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Defending champion Blues defiant despite 0-2 series hole vs. Canucks
In this postseason, the Blues lost Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Vancouver Canucks — but they did not bounce back in Game 2. Vancouver took a 2-0 lead in their series with a 4-3 overtime victory on Friday night in Edmonton. Historically, NHL teams with a 2-0 lead in a […]
Continue readingAdam ‘Pacman’ Jones sets ablaze Joe Haden Steelers jerseys received in mail
Jones pulled one of the jerseys out of the box, poured lighter fluid on it and lit it on fire in his driveway. He continued to burn jerseys from the box, documenting the process in a series of Instagram videos posted Wednesday. “I opened up my mailbox today, and I had these jerseys in my […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2020: Win or go home for Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets
The round-of-16 matchups in the 2020 NHL playoffs are coming into focus. After the No. 1 seeds were determined Saturday — the Philadelphia Flyers in the East and the Vegas Golden Knights in the West — Sunday’s two round-robin games will give us the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds, with the Boston Bruins taking on […]
Continue readingGrading the best, worst of NHL bubble fashion
“Once you get onto the plane, every team I’ve been on was different,” explains recently retired winger Kris Versteeg, who played for seven teams in his 11-season NHL career. “Whether you can change into jeans and polo, or some teams still make you wear your suit. Some teams still make you wear your suit and […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2020: Penguins, Rangers, Oilers, Jets look to even up their series
Day 2 of the NHL restart was just as exciting as the opener, as hockey fans were treated to fantastic goaltending performances, more upsets and a buzzer-beater. As we head to Game 2s of the qualification round, let it be known that teams that win Game 1 in a best-of-5 series typically end up winning, […]
Continue readingThe NHL playoffs viewing diary – A timeline of the restart tournament’s opening weekend
The NHL returned this past weekend to restart its season with a 24-team postseason tournament, featuring both a round-robin series for the top seeds and a best-of-five qualification round for the others. The league adopted an “All Day Hockey” approach, with puck drop of the first game on Saturday at noon ET, and start times […]
Continue readingNazem Kadri barely beats buzzer to give Avs win over Blues
With postseason games played throughout the day, the NHL’s restarted season has been compared to March Madness. So it was only appropriate that the Colorado Avalanche defeated the St. Louis Blues with a buzzer-beater. Center Nazem Kadri scored a power-play goal with 0.1 seconds left in the third period, breaking a tie to give the […]
Continue reading2020 NHL postseason preview: Qualification-round matchups, series picks
Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12 teams from each conference playing in fan-less arenas in Toronto (for the East) and Edmonton, Alberta (for the West). The top four teams in each conference are in the round of 16, and seeds 5 through 12 will square off to […]
Continue readingWhy betting big NBA playoff favorites could be a bust in 2020
The betting favorite prevails in the NBA postseason more than any other popular betting sport. That stems from a combination of a best-of-seven format, home-court advantage and a perception of home crowds swaying the officials. That all lends itself to a more predictable and truer outcome than the single-elimination formats of football and March Madness. […]
Continue readingConnor Hellebuyck, Tuukka Rask, Andrei Vasilevskiy to vie for Vezina Trophy
The NHL’s general managers cast ballots to determine the league’s “goaltender judged to be the best at his position” at the conclusion of the regular season. Vasilevskiy, who has been a Vezina finalist for three straight seasons, is seeking to become the first back-to-back winner since Martin Brodeur (2006-08). His 35 wins led the NHL, […]
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