The Edmonton Oilers battled their way to a 5-3 come-from-behind win in Game 2 against the Calgary Flames on May 20. The series is tied 1-1 heading back to Edmonton, but lately, there’s been chatter about one of the Black Aces, Dylan Holloway, getting into the lineup. Oilers’ colour commentator Bob Stauffer spoke of the
2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night was one of the craziest playoff games the league has seen in some time. It was an extremely ugly performance for the Oilers, who appeared out of sync from the get-go and gave up nine goals on the evening. Admittedly, the Flames
The St. Louis Blues will attempt to even their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night before heading back to St. Louis. After an overtime loss in Game 1, the Blues will look to reassert the authority that powered them over the Minnesota Wild in Round 1. 2 Storylines: Blues Blues Ready for Game 2
In Game 1 of the second-round series between the St. Louis Blues and the Colorado Avalanche, the Blues fell 3-2 despite a brilliant goaltending effort from Jordan Binnington. The Avalanche threw everything at them and succeeded with a victory, but the Blues were close to stealing this one as it went to overtime. Colorado Avalanche
As Game 1 is set to take place against their bitter rival, the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames announced that they have recalled Juuso Valimaki from the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League. The Heat do not start their third-round playoff series until Monday, which means this could simply be an insurance move by
Though it didn’t come as easy as most had imagined, the Calgary Flames were able to pull off a thrilling Game 7 overtime victory to eliminate the Dallas Stars from the playoffs on Sunday night. Like the rest of the series, things didn’t come easy as Darryl Sutter’s squad found themselves trailing 1-0 early, as
The New York Rangers had a tall order to win a consecutive game after falling into a 3-1 deficit during the first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. They had a terrible showing during the first period of Game 3 as they allowed four goals followed by five goals during the second period of Game 4.
After losing Game 5 to the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, Tuesday night, the Boston Bruins return home to the TD Garden facing elimination in Game 6 Thursday night. In the first five games, the Bruins have dropped all three on the road, while gutting out wins in Games 3 and 4 in Boston last weekend. If
Game 5 proved to be one contest on a potential road to redemption for the New York Rangers in their first-round series vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins looked to be on their way to ending the series as they led 2-0 midway through the second period, but the home team bunkered down and fought
When the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup, there was much debate about who their best player was. While Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy took home the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP in their respective years, forwards Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov had solid arguments to win the hardware as
The Florida Panthers just wrapped up their best regular season in franchise history, going 58-18-6 and winning the Presidents’ Trophy with 122 points. Now the team will try to win its first postseason series since 1996 when it faces off against the Washington Capitals beginning on Tuesday night. The Panthers are strong favorites against the
The New York Rangers have been a thorn in the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ side all season. Although they only played each other four times – the first of which only came on Feb. 26 – the Rangers had the Penguins’ number. After that first regular-season meeting, a 1-0 Penguins victory, the Rangers won three straight, outscoring
The Edmonton Oilers got news for the playoffs that they would have another body available in the lineup at forward. That being Josh Archibald, a key depth player for them over the past couple of seasons, as he received a medical exemption to be able to travel and play games in the United States. That
After shocking the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1, the Los Angeles Kings were unable to replicate their stellar performance in Game 2, falling 6-0. The game looked even through the first period, but two goals in the first six minutes of the second opened the floodgates for the Oilers, who never looked back. Here are
The St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild have each claimed a victory through the first two games of their best-of-seven series. The two teams are headed to St. Louis to play Games 3 and 4 before returning to Minnesota for Game 5. The series has become a test of depth for the Blues, with half of their regular
The 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs started out just the way Calgary Flames fans had hoped, as their team was able to get the first win of the series after a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night. As mentioned by many coming in, the Dallas Stars’ offence outside of their top line has struggled all season long,
The New York Rangers are amidst a tough playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins that did not start in their favor. The Rangers blew a 2-0 lead in the game and ultimately lost in a 4-3 triple-overtime sequence. Following just one bitter loss, the team was immediately left with ample insight on how to proceed.
In this edition of Los Angeles Kings News & Rumors, I discuss Viktor Arvidsson’s injury and the team’s poor special teams play which has continued into the playoffs. I also review the Kings’ win in Game 1 — their first playoff win since the first round of 2016. Arvidsson Out for First Two Playoff Games