Tortorella Promises Game 7 – Sharks Look to Close out Avs The Canadian Press | May 6, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets are one loss away from being eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Bruins. But Columbus coach John Tortorella said it’s not going to occur on home ice in Game 6. “Things happen for a reason, and I truly b…
Stars Bank On a Healthy Bishop for Game 7 Ryan Szporer | May 6, 2019 It isn’t the Game 6 outcome the Dallas Stars had in mind. Faced with the opportunity to move on to Round 3, the Stars are now instead facing a Game…
Blues Down Stars & Bishop to Force Game 7 The Canadian Press | May 6, 2019 DALLAS — Jaden Schwartz and Sammy Blais scored in a 33-second span of the third period for St. Louis that knocked Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop out of the game, and the Blues beat the Stars 4-1 on Sunday to force Game 7 in the second-round Western Confe…
St. Louis Blues Must Erase Game 6 Curse Stephen Ground | May 5, 2019 The NHL Playoffs are by their nature unpredictable, full of ups and downs. Right now, the St. Louis Blues are on a down, both emotionally, having lost two games in…
Sharks Take Avalanche in Game 5 for Series Lead The Canadian Press | May 5, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl scored his second goal of the game with 13:34 remaining in the third period and the San Jose Sharks went on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference sem…
Bruins Beat Blue Jackets to Take 3-2 Series Lead The Canadian Press | May 5, 2019 BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game with 1:28 left to cap a wild third period, and Tuukka Rask stopped 33 shots to help the Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night and take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern C…
Blues Playing “Desperation Level” Hockey – Stars “Staying in the Moment” The Canadian Press | May 4, 2019 The St. Louis Blues have been playing desperate hockey all of 2019 — since being in last place at the start of January and making an incredible comeback to make the playoffs. Now they are trailing in the post-season for the first time, down 3-2 in thei…
Hurricanes Unexpected Playoff Run Is Familiar Territory The Canadian Press | May 4, 2019 RALEIGH, N.C. — The formerly last-place Carolina Hurricanes stormed back to knock out their division’s best team in seven games. Then they swept the second-best team. Maybe it’s time to rethink the significance of those Metropolitan Division standings….
Stars Edge Blues to Bring Series Lead Back to Dallas The Canadian Press | May 4, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Jason Spezza scored and Ben Bishop made 38 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Friday night to take a 3-2 lead int heir Western Conference semifinal series. Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who can advance with a wi…
Hurricanes Sweep Islanders to Make the Eastern Conference Final The Canadian Press | May 3, 2019 RALEIGH, N.C. — Teuvo Teravainen and Greg McKegg scored 66 seconds apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Friday night to sweep their second-round series. Teravainen and linemate Sebastian Aho each fi…
MacKinnon Has the Avalanche Buzzing in Playoffs The Canadian Press | May 3, 2019 DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon received a text message from a good buddy just before the start of the playoffs. The basic point: Attack and dictate the pace. The speedy Colorado Avalanche forward has taken Sidney Crosby’s advice to heart. Credit Crosby with…
Avalanche Blank Sharks to Even Series Heading Back to San Jose The Canadian Press | May 3, 2019 DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon kept up his scoring spree with a second-period goal, Philipp Grubauer stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 Thursday night to tie the Western Conference s…
