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It’s nights like these that make you wonder, what could have been. The New Jersey Devils certainly didn’t look like the hapless, directionless mess of a hockey team that spent the past three-plus months struggling to get out of its own way while plummeting to the darkest depths of the Eastern Conference standings. Well, maybe […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (33-31-2) versus the Boston Bruins (37-23-6) The Time: 7:00 pm EST The Broadcast: TV — ESPN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
In November of 2011, then-Bruin Milan Lucic was chasing down a loose puck in Boston. Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, identifying that he could prevent a mini-breakaway, charged out and played the puck. Lucic lost the race, but he decided to plow right through Miller in open ice anyway. Nobody on the Sabres responded, and Lucic […] The post The Matthews incident, Bo Groulx’s emergence, and the tank setback – Maple Leafs Notebook appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
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Last Devils Game On Saturday night the Devils defeated the Kings 6-4. It was the Devils first win after losing their last 2 games in a row. After Jacob Markstrom started 7 games in a row for the Devils, (why, just why Sheldon “I hope you’ll be out of a job soon” Keefe?) Jake Allen […]
The St. Louis Blues have found a great surprise in backup goaltender Joel Hofer. Selected 107th overall in 2018, Hofer has served 2nd-fiddle to Jordan Binnington in the Blues system. Binnington helped the Blues overcome the odds in a 2019 underdog story, which led to the team winning a Stanley Cup against the Boston Bruins, led by Bruce Cassidy. Players come and go, and as the Blues begin their retool, some players, including their own stars, may have to find a new home in the NHL....
The Wolf Pack couldn't get anything going against the top team in the Eastern Conference.
Welcome back to another riveting edition of the Preview Skate! Public Preview? In any case, here we are, with another Saturday afternoon game for the B’s. This time, they’ll be facing the Washington Capitals in D.C. The Capitals remain on the edge of the playoff picture, sitting at 73 points. That’s five points behind the […]
The Kade Anderson Revolution will be televised. Tonight’s match-up against the Dodgers will be broadcast on SNLA, and it’s an evening game, so you might even get to watch it. Of course, it’s up against the WBC Quarterfinals, so maybe your attention will be divided. The Mariners are mostly going with the B-Squad for tonight’s […]
It’s been a busy week in the world of prospects, with faces new and old coming and going, and more players stepping up as their stretch runs ramp up. Let’s take a few moments to check in with this week’s top contributors. The News of the Week It’s been a busy week around here, to say the least. The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and it brought some pretty major changes to the Phantoms with it. Alexis Gendron and Massimo Rizzo were traded to the Bruins, with Brett Harrison and ...
You can’t win ‘em all, right? The Bruins gave the idea of never losing at home again a pretty good effort, but they fell to the Sharks at TD Garden last night for their first home loss since December. The Sharks jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the Bruins attempted to make a game […]
The San Jose Sharks continue what is arguably the team’s most important extended road trip of the season this afternoon with a stop in Boston to play the Bruins. The Sharks need points on this road trip if the team wants to stay in the playoff hunt and it’s not getting easier as the group gets ready to play the gritty Bruins for game two. San Jose was humbled in Buffalo on Tuesday, seeing just how far the players need to come if they’re looking to be among the league’s more competitive teams m...
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Trade buzz tied Vincent Trocheck to the Boston Bruins leading up to the deadline, but the deal never got close to happening. The reason has now become clear that the New York Rangers simply asked for far too much. According to Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe , Rangers general manager Chris Drury placed a steep price on the veteran center, a cost that ultimately pushed Bruins GM Don Sweeney to walk away. Sullivan on how everything went down with Vincent Trocheck at the deadlin...
Chicago 8:00 BTN Rutgers Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 15-16 (8-12)KenPom Rank: 72 Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRecord: 13-18 (6-14)KenPom Rank: 129 The regular-season matchup between these teams was very good for Minnesota. They made nearly 58% of their threes, shut down Rutgers with their defense and went on to have their biggest Big Ten win of the season, […]
Charlie McAvoy giveth away, Charlie McAvoy scoreth…or something like that. One game after some loose play with the puck cost the Bruins defenseman in OT in Pittsburgh, McAvoy scored the game-winner 39 seconds into overtime to give the Bruins a 2-1 win over the Kings. The win extended the Bruins’ home winning streak to 13 […]
Happy Tuesday, folks! The Bruins are back at home tonight, a place where they’ve been quite literally unbeatable of late. The Kings are coming off of an OT win on Monday night, so logic says the Bruins should be the fresher, better rested team. However, logic doesn’t mean much when you remember that we are […]
Kentucky missed out on another key recruiting target in the class of 2026 on Tuesday when five-star shooting guard Caleb Holt announced his commitment to Arizona during an appearance on ESPN’s First Take. Holt, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard from Florida, had been one of the top prospects on Mark Pope’s recruiting board. The Wildcats hosted […]
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What up, TOC Nation! It is officially sports betting season. This article is about betting, so if you are not interested in this topic, please skip this article. There will be several of these as we go through March Madness, but I will do my best to make it clear in the title if it […]
Pablo Torre hosts comedian Jay Jurden on his podcast, peeling back the homophobic bravado some men are increasingly using in sports. The post Why are gay slurs making a comeback in sports? Pablo Torre and Jay Jurden find out appeared first on Outsports .
Yesterday’s third period and overtime was a thrilling one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The swing from the regulation loss that seemed to be developing as Boston went up 3-0 early in the game would have put the Pens with a 76.2% chance for the playoffs, according to Moneypuck’s modeling. Instead, the comeback win boost Pittsburgh’s […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the weekend on Sunday afternoon with another matchup against the Boston Bruins. The Penguins found themselves down 3-0 by the time the second period rolled around, but these Penguins dug down deep, led by Anthony Mantha and Egor Chinakhov, and rallied […]
It was an evening of blown leads for the Bruins on Sunday, as they let a 3-0 second period lead and a 4-3 third period lead slip away before losing to Pittsburgh in OT, 5-4. Tommy Novak scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds into overtime, taking advantage of a Bruins turnover and a bit of […]
The January silly season has come and gone and one of the more worrying deals that came to life during the transfer window as the potential for veteran left back and vice captain Andrew Robertson to leave Liverpool for Tottenham Hotspur. Thankfully the move ended up falling through before getting settled and the window’s closing, […]