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Korpisalo Records First Franchise Shutout to Down Leafs

Wall broken! The Blue Jackets hand the Maple Leafs a game one loss in what was a defensive showdown. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1290071462062301185?s=20 https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1290070210582462467?s=20 The first period saw Columbus lockdown the Leafs high octane offence keeping them to the outside for most of the period or locked down in their own defensive zone just cycling the puck away.  … Continue reading Korpisalo Records First Franchise Shutout to Down Leafs →

New Rules Changes introduced for the 2019/2020 NHL Season

After an interesting playoff with many controversial calls that affected so many outcomes of games, The NHL has decided to make a few rule changes for the upcoming season in hopes of making games better for both teams. 3 sets of changes were made, Coaches Challenge, Penalty Review, and Other Changes. Coaches Challenge: EXPANSION OF … Continue reading New Rules Changes introduced for the 2019/2020 NHL Season →

St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks – Round 3 – Game 2 Recap

Game Recap: The Blues came out from the gate determined to not hang their goalie Jordan Binnington out to dry like they did some many times in game one and it worked. The Blues came out and pressured in the first part of the period and scored the only goalie thanks to Blues potential Conn … Continue reading St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks – Round 3 – Game 2 Recap →

St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks – Round 3 – Game 1 Recap

Game Recap: The Sharks opened the game with putting it all on the table as Logan Couture put the Sharks on board early. Schwartz would reply later on in the 3rd tying the game at one. But the Sharks would reply again on the powerplay thanks to the Captain Joe Pavelski. Making the score 2-1 … Continue reading St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks – Round 3 – Game 1 Recap →

Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets – Round 2 – Game 6 Recap

Lineups: Bruins  Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Marcus Johansson Danton Heinen — Charlie Coyle — Karson Kuhlman Sean Kuraly — Joakim Nordstrom — Noel Acciari   Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy Brandon Carlo — Torey Krug Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Clifton   Tuukka Rask Jaroslav Halak … Continue reading Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets – Round 2 – Game 6 Recap →

Bettman: Player safety isn’t that important

This morning, to the shock of many (sarcasm) Gary Bettman shoved his proverbial foot in his mouth. Bettman made a statement that was reported by Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun that was related to the concussion issues that are surfacing. https://twitter.com/SunGarrioch/status/1123685406225178625 I swore we lived in the 20th century but I guess not according … Continue reading Bettman: Player safety isn’t that important →

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins – Round 2 – Game 5 Recap

Game Recap: Columbus came to play at the beginning of the game settling into their physical puck possession style of game and Bruce Jenner seemed to be in the middle of it all. No goals here but a few failed powerplays. Bruins elevated their game and scored a quick one just over a minute into … Continue reading Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins – Round 2 – Game 5 Recap →

New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes – Round 2 – Game 3 Recap

Game Recap: Carolina came out of the gate fast and furious. Taking a quick lead in the first and dictating a lot of the actions in period one. With the exception of a bad penalty in which the Islanders Devon Toews would get his first of the playoffs, it was a spotless period for the … Continue reading New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes – Round 2 – Game 3 Recap →

Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets – Round 2 – Game 3 Recap

Game Recap: Bruins came to play in the first period of game three. Throwing the body around and clogging up the neutral zone, it looked like we'd see a classic Bruins game. But then tides changed with about 7 minutes to go in the 1st period. Columbus started to control play and throw their body … Continue reading Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets – Round 2 – Game 3 Recap →