On Wednesday night, the NHL sent a memo to all of its teams and COVID-19 compliance officers that detailed a handful of new safety protocols. The additional measures came during a week in which the New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche all postponed multiple games due to outbreaks among players and […]
Continue readingIn this exercise, we identified the best contracts on every team, the ones with which the player provides the most production per dollar. We also identified the worst — you know, the ones that drive both fans and general managers up the wall. Note: This list does not include any entry-level contracts (as they are […]
Continue readingCoach Peter DeBoer was speechless as he walked into the Vegas Golden Knights’ dressing room on Monday after Game 5 of the NHL’s Western Conference finals. “I didn’t prepare something to say to them tonight because I just didn’t think we’d lose,” he said. Lose the Golden Knights did. Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov’s goal […]
Continue readingThe Dallas Stars took as 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals over the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are seeking a 3-0 lead over the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference finals. But the Bolts enter Game 3 a bit short-handed. Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today every day of […]
Continue readingThe 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the final four, and in the West, that has yielded a matchup between the No. 1-seeded Vegas Golden Knights against the No. 3 Dallas Stars. For the Stars, a return to the final would be 20 years in the making, while for the Knights, it’s been … two […]
Continue reading“I need a drink after the last three games before I think about Dallas. We’ll talk tomorrow,” said coach Pete DeBoer, after his team’s 3-0 victory over the Canucks. It’s the second time in the three-year existence of the franchise that the Knights are in the conference finals. It almost didn’t happen because of one […]
Continue readingVegas leads the series 2-1 and improved to 9-2 inside the Western Conference bubble on the strength of Lehner’s second shutout of the series. Alex Tuch, notched his seventh goal of the postseason, and Mark Stone and Zack Whitecloud also scored for the West’s No. 1 seed. Lehner blanked Vancouver 5-0 in the series opener, […]
Continue readingAfter two days with no games, as the NHL paused to put a focus on racial violence and issues of equality, the Stanley Cup Playoffs restarted Saturday with the Boston Bruins being pushed to the brink of elimination, and two key games that were the first half of back-to-backs that continue Sunday. Check out ESPN […]
Continue readingLehner turned aside 26 shots. Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Tuch, Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty scored and chased Vancouver starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom from the net. The Canucks had a handful of dangerous scoring chances. This marks the first time they have been shut out since they lost 3-0 to the Minnesota Wild in […]
Continue readingThe second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs is in full swing, and we’ve already got a bit of everything: tight games, blowouts and controversies quelled — and that was all just on Sunday! While the matchup between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning was still in question until the finish, the Vegas […]
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