Welcome to the most exciting event in sports and the hardest trophy to win. The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. I am sure NYR fans and NYI fans probably have game threads, but this thread for all hockey discussion. Including the playoffs, the U18s, World Championships, awards, predictions and draft lottery. Playoffs start Saturday with all series beginning either Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Most series are every other day with an occasional 2nd day for travel or other reasons. Schedule in link.
The playoff match ups are finally set with LAK win (and LVG loss).
Here they are:
East
NYR* (1M) vs WAS (WC2) (Starts Sunday)
CAR (2M) vs NYI (3M) (Starts Saturday)
FLA (1A) vs TBL (WC1) (Starts Sunday)
BOS (2A) vs TOR (3A) (Starts Saturday)
West
DAL (1C) vs LVG (WC2) (Starts Monday)
WIN (2C) vs COL (3C) (Starts Sunday)
VAN (1P) vs NSH (WC1) (Starts Sunday)
EDM (2P) vs LAK (3P) (Starts Monday)
* President's Trophy Winner
My Predictions:
NYR in 5
CAR in 6
FLA in 6
BOS in 7
DAL in 6
COL in 7
VAN in 5
EDM in 7
What am I rooting for? Game 7's and OT's.
On the other end? The lottery teams will be (order determined at draft lottery which is usually during the playoffs):
32. SJS
31. CHI
30. ANA
29. CBJ
28. MTL
27. ARI/UTA
26. OTT
25. SEA
24. CAL
23. NJD
22. BUF
21. PHI
20. MIN
19. PIT
18. DET
17. STL
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it's a 2-1 series and TOR has had a lot of good moments.
I think a lot of this is on Keefe. Marchand is in their heads - especially Bertuzzi.
The coach needs to fix that - and so does their captain, Tavares.
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#NYR Will Cuylle on jawing with #ALLCAPS Tom Wilson, the player he said he modeled his game after on his draft night.
"It's been good. Obviously, you want to compete out there against other competitors. I used to watch him a lot when I was younger, It's pretty cool."
In this case though I hate how they manipulated LTIR and Dallas gets penalized for a team taking advantage of a rules loophole.
They've pulled the LTIR hijinks with Stone for THREE STRAIGHT SEASONS! I mean, come on.
NYI has to be frustrated. I thought they outplayed CAR much of the game last night. But....out comes the rare Freddy Anderson stolen game and Sorokin yanked.
VAN@NSH at 7:30 Tied 1-1 (DeSmith back in net for VAN)
WIN@COL at 10:00 Tied 1-1
EDM@LAK at 10:30 Tied 1-1
Triple under-ager (16 year old) Gavin McKenna, 2026 draft eligible, with 2 goals.
USA plays next tomorrow vs Norway at 10:30 AM ET
I said people shouldn't fear TBL, but that was mostly Rangers and Bruins fans who wanted to avoid them.
FLA looks especially good though (except on D).
What do you think is the best strategy for shutting down a high-powered offense like Edmonton? GO on offense?
What do you think is the best strategy for shutting down a high-powered offense like Edmonton? GO on offense?
I think so. Skinner has been bad.
He's given up 9 goals in two games with an 85% save %. Luckily EDM is EDM and they scored 11 goals in those two games to salvage a split.
it's criminal how EDM has failed to address goalie during McDavid's career.
He's still *just* 34, so I do think he continues his career and he's coming off back to back to back PPG+ seasons and he's a really good face off guy so he should continue playing, but he's one of those players I think of from this era as synonymous with an organization.
Like Crosby and PIT.
Bergeron and BOS.
Ovi and WAS.
Maybe a couple more....
I think there is a chance he stays with the Lightning but they don't have a ton of cap space and they have a bunch of needs.
I like him for MTL. Was hoping to get him with WIN pick, but that's not happening. He's a top 15 player at worst IMO.
I'll see if I can find clips, but the edge work, speed, shot, etc. are elite. He's 16.
Pretty chippy game with Canada and Czechia - 3 or 4 ejections. I wonder if any suspensions. Canada won 6-0.
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1-0 VAN.
In fairness NSH only has 4.
they had 12 shots on net. fewest ever for a playoff game winner.
2 PP goals.
What happened????
What happened????
There was an avalanche in the 3rd.
two PP goals early in the 3rd gave COL the lead, then both WIN d fell at the COL blue line lol creating an odd man rush that COL scored to make it 4-2. then I think it was 2 ENGs or I forget how COL got their 5th.
