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2020 Stanley Cup Final preview: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars matchup, series pick
The Lightning — looking to become the first preseason Stanley Cup favorites to win it all since the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015 — started the season slow, then became the top offensive team in the regular season. If they win the Cup, they will have defeated the No. 1 defensive team (the Boston Bruins) in […]
Continue readingWhy a bunch of ex-Boston Bruins are backing Rick Bowness in the Stanley Cup Final
“Losing sucks. But losing to such a great person in Rick makes it a little bit easier, I guess,” said MacKinnon, who has a house on the same lake as Bowness back in Nova Scotia. “I mean, he’s got the most coached games in NHL history.” Bowness has an NHL work history that spans eight […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars: The lapsed fan’s guide to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final
The 2020 Stanley Cup Final between the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars begins Saturday night in the Edmonton bubble. As a service to fans who have a general interest in NHL hockey but have no idea what has happened in the past few months, we’re happy to […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: New York Islanders hope to avoid Vegas Golden Knights’ fate
Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed out in October. More: What the Golden Knights should prioritize this offseason to get better. The Islanders are fighting for their playoff lives against the Lightning, who hold a 3-1 series lead. Tampa won the first two games […]
Continue readingThe Islanders’ case as the current ‘Kings of New York sports’
Normally when you hear that, it doesn’t portend good things. It means the Islanders were criminally mismanaged or were purchased by an actual criminal or were forced into a nomadic arena existence that hopefully doesn’t end with them in Quebec City. But not in these Stanley Cup playoffs. The Islanders humbled the Florida Panthers. They […]
Continue readingFour reasons the Vegas Golden Knights are in trouble vs. the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars’ suffocating defense, outstanding goaltending and opportunistic scoring have them up 3-1 in the series over Vegas, winning 2-1 on Saturday night in Game 4. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. In the playoffs, it’s never over until it’s over. We can’t look at it like a big mountain right now,” Knights center […]
Continue readingBuilt to win now, Vegas Golden Knights, the West’s top seed, fail to reach Stanley Cup Final
Coach 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 reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Can the Vegas Golden Knights strike back?
Slashes, fights and goals galore. The Eastern Conference finals are just starting to heat up. Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars can put everyone on watch tonight, with the opportunity to go up 3-1 on the favored Vegas Golden Knights. Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed […]
Continue readingDown 3-1 to Stars, Golden Knights vow series ‘is a long way from over’
“We’ve been here before. We were in the same exact situation with Vancouver, with a goalie and a team playing like this. We stuck with it. This is a long way from over and we’re going to be a tough out,” said Vegas coach Peter DeBoer, in reference to the conference semifinal series that the […]
Continue readingJoel Kiviranta-mania is running wild after Dallas Stars winger’s series-clinching hat trick
Makinen is the voice of the NHL in Finland, where he broadcasts games solo and remotely, off a 25-inch TV. Game 7 was a 4 p.m. ET start — an early start for Makinen, too. “It started in Finland at 11 p.m. local time, not too bad,” said the broadcaster, who often calls Jokerit KHL […]
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