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2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Double Game 7 day!
At first, we were worried we weren’t going to have any Game 7s in the 2020 NHL playoffs. Now — thanks to three teams climbing out of the dreaded 3-1 hole — we’re going to have three in a 28-hour span. And that includes two on Friday! In the same rink! What could possibly go […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Colorado Avalanche looking to force a Game 7 against the Dallas Stars
Only one game on the docket for tonight, but if it is like every other game in this series, expect some high-scoring action from the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche. A popular pick to win the Stanley Cup, the Avalanche will be fighting for their playoff lives in Game 6 while the Stars look […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Can the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks force Game 7s?
The Colorado Avalanche forced the Dallas Stars into a Game 7, to be played on Friday. Now it’s the Philadelphia Flyers’ and Vancouver Canucks’ turn to extend the conference semifinal round. Can they do the same? Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed out in […]
Continue readingOskar Lindblom helps Flyers force Game 7 in return from cancer treatments
“I tried to think positive during the whole chemo,” Lindblom said. “I knew I was going to play one day, but I didn’t know when. Today was the day, and I was lucky to be there with these guys.” Lindblom played 17:30 in the 5-4 double-overtime win over the Islanders to help Philadelphia force a […]
Continue readingScott Laughton scores in OT vs. Islanders, saves Flyers’ season for at least two more days in Toronto
TORONTO — The Philadelphia Flyers and their big-boy pants are sticking around the Toronto bubble for at least one more game. Scott Laughton scored on a redirect in overtime after Philadelphia blew a late two-goal lead, helping the Flyers stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. In […]
Continue readingIslanders’ Semyon Varlamov, pulled in Game 2, bounces back in win over Flyers
Anders Lee also scored, and Semyon Varlamov, a few days removed from being pulled in Game 2 during the first period, had 26 saves. The playoffs resumed after a two-day break to protest racial injustice, the latest twist in an unprecedented, pandemic-halted season. Game 4 is Sunday night. Tyler Pitlick scored for the Flyers in […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Two pivotal Game 3s on the schedule
The NHL always wants the sports spotlight shining on Stanley Cup playoff games, but probably not like this. On a night when games in the NBA, Major League Baseball, MLS and the WNBA were postponed in protest over racial injustice, the NHL and the players completed their full slate of games — and then had […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs: Stock watch for all 24 postseason teams
Both are infamous for their fluctuation. Stock prices climb and fall and climb again. NHL teams and players exhibit the same streakiness from game to game. The goat on one night can become the G.O.A.T. by the end of the series. It’s the unpredictability that can enrich one’s life or turn one’s portfolio to trash. […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs preview: Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders matchup, series pick
The Islanders swept the Flyers in the clubs’ three-game regular-season series, but Philly has been one of the hottest teams in the Toronto bubble. Who will come out on top in the series that begins Monday? Note: Advanced stats are from Hockey Reference, Natural Stat Trick and Evolving Hockey More: Check out the full NHL […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Let the conference semifinals begin!
There’s little time to rest after the end of a thrilling first round, as the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs begins Saturday night when the Dallas Stars take on the Colorado Avalanche. The last time we saw these teams, they were each dropping seven goals on their opponents, the Avalanche knocking off the […]
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