Stanley Cup Finals

Tampa Bay Lightning 2022-23 Season Preview – Five “Hot Takes”

As we know, the NHL Season is just around the corner, with preseason games starting this week. After reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive season but falling just short of a three-peat to the Colorado Avalanche, Lightning players and fans alike are eager for the revenge tour to officially begin. As the […]

Opinion: The Avalanche Needed Erik Johnson to Win the Stanley Cup

One of the reasons the Stanley Cup is the best trophy in sports is that instead of being presented to the team’s owner first, it is given to the team’s captain. They get to lift it and all its glory and make the all-important decision of who to hand it to next. For Avalanche Captain […]

Report: Jeff Halpern has “Inside Track” for Red Wings Head Coaching Vacancy

With the Stanley Cup Finals coming to a close, there’s an expected influx of off-season news, especially surrounding the various head coaching vacancies across the NHL. With Steve Yzerman’s connection to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the lack of reporting surrounding the Red Wings’ head coaching vacancy, there seemed to be a few candidates that […]

Hockey on The Quad

Every year when the Colorado Avalanche makes the playoffs, banners of all the players’ jerseys are hung with lights and signs stating that the postseason has begun and the Avalanche will “Ascend as One” or “Find a Way.” Just a few blocks from where the Avalanche play, Larmier Square becomes everyone’s go-to stop before heading […]

Avs dominate opening period, lead Lightning 3-0

DENVER — Ryan McDonagh got called for a hooking penalty, and Valeri Nichushkin made him pay. The Avs right winger tapped in a pass from Game 1 hero Andre Burakovsky, and Colorado is off to a 1-0 lead over the reigning champs. Josh followed up with a wrist shot that sailed past Bolts goalte

Lightning vs Avalanche Stanley Cup Final Game 2: Odds

The Colorado Avalanche outplayed the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 overtime victory, but the Bolts were competitive despite not being at their best. If Andrei Vasilevskiy doesn’t allow three goals in the opening period, and his Lightning teammates stay out of the box, it could be […]

Analytics: Breaking down the matchup between the Avalanche and Lightning

The 2022 Stanley cup playoffs have had three sweeps. All three sweeps belong to the final two teams. Both teams have shown they deserve to be finalists and are the top 2 teams in the league. Both teams have won 4 straight games to move on and have controlled most of their games throughout the […]

Brayden Point practices with Lightning, status unknown for Game 1.

Brayden Point could return for the Stanley Cup Final, but his status for Game 1 remains unknown. Point, who has missed ten games since sustaining a lower-body injury in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 14, was a full participant when the Tampa Bay Lightning practiced Monday. […]

Stanley Cup Final games in Colorado won’t be cheap

The upcoming Stanley Cup Final games will be a very tough ticket. The first two events will be hosted at Ball Arena – home of the Western Conference Champion Colorado Avalanche. Given the capacity for the facility is only 18,000, a seat will come at a premium, as exemplified by Ticketmaster. The cheapest ticket for […]

Avalanche rally, stun Oilers in OT 6-5 to advance to Stanley Cup Finals

Reputation vindicated. The Colorado Avalanche reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since their 2001 title run on Monday evening, eradicating their recent reputation of being a highly-talented group of youngsters that couldn’t perform when the lights shined their brightest. Down 3-1 early in the third period and missing one of their star […]