Playoffs Recap: Day 28

It is official! The Flyers and the Canadiens will play in the Eastern Conference finals and the Sharks and Blackhawks in the west!
Here is the schedule for the Conference Finals:

Playoffs Recap: Day 27

Oh fooey :( The Habs managed to knock the Penguins out of the playoff's and the Flyers are taking the Bruins to game 7. It was a bad day in hockey.

Playoffs Recap: Day 25

The Canadiens are continuing their annoying drive for the cup. Again the Cinderella team beat the Penguins and have forced a game 7 upon the defending Stanley Cup champions. Final score was 4-3.

Bruins failed to score against the Flyers leaving the game with a final score of 4-0.

Crap...

Playoffs Recap: Day 22

 The Penguins fought hard but fell short in tonight's game against the Habs. Pens/Habs final score was 3-2 despite an ongoing lead by the Pens. The series is now tied 2-2.

Crazy night in Hockeytown where Johan Franzen scored 4 goals in just one period and the overall score was 7-1!!! Guess the Red Wings aren't ready to end their season. Boys are back in San Jose Saturday for Game 5.

Playoff's Recap: Day 20

20 days of playoff's and the action is only getting better!

Today the Penguins and Canadiens played their first semifinal game in Montreal and unfortunately things did not go well for the Canadiens. Fleury managed to get a shutout (looks like he's finally starting to play like a Stanley Cup Champion) and Malkin finally netted one after a five game dry spell. Just because they lost does not mean the Habs didn't play well. Halak was still a force and notable presences on the ice were former Florida Panther Dominic Moore and P.K. Subban. The Penguins now lead the series 2-1. The Habs and Pens go for game 4 in Montreal on Thursday.

Hockeytown fell silent tonight. The Sharks have taken a strong 3-0 lead over the Red Wings after yesterday's OT game. Despite early goals by the Wings and even a penalty shot opportunity, the veteran team fell to the California team. The Sharks hope to close out this series Thursday night in Detroit.

Tomorrow's Schedule:

Playoff's Recap: Days 17 and 18

Again sorry for bunching up day. No in depth recaps today. All I can say is that thye Blackhawks got RAPED!

Saturday's Scores:

Sunday's Scores:

Playoff's Recap: Day 15 and 16

Although I have a strange attraction to the Wings I will admit I did not watch the game. I caught some highlights the following day but that's all. The Sharks took an early lead in the game and it looked like the Wings were going to get shut out but they made an amazing comeback. The Sharks kept the lead though and won 4-3.

The Penguins/Canadiens game was a blast of energy and it is safe to say that Halak has met his match. The Penguins got 4 pucks past Halak before the Canadiens put Price in. Although they had  a great win with a final score of 6-3, the Pens still suffered a great loss when Jordan Staal took the blade of P.K. Subban to his foot. Staalsy had surgery to repair a lacerated tendon and although he is not ruled out of the rest of the playoff's he is currently on day to day.

The Hockey Bees hope for a speedy recovery and may Staalsy be back soon!

In just half an hour the Chicago Blackhawks begin their series against the Vancouver Canucks so be sure to watch!!

Brooks Laich: What a Stand Up Guy

As if girls needed another reason to love Brooks Laich! As most people know, the Capitals lost in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup quarterfinals to the Montreal Canadiens. The boys left the locker room angry and sad yet Brooks Laich still stopped to help a fan change her tire.
Brooks doesn't see the big deal about it but when you're gorgeous and a hockey player any little thing you do is a big deal, especially after a loss like that. Brooks own words were 'Just because my day sucked didn't mean I couldn't help someone'. For full story from the Washington Post click HERE.

Seed of doubt planted...

Oh how the mighty have fallen. With the exception of Brooks Laich (because in my eyes that man can do no wrong) the rest of the Washington Capitals find themselves in an odd predicament...my bad side. After the beyond amazing season they had, their run at Lord Stanley was cut short by the 8th seeded Montreal Canadiens...8th seeded!!! Un-fucking-believable. With the arsenal of weapons the Caps had all season, NO ONE showed up to play. Their power play went to shit, along with most of the big boys on the team. As a captain Ovechkin was nowhere to be found, the team just seemed to fall apart.

