The NHL playoffs has its first team into the second round, as the Montreal Canadiens completed a four-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. Max Pacioretty scored with under a minute to play to break a 3-3 tie and bring an end to a series that looked even at the outset, but proved to be no contest
The Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers bounced back, the Los Angeles Kings did not, and the Montreal Canadiens moved to within a game of advancing. Here’s a look back on the four games of Easter Sunday in the NHL playoffs…
Seven of the eight first-round series in the NHL playoffs played Game 1 over Wednesday and Thursday night. Here’s some thoughts on each of those games, plus a look at what’s ahead…
This is part of a series of posts previewing each of the four quadrants of the 2014 NHL playoffs. Below are the four teams that comprise the NHL Pacific Division bracket. We open with a big-picture look at each team and then close with brief comments on each first-round series matchup individually.
This is part of a series of posts previewing each of the four quadrants of the 2014 NHL playoffs. Below are the four teams that comprise the NHL Central Division bracket. We open with a big-picture look at each team and then close with brief comments on each first-round series matchup individually.
This is part of a series of posts previewing each of the four quadrants of the 2014 NHL playoffs. Below are the four teams that comprise the NHL Metropolitan Division bracket. We open with a big-picture look at each team and then close with brief comments on each first-round series matchup individually.
This is part of a series of posts previewing each of the four quadrants of the 2014 NHL playoffs. Below are the four teams that comprise the NHL Atlantic Division bracket. We open with a big-picture look at each team and then close with brief comments on each first-round series matchup individually
The NHL playoff format has changed this season, thanks to the realignment into two divisions per conference. It’s now division-based, rather than conference-based. The format works as follows…
March Madness might be over, with UConn winning the 2014 NCAA Tournament, but Spring Madness is about to begin. The NHL playoffs are every bit as unpredictable as the NCAA Tournament is, and in the case of hockey, the Madness goes all the way into June. The NHL playoffs begin on Wednesday night, so let’s set the tone with a look at the Stanley Cup betting odds.
The NHL returns to action tonight after being off since February 9 for the Olympics in Sochi. The regular season runs to April 13 and TheSportsNotebook has been preparing for the stretch run with a series of articles over the past week that have focused in specifically on the top contenders, along with checking on several of the longshots that always have a chance in this sport.
The race for the Stanley Cup has seen four favorites emerge on the betting lines (Chicago, St. Louis, Anaheim & Pittsburgh), along with two solid challengers (Boston & San Jose). The Los Angeles Kings deserve a high level respect as a recent champion (2012) with a top-flight goalie in Jonathan Quick. But the NHL is nothing if not chaotic—the playoffs are a best-of-seven version of March Madness really—so let’s also take a brief look at seven viable Stanley Cup longshots…
The Los Angeles Kings followed their Stanley Cup run of 2012 with a stronger regular season in 2013 and a solid playoff run that took them to the Western Conference Finals. Thus far in 2014 though, the Kings have not been able to build on that success and they’re messing around on the playoff bubble as the league prepares to come out of the Olympic break and begin the stretch drive on Tuesday. Let’s take a look at what’s wrong and why Los Angeles is still a threat.