Playoffs Day 16

Two game 1s today were really action packed with the Stars edging the Blues and the Sharks beating the Predators. The Stars beat the Blues 2-1 and the game went back and fourth the whole time so it was really close. The first period was scoreless, but the second period had scoring. Antoine Roussel and Radek Faksa scored for the Stars with Faksa's goal scored with 4:44 left in the game. Kevin Shattenkirk was the only scorer for the Blues with a slap shot from the point. The Sharks beat up the Predators 5-2 at home with two empty netters. Tomas Hertl, Joel Ward, Tommy Wingles, and Logan Couture scored twice. Mike Fisher and Ryan Johanson scored with Johansen scoring with his head. Tomorrow the Islanders and Lightning play each other and the Penguins and Capitals play as well. Can the Blues bounce back? Are the Sharks for real? Can the Predators step up? stay tuned....

Playoffs Day 15

The Capitals played an awesome game with T.J Oshie getting a hat trick to help the Capitals win it in overtime. Andre Burakovsky scored the first goal with a nice pass and go play to make it 1-0. Ben Lovejoy tied up the game for the Penguins by getting a rebound on Nick Bonino's shot. Evgeni Malkin had a sweet backhander while coming in the zone with speed and that gave the Penguins the lead. T.J Oshie had a partial breakaway and he sot a wrist shot going over Matt Murray's glove to tie up the game. Funny thing is that later Jay Beagle got Kris Letang's stick stuck in his visor that got the play stopped. T.J Oshie got a great pass by Alex Ovechkin right in the middle so he could backhand it in. Nick Bonino tied it up after a pass by Carl Hagelin right in front of the net to just shoot it in. T.J Oshie finished it off in over time with a wraparound to complete the hat trick. Will Sidney Crosby be found in this series? Can Holtby continue his strong play? Can the Panguins tie the series up? stay tuned....

Playoffs Day 14

There were no games 2 days ago so I couldn't post. Yesterday though there was and the second round started and the first round ended. The islanders beat the Lightning in round 1 5-3 with Ben Bishop being pulled along the way . Cal Clutterbuck, John Tavares, Travis Hamonic, and Shane Prince scored twice to lead the Islanders to a game 1 win on the road. Ondrej Palat, Valtteri Filppula, and Nikita Kucherov lit the lamp for the Bolts. The Ducks lost their 4th straight game 7 loss at home 2-1 with 36 saves from Pakka Rinne. Colin Wilson and Paul Gaustad scored in the first period for the Preds. Ryan Kesler was the only scorer for the Ducks. The Ducks had a terrible start, but had a whirlwind of a season to end up being first in the division and once again being the favorites, lose in a game 7. The Predators have made the second round or the first time since 2012. They will be playing the San Jose Sharks for round 2. Will Ben Bishop have a bounce back? Are the Predators contenders? Are the Ducks cursed? stay tuned....

Playoffs Day 13

There will be a new Stanley cup champion this year. The Blues beat the defending champions 3-2 in game 7 and the Blues will play the Dallas Stars for round 2. Jori Lehtera, Colton Parayko, and Troy Brouwer scored for the Blues with Brouwer scoring the game winner with 11 minutes left. The Blues have finally made it to the second round after losing in the first round 3 year in a row losing to the Kings 2013, Blackhawks 2014, and the Wild in 2015 so this is something good for the Blues. The Predators beat the Ducks 3-1 at home to force a game 7. Shea Weber, James Neal and Mattias Ekholm scored the empty netter. Ryan Kesler was the only scorer for the Ducks. Game 7 will be home for the Ducks. Can the Blues upset the Stars? Will the Blackhawks bounce back? Who will step up for game 7? stay tuned.... (P.S this post is short because there was only 2 games.)

Playoffs Day 12

There were 3 games with one team from each team being eliminated. The Capitals beat the Flyers 1-0 to take out the Flyers. Nicholas Backstrom was the one scorer for the Caps. The Flyers managed to put up a fight in the game and the series. The Capitals will play the Penguins in round 2. The Stars won 5-4 after allowing 3 straight Wild goals and they have eliminated the Wild and will play the Blues or Blackhawks. Patrick Sharp, Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Alex Goligoski, and John Klingberg scored for Dallas. Jason Pominville, Jonas Brodin, and Jared Spurgeon scored for the Wild. This is the first time in 4 years that the Wild weren't eliminated by the Blackhawks. The Islanders won 2-1 in double overtime to win the series at home and advance to the second round for the first time in 23 years. John Tavares scored both goals for the Islanders. Jonathan Huberdeau scored the first goal in the game and the last one for the Panthers this season. The Islanders will play the Tampa Bay Lightning in round 2. Can the Flyers make the playoffs again next year? What does this loss mean for the Wild? Will the Panthers make the playoff again? stay tuned....

Playoffs Day 11

Only 3 games last night, but the Rangers got eliminated, the Blackhawks forced a game 7, and the Ducks took their first series lead. Matt Cullen, Conor Sheary, Carl Hagelin, Phil Kessel, and Bryan Rust scored twice. Conor Sheary and Bryan Rust are really showing up for the Penguins this series. Chris Kreider, Dominic Moore, Chris Kreider, and Rick Nash tried to keep the Rangers alive. Henrik Lundqvist got pulled for the second game in a row. The Blackhawks beat the Blues 6-3 after scoring in the first then allowing three goals then making a comeback to win. Andrew Ladd, Artem Anisimov, Dale Weise, Andrew Shaw, Trevor van Riemsdyk, and Marian Hossa scored for the Blackhawks. Scottie Upshall, Alex Pietrangelo, and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for the Blues in the first period. Game 7 will be in St. Louis on Monday. The Ducks beat the Predators 5-2 to get their first series lead and the Predators will face elimination at home for game 6. David Perron scored a weid goal that was deflected by Josi's skate to go up in the air and land in the goal. the other scorers were Ryan Garbutt put in a wraparound, Sami Vatanen scored on a breakaway, Cam Fowler scored a slap shot, and Ryan Kesler scored on an empty net. Ryan Johanson scored an insane backhander and Miikka Salomaki had a nice wrist shot to score. Are the Rangers not a good team anymore? Have the Blues softened down on the Blackhawks? Can the Predators get out of elimination? stay tuned....

Playoffs Day 10

Last night there were 4 amazing games and one of them had the Kings eliminated. The Flyers are still alive by beating the Capitals 2-0 on the road to prove they're a competitive team. Ryan White and Chris Vandevelde scored for the Flyers. It is now 3-2 in the series. The Islanders won in double overtime to make it 3-2 in the series. Frans Nielson and Alan Quin scored with Quin's goal in double overtime. Alex Barkov scored for the Panthers. The Wild stayed alive winning 5-4 in overtime in Dallas in a crazy game. Mikko Koivu scored twice, Jordon Schroeder, Nino Niedereiter, and Mikael scored for the Wild. Koivu's goal was in overtime. Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Alex Goligoski, and Johnny Oduya scored for the Stars. The series is now 3-2. The Sharks knocked out the Kings with a 6-3 win at Staples Center to disappoint the Kings. Joe Pavelski, Matt Nieto, Melker Karlsson, Chris Tierney, and Joonas Donskoi scored twice for the Sharks. Kris Versteeg, Anze Kopitar, and Jeff Carter scored for the Kings in the second period when they were down 3 goals to nothing. Are the Capitals starting to choke? Can the Panthers force a game 7? Will the Wild also force a game 7
? stay tuned....