recognition that the problems facing the Montreal Canadiens are less about attitude and more about personnel, or the relative lack thereof. Last season the Habs simply did not have…
Forsberg Dominated the Avalanche… or Did He? George Matarangas | April 14, 2018 The better team won on Thursday night. It took the Nashville Predators two periods to get started but once they did, it wasn’t even close. The Colorado Avalanche won the…
Young Bruins & Leafs Will Dictate Series Drew Johnson | April 14, 2018 Brad Marchand, Auston Matthews, Patrice Bergeron, Patrick Marleau, David Pastrnak, James van Riemsdyk—the list goes on and on of big names squaring off in the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple…
Johnson Is the Lightning’s Playoff Hero Eugene Helfrick | April 14, 2018 It felt somewhat fitting that the first two goals scored by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2018 playoffs would be directly influenced by Tyler Johnson. His relentless play alongside Brayden…
Anaheim Ducks: 3 Takeaways From Game 1 Loss to Sharks Tom Dianora | April 14, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks finished the regular season with five consecutive victories and a 26-10-5 home record. Things were looking up for them as they got to open the postseason at…