A pair of game two’s were on the schedule yesterday. Anaheim and Carolina were both on the road and looking to even their respective series before heading home. Continue reading
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Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Battle Of The Young Guns
Sure there was a game at night but no one seemed to care. The only game that was on anyone’s mind yesterday was Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins against Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Originals Rule The Night
Two more conference semi-final series got underway last night. Anaheim and Detroit renewed pleasantries at the Joe while Carolina shipped up the coast to Boston. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Close But Not Quite
Round two kicked off with only one game. Chicago visited Vancouver for game one of their Western Conference semi-final. Continue reading
Crosby And Ovechkin Get Four Periods On NBC
The word has come down from NBC executives: Game one of Eastern Conference semi-finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will be on the network for regulation and one overtime period. After that, coverage will switch over to Versus because NBC will begin coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Continue reading
NHL Playoffs: Conference Semi-Final Preview
After fourteen days, the field running for the Stanley Cup has been cut in half. Of the eight series, there were only two upsets with Carolina and Anaheim being the only low seeds to make it out of the first round. Now, I’m going to try to match wits with the overpaid experts and attempt to predict the conference semi-finals. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Late Heroics
Two final games for all the first round marbles. Washington had all the momentum going into their game with New York. Meanwhile, New Jersey and Carolina had been trading wins all series long heading into their deciding game. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Now Quiet On The Western Front
Another day, another two teams on the verge of elimination. Calgary had the advantage of home ice to in their battle to stave off elimination while San Jose fought for their live in enemy territory. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Let’s Do Seven
The two games of the day were both elimination games. Washington and Carolina faced their playoff mortality head on, both down 3-2 in their respective series. Continue reading
Hockey Last Night In Canada: All About Momentum
The day was bookended with a matinee elimination game in Philadelphia and a late night elimination game in San Jose. Sandwiched in the middle was Calgary visiting Chicago, looking to break home-ice advantage. Continue reading
The Lowdown 