The Phoenix Coyotes had every reason to concede the Western Conference finals to the Los Angeles Kings. They had been overwhelmed in opener, lost their composure in Game 2 and found themselves on the brink of elimination despite playing better the third game. Even with a sweep, it would have been considered a good season [...]
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The Phoenix Coyotes survived stretches of playing on their heels in the playoffs’ first two rounds, absorbing everything the opponent threw at them before counterpunching with a winning goal. Against the Los Angeles Kings, they quickly learned that method won’t work. More skilled and equally tenacious as Phoenix, the Kings hit the Coyotes hard and [...]
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It’s been 18 years since Stephane Matteau forever etched his name into hockey history with a wraparound goal that launched the New York Rangers-New Jersey Devils rivalry well beyond just a common border war. Matteau ended Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals with an unlikely goal in double overtime, beating goalie Martin Brodeur [...]
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The Rangers are 4-3 at home in the first two rounds of the playoffs against Ottawa and Washington, but it was on the familiar Garden ice that New York knocked out the Senators in Game 7 to set up the Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Capitals. The Rangers know that a season in which [...]
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I could brake down all the stats, power plays vs penalty kills and which goaltender is better then the other, but why? Every year in the NHL playoffs teams prove us wrong with stats, they mean NOTHING in the playoffs. And they certainly don’t mean anything from series to series, as teams tend to play [...]
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On the eve of his 40th birthday, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur isn’t expecting the Philadelphia Flyers to show up bearing gifts for Game 4. The Flyers can’t afford the gesture at this point in the best of seven Eastern Conference semifinal. They trail 2-1 heading into Sunday’s game at the Prudential Center, and [...]
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How wrong was I in the Pittsburgh & Philly series, actually how wrong was everybody for that matter!? Who would have thought Marc-Andre Fleury would have choked that badly? Although the Flyers advanced, they got lucky and I say that because once again they are having goaltending problems. Ilya Bryzgalov played bad in every game [...]
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I didn’t give much credit to the Nashville Predators when they played the Detroit Red Wings, then I realized the Red Wings are not young enough to win in the playoffs anymore. The Predators played probably the best defensive game so far in the 2012 NHL Playoffs among all the other teams. And afterall, defense [...]
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Did anyone expect the LA Kings to upset the Vancouver Canucks? We did here at Pucking Hockey, that’s for sure. We have always said the Canucks were not built to win a Stanley Cup and the Sedin sisters are way too soft to win the big game. The same could actually be said about the [...]
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Here at Pucking Hockey we have been running bookies out of business with our 2012 NHL Playoff picks. And tonight we have our BIGGEST pick of the playoffs now available. Are you ready to win BIG with us tonight? First, let’s take a look at our record to date. 2011-2012 REGULAR SEASON RECORD -> 146-67-7 [...]
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