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An Epic Conclusion to Memorable First Round for Stars and Jets

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Derek

On consecutive nights this past weekend, an epic first round concluded with a pair of memorable deciding Game 7’s that’ll be fondly remembered by both the Stars and Jets. It was on Saturday night that the Stars and Avalanche squared … Continue reading →

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How Sweep It Is: Rangers finish off the Capitals to advance to Second Round

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Derek

How sweep it is. The Rangers took care of business by defeating the Capitals 4-2 to advance to the second round. They swept the best of seven series. Now, they’ll await the winner between the Hurricanes and Islanders. The Canes … Continue reading →

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Inside the First Round: The East

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Derek

On Saturday, April 20, the Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway. There are two games featured on TBS and TNT. Both are in the Eastern Conference. First up is the Islanders taking on the Hurricanes. That’ll be followed by the Maple … Continue reading →

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HARD HITS: Leafs’ latest playoff failure leaves more questions for Toronto

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Derek

After finally exercising the demons by beating the Lightning in the first round, the Maple Leafs couldn’t follow up their first playoff series win in 19 years with a successful second round. Instead, they were hardly competitive in the first … Continue reading →

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Seventh Hell: Rangers dominated by Devils in Game Seven nightmare, bow out of first round in embarrassing fashion, Devils take series

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Derek

It was a nightmare finish. The doomsday scenario played out. In what can best be described as Seventh Hell, the Rangers suffered a lopsided 4-0 shutout loss to the Devils in Game Seven that really felt anticlimactic. Instead, it’ll be … Continue reading →

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Unpredictability of First Round makes Game Seven between Rangers and Devils hard to call

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Derek

In sports, there’s nothing like Game Seven. When it comes to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the excitement is through the roof. Both players and fans count down until the drop of the puck. After that, it’s anyone’s guess what will … Continue reading →

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Controversial decision that gave Kings overtime win over Oilers part of a league problem

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Derek

Late Friday night in Los Angeles, the Kings and Oilers battled into overtime of a very competitive Game Three. There were plenty of physical battles between two Western rivals that don’t like each other. The intriguing first round series is … Continue reading →

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Hamilton’s overtime winner gives Devils life with a 2-1 road victory over Rangers to take Game Three, Schmid earns first win in postseason debut, NYR lead series 2-1

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Derek

It’s now a series. Dougie Hamilton’s goal at 11:36 in overtime gave the Devils a badly needed 2-1 win over the Rangers in Game Three before a sellout crowd of 18,006 at Madison Square Garden. On a great play by … Continue reading →

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Rangers take Game One with a strong effort to bedevil Devils 5-1, lead series 1-0

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Derek

Tonight, the Rangers taught the Devils a playoff lesson. Ready from the beginning of this seventh installment of the Battle of Hudson, they skated, scored, checked diligently, and got better goaltending to take Game One over the Devils, 5-1 before … Continue reading →

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round Picks and Beyond

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Derek

Tonight, it finally gets rolling. After a long 82-game schedule, the best time of year is finally here. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin with four games on Monday. The first round gets going later. It’ll start off with the defensive … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Stanley Cup Playoffs

An Epic Conclusion to Memorable First Round for Stars and Jets

How Sweep It Is: Rangers finish off the Capitals to advance to Second Round

Inside the First Round: The East

HARD HITS: Leafs’ latest playoff failure leaves more questions for Toronto

Seventh Hell: Rangers dominated by Devils in Game Seven nightmare, bow out of first round in embarrassing fashion, Devils take series

Unpredictability of First Round makes Game Seven between Rangers and Devils hard to call

Controversial decision that gave Kings overtime win over Oilers part of a league problem

Hamilton’s overtime winner gives Devils life with a 2-1 road victory over Rangers to take Game Three, Schmid earns first win in postseason debut, NYR lead series 2-1

Rangers take Game One with a strong effort to bedevil Devils 5-1, lead series 1-0

Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round Picks and Beyond

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