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• Recap of Stanley Cup Playoffs from 19 April
Kyle Connor capped his three-point night with the latest postseason go-ahead goal in franchise history as he propelled the Jets to a 1-0 series lead.* Nathan MacKinnon posted three points and became the fastest active player to 50 career playoff … Continue reading → The post Recap of Stanley Cup Playoffs from 19 April first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025
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• Can the Wild Upset the Golden Knights? (Podcsat)
Justin Hein, Luke Sims, Justin Wiggins, and guest Tony Abbott discuss if the Wild have any chance to pull off an upset against the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs....2025
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• 3 Takeaways From Stars’ 5-1 Game 1 Loss to the Avalanche
The Dallas Stars dropped Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 5-1 against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. This might seem like I’m grasping for…...2025
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• 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Schedule

The schedule for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs has been released. St. Louis and Winnipeg get things going on Saturday....2025
• Maple Leafs vs. Senators odds, prediction, props: Free 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 picks by proven model

SportsLine's proven model has simulated Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the 2025 NHL playoff first round on Sunday 10,000 times...2025
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• NHL Playoffs 2025: Schedule, bracket, scores, results for all first-round series in pursuit of the Stanley Cup

Complete schedule and results for all first-round matchups...2025

• MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images It was a close game throughout, until Colorado scored three goals in just over four minutes to hand the Dallas Stars a brutal defeat. Home ice advantage didn’t amount to much. The Colorado Avalanche smashed the Dallas Stars on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series at American Airlines Center with a 5-1 victory. They now lead 1-0 in th...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, Round 1 Game 1 (6:30 p.m. MT)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s finally a Colorado Avalanche playoff game day! After finishing up the 82-game NHL regular season earlier in the week, the Colorado Avalanche begin their quest for the Stanley Cup tonight as they take on the Dallas Stars in a first-round matchup. These two teams met three times in the regular season, with Colorado winning two of those games...2025
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• The Whiteout Blog

The Whiteout Party has started in downtown Winnipeg as the opening game of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs gets underway in moments between the visiting St. Louis Blues and the host Winnipeg Jets. Tom Petty's "Love is a Long Road" kicked off the Sportsnet broadcast as Ron MacLean, Elliott Friedman, Kevin Bieksa, and Kelly Hrudey set up the game, and Scott Oake is back home as he took us inside C...2025
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• Game 1 Preview: The most wonderful time of the year

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Alright, let’s do this thing for real. After finishing up the 82-game NHL regular season earlier in the week, the Colorado Avalanche begin their quest for the Stanley Cup tonight as they take on the Dallas Stars in a first-round matchup. These two teams met three times in the regular season, with Colorado winning two of those games and Dallas w...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 19, 2025

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images We’ve run out of ways to describe how crappy the offense has been. Anne Rogers writes about the struggling Royals offense. “This is a game of routines,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “It’s a game of consistency. If there was something glaring that we thought we could do, I think we would do that. But I think we have to trust our guys. We believe in this ...2025
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• Playoff Game 1 Preview: St. Louis @ Winnipeg
That time of the year is upon us once again….the start of the National Hockey League playoffs is finally kicking off on Saturday. For the involved fanbases, a feeling of anticipation is in the air with 16 franchises’ hopes of a Stanley Cup trophy on the line. Some of those fans are still basking in the glow of last year’s Cup win (FLA), others saw their squads fall just short of ...2025
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• Recap #82: Blue Jackets close with a win, but work continues this summer
As the Nationwide Arena speakers blared “Johnny B. Goode” in honor of the late Johnny Gaudreau, the sellout crowd and the Columbus Blue Jackets players cheered for each other following a 6-1 win over the visiting New York Islanders. More on the game below, but first let’s look at where this organization stands now. Although this magical run didn’t end with a berth in the...2025
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• Every NHL Playoffs team ranked by their Stanley Cup chances

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Playoff hockey is the best time of the year, and here’s your full preview for the playoffs. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us, and the close to the 2024-25 season figures to be brimming with emotion. Is this Alex Ovechkin’s last chance to win a cup? Canada has roared back with six of its eight teams in the playoffs. Is Dallas a hockey town now? It’s ...2025
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• Avalanche prepare for the playoffs, Landeskog not likely to play in Game 1

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin on Saturday. CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The Colorado Avalanche are getting ready for war. First Round The Avalanche will take on the Dallas Stars to open the First Round of the playoffs. We recently learned that both teams would square off against one another on Saturday night. Saturday Game 1 schedules confirmed:#stlblues at #gojet...2025
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• The Last One In

