Offensive Explosion Boosts Penguins to 3-1 Series Lead Over Senators
After choking away Game 3 in Ottawa, the Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back with their best offensive outing of the playoffs to move to the brink of the Eastern Conference Finals. The star studded Pens came from behind to score a whopping seven goals to earn the 7-3 victory. Though the finally healthy Senators looked primed […]
Boston Bruins Ready Brooms With Game 3 Victory in New York
Following a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, the Boston Bruins look destined for a return to the Eastern Conference Finals. Now holding a very comfortable 3-0 series lead over the New York Rangers, the Bruins have finally hit their stride. Meanwhile, the Broadway Blue Shirts seem to lack any sense of […]
2013 NHL Playoffs: Mid-Second Round Review
For whatever reason, it seems that the second round of the NHL Playoffs are always a bit of a let-down. It’s probably because fans are extremely excited for the playoffs to start and there are less games for out-of-your-seat moments to happen. The 2013 NHL Playoff second round is no exception. The games of all […]
Lessons Learned from the Boston Bruins Game 7 Victory
In talking with friends and family, writing about advanced statistics seems like voodoo to some of them. Coming from a hockey background (not an elite level, I can tell you) and growing up in a hockey family (my Dad played University hockey in Canada and was once recruited by the Michigan Wolverines while my brother […]
2013 NHL Playoffs: Second Round Preview
For those who had not really watched the NHL Playoffs before, the first round is always something special. Last year it was marred with violence, this year it was comebacks. It’s always sad when it’s done because having 3-4 playoffs games every night is almost like Christmas every day, but now it’s time to move […]
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Hart Trophy Nominees
To conclude my 2013 NHL Awards series, I left the big one for last. Here are my other awards: Norris | Vezina | Calder The NHL describes the Hart Trophy as “the annual award given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team.” In other words, this is the NHL’s MVP trophy as awarded by […]
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Norris Trophy Nominees
In continuing with my previews of who I see as the 2013 NHL Awards nominees for the major hardware, I will be looking at who I see as Norris Trophy nominees. This trophy goes to the NHL’s “defenseman who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-around ability at the position”. In other words, this trophy […]
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Vezina Trophy Nominees
This is the second post in a four-part series where I discuss who I think should be the nominees for the major 2013 NHL Awards. The first post covered SJN’s Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) nominees. This post will discuss the three goalies I believe are deserving of the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s […]