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NHL Playoffs Today 2020: Win or leave the bubble for the Chicago Blackhawks
It’s a big day for some recent Stanley Cup champions. The Chicago Blackhawks face elimination, while the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues look to avoid falling into 0-3 holes. Also, are the Vegas Golden Knights the new Stanley Cup favorites? Check out the ESPN Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily every day of the postseason until […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs preview: First-round matchups, bracket, series picks
The 2020 NHL playoffs officially begin on Tuesday, as the 24-team tournament — with five-game qualification round series and round-robin seeding matchups — has moved on to a more recognizable, 16-team version. This round includes several matchups where revenge will be on the mind of one team (or both, for separate reasons), and based on […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2020: Who else will go up 2-0 today?
This is a critical juncture: Historically, NHL teams with a 2-0 lead in a seven-game playoff are 324-51 (.864) in those series. The Vegas Golden Knights are already there. Four more teams — the Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks — have a chance to join them Friday. Check out the […]
Continue readingShould the New York Rangers trade the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL draft?
My father grew up in the city. His first attempt at a pronunciation was “Lufthansa.” The Canadian hamlet of Saint-Eustache produced an exquisite French Canadian moniker — Alexis Lafrenière. On the tongues of New Yawkers, it’s going to sound like a Claude Debussy suite performed by an orchestra of accordions. The second worst thing about […]
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 readingWhy the Chicago Blackhawks are bullish on Kirby Dach: ‘He has all the potential in the world’
Sure, Dach was viewed as the long-term heir apparent to Jonathan Toews at center, but he also was getting the chance to play with Toews, as well as Duncan Keith, Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook, respected veterans who knew what it took to win a Stanley Cup (or three). Dach asked Seabrook if he could […]
Continue readingStanley Cup Playoffs Daily: Round-robin time
The first day of the NHL’s restarted season produced a few shocking moments, a few controversies and a speech that hockey fans won’t soon forget. Day 2 brings the start of the round-robin games among the top seeds and the rest of the qualification-round series, as the Eastern Conference postseason rolls on in Toronto while […]
Continue readingStanley Cup Playoffs Daily: The NHL postseason begins!
The NHL’s postseason is officially underway with the most unconventional Stanley Cup tournament in the trophy’s 127-year history. With five games staggered throughout Saturday between the hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, we have a March Madness-style buffet of hockey. Here’s a primer of what to look for in this edition of ESPN Stanley […]
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 readingNHL return-to-play tournament: The 10 people we’re rooting for in the restart
That’s what we’re rooting for the most. But we’re also hoping that these individuals find success inside the bubbles. For some, that means an elusive Stanley Cup. For others, it’s a shot at redemption. Many stories are going to emerge from this unprecedented postseason. Any of these would make for a good one. Here are […]
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