Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets Game 3 - Series Tied 1-1 Game Recap: Coming into Game 3 both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets look to take the 2-1 series lead, and in the first period the Lightning would give the Blue Jackets several opportunities to take the lead … Continue reading Tampa Holds Off Columbus for Game 3 Win
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
Columbus Blue Jackets v. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 2 – First Round The two teams sported the following lineups: Tampa: Lines: https://twitter.com/CBJGameBot/status/1293907034367094789?s=20 Scratches: https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1293986089703702528?s=20 Columbus: Lines: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1293979822532841477?s=20 Scratches: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1293982496259018753?s=20 First Period: Tampa got the scoring started with a rather slick goal from Kucherov. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1293992169682984960?s=20 The lead was short lived though as Ryan … Continue reading Jackets Tie the Series in Bounce Back Effort
NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 News The Hockey Hall of Fame has announced that the 2020 Induction Weekend/Celebration has been postponed. The Board of Directors will address rescheduling plans on October 29th, 2020. https://twitter.com/HockeyHallFame/status/1292838125987868672?s=20 You can read about the HHOF's decision here. The Buffalo Sabres have unveiled their new … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – The First Round Has Begun!
To kick off the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blue Jackets and Lightning would play a really tight game as they needed X overtime periods to decide the winner. In the first period both teams traded opportunities as Pierre-Luc Dubois would open the scoring while on the powerplay to give the Jackets … Continue reading Lightning Outlast Blue Jackets in 5 OT Thriller
NHL News and Notes from Sunday, August 9th, 2020 News The following First Round matchups have been confirmed: Western Conference Chicago Blackhawks v. Vegas Golden Knights Arizona Coyotes v. Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames v. Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks v. St. Louis Blues Eastern Conference Montreal Canadiens v. Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets v. Tampa … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – The Final Day of the Qualifying Round
NHL News and Notes from Friday, August 7th, 2020 Game Recaps New York Islanders v. Florida Panthers - 12p EST Start Time To start of the action for the seventh day, we would see our first elimination of the day as the Islanders would route the Panthers 5-1. In the first period Anthony Beauvillier … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Cue the Eliminations
NHL News and Notes from Thursday, August 6th, 2020 News The NHL announced that on Monday, August 10th the NHL Draft Lottery will proceed with Phase 2. The eight teams to be eliminated in the Qualifying Round will each get a 12.5 percent chance at the number one overall pick in the 2020 NHL … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Thinning Out the Herd
NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 News The NHL Department of Player Safety has fined forward Mike Matheson of the Florida Panthers for High Sticking New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1290767742161780739?s=20 The Carolina Hurricanes would record the first ever sweep in the Qualifying Round to advance to the First … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Hurricanes Sweep the Rangers Out of the Bubble
NHL News and Notes from Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 News The NHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Chicago Blackhawks forward Drake Caggiula for one Qualifying Round game for an Illegal Check to the Head of Edmonton Oilers forward Tyler Ennis. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1289996617693589504?s=20 Joonas Korpisalo would record the first Playoff shutout in Columbus franchise … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Shutouts and Round Robin Play Begins
