Heading into game six, it looked like it would be a good day for the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo was playing well. The defence was joining the rush and giving Antti Niemi fits. And Sami Salo’s ruptured testicle wasn’t actually ruptured (which is good news for him and all men). The Chicago Blackhawks, though, knew that they needed a stellar effort to avoid a game seven. After all, in any game, anything can happen. Continue reading
A day after the Vancouver Canucks staved off elimination, it was time for the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers to try to pull the same trick. The Flyers just barely survived game four at home but needed to dig deeper on the road in Boston. Meanwhile, Montreal has to bounce back from a game five loss to force a game seven. For Philly, this was new ground while it was the status quo for the Habs. Continue reading
After having some big disciplinary problems in game four, the Vancouver Canucks had to enter enemy territory to stay in the playoffs. For the Chicago Blackhawks, the plan was simple. Play physical, run Luongo, and ride momentum to a conference final return. With San Jose already resting for their opponent, the Hawks needed a win last night to minimize the rest advantage the Sharks had over them. Continue reading
Last night featured two Stanley Cup Playoff games that had identical scores of 2-1. Unlike the previous night that was a scoring frenzy, there were two solid tense games going on. It was back to being the battle of the goaltenders. In Pittsburgh, the Montreal Canadiens were hoping to steal the home advantage from the defending Stanley Cup Champions while the Red Wings hoped to stave off elimination against the Sharks in San Jose. Continue reading
The set of game fours in the Stanley Cup playoffs last night was not a night of goaltending battles. With each team giving up at least 4 goals, it was more like a scoring frenzy. The first game was the matchup between the Bruins and Flyers. With the Flyers on the verge of elimination, they needed the win to stay in the playoffs. Meanwhile in Vancouver, the Canucks hope to use some home ice advantage to tie up the series. Continue reading
Another night of Stanley Cup playoffs, another night of game threes. Last night, both games ended with a 3 goal difference. One team takes a 3-0 lead. Also a certain player managed to get his first ever career playoff hat-trick. It’s a special night for #3 indeed. Continue reading
There was a slight technical difficulty yesterday, but now the blog is back up and running. Last night was a set of game threes in the semi-finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Off the brilliant victory the other night, the Canadiens were hoping to catch onto the momentum to take on the series lead against the Penguins while the Detroit Red Wings were hoping to claw back into the series after dropping the first two games to the Sharks. Continue reading
It’s a series of game twos in the semi-finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Perhaps there was some sort of wake up call last night because key players from certain teams really stepped up. After a beating from the Penguins last game, Jaroslav Halak seems to be back in top form. Meanwhile in the shark tank, the big guns from San Jose finally found their offensive touch. Continue reading
Another set of game ones kicked off last night for the Stanley Cup playoffs semifinals. Over in the Eastern Conference, the two underdogs Flyers and Bruins faceoff in a high scoring match. In the Western Conference, the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams Blackhawks and Canucks kick off a rematch of last year’s semifinal playoff series. All four teams are showing some of their flaws and the winner of each series just might depend on how much they can cover it up with offensive firepower or perhaps whether they can take advantage of a slip-up by the other team. Continue reading
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