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Old School Meets New School
Tyler Johnson and the Tampa Bay Lightning (59-30-3-5) fought back on Monday night, winning Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals to move within seven steps of a championship. The New York Rangers (62-27-2-5) are that close as well though, and they will be looking to take back home ice advantage right away from the Bolts in Game 3 Wednesday....
The Anaheim Ducks (60-24-3-5) have run their record to 9-1 here in the postseason heading into Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks (56-31-3-3)....
Yet another gritty effort propelled the New York Rangers (62-26-2-5) past the Tampa Bay Lightning (58-30-3-5) in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. Now, the two teams will clash once again on Monday in a pivotal Game 2....
The New York Rangers (61-26-2-5) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (58-29-3-5) have both had long and arduous roads to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. The playoffs are only half over for one of these two sides though, as they begin the fight to get into the Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday afternoon....
The New York Rangers are back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season. They'll face a team which battled a lot of adversity to reach this level for the second straight year too, as the Tampa Bay Lightning have reached this juncture for just the third time in their history....
Recovering from over a week away from the ice could end up being an issue for both the Chicago Blackhawks (56-30-3-3) and the Anaheim Ducks (59-24-3-5) heading into Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at the Honda Center....
The Western Conference was always going to come down to this. The best team in the Pacific Division, the Anaheim Ducks, are going to battle it out with what has been one of the best postseason teams in the last half dozen years or so, the Chicago Blackhawks for the right to play in the Stanley Cup Finals....
In spite of the fact that they nearly let their season get away on Sunday night, the New York Rangers (60-26-2-5) have held on to force a do-or-die Game 7 with the Washington Capitals (52-30-9-4) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday....
The Tampa Bay Lightning (57-29-3-5) have to feel like they’re starting to choke just a bit. They’ve dropped the last two games to the Montreal Canadiens (56-26-6-5), and if they don't finish off this series in Game 6, they'll be heavy underdogs in Game 7....
The problem with an underdog team winning the first three games of a series is that there isn't much of a safety net when it comes to blowing that series lead....
Few figured at the outset of this series that the New York Rangers (58-26-2-5) were going to find themselves on the brink of elimination here in Game 5 of the Metropolitan Division Finals. Give the Washington Capitals (52-29-8-4) credit though, as they’ve done a fantastic job taking care of business with gritty, hardnosed play....
The Tampa Bay Lightning (57-27-3-5) have all of a sudden gotten a flair for the dramatics. They won Game 3 at 19:59 of the third period with a game-winning goal, and they are hoping to close out this series on Thursday night on a short turnaround time at home against the Montreal Canadiens (54-26-6-5)....
We've said time and time again that the Calgary Flames (50-34-4-3) are the most dangerous team in the NHL when they are behind in the third period. They proved that in Game 3, coming back from the dead to salvage their season, and now, they can knot up their series with the Anaheim Ducks (57-24-3-5) on Friday night with another win at home....
The Chicago Blackhawks (55-30-3-3) have had no troubles getting out to a 3-0 lead against the Minnesota Wild (50-33-5-3) in this best-of-seven series. Minnesota's season will end at the hands of the Blackhawks for the third straight season if it can't win on Thursday night....
The New York Rangers (58-25-2-5) have played eight playoff games in this postseason, and all eight have been decided by exactly one goal.That streak could very easily stay alive in the ninth game of their postseason when they take on the Washington Capitals (51-29-8-4) in Game 4 of the Metropolitan Division Finals....
Last season, the Montreal Canadiens (54-25-6-5) swept the Tampa Bay Lightning (56-26-3-5) out of the playoffs. Since then, the Bolts have won seven games in a row in this series, and they could put a chokehold on this series with a win on Wednesday night....
The Anaheim Ducks (57-24-2-5) have been the best team here in the postseason by every metric imaginable. They'll be facing a stern test up at the Saddledome on Tuesday night though, as they are facing a very desperate Calgary Flames (49-34-4-3) outfit in Game 3 of this best-of-seven set....
After dropping eight goals in the first two games of this series, the Chicago Blackhawks (54-30-3-3) have to feel really good about their chances of taking out the Minnesota Wild (50-32-5-3) in Game 3 to push them to the brink of elimination....
The New York Rangers (58-24-2-5) and the Washington Capitals (50-29-8-4) are back at it on Monday night after splitting the first two games of this series in Gotham. The scene shifts back to D.C., where the Caps will hope to take the 2-1 series edge....
The Calgary Flames (49-33-4-3) were completely overmatched in Game 1 of their series against the Anaheim Ducks (55-24-2-5). If they want to get back in this series, they’re going to have to put on a much better show than they did on Thursday night....
The Washington Capitals (50-28-8-4) have done the job at Madison Square Garden and guaranteed themselves at least a split of the first two games of this series. If they can win Game 2 as well, the New York Rangers (57-24-2-5) will be in a boatload of trouble....
After a grueling seven-game series, the Tampa Bay Lightning have to get back on the horse in a hurry. They'll have to prepare on short notice for the Montreal Canadiens, the team which swept them out of the playoffs last season....
The Tampa Bay Lightning (54-27-3-5) swept the Montreal Canadiens (54-24-5-5) in the regular season. However, when these two met with all of the marbles on the line last year in the playoffs, it was the Habs who busted out the brooms on the Bolts. Game 1 will be pivotal in this de facto pick 'em series on Friday night....
Many believed that the Anaheim Ducks (55-24-2-5) had an easy jaunt to the Western Conference Finals laid out in front of them.Winnipeg might have been swept away, but the Calgary Flames (49-32-4-3) could provide a tougher challenge....
The Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers have gotten awfully familiar with one another over the course of the last few seasons. The Rangers won series between these two both in 2012 and 2013, while the Caps took care of New York in five games in 2011.The two will meet once again with a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals on the line starting Thursday night....
