NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2016 Conference Finals schedule, TV listings The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks will end Round 2 on Thursday with a Game 7. The next night will see the start of the Eastern Conference Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning. With their win in Game 7 on Wednesday, the St. Louis Blues will have to wait until Sunday night before they begin … [Read more...]

Stars' Lehtonen pulled after 1st period of Game 7 Kari Lehtonen had a tough night. (USATSI) After barely hanging on to win Game 6 to shift the series back to Dallas, the Stars had a near worst-case scenario first period in Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues. The Dallas skaters were mostly fine, as they put pressure on the Blues while also generating some high-danger scoring chances. However, … [Read more...]

Eulogy: Remembering the 2015-16 New York Islanders (Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the teams best: The bloggers and fans who hated them the most. Here is Florida Panthers fan Matt Lichtenstadter, fondly recalling the 2015-16 New … [Read more...]

Blind hockey fan, son get surprise visit with Stanley Cup (Video) Gerry Nelson lost his eyesight 28 years ago due to diabetes. To follow his beloved Saskatoon Blades of the WHL, he would listen to the radio broadcasts of the games. But when Gerry attended a preseason matchup earlier this year, the game wasn’t on radio. That’s when his son Wyatt took over, calling the action from the seat … [Read more...]

Lombardi's summer, Chayka in Arizona and the Wild (Puck Daddy Countdown) (Ed. Note: The column formerly known as the Puck Daddy Power Rankings. Ryan Lambert takes a look at some of the biggest issues and stories in the NHL, and counts them down.) 9. Brian Elliott It's not so much that Brian Elliott's doo-doo performance in Game 6 against the Dallas Stars (three goals conceded on just seven … [Read more...]

Leafs prospect injured after big hit in AHL playoffs (Video) The Toronto Marlies-Albany Devils AHL second-round series has been a physical one and things continued to get heated Tuesday night following a dangerous hit on Toronto forward Andreas Johnson. With Albany holding a 3-1 lead, Johnson entered the Albany zone just after taking a Connor Carrick pass. There, Devils defenseman Dan Kelly … [Read more...]

Penguins eliminate Capitals on Nick Bonino’s Game 6 OT goal PITTSBURGH – This is how it ends this time for the Washington Capitals. With a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night, eliminating them from the postseason.  This is how it ends this time for the Washington Capitals: On a Nick Bonino goal at 6:32 of overtime, … [Read more...]

Bonino's OT winner pushes Pens to East finals After a valiant comeback that included the Washington Capitals scoring three straight goals to tie the game and come up with a miraculous goal-line save by a forward in overtime, it was all for naught. The Pittsburgh Penguins survived their third-period meltdown to win in overtime and punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference finals. Nick … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Bonino closes out Capitals No. 1 Star: Nick Bonino, Pittsburgh Penguins  The center scored the series-winning goal at 6:32 in overtime to propel the Penguins to the conference final with a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals. No. 2 Star: Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins Phil The Thrill helped the Penguins build a three-goal lead and assisted on Bonino’s game-winner. It was … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Lehtonen saves Stars; Predators survive in OT No. 1 Star: Kari Lehtonen, Dallas Stars The Stars needed a big game from Lehtonen to hold off elimination. The goaltender delivered with 35 saves on 37 St. Louis Blues shots on goal in a 3-2 win. The 35 saves were the most Lehtonen has made in the playoffs. This was the third time in franchise history the Stars organization has … [Read more...]