2015 NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

NHL website ^ | 4/12/15 | various

[shove_it]

The Wings muscled the Bolts around and outshot them for 2+ periods but the Bolts, as usual, came through in the third. The Zman and Datsyuk’s days are numbered. Outstanding goalkeeping by both teams.

[shove_it]

You weren’t paying attention. Datsyuk was actually knocking people down, stealing pucks and setting up shots that unfortunately didn’t score.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Actually, didn't watch most of the games at all. Just making a general observation about his play over the years. Too often his attempts at doing fancy stick-work end up with the puck going the other way.

Noticed also in the stats(in the 3-2 game 4(?)collapse)...his +/- was -3.

Didn't expect much from the Wings this year, they simply didn't shore up their defense enough during the off-season, think that affected Howard's play more than anything.

Ericsson and Quincey...not a lot of bang for the bucks.

Going to be an interesting off-season with Babcock maybe moving on and Zett's, Datsyuk, Kronwall looking like they might be past their prime.

Wings have had a good run, but they'll need to get their young-guns to step it up to make it beyond the first round in the future, if they make it to the playoffs at all.

[BeadCounter]

I see teams are already on the ice again tonight:

April 30:
Washington at Rangers 7:30 EST
Calgary at Anaheim 10:00 EST

Both on NBC Sports

Tomorrow:

May 1:
Tampa Bay at Montreal 7:00 EST
Minnesota at Chicago 9:30 EST

NBC Sports as well but consult your television listings.

Saturday’s Game, Caps at Rangers, 12:30 EST, on NBC, National TV.

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/schedules

[BeadCounter]

Rangers, Ducks, Lightning, Wild.

Those are the teams I go with in this next round if I were betting.

[airborne]

I have Chicago, Anaheim, Montreal and Washington in my bracket.

With the Blackhawks losing to the Capitals in the Stanley Cup Finals.

[airborne]

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS - ROUND 2

Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers - THUR. 7:30 PM (NBCSN)

CAPITALS @ RANGERS

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Calgary Flames @ Anaheim Ducks - THUR. 10 PM (NBCSN)

FLAMES @ DUCKS

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadians - FRI. 7:00 PM (NBCSN)

LIGHTNING @ CANADIANS

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Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks - FRI. 9:30 PM (NBCSN)

WILD @ BLACKHAWKS

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[henkster]

Some good matchups but the Wild-Hawks series looks like the best one at first glance.

[henkster]

My bracket is Hawks over Ducks, Habs over Rangers, and Habs winning the Cup.

[NYer]

Thanks for the amazing job you are doing - team matchups, dates and times. Now that the Isles are out of contention, I will support the “home” team. As an aside, it is interesting to see that of the 4 remaining matches, 3 contain some of the oldest hockey teams: Rangers, Canadians and Blackhawks - each with a proud heritage.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Go Rangers!

[EQAndyBuzz]

I think the Rangers are going to finish what they started last year. They are looking good. It all comes down to whether they can win 1-0, 2-1 hockey games in the finals.

[BeadCounter]

Thanks for the amazing job you are doing - team matchups, dates and times. Now that the Isles are out of contention, I will support the “home” team. As an aside, it is interesting to see that of the 4 remaining matches, 3 contain some of the oldest hockey teams: Rangers, Canadians and Blackhawks - each with a proud heritage.

Yes, they are all Original 6 teams, however, it is "CanadiEns" not Canadians.

I'd like to see Montreal and Calgary both win. We see the Flames already got themselves in a 2-0 hole in the first period, not a good sign.

Make that 3-0 in the 2nd period and it sounds like the announcers think Calgary is going to pull their goalkeeper. Hard game for the Flames here.

[BeadCounter]

I like the Capitals too and have really liked Ovechkin, he deserves an SC. They’ve been close a few times in recent years.

[BeadCounter]

Watch the winning goal here with only 2 seconds left, Washington scored: http://25stanley.com/

[BeadCounter]

Even if Calgary get blown out here which it is looking like;

People should not forget that a number of teams in this post season have suffered bad losses.

Tampa Bay defeated Detroit 5-2
Detroit defeated Tampa Bay 4-0
Calgary defeated Vancouver 7-4
Ottawa defeated the CanadiEns 5-1

You get the idea, I don’t need to go on, so this isn’t the end-all for the Flames.

[airborne]

IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship

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LINKS TO ALL GROUP A & GROUP B NATION INFORMATION

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PRELIMINARY GAMES BEGIN TODAY MAY 1ST

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[secret garden]

I’m rooting for the Caps. They have the best coach.

[BeadCounter]

Well, NHLers, Tampa Bay scored what looks to many to be an offside goal to win Friday night but tonight, the Habs got blistered:

http://25stanley.com/

Looks like this Prust fellow hurled a bottle during the game, I will have to read up on that.

I thought TB might be a juggernaut, we’ll see about the others,

Go Flames, Go Wild.

[dfwgator]

A TB-Memphis Stanley Cup Final, wouldn’t that be the NHL’s worst nightmare?