The Blues had a pretty light week, playing only 3 games and going 1-1-1. One game was canceled under the league's COVID protocols as several members of the Knights coaching staff and players tested positve. We wish them all the best. The first game, on Sunday January 24, was a pretty poorly played game against … Continue reading St. Louis Blues Summary, Week of 1/24/2021
The Blues have had a somewhat disappointing start to the season, but sit at 3-1-1, so all-in-all, we cannot be too displeased with no preseason to get ramped up. The first game, on Wednesday January 13, was exceptionally well played by the Blues, as they beat a quality Colorado team 4-1. They were lead by … Continue reading St. Louis Blues Summary, Week of 1/17/2021
2020-21 St. Louis Blues Preview Last Season: 42-19-10 94 pts (1st NHL Central Division) Key Additions: Torey Krug, Kyle Clifford, Mike Hoffman Key Departures: Alex Pietrangelo Top Questions Facing the Blues: Can the Blues continue to play solid defense without Alex Pietrangelo? It’s no secret that Alex Pietrangelo is one of the game’s top defenders. He led … Continue reading Blues Aim For Second Cup in Three Seasons
Islanders vs. Flyers - Game 7 Series tied 3-3 Lines: Islanders: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1302387202563817472?s=20 Flyers: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1302383505221902336?s=20 First Period: The first period was all about the Islanders. Scott Mayfield got the scoring started, putting the Islanders up 1-0. https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1302395356228001792?s=20 Andy Greene put the Islanders up two later in the period. https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1302398226696462337?s=20 The period ended without any more scoring, … Continue reading Islanders Advance to Conference Finals for First Time Since 1993
Flyers vs. Islanders, Game 6 Islanders lead 3-2 Lines: Islanders: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1301651801301635072?s=20 Flyers: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1301652410918555649?s=20 First Period: The Flyers opened up the game hot - scoring the first two goals of the game. The first by Kevin Hayes on a nifty play: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1301664111999229952?s=20 And the second by James van Riemsdyk: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1301664950419697671?s=20 The Islanders got one back before … Continue reading Flyers Force Game 7 with Double OT Thriller
Islanders - Flyers Game 5 Islanders lead 3-1 Lines: Islanders: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1300928191423340544?s=20 Flyers: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1300930693434806273?s=20 First Period: Though there was no scoring in the first, the Flyers came out like a team needing a win to stay alive. They outshot the Islanders 11-4, despite being shorthanded twice, compared to the Islanders once. They weren't able to get … Continue reading Flyers Win it in OT to See Another Day
Islanders - Flyers Game 2 Islanders lead 1-0 Lines: Flyers: https://twitter.com/JameyBaskow/status/1298696031056658432?s=20 Islanders: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1298693158834851840?s=20 First Period: The Flyers, seemingly eager to prove that game 1 was a fluke, opened the scoring less than two minutes in to the game with Kevin Hayes notching his second of the playoffs. https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1298700762197835776?s=20 Hayes extended the lead with another goal … Continue reading Flyers Survive OT to Tie Series
Canadiens vs. Flyers Game 6 – Flyers Lead 3-2 Lines: Flyers: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1296941515676123136?s=20 Habs: https://twitter.com/ChrisHabs360/status/1296940846336614408?s=20 First Period: Facing elimination, this game did not start well for Montreal with Ivan Provorov scoring just 28 seconds in to the game. https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1296951777842077696?s=20 Things didn't get much better when just a few minutes later Kevin Hayes made it 2-0 … Continue reading Flyers Punch Ticket to the Second Round
Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets Game 5 – Tampa leads 3-1 Lines: Tampa: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1296110906611392513?s=20 Columbus: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1296097769128632328?s=20 First Period: Game 5 was all Tampa Bay at the beginning of the first with Tyler Johnson putting in his third of the playoffs to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1296122103981314051?s=20 Blake Coleman added to the … Continue reading Point’s OT Winner Sends Jackets Packing
Tampa Bay Lightening v. Columbus Blue Jackets Game 4 – First Round The two teams sported the following lineups: Tampa Bay: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1295430656340549632?s=20 Columbus: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1295428411326963718?s=20 First Period: Not much action in the first period with no team scoring. Columbus thought they had a goal after Oliver Bjorkstrand put one past Vasilevskiy, but Tampa successfully challenged. … Continue reading Lightning Holds Off Jackets for 3-1 Lead