You were warned, and the NHL Guardian Project images are continuing today as we have our sixteenth and final team who has clinched an NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs berth. The Montreal Canadiens secured the second wild card spot tonight, leaving the Columbus Blue Jackets on the outside of the playoff picture. While Montreal may have surprised a lot of people as they flirted with a playoff spot for a whi...2025
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• New Browns DT Ralph Holley, Jr. plans to bring ‘mojo,’ pass rush ability to NFL

Photo by John E. Sokolowski/Getty Images 25 questions with another young defensive tackle Going into the 2025 NFL season, the Cleveland Browns are in need of quite a bit. There isn’t a starting quarterback and, in fact, a backup signalcaller either. The safety room just released Juan Thornhill while veteran Rodney McLeod retired. DE Myles Garrett has asked to be traded, which could mean t...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche look to ramp it up as NHL returns from Four Nations break

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs return to action to visit the division rival Nashville Predators. After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last 10 days, the National Hockey League is back in action Saturday, with 14 games occurring across the league. The Colorado Avalanche return to play with s...2025
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• Deadline Moves by Past Cup Champs
Before I switch my attention to the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, I decided to tackle some questions that have been bothering me for a while. Based on the comments I read on hockey blogs, in PuckPedia’s GM mode, and even in articles by the professional experts in the media…your team MUST add players at the deadline if they really want to win the Stanley Cup. And a lot of them typically ...2025
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• Jarret Stoll Charged with Cocaine Possession: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
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"Veteran forward Patrick Maroon, 36, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, said in a pregame television interview before he and the Chicago Blackhawks played at his hometown St."

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"Washington Capitals Acquire 2018 Stanley Cup Hero Lars Eller From Pittsburgh Penguins For 2027 Third-Round Pick, Chicago Blackhawks’ 2025 Fifth-Round Pick"

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"Lemieux played a prominent role in each of the team's five Stanley Cup wins"

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"Mile High Morning: Broncos players celebrate Colorado Avalanche's Stanley Cup championship"

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"Three-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is headed to the Chicago Blackhawks after agreeing to a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights, sources told ESPN on Tuesday."

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"Watch: 'The Price is Right' contestant wins trip to Stanley Cup Final"

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"The post Coyotes gear up for a Stanley Cup run by getting Hall for pennies on the dollar appeared first on TheHockeyNews."

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"The Boston Bruins are legitimate Stanley Cup contenders."

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"Stanley Cup champ Pens to visit White House"

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"HALIFAX - As Sidney Crosby prepares to carry the Stanley Cup through his hometown, he says in many ways a championship tour is all the sweeter the second time around."

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"PHOTO: Wrigley Field showing Stanley Cup Final on big screen during rain delay"

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"For what the Kings showed last spring in the battle for their second Stanley Cup – camaraderie, resolve and teamwork – those who work tirelessly behind the scenes for the Kings are showing the same attributes in an entirely different kind of fight."

• Oilers D Emberson, 24, secures 2-year extension
On Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers, who will meet the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, signed Ty Emberson, 24, who played 76 games this season, to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.3 million....2025
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• NBA playoffs, Stanley Cup playoffs get underway this weekend; NFL mock draft, latest rumors

Plus, Aaron Rodgers is still weighing playing vs. retirement...2025
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• Recap #82: Blue Jackets close with a win, but work continues this summer
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• Avalanche vs. Stars: 2025 Round 1 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview
It’s been expected since the trade deadline, and now confirmed that the Colorado Avalanche will face off against the Dallas Stars in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup…...2025
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• Every NHL Playoffs team ranked by their Stanley Cup chances
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• Playoff Preview: Familiar face forwards

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Let’s take a look at how the Avs and Stars will fare up front! Well, folks, it's officially playoffs time, with only one spot in the bracket settled. As I'm sure you have heard, if you frequent this site, the Colorado Avalanche are set to meet the Dallas Stars for round one in Dallas, TX. Let's dive deep into this matchup...2025
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• Stanley Cup playoff watch: The stakes in play for Wednesday's games
Here's why each matchup matters, with playoff seeding and draft lottery position on the line....2025
• Avalanche optional skate raises some questions

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Could Scott Wedgewood get the start in Game 1 against Dallas? CENTENNIAL — The Colorado Avalanche are officially gearing up for the playoffs. Nearly every player on the roster participated in Tuesday morning’s optional skate at Family Sports Center. Nathan MacKinnon was the first on the ice, followed by Valeri Nichushkin. Then, everyone else joined the fray....2025
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• Stanley Cup playoff watch: Your guide to the 10 games on Tuesday's schedule
Here's what is at stake in each matchup, with playoff seeding and draft lottery position on the line....2025
• Stanley Cup playoff watch: How the standings can shift with Monday's six games
From clinching scenarios to first-round matchups and draft lottery order, here's what to monitor....2025

