Barry Trotz has made Alex Ovechkin team player for Capitals Alex Ovechkin has 475 career goals, three Hart Trophies and four goal-scoring titles during his NHL career. What he doesn’t have: an appearance in the Eastern Conference Final, let alone a Stanley Cup ring. His career has been as characterized by his incredible regular-season performances as it has been by the Washington Capitals’ … [Read more...]
Kucherov leads TB past Habs in 2 OT
Kucherov leads TB past Habs in 2 OT Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 1-0 series lead. (USATSI) Every night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eye On Hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters will bring you up to speed everything you need to know about all of the action around the NHL. Here's what you need to know about Canadiens vs. Lightning Game 1. Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay … [Read more...]
Jersey Fouls of the Week: Jazz Hands proves a kingly find; Tampa advertising fail
Jersey Fouls of the Week: Jazz Hands proves a kingly find; Tampa advertising fail A certain team staffer asked me this week about Jersey Fouls, and why we fouled a certain, Batman-like Ducks outfit. There’s a good reason behind this. It’s because fouls, are art. We don’t just foul based off how bad these jerseys look. We foul also based off how much we enjoy looking at them. For example the … [Read more...]
Blackhawks withstand Wild comeback to take Game 1
Blackhawks withstand Wild comeback to take Game 1 Corey Crawford was his typical playoff self in Chicago’s 4-3 Round 2, Game 1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Unspectacular but good enough for the Blackhawks. It was Crawford’s first win this postseason in a game where he started. Against Nashville, Crawford only won the final contest, where he relieved backup Scott Darling in Game 6. This … [Read more...]
Nikita Kucherov possible winning goal for Tampa disallowed (Video)
Nikita Kucherov possible winning goal for Tampa disallowed (Video) Oh controversial disallowed playoff overtime goals. You are so … great if you’re the team it goes for. And so awful for the team it goes against. Elation to disaster within the blink of a situation room phone call to the referee. Nikita Kucherov thought he had a goal. A whole lot of us did in Tampa’s Game 1 contest at Belle … [Read more...]
Ben Bishop flubs glove save on Max Pacioretty goal (Video)
Ben Bishop flubs glove save on Max Pacioretty goal (Video) There are times you just want, need, have to have a goal back. Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning has to feel horrible at this one, which tied Tampa’s Game 1 contest against the Canadiens at the 14:47 mark of the third period. Behold the goal off a shot by the awesome Max 67 (Pacioretty). Flubbed glove saves deserve their place … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: 12 things about Canadiens vs. Lightning
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: 12 things about Canadiens vs. Lightning It’s the Montreal Canadiens (50-22-10, 110 points) vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning (50-24-8, 108 points) for the Atlantic Division championship! Here are 12 things to anticipate in this Stanley Cup Playoff series … 1. WHO IS THE UNDERDOG!? In perhaps the most tepid controversy of the 2015 postseason, the teams have been … [Read more...]
Calgary Flames will turn to Karri Ramo in goal for Game 2
Calgary Flames will turn to Karri Ramo in goal for Game 2 ANAHEIM – Hey Calgary coach Bob Hartley, you pulled Jonas Hiller in Thursday’s 6-1 Game 1 loss to Anaheim. It’s the second-straight game you’ve pulled him. So who are you going to start for Game 2 (nudge, nudge, wink, wink – Hiller right?) Nope. “I met Jonas this morning and Karri and (Ramo) will be our starting goalie,” Harltey … [Read more...]
Playoff Beard Watch 2015: Five NHL face forests to watch in Round 2
Playoff Beard Watch 2015: Five NHL face forests to watch in Round 2 (Ed. Note: We're proud to welcome back two of our favorite bloggers, Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve?, to the Puck Daddy fold as they author our NHL Playoff Beard Watch, which tracks the best and worst follicle growth in the postseason.) By Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve? Here's a look at some of the … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: 12 things about Blackhawks vs. Wild
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: 12 things about Blackhawks vs. Wild Both the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild needed six games to advance out of Round 1, leaving the Nashville Predators and St. Louis, respectively, behind. Now it’s like an old-timey Norris Division match-up, if only the Wild had the franchise history of the North Stars… So are the Blackhawks in the middle of another … [Read more...]