Record High OT Periods Caused by Defensemen Leah Dyck | April 23, 2017 For every team contending in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, Game 4 was the only game to see no overtime from any team. Although no games had gone into the…
8 Things Learned From Oilers’ First Playoff Round Jim Parsons | April 23, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers defeated the San Jose Sharks in a best-of-seven series in six games. Saying that feels a touch odd after a decade out of the playoffs and the…
Meet the New Edmonton Oilers Rob Soria | April 23, 2017 After failing to qualify for the NHL Playoffs the previous ten seasons, it only seemed fair to keep expectations at a minimum for the Edmonton Oilers heading into the 2017…
Stakes and Expectations Rise for the Rangers Jim Cerny | April 23, 2017 The Rangers entered the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs as a wild card, both literally and figuratively. They were the fourth seed in the Metropolitan Division, and the first wild card…
Price Vezina Nod a Solid Consolation Prize Ryan Szporer | April 23, 2017 Just like that, one huge card has disappeared from Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin’s hand. Carey Price up for Vezina Carey Price was announced as a Vezina Trophy nominee…
The Flames Deserved a Better Fate Ryan Pike | April 22, 2017 It sports, a common truism is that teams tend to get the breaks that they deserve. In hockey, games are often decided by bad breaks and random bounces but the…
Overtime With BSC: Justin Williams Strikes Again Brandon Share-Cohen | April 22, 2017 It’s no secret. Justin Williams is Mr. Game 7. He’s earned that name from being widely considered the most clutch player in game sevens in the NHL playoffs in history.…
Canadiens Have More than a Series at Stake Ryan Szporer | April 22, 2017 It isn’t as much do or die for the Montreal Canadiens as it is do or live to see the apocalypse. That’s arguably what a first-round loss this season would…
Patrice Bergeron – 100 Playoff Games Drew Johnson | April 22, 2017 When the puck dropped on Friday night for Game 5 against the Ottawa Senators, Patrice Bergeron was making his 100th appearance in a playoff game. If you take a look…
Never Too Late for Canadiens Josh Boulton | April 22, 2017 It was a disappointing home loss for the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of their first-round matchup with the New York Rangers. The Canadiens have now lost two straight and…
Capitals’ Tom Wilson: Playoff Transformation Sammi Silber | April 22, 2017 Toronto head coach Mike Babcock held a press conference prior to Game 1 against the Washington Capitals. There, he found himself answering questions about Washington’s fourth line, and decided to…
Karlsson Proving He’s NHL’s Best Defenceman Andrew DiRienzo | April 21, 2017 Erik Karlsson has officially put the NHL on notice. “It’s Erik Karlsson’s world and we’re all just living in it,” an Ottawa Senators blogger by the name of Bonk’s Mullet…