• Recap of Stanley Cup Playoffs from 19 April
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• NHL Playoffs 2025: Schedule, bracket, scores, results for all first-round series in pursuit of the Stanley Cup
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• Stanley Cup playoffs daily: Previewing Sunday's three Game 1s
Six teams begin their playoff journeys Sunday. Here's what to watch, plus Saturday's results and Three Stars....2025
• MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 19, 2025
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• Full results, updates for the road to the Stanley Cup

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Here’s every matchup and the dates and times for each round of the 2025 NHL Playoffs. We’ll provide live updates with results every night. The 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are poised to be legendary. Parity was the name of the game in the 2024-25 season with both the east and west boasting stellar teams up and down the standings. This is not a season wh...2025
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• Playoff Game 1 Preview: St. Louis @ Winnipeg
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• Lapsed fan's guide to the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs: The NHL's second season begins
Miss anything the past six months? Miss EVERYTHING? Here are the top teams, players, matchups, stats to know....2025
• Recap #82: Blue Jackets close with a win, but work continues this summer
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• Every NHL Playoffs team ranked by their Stanley Cup chances
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• MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs
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• The Contest Begins

Last night on The Hockey Show, Jason and I were looking for sixteen people who wanted in on the unofficial "Greatest Hockey Contest In Radio History", and we filled all sixteen spots in the hour! With the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs beginning tomorrow, the chances of these sixteen people winning prizes looks very good as each person who entered has a team for whom they be cheering. Who got which te...2025
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• Recap #82: Blue Jackets close with a win, but work continues this summer
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• Every NHL Playoffs team ranked by their Stanley Cup chances
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• Who are these guys?

Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Looking for an identity For many readers, the opening of the baseball season has been the official start of spring. For me, it’s always been the Masters Golf Tournament. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because Georgia always seems to be sunny and warm, and I know that weather will eventually move north. Is there anything more beautiful than Augus...2025
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• Recap: Avs rally to defeat Ducks 4-2, face Dallas next in first round

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Even the minor leaguers had a slow start and come back finish. It was a fan appreciation night at Honda Center, and the Anaheim Ducks thanked their fans by giving up four goals to the Colorado Avalanche in the third period en route to a 4-2 defeat Sunday night. Colorado fans said, “Thank you very much!” as Wyatt Aamodt, Jack Drury, Charlie Coyle, and...2025
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• Tweets of the Week: CM Punk trying to eat cereal out of Stanley Cup, Joe Hendry clones, more!

Let’s enjoy some social media on this fine Sunday. It’s time again for social media silliness with the Tweets of the Week featuring random delights with a focus on the three B’s: bods, beasts, and buffoonery. Oh, some of these might not be from this week nor be tweets. Enjoy it anyway. CM Punk was out of bowls, so he tried using the Stanley Cup trophy to eat cereal. View this post on ...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche drop home finale 4-1 to Canucks

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It was a long night. The Vancouver Canucks were the comeback kids the other night against the Dallas Stars, but there were no avenues for a rally Thursday night at Ball Arena, as they easily defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-1. Devon Toews scored the lone goal for Colorado, while Charlie Coyle and Cale Makar each recorded an assist. Nathan MacKinnon sat out ...2025
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• TBC: When The Rangers Were Young

I'd hardly consider myself a historian, but I like a good story from generations that have passed. Hockey has a lot of those stories that one likely never hears as they are swallowed by the passage of time, but that's where I'm hopeful that more and more people involved with the game will put their thoughts and stories on paper between covers. Today's addition to Teebz's Book Club has a somewhat-d...2025
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• PHOTO: Wrigley Field showing Stanley Cup Final on big screen during rain delay
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• PHOTO: Blackhawks' Hossa takes the Stanley Cup for a helicopter ride
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• The Discovery Channel Just Killed the Poor Pittsburgh Penguins
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• Odds: Rangers favored to win Stanley Cup
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• Stanley Cup champ Pens to visit White House
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• HOF Game outdraws Stanley Cup, NBA Finals
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• 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 schedule
Below are dates, starting times, national television coverage for the first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begins Wednesday, April 15. All times listed are ET and subject to change. Date TIME (ET) #1 Montreal vs. #4 Ottawa Ne......2015
• Sidney Crosby takes Stanley Cup to air carrier, hometown coffee shop
HALIFAX - A parade will be held today in Cole Harbour, N.S., to honour favourite son Sidney Crosby, who is bringing the Stanley Cup to his hometown fans. It's not the first time Crosby has brought professional hockey's most prestigious trophy......2016
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• Recap of Stanley Cup Playoffs from 19 April
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• 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Schedule
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• Maple Leafs vs. Senators odds, prediction, props: Free 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 picks by proven model
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• NHL Playoffs 2025: Schedule, bracket, scores, results for all first-round series in pursuit of the Stanley Cup
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• Stanley Cup playoffs daily: Previewing Sunday's three Game 1s
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• Leafs and Sens playoff preview: Position breakdowns, X-factors and predictions

