Rangers couldn’t match Panthers’ toughness as Stanley Cup drought continues
SUNRISE, Fla. — It’s become an annual rite of passage, like daylight saving time, but instead of turning their clocks forward an hour each spring, the Rangers are taking another year away from winning the Stanley Cup. It’s been 31 years since the Rangers last made it up the Canyon of Heroes. They were a […]
Oilers topple Stars, one win away from Stanley Cup berth
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of quick power-play goals, Stuart Skinner stopped 19 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 3-1 in the Western Conference final on Friday night to take a 3-2 series lead. Neither team had scored a goal on the power play in the series, but […]
Panthers have unique perspective with chance for Stanley Cup return
SUNRISE, Fla. — As Paul Maurice began preparing for this year’s training camp, he began looking back fondly at last year’s playoffs. After the Panthers’ loss in the Stanley Cup final, Maurice described the summer as “somewhat uneventful” while moving on from the loss. The head coach then began reviewing the video and his feedback […]
NHL Stanley Cup Final 2024 schedule revealed
The Stanley Cup Finals begin on Saturday, June 8th. The NHL made the announcement on Thursday.. The series could reach a seventh game on June 24, with an extra day off built into the road for both teams, meaning the only games played on alternate days would be between Games 1 and 2 and Games […]
Rangers will be underdogs if they make the Stanley Cup Final
Commercial Content 21+ If the Rangers beat the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Finals, they will again be an unlikely team to win the championship. According to hypothetical odds posted by FanDuel Sportsbook, the Rangers will have positive odds against both the Stars (-140 vs. +116) and the Oilers (-130 vs. +108). The Western […]
Tommy Fleetwood reflects on RBC Canadian Open loss: ‘like the Ryder Cup’
Tommy Fleetwood had a front row seat to Nick Taylor’s epic 72-foot eagle putt that etched his name into the Canadian glory hole. When that now-famous putt was sunk, Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win a Canadian Open. He won on the fourth hole in a playoff, and Fleetwood narrowly missed […]
NHL Bringing In Some Of The Best Stanley Cup Playoff TV Ratings In League History: REPORT
Good luck in the NHL too! The NHL is currently enjoying the highest playoff television ratings in league history, but it’s even more impressive that those numbers are coming from the first two rounds of the postseason. Just imagine what that could be like heading into the conference and Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL is […]
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: 1 reason each remaining team can win, and 1 they can’t
I made it to the final four. The NHL Conference Finals for the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins Wednesday night, with the Panthers and Rangers facing off in the East, before the Oilers and Stars square off in the West on Thursday night. Needless to say, each of the remaining teams deserves to be here. And […]
A look back at the Rangers’ history in the Stanley Cup semifinal series
This will be the 14th time the Rangers have advanced to the Eastern Conference finals or a Stanley Cup semifinal series since the NHL expanded to 12 teams from the original six in 1967. This matchup featured some of the most memorable moments in the team’s history, and they finished 4-9. Dave Brezow of the […]
Panthers’ hunger for Stanley Cup will be Rangers’ big challenge
Of all the characteristics that will make it difficult for the Rangers to control the Panthers in the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals, their drive may be the most difficult one to overcome. Unless a team is insatiably energized by the prospect of finishing what it started with, it won’t be able to return to the […]