It is commonly agreed throughout the hockey world that game four is the most crucial, most pivotal game of a playoff series. Sweeps are a rarity in today’s NHL, and as a result, after three games most series sit with one team enjoying a 2-1 lead. The team that wins...
No rest for the wicked. Just one night after a thrilling finish to round one of the Stanley Cup playoffs, that saw the underdog Montreal Canadiens upset the powerful Washington Capitals in game 7, the puck is set to drop on round two. The first round saw some...
With only 10 games left in the NHL regular season, and with many of the teams in the Eastern and Western conferences sitting relatively comfortably in playoff spots I figured it would be a good time to start prognosticating on the playoff chances of various teams, and...
With the Olympic break over and only a month left in the NHL’s regular season we are heading into the most exciting time of year for hockey fans. Over the next month fans will be treated to hockey at its finest as desperate teams embroiled in tight playoff races...
The Montreal Canadiens are starting to get hot at exactly the right time. After a dismal month that saw them slip down the Eastern Conference standings until they were hanging on tenuously to the 8th and final playoff spot, Montreal now has points in 4 consecutive...