Here's a breakdown of how Ontario's NHL teams measure up against each other and some Stanley Cup playoff predictions....2025
• MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs
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• 'Incredible third period' rescues Jets in Game 1
Kyle Connor's one-timer with 1:36 remaining in the third period snapped a 3-3 tie, and the No. 1 seed Winnipeg Jets survived a Game 1 scare to post a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues Saturday in the opening contest of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs....2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, Round 1 Game 1 (6:30 p.m. MT)
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• First Opponent: The Blue

Back in 2011 for the NHL All-Star Game, the NHL worked with Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee to create 30 NHL Guardians superheroes who had a variety of superpowers. The NHL Guardian Project was a collaboration between the NHL, comics legend Stan Lee, and Guardian Media Entertainment to create a superhero for each NHL franchise at the time who would go on adventures across several multimedia platform...2025
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• Preview: Edmonton Oilers @ Winnipeg Jets
Before I get to discussing the Winnipeg Jets’ upcoming game, I figured I would take a bit of time to celebrate just how good our franchise has been this year. And it is not only this season, as the Jets have the National Hockey League’s best record over the past two campaigns (107-45-10 for 224 pts). In the NHL’s 2024-25 season, Winnipeg are very close to securing the league&...2025
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• Star Russian rookie arrives in stunning move to shake up 2025 NHL Playoffs

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Alexander Nikishin is the real deal, and he’s playoff ready. The Hurricanes simply ran out of time at the NHL trade deadline. The organization was too preoccupied with shipping off Mikko Rantanen that it left little room for the Canes to add talent for a playoff push. As it stood Carolina was a very good team entering the playoffs, but lacked the spark n...2025
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• Should the Calgary Flames trade for Mikko Rantanen or stay the course?

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• 4 Nations Face-Off: Preview & Discussion Thread
With the majority of National Hockey League players preparing to enjoy a mid-season break, 92 of them will instead be heading to Montreal & Boston to take part in the NHL & NHLPA’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Teams representing four of the world’s hockey-craziest nations, the 7 game schedule will allow the top players from Canada, Finland, Sweden, & the United States to show off the...2025
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• Pesky Penguins Clip Rangers, 3-2
Way back in 1969-70, a Penguins team that was short on talent but long on heart and soul captured the affection of the city with its gritty, determined play. Led by rookie wonder Michel Brière, rising star Jean Pronovost and a supporting cast of scrappers including Bryan “Bugsy” Watson, Glen “Slats” Sather, Tracy Pratt and Bryan Hextall (Ron’s dad), the “Pesky Pens” incredibly came within two wins...2025
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• Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup Prospects: Blackwood’s Impact and Trade Rumors

The Colorado Avalanche, perennial Stanley Cup contenders, are at a pivotal juncture in the 2024-25 NHL season. With the recent acquisition of goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and ongoing speculation about a potential trade for Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones, the Avalanche’s odds of winning the Stanley Cup have improved. Blackwood’s arrival in Colorado has significantly bolstere...2025
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• Lions vs. Commanders preview, score prediction: On Paper

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Our preview, statistical breakdown, and prediction for Detroit Lions vs. Washington Commanders in the Division Round of the NFL playoffs. The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders face off for a spot in the NFC Championship game on Saturday night. If Vegas odds are any indication, the public seems to think the Lions are clear favorites in this matchu...2025
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• Penguins Blitz Oilers Early, Hang on for Dear Life (and 5-3 Win)
Who were those guys clad in black-and-gold at PPG Paints Arena last night? And, more important, how do we get them to come back? For one brilliant period at least, our present-day Penguins channeled the Stanley Cup champions of yore. We completely throttled the visiting Oilers, ringing up four…count ‘em four…first-period goals! Rickard Rakell broke the scoring ice just 3:19 into the fray with his ...2025
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• Why the Florida Panthers should be America’s Team in the NHL Playoffs
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports The Florida Panthers’ grit and resilience make them the fan favorite in the NHL playoffs As we get down to the final four teams left in the NHL playoffs, one thing is true: we’re in for a vey different and very fun conference final. The Dallas Stars face off against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference, and in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina...2023
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