Category: NHL

Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders: Game 3 Preview

  GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV%Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby1-3-14.07 / .871New York IslandersSemyon Varlamov5-1-02.00 / .920 The Washington Capitals are on the brink of elimination, and being swept by the New York Islanders in Round 1. They’ve dropped their first two games, with Friday’s Game 2 loss being arguably worse than Game 1. No one is scoring, except for … Continue reading Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders: Game 3 Preview →

The Stanley Cup Daily – Gaining/Growing the Lead

NHL News and Notes from Friday, August 14th, 2020   Game Recaps Arizona Coyotes v. Colorado Avalanche - 2p EST Start Time For Friday the games would start out west in Edmonton as the Coyotes look to even their series with the Avalanche. In the first period Nathan MacKinnon would score 3:40 in the game … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Gaining/Growing the Lead →

Flames Push Back Stars for Series Lead

Calgary Flames vs Dallas Stars (CGY leads series 2-1) Game Recap: After last night’s thrilling finish, the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars are back at it again for game three with the series tied 1-1. The Stars won last night as Jamie Oleksiak scored the game winner with forty seconds left in the game. Tonight, … Continue reading Flames Push Back Stars for Series Lead →

Ovechkin Strikes Twice, but Caps Drop to 0-2 vs Isles

  GAA / SV%Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby.871New York IslandersSemyon Varlamov.917 TLDR: Ovechkin pots two, but Capitals drop second straight game, fall 0-2 to the Isles in a 5-2 loss. Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday August 16th at 12:00pm EST. After dropping Game 1 versus the New York Islanders and losing Nicklas Backstrom to a blindsided hit … Continue reading Ovechkin Strikes Twice, but Caps Drop to 0-2 vs Isles →

Canucks Hold Off Blues Comeback for 2 Game Lead

Vancouver Canucks v. St. Louis Blues Game 2 – First Round The two teams sported the following lineups: St. Louis: Lines: https://twitter.com/jprutherford/status/1294399651500752896?s=20 https://twitter.com/jprutherford/status/1294400088861741061?s=20   Vancouver: Lines: https://twitter.com/ThomasDrance/status/1294395569599725568?s=20   First Period: The Blues came out playing a bit better than in Game 1, but it was Vancouver who opened the scoring with a nifty short handed … Continue reading Canucks Hold Off Blues Comeback for 2 Game Lead →

Flyers Blanked As Canadiens Even Series

The Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers squared off for Game 2 today at 3p. In the first game, the Flyers won a close one by a score of 2-1. Before today's game, it was announced that Head Coach Claude Julien was hospitalized and sent home back to Montreal for a stent in his coronary … Continue reading Flyers Blanked As Canadiens Even Series →

Late Goal Gives Avalanche Two Game Series Lead

After dropping game one 3-0 to the Colorado Avalanche, the Arizona Coyotes needed to come out with fire in their eyes to make sure they could avoid a 2-0 hole in their series. Oliver Ekman-Larsson said after game one that his team needed to “respect” the Avalanche less. It starts with a good push in … Continue reading Late Goal Gives Avalanche Two Game Series Lead →

The Stanley Cup Daily – Game 2 Means Game 5 Guaranteed

NHL News and Notes from Thursday, August 13th, 2020   News Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien has been rushed to the hospital after suffering chest pains per General Manager Marc Bergevin. Also per Bergevin, Julien's health issue is not related to COVID-19 Kirk Muller will serve as interim head coach in Julien's absence. https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1293971275434594304?s=20 … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Game 2 Means Game 5 Guaranteed →

Carolina Evens Up The Series

Today the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins squared off in Game 2 of their series. It actually started on time tonight, at 8p. Some news in-between games as Rod Brind'Amour made some comments against the referees and was sub-sequentially fined by the NHL. A quick recap of the first game, as the Bruins took Game … Continue reading Carolina Evens Up The Series →