With Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals complete, The Kings have the early lead with the first win of 4-2. Like the previous two series they have played, the Kings are poised to win with early goals scored and their quick goalie Jonathan Quick. (Notice the pun.) However, this is only game 1, and Phoenix was playing equally as well offensively last night. Although having the home team playoff shirts be white, made it look like they’re fans were rooting for the Kings,...
Last night the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals played their final battle against each other for the chance to get the Cup, in a Game 7 tiebreaker. The Capitals, who had a rough start earlier this season, were finally out done by the New York Rangers in a 2-1 victory for the Rangers. Since the game was the tiebreaker, the Rangers were not going to let their chance to win the cup slip from their fingers as Brad Richards scored the first...
I think it’s safe to say “Let’s go Kings,” even if you don’t like the Kings, because frankly they came out of nowhere this season. The Kings had a rough season this year, but they managed to just make into the playoffs this post-season. Wherein they proved once again that it doesn’t matter how you get to the Stanley Cup, just that you get there. They took out number one seed Vancouver Canucks in four games, and then did it again with the number...
As Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals are starting, the freshest thing on many hockey fans’ minds must be: Where have the Phoenix Coyotes been all these years? Right now the Coyotes are leading their series against the Nashville Predators. The Coyotes are up by 2 games, so the Predators are going to have to step it up in game 3 if they want a chance at the Cup. The two teams have been pretty even this season as they are back to...
Those hockey fans in the West know by now that the Western Conference Series have all determined their winners, and match ups. The Kings defeated The Canucks 4-1, the Blues won 4-1 over the Sharks, The Coyotes managed to destroy the Blackhawks 4-2, and the Predators took out the Red Wings 4-1. It has recently been announced by the league that the Coyotes will take on the Predators and the Blues with take on the Kings for the Round 2 Western Conference Semi-finals round. While the Western teams are...
While the Quarterfinals rounds are still on going, as we go into game 4, there is the possibly that both the Vancouver Canucks and the Pittsburgh Penguins are headed to be knocked out of the rounds early. As for the other series currently on going they seem as they should be. The Blues & Sharks are tied 1-1 as they go into the third game, just like the Blackhawks & Coyotes series, Sens & Rangers, Devils & Panthers and the Bruins vs the Caps....
The first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs begins this Wednesday. The top 16 teams in the whole league have been chosen and the official lineups were announced yesterday afternoon. Now all hockey fans are waiting for the next two days to be over, so that the playoffs can officially start. Here is the lineups for the East. Top seed New York Rangers will take on bottom seed Ottawa Senators. #2 Boston Bruins are back to return as champions as they take on #7 Washington Capitals. 3rd seed,...
It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year for all hockey fans: Playoff Season! With only a week left in the regular season, things are heating up already. If you heard about the Flyers/Penguins brawl that occurred yesterday afternoon, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Now that most of the spots in the first round have already been clinched, this last week will be intense with the race to the eighth spot. So far for the Eastern Conference the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh...
So I didn’t write a hockey 101 blog last week, partly because I was on spring break, and partly because I’m not sure there is much more I can explain about hockey. So since the playoff season is going to start soon, I’m going to break down what happens during the playoffs. With less than two weeks left in the current season, it seems like prime time to do this. Who gets into the playoffs? In hockey there are two conferences: Eastern & Western,...
More news of two teams with the possibility of clinching a spot in the playoffs comes out of the Western Conference with the Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings. So far there are only 11 spots left in the playoffs, and in the West only the St. Louis Blues and the Canucks have clinched. The Nashville Predators will be given a spot tonight, even though they are not set to play tonight. Their achievement of a playoff gig is contingent upon if both the San Jose...
