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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Vegas Golden Knights look to even up series with Colorado Avalanche
The New York Islanders tied up their series 2-2 on Saturday, thanks to a boost from the crowd at Nassau Coliseum. In the West, can the Vegas Golden Knights do the same against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena? Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens take to their home ice as the Winnipeg Jets […]
Continue readingDavid Savard’s journey from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period of Game 1. “The biggest turning point of that series was early in the second period,” said David Savard, then a defenseman with the Blue Jackets. “Our goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky, made a massive save on [Nikita] Kucherov, on a pass from [Steven] Stamkos, that […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers face elimination
Farewell to the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues, two recent Stanley Cup champions who were eliminated Sunday. Three more teams — the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and, quite shockingly, the Edmonton Oilers — could join them after Monday night’s action. Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues on the brink
Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps. There’s been some […]
Continue readingJon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning ‘had to weather our emotions’ as Florida Panthers took ‘liberties’
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper watched his team defeat the Florida Panthers 6-2 to take a 3-1 series lead in Game 4 on Saturday. But he also saw two key players, star winger Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev, leave in the third period with injuries at the hands of Florida players. “The hockey […]
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 readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Craig Anderson to the rescue
The first night of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs set the bar high for the postseason. We had drama, with the Washington Capitals losing their starting goalie in the first period. We had intensity, as the Capitals and Boston Bruins had a spirited affair. Finally, we had a surprise, as the Caps pulled off an […]
Continue readingNHL experts make bold 2021 playoff predictions on X factors, best series, more
The 2021 NHL season was a campaign the likes of which we’ve never seen — and hope to never see again. The game schedule was limited (both in overall volume and variety of opponents). The fan capacity was limited. Thankfully, the permutations of how the Stanley Cup Final might play out are less limited because […]
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 […]
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