Now I'm not taking one red cent away from Montreal, they came together to rally from being down 3 games to 1 and proved to be a serious contender for the cup. Halak, MVP of the playoffs as of right now...131 saves in the last 3 games...hello?!?! That is fantastic. Brodeur who?!?!

One more question begs to be asked...how will this affect the Caps next season? After a meltdown of epic proportions, how can they bounce back? In the end there's only one way to describe the ending to the Capitals season...sucky.

Playoffs Recap: Day 14

A disappointing end to a disappointing series. Who would have thought the Washington Capitals, the unstoppable force of the regular season, would lose in the first round? I'm not even going to go into details except that the Habs took it with a 2-1 win with goals by Bergeron and Moore for the Habs and Laich for the Caps.
The playoffs continue tomorrow where the Sharks and the Red Wings start their semifinal series in San Jose.

Playoffs Recap: Day 12

 Extremely proud of the Hawks and Bruins! Both closed out their series and our moving on to the semifinals!
The Hawks did most of their scoring in the first period with goals from Keith, Kane, Sharp and Toews and in the last seconds of the game Madden tossed one into an empty net. The Hawks will now move on to playing the Sedin twins and the Canucks!!

The Bruins also closed out their series against the Sabres at home in Boston. David Krejci was #1 star with two goals scored against Ryan Miller. It is still unclear which team the Bruins will play in the semifinals.

Last and CERTAINLY LEAST we have the Caps/Habs game. As it looks right now I can tell you the Capitals don't look like they're going to the finals. Maybe they're tired or maybe they just got too cocky but this is not the same team that dominated the regular season. The Caps scored just one goal in last night's game to the Canadiens' four. The Capitals return to DC for game 7.

Tonight's Schedule:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT	XM
DETROIT	PHOENIX	9:00 PM ET 6:00 PM MST	RDS (HD),TSN (HD),VERSUS (HD),FS-D (HD),FS-A	207

Playoffs Recap: Day 10

I don't even want to blog about yesterday's games. The Caps and Bruins totally dissapointed me so here is a look at yesterday's scores:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT	XM
MONTREAL	WASHINGTON	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	FINAL MTL (2) - WSH (1)	205
BOSTON	BUFFALO	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	FINAL BOS (1) - BUF (4)	206
LOS ANGELES	VANCOUVER	10:00 PM ET 7:00 PM PT	FINAL LAK (2) - VAN (7)	204
DETROIT	PHOENIX	10:00 PM ET 7:00 PM MST	FINAL DET (4) - PHX (1)	207

Playoffs Recap: Day 8

Do you know what double OT is? DO YOU?! It's game 4 of the Bruins and Sabres series. What a game! Sure it was a little long but it kept me on the edge of my seat! Low scoring games like that mean one thing: the goalies were BOSS! The Bruins knocked out the Sabres with a goal from Satan at the 12:19 mark. The Bruins have secured a good series leave at 3-1.
Now to that Caps game. Ovechkin: 2, Knuble: 2. 11 seconds left in the game and Backstrom sends another in. The final score was 6-3 despite the fact that the Habs were up for a bit. All I can say is that is CAPS HOCKEY!

The Canucks did their own share of sweeping against the Kings with a final score of 6-4. Again, a team with identical twins is set out to do GREAT things!

Tonight the Pens hope to close out their series against the Senators back home at Mellon and the Blackhawks BETTER win tonight. How else are they going to be in the Stanley Cup finals? PICK IT UP!!!

