The NHL season is 50 games old, with the All-Star break less than 48 hours away. With the best record in the league, the Washington Capitals (33-11-5) are co-favorites to win the 2020 Stanley Cup at 8/1 odds. The defending champion St. Louis Blues (30-11-8) are also 8/1 odds to […]
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Washington Capitals First Team in NHL to 10 Wins
Two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference squared off on Friday Night. The Washington Capitals (10-2-3) and their highly-productive power play defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 6-1, to become the first team in the NHL to win 10 games. With 23 points, the Caps and their deadly power play […]
The LA Kings and the Curse of the Taylor Swift Banner
Ask any Los Angeles Kings fan and they’ll tell you the franchise fell under a curse after the Staples Center hung a Taylor Swift banner in the rafters. Ever since the Taylor Swift banner appeared alongside two banners commemorating the Kings’ Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014, the jinxed […]
New Season Brings Seven New NHL Coaches
The National Hockey League has become a revolving door for head coaches. This year, seven teams are in training camp with a new head coach. Three of the new guys are replacing coaches who were new to the position just last year. Last year, the season began with 11 new […]
Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights Favorites for Stanley Cup, Conference Titles
The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again the preseason favorite to win the Stanley Cup, but the Vegas Golden Knights are a close second. The Lighting are the 6/1 choice to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup, while the Golden Knights are 7/1, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. The Toronto […]
Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy Signs $76 Million Contract, but Playoff Performance Problematic
Vezina Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy agreed to an eight-year $76 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The deal will take effect in the 2020-21 season, paying the goalie an average of $9.5 million per year. Vasilevskiy will make $3.5 million next season, the final year of his […]
Line Change: How the NHL Flipped Its Position on Gambling
Slowly American sports leagues are coming around to the fact that gambling on their product is inevitable. Nowhere has this realization come faster than with the National Hockey League. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has done a complete about-face on the subject. The League has embraced the gaming options completely. The […]
 Kucherov, Vasilevskiy, Win Consolation Prizes at NHL Awards
It was a disappointing postseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning, but a couple of players took home some trophies at the NHL Awards on Wednesday. Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy for MVP, and the Ted Lindsay Award for best player as voted by his peers. The Russian right winger […]
St. Louis Blues Win 2019 Stanley Cup, Ryan O’Reilly MVP
After a 52-year journey, the St. Louis Blues finally won the Stanley Cup after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals by the score of 4-1. Conn Smythe MVP winner Ryan O’Reilly scored the first goal for St. Louis against Bruins’ superstar […]
Stanley Cup Finals: Do or Die for Blues and Bruins for Game 7 in Boston
The Boston Bruins host the Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 in Boston with a chance to hoist the Cup on their home ice, but the Saint Louis Blues are trying to play the role of spoiler and win their franchise’s first NHL championship and Stanley Cup. The Blues squandered a […]
Bruins Blowout Blues 5-1 in Game 6, Force Game 7 Back in Boston
In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Bruins defeated the Saint Louis Blues on their home ice 5-1 thanks to another outstanding game by goalie Tuukka Rask. The Bruins won Game 6 to even the series to 3-3. The series returns to Boston for Game 7 with the Bruins having […]
Zdeno Chara Injury Could Test Boston’s Depth at Defense
The depth of the Boston Bruins defense might be tested in Thursdays night’s fifth game of the Stanley Cup Finals depending on whether Zdeno Chara can play. The team’s captain broke his jaw in Monday’s game and the team doesn’t know if he’ll be available. Despite the uncertainty of Chara’s […]
Stanley Cup Finals: O’Reilly Scores Two Goals, Blues Even Series 2-2
Ryan O’Reilly scored two goals for the Saint Louis Blues in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals to defeat the Boston Bruins 4-2 and even the series at 2-2. In front of a frenzied hometown crowd in downtown St. Louis, which included “Mad Men” star and Blues superfan Jon […]
Blues Crushed 7-2 in First Stanley Cup Home Game in 49 Years
The Boston Bruins, with goals by their big dogs Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak, stomped the Saint Louis Blues 7-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals to take a 2-1 series lead after the Blues lost their first Cup Finals home game since 1970. The Bruins went a […]
NHL Suspends Oskar Sundqvist for Game 3 After Hit on Matt Grzelcyk
The NHL Department of Player of Safety suspended St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals after a cheap hit on Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk during Game 2. Sundqvist boarded Grzelcyk with two minutes remaining in the first period of Game 2 of […]
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Pledges to Review Replay
In a press conference before the start of the Stanley Cup Finals, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said his office will evaluate expanding replay. The comments come after two incidents in the playoffs, where calls were blown by officials. Bettman, who is in his 26th year as the head of professional […]
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins Rally From Two-Goal Deficit to Beat Blues in Game 1
The Boston Bruins scored four unanswered goals to come back from a 2-0 hole and beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. The Bruins now hold a 1-0 series lead, and will host Game 2 in Boston on Wednesday night. Bruins […]
Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues and the Battle of Hot Goalies
The 2019 Stanley Cup Finals are finally here with a rematch of the classic 1970 finals between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. Both teams boast hot goalies with Finnish hero Tuukka Rask in net for the Bruins and going up against rookie goalie Jordan Binnington and the St. […]
St. Louis Blues fan Scott Berry Looking at $100,000 Payday
The St. Louis Blues have gripped the city’s hockey fans, but none more than Scott Berry. When the team begins its first Stanley Cup Finals since 1970 against the Boston Bruins on Monday it’s safe to say Berry will be the biggest cheerleader. Berry was on a business trip in […]
Blues Beat Sharks in Game 6, Advance to First Stanley Cup Final in 49 Years
The St. Louis Blues eased to a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference final on Tuesday night, sending the Blues to the Stanley Cup Final. St. Louis beat San Jose 4-2 in the best-of-seven series in order to advance to play the […]