FINAL F Pittsburgh 3 Washington 4 Game Preview Game Scoresheet Team Game Threads: The Pens Blog Japers’ Rink Game Recap What can you say? This series is incredible. Crosby and Ovechkin are living up to all the hype. Four goals in two games each? Are you kidding me. I can’t wait [...]
2nd Round Playoff Matchups Eastern Conference Boston Bruins (1) versus Carolina Hurricanes (6) Kevin Paul Dupont says the Bruins faced a far different Hurricanes team than they faced in Game 1. Carolina was just the better team last night. Even though they lost, the Bruins did catch a break at the end of the second [...]
2nd Round Playoff Matchups Eastern Conference Boston Bruins (1) versus Carolina Hurricanes (6) Kevin Paul Dupont predicts the Bruins win in six games. Former Hurricanes defenseman Aaron Ward knows just how good some of the Carolina weapons are. So far this season, Zdeno Chara has shutdown Eric Staal. Here are the Canes that Bruins fans [...]
Finally, some good news for the NHL. Not since Sports Illustrated ran their infamous cover (“Why the NHL is Hot, and the NBA is Not”) in the mid 1990s, has the NHL had an opportunity to make an indelible mark on the American sporting scene. The reason? Crosby v. Ovechkin. The Pens versus the Caps. [...]
I know the Tri-State area has two big game sevens to focus on tonight, but honestly, if you aren’t a Devils/Rangers fan can you actually be hoping for both these teams to win? In fact, if you want to see made for televison drama, you should be hoping for both of these teams to lose. [...]
When the Capitals were down 3-1, IC’s Ari Baum-Cohen explained that Washington’s chances were not in line with the meager 8.7% of teams that have been able to comeback from a 3-1 series deficit. Here was Ari’s Methodology: Washington’s % Chance to win the series = 1/(odds win G5 * odds win G6 * odds win G7) [...]
Remaining First Round Matchups Washington Capitals (2) versus New York Rangers (7) Could Chris Clark return to the Capitals lineup tonight to replace the suspended Donald Brashear? The Capitals have a chance to redeem last season’s Game 7 heartbreak versus Philadelphia tonight at the Verizon Center, writes Mike Wise. Nothing like ESPN reporting that Mike Green [...]
From NHL.com via Japers’ Rink: Washington forward Donald Brashear has been suspended for six games by the National Hockey League and will miss Tuesday’s Game 7 of the Capitals’ Eastern Conference Quarterfinal round series against the New York Rangers for his action both prior to, and during, Sunday’s Game 6. Read the story from JP’s [...]