Here is tonight's schedule:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT
PHILADELPHIA	NEW JERSEY	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	RIS,TSN (HD),CSN-PH (HD),MSG PLUS (HD)
OTTAWA	PITTSBURGH	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	VERSUS (HD),CBC (HD),RDS (HD),FSN-P (HD)
CHICAGO	NASHVILLE	8:30 PM ET 7:30 PM CT	VERSUS (HD),TSN2,RIS,CSN-CH (HD),FS-TN (HD)
COLORADO	SAN JOSE	10:30 PM ET 7:30 PM PT	CBC (HD),VERSUS (HD),RDS (HD),ALT (HD),CSN-CA (HD)

Playoffs Recap: Day 6

What a night! Sporting my Bruins shirt I watched the exciting match up with the Sabres. The Bruins started their physical play in game 2 and it definitely seems to be working for them. The Sabres fell in a 2-1 game.
The Kings came back at the Canucks breaking the series tie and now leading 2-1.
But the big story though was the Capitals annihilating win over the Canadiens. 5-1.. 5 TO 1! Four of which were scored in the second period by Knuble, Laich, Fehr and Ovechkin and Bradley in the third. Ovechkin had the best goal of the night with a lightning fast one-timer. It also gets the 'OH MY GOD HOW ADORABLE' award for Nick Backstrom's reaction to it.
Here's the video:

Why are hockey players so darn cute? Ovi looks like a kid on that ice!
Be sure to watch tonight as the Blackhawks take on the Predators in Nashville and Pittsburgh continue their take on the Senators!

Tonight's Schedule:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT
PHOENIX	DETROIT	6:30 PM ET 6:30 PM ET	TSN (HD),FS-A,FS-D (HD)
PITTSBURGH	OTTAWA	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	VERSUS (HD),CBC (HD),RDS (HD),FSN-P (HD)
NEW JERSEY	PHILADELPHIA	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TSN2,RIS,MSG PLUS (HD),CSN-PH (HD)
CHICAGO	NASHVILLE	9:00 PM ET 8:00 PM CT	VERSUS (HD),RIS,TSN (HD),CSN-CH (HD),FS-TN (HD)
SAN JOSE	COLORADO	10:00 PM ET 8:00 PM MT	CBC (HD),VERSUS,RDS (HD),CSN-CA (HD),ALT (HD)

Playoffs Recap: Day 4

The Capitals have tied the series at 1-1!!!! What a comeback! At one point they were down 4-1 and they came back! John Carlson gets our # 1 star spot, tying the game nearly two minutes before regulation ended and a big WOOO to Nicklas Backstrom who won it in OT 31 seconds in!!!!!
All we need now is a win by the Blackhawks tomorrow and the world will once again be aligned!!

Also tonight the Bruins beat the Sabres in a 5-3 game and the Kings tied the series with a win over Vancouver.
GO CAPS!

Tomorrow's Schedule

Playoffs Recap: Day 2

Another disappointing day. The Habs beat the Caps in overtime putting a game one win under their belt. Maybe if Alex Ovechkin and Alex Semin would have actually shown up to the game the Caps could have taken it but the two seemed to lollygag up and down the ice, missing shots and over-skating the puck.
The Bruins fell to the Sabres, no shocker there and the Canucks were able to put down the Kings in OT. When you have twins on your team you are bound for great things!
Tonight's schedule:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT
OTTAWA	PITTSBURGH	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	VERSUS (HD),CBC (HD),RDS (HD),FSN-P (HD)
PHILADELPHIA	NEW JERSEY	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	RIS,TSN (HD),CSN-PH (HD),MSG PLUS (HD)
NASHVILLE	CHICAGO	8:30 PM ET 7:30 PM CT	VERSUS (HD),TSN2,FS-TN (HD),CSN-CH (HD)
DETROIT	PHOENIX	10:00 PM ET 7:00 PM MST	RIS,VERSUS (HD),TSN (HD),FS-D (HD),FS-A
COLORADO	SAN JOSE	10:30 PM ET 7:30 PM PT	CBC,VERSUS (HD),RDS (HD),ALT (HD),CSN-CA (HD)