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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Game 7 showdown for Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens
It doesn’t get much juicer than this: a Game 7 between two Original Six franchises, and the first such matchup between two Canadian teams in 17 years. The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to exorcise past playoff demons. And to do it, they’ll have to get past a red-hot Carey Price and the opportunistic Montreal […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights begin showdown
Two more second-round series get underway in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday — including that epic Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights tilt — while the remaining divisional first-round series was extended to seven games by the pesky Montreal Canadiens (and the collapsing Toronto Maple Leafs). Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Round 2 begins; Toronto Maple Leafs look to close out the Montreal Canadiens
On Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs will get their second chance to close out their first playoff series win since before the 2004-05 lockout. Should the Montreal Canadiens win, the Leafs would go from being up 3-1 to having to fight through a Game 7. Speaking of which, that’s exactly what happened to the […]
Continue readingDavid Pastrnak has ‘found his touch,’ nets three in Boston Bruins’ emphatic Game 1 win
David Pastrnak notched his second career playoff hat trick, David Krejci had four assists and the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Saturday night in the opening game of their second-round playoff series. Hats rained down on the TD Garden ice for Pastrnak, and for the first time in a long time, […]
Continue readingHow Taylor Hall’s prior career stops led to his 2021 renaissance with the Boston Bruins
Hall, 29, scored eight goals in 16 regular-season games with the Bruins, then two more in their first-round series win against the Washington Capitals, as he heads to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in his 11-year career. It’s a big uptick from his two goals in 37 games with Buffalo, […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Toronto Maple Leafs try to rally after John Tavares injury
The Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game after captain John Tavares suffered a disturbing concussion in their Game 1 loss, and the Florida Panthers try to rally in the Battle of Florida as all-day hockey returns to the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche pushed their opponents […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early rankings for 2021-22
No, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes begin their quests
Two overtime games, and one absolute barnburner in front of a wild crowd in Florida. The road teams went 3-0. No one held more than a one-goal lead. The second day of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs brought the heat. And to think, half of the series haven’t even started yet. Two of those series […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey playoff pool guide: Stars, sleepers, and busts
It’s a different game, without question. Managers must weigh an individual’s projected productivity with their respective team’s chances at surviving one round after another. Connor McDavid‘s proclivity for putting up points will only go so far if the Winnipeg Jets sweep the Edmonton Oilers in four (this won’t happen). Ideally, fantasy competitors want to invest […]
Continue readingShort-handed New York Rangers end rollercoaster week with surprising win in season finale
BOSTON — Mika Zibanejad had two goals and Pavel Buchnevich had three assists, as the weary New York Rangers, short-handed after a rollercoaster week on and off the ice, outlasted the Boston Bruins, 5-4, in the season finale for the road team Saturday. K’Andre Miller, Alexis Lafreniere and Vitali Kravtsov also scored for the Rangers, […]
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