Also last night EDM skill on full display, 3 points from McDavid, 3 from Draisaitl, 2 from Hyman, 3 for RNH, 2 for Kane....
EDM is averaging 6 goals per game through 3 games.
there are 4 NHL games:
NYIvsCAR at 2:00 - possible handshake game, CAR up 3-0
TBLvsFLA at 5:00 - possible handshake game, FLA up 3-0
TORvsBOS at 8:00 - BOS leads 2-1
LVGvsDAL at 10:30 - Vegas leads 2-0
Hope it's nothing mental health or anything serious.
If the story comes out explaining it this way, I am afraid he will get hatred and vitriol from the fans and anonymous online trolls. I hope he doesn't see it if this was the case.
2 assists for Hagens.
If the story comes out explaining it this way, I am afraid he will get hatred and vitriol from the fans and anonymous online trolls. I hope he doesn't see it if this was the case.
Hoping against hope I’m afraid. Would be great if he can get them back into the series.
VGK their back lines so big and mobile and their Fs so good on fore- and back-check: suffocation strikes deep, into your heart it will creep…Cassidy’s a man with a gun over there…Boston gonna look foolish again?
One for LJ Mooney (Logan Cooley's cousin) and one on a PS for Christian Humphreys.
6-0 after 2.
1-0 CAR.
One for LJ Mooney (Logan Cooley's cousin) and one on a PS for Christian Humphreys.
6-0 after 2.
USA won 8-2. Didn't see who got POTG, but it should have been Hagens or Eiserman.
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in the 2nd for USA.
One for LJ Mooney (Logan Cooley's cousin) and one on a PS for Christian Humphreys.
6-0 after 2.
USA won 8-2. Didn't see who got POTG, but it should have been Hagens or Eiserman.
Eiserman got POTG
1-0 CAR.
only like the 15th straight playoff game vs. carolina where this has happened to isles. thank goodness it's draft weekend.
carolina ties it with less than 5m to go with an extra skater.
isles lose in OT.
technically there was 5:53 left.
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should give us the powerball numbers.
technically there was 5:53 left.
and it's not OT yet, but close enough.
TBL up 2-0, I hope they switch back to NYIvsCAR 2 OT.
would have bet against that outcome. hope they can just get to a game 6 so it feels like a real series.
They are up 3-0 as the 1st is winding down.
Goals from Stamkos (PP), Hagel, and Point (SH).
TBL up 2-0, I hope they switch back to NYIvsCAR 2 OT.
The fact that they did this in the middle of the fucking play and didn't wait for a stop is insane.
Nylander in - sounds like they are saying he missed time due to migraines.
Swayman owns them too.
DALvsLVG last night best game of the playoffs so far. there is no room on that ice. Wyatt Johnson, the OT hero on a bad(ish) angle shot is a star at 20. How did the GW goal start? a face off win in the d-zone and a stretch pass from Robo.
COLvsWIN at 2:30, COL leads 2-1
NSHvsVAN at 5:00, VAN leads 2-1, DeSmith in net again
WASvsNYR at 8:00, NYR leads 3-0
LAKvsEDM at 10:30, EDM leads 2-1
After two games for all teams, Hagens leads the tournament with 7 pts (3/4) and Eiserman is 2nd with 6 and leads for goals (5). McKenna is right behind Eiserman with 5 points.
Difference is Canada played Sweden and Czechia and has two easy games (Switzerland and Kazakhstan). USA plays Latvia today which should be easy, but then finished group play with Finland.
McKenna could lead this tournament at 16.
Eiserman needs 3 goals to catch Caufield for most goals in USNDTP history.
Goals from Hutson (assisted by Hagens), Connelly (2024 draft eligible), and Stiga (with assists from Connelly and Hutson)
Connelly with a 4-point game so far, including a "Michigan". I don't care if the old-timers hate it, I love it. It's so hard to do.
Hagens with 3 pts (1G/2A)
Stiga with 3 points (1G/2A)
Eiserman with 2 pts (1G/1A)
Hutson with 2 points (1G/1A)
EJ Emery with 2 points (2A)
6 min left.
Latvia had a lot of chances. US goalie (Parsons) played well - he's been lifted to get backup (Kempf) some minutes.