Tag Archives: Stanley Cup Playoffs

Is The NHL Moving Back Towards A Heavier Style Of Game?

Photo: ABC30 Over the past several seasons, the Stanley Cup has not necessarily been decided solely because of how deep and skilled a team is but also the intangibles, including toughness, one has. The Florida Panthers this season have been … Continue reading

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Top Upsets In Stanley Cup Playoffs Since 2010

Photo: Sporting News After the Florida Panthers clinched a Stanley Cup Playoff berth on the third to final day of the regular campaign, the team came back from a 3-1 first-round series deficit to down the greatest regular-season team of … Continue reading

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New Jersey’s Vanecek To Back Up Game 3 At Madison Square Garden

Photo: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports After losing the first two games of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the New York Rangers, the New Jersey Devils will sit goaltender Vitek Vanecek and start Akira Schmid in Game 3 at … Continue reading

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Climbing That Playoff Ladder: T.J. Oshie, John Carlson Move Up Franchise Record Books On First Period Goal Against the Florida Panthers

Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images After a tough, 3-2 loss in overtime to the Florida Panthers in Washington, D.C. on Monday, the Washington Capitals got off to a good start in the first period of Game 5, on a … Continue reading

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Capitals-Panthers 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Preview

Photo: Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals (44-26-12 regular-season record, second wild-card in Eastern Conference) and Florida Panthers (58-18-6, first place in Atlantic Division) will clash in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in the … Continue reading

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The Final Showdown: Schedule For The 2021 Stanley Cup Final

Photo: NHL.com (Scott Audette, Getty Images) The matchup for the 2021 Stanley Cup Final is set. On Friday afternoon, the schedule was announced. Then on Friday night, the matchup was finalized when the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York … Continue reading

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Golden Knights’ Ryan Reaves Suspended Two Games For Roughing And Unsportsmanlike Conduct Against Avalanche’s Ryan Graves In Game 1

Screenshot: Reddit The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Monday afternoon that Vegas Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves has been suspended for two games for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct against defenseman Ryan Graves in the team’s 7-1 loss to … Continue reading

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The Eliminators – Playoff History of the Teams Who Eliminated the Capitals During the Ovi Era

Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images The playoff history of the Washington Capitals is certainly littered with underperformance (performing worse than expected) based on their regular season record and playoff seeding position. But often it seems like the team … Continue reading

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Laviolette Doesn’t Name Starter In Goal, T.J. Oshie Will Be Game-Time Decision For Capitals’ Game 1 vs. Bruins

Forward T.J. Oshie will be a game-time decision for the Washington Capitals’ Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night (7:15 PM ET, NBC) and took line rushes at center during the … Continue reading

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N1KY Throwback: Remembering Nicklas Backstrom’s Hat Trick Against The Montreal Canadiens in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs – April 17, 2010

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images On April 15, 2021, Washington Capitals Center Nicklas Backstrom played in his 1,000th regular season game as a member of the team. While Stanley Cup Playoff games do not count in that number, Backstrom has been a … Continue reading

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