Time to hail the Kings once more.
Game five of the Stanley Cup Finals went into double overtime with both the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings getting extremely tired. Neither Henrik Lundqvist or Jonathan Quick were giving in. Then with just over 5 minutes left in the 2nd OT, Alec Martinez becomes the hero of Los Angeles. Teammate Tyler Toffoli takes a shot on goal which deflects off Lundqvist and Martinez is there for the rebound and shoots the puck into the open net. Kings win it 3-2 and take the series 4-1.
What a series it was and what a series it could've been. Rangers could've easily taken either of the first two games of the series and instead the Kings come back from 2-0 deficits and win those games. Even in this game in the overtimes, it could gone the other way if not for some shots off the posts and Slava Voynov saving one for Quick with his stick.
Lord Stanley's Cup comes back to LA for the 2nd time in 3 years. Justin Williams is named the Conn Smythe trophy winner having recorded 9 goals and a total of 25 points during the postseason. Meanwhile, the Rangers, who had gotten back to the Stanley Cup Finals since winning it all in 1994, go back to the Big Apple with a lot of what ifs surrounding their performance in this series.
Congrats to the Kings of the NHL.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Monday, June 24, 2013
BLACKHAWKS COMEBACK TO WIN GAME SIX; CLAIM 2ND STANLEY CUP IN FOUR YEARS!!!
A lot can change in 17 seconds. We were looking at going onto to game 7 of the series to crowning a champion in that span of time.
Being down by one with less than a minute and half to go in game 6, the Blackhawks scored two goals to take the lead. Bryan Bickell would get a pass from captain Jonathan Toews and scored the tying goal with a shot from in front of the net. Then just 17 seconds later, Dave Bolland managed to score the go ahead goal with 59 seconds left.
The Blackhawks managed to kill off the remaining time and won by a final of 3-2. Chicago wins the series 4-2 and win their 2nd Stanley Cup title in four years.
A fantastic Stanley Cup Finals and a great come from behind victory for the Blackhawks in game 6. Sure, it wasn't do or die for Chicago but they know that anything can happen in game 7 and to not waste the opportunities to comeback in this one.
Patrick Kane wins the Conn Smythe Trophy being the MVP of this year's postseason. Kane scored 9 goals and had a total of 19 points in the playoffs. In the Stanley Cup Finals, Kane had 5 points with 3 of them being goals.
Still got to hand it to the Bruins for a great series and postseason run. Many thought they were destined for greatness this year seeing their comeback in game 7 of round one of the postseason against the Maple Leafs. It's ironic, really, that they fall in a comeback effort in the Stanley Cup Finals in the very same building.
It's the Blackhawks that win the President's Trophy in a shortened lockout season and then go on to win Lord Stanley's Cup. Congrats to them and the city of Chicago. Time to sing another verse of "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis.
Being down by one with less than a minute and half to go in game 6, the Blackhawks scored two goals to take the lead. Bryan Bickell would get a pass from captain Jonathan Toews and scored the tying goal with a shot from in front of the net. Then just 17 seconds later, Dave Bolland managed to score the go ahead goal with 59 seconds left.
The Blackhawks managed to kill off the remaining time and won by a final of 3-2. Chicago wins the series 4-2 and win their 2nd Stanley Cup title in four years.
A fantastic Stanley Cup Finals and a great come from behind victory for the Blackhawks in game 6. Sure, it wasn't do or die for Chicago but they know that anything can happen in game 7 and to not waste the opportunities to comeback in this one.
Patrick Kane wins the Conn Smythe Trophy being the MVP of this year's postseason. Kane scored 9 goals and had a total of 19 points in the playoffs. In the Stanley Cup Finals, Kane had 5 points with 3 of them being goals.
Still got to hand it to the Bruins for a great series and postseason run. Many thought they were destined for greatness this year seeing their comeback in game 7 of round one of the postseason against the Maple Leafs. It's ironic, really, that they fall in a comeback effort in the Stanley Cup Finals in the very same building.
It's the Blackhawks that win the President's Trophy in a shortened lockout season and then go on to win Lord Stanley's Cup. Congrats to them and the city of Chicago. Time to sing another verse of "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Blackhawks Win in Double OT; Advance to Stanley Cup Finals
There will be no repeat Stanley Cup Champions.
The Chicago Blackhawks managed to survive a double overtime game against the Los Angeles Kings to win it 4-3 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. It was Patrick Kane scoring the series clincher in the 2nd overtime thanks to a two on one counter attack lead by Jonathan Toews. It was Kane's third goal of the night.
Chicago takes the series 4-1 and eliminate the Kings.
Now it's on to the Stanley Cup Finals to face the Boston Bruins in an Original Six finals, first since 1979. It's a great match up between two teams who have been counted out of the postseason at one time or another. Chicago was down 3-1 in the series with the Red Wings in the conference semis to come back and win the series 4-3. And Boston was down by three goals in the third period of game 7 between them and Maple Leafs back in the Conference quarters.
Whatever might happen in the Stanley Cup Finals, don't count out either side.
The Chicago Blackhawks managed to survive a double overtime game against the Los Angeles Kings to win it 4-3 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. It was Patrick Kane scoring the series clincher in the 2nd overtime thanks to a two on one counter attack lead by Jonathan Toews. It was Kane's third goal of the night.
Chicago takes the series 4-1 and eliminate the Kings.
Now it's on to the Stanley Cup Finals to face the Boston Bruins in an Original Six finals, first since 1979. It's a great match up between two teams who have been counted out of the postseason at one time or another. Chicago was down 3-1 in the series with the Red Wings in the conference semis to come back and win the series 4-3. And Boston was down by three goals in the third period of game 7 between them and Maple Leafs back in the Conference quarters.
Whatever might happen in the Stanley Cup Finals, don't count out either side.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
NHL Lockout Coming to an End
It looks like there will be hockey this season. That's a good thing considering when this story broke most people replied "Something happened to Hockey?"
Both the league and the players reached a tentative agreement that was announced early Sunday morning. The proposed collective bargaining agreement is a 10 year deal with a mutual opt out clause after 8 years. Details of the CBA included a focus around revenue sharing as well as contract term limits and contract salary variances from year to year. It is not etched in stone but the proposed dates for the 2012/13 season to begin are either January 15th with a 50 game season or January 19th with a 48 game season.
While it would've been best for the league not to miss a single game, it's still a good sign that they were able to get a deal done and return for a shorter season than none at all back in the 2004/05 lockout. The labor disputes in the NHL are gone for now but this round of bargaining shows that Hockey still has the shakiest labor deals among the four big team sports in North America.
The NHL is now going to go through a condensed season like the NBA did last year which should make things very exciting down stretch.
P.S. Looks like the Sharks have no excuse anymore as to why they won't win the Cup in 2013.
Both the league and the players reached a tentative agreement that was announced early Sunday morning. The proposed collective bargaining agreement is a 10 year deal with a mutual opt out clause after 8 years. Details of the CBA included a focus around revenue sharing as well as contract term limits and contract salary variances from year to year. It is not etched in stone but the proposed dates for the 2012/13 season to begin are either January 15th with a 50 game season or January 19th with a 48 game season.
While it would've been best for the league not to miss a single game, it's still a good sign that they were able to get a deal done and return for a shorter season than none at all back in the 2004/05 lockout. The labor disputes in the NHL are gone for now but this round of bargaining shows that Hockey still has the shakiest labor deals among the four big team sports in North America.
The NHL is now going to go through a condensed season like the NBA did last year which should make things very exciting down stretch.
P.S. Looks like the Sharks have no excuse anymore as to why they won't win the Cup in 2013.
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