John Gibson Set To Stay Between The Pipes In Game 4

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson is expected to retain his place between the pipes on Wednesday against the Sharks, even though he had an awful outing on Monday. Gibson was yanked ahead of the final period after allowing five goals on 24 shots. He looked good in the first two games on home ice, but […]

Martin Jones Goes For Postseason Win No. 20 Wednesday Night

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones can reach a milestone if he helps the team sweep the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. He's set to become only the second goalie in franchise history to win at least 20 postseason games, joining Evgeni Nabokov. Jones has been spectacular in the first-round series, which he started with […]

Brent Burns Expected To Play In Game 4 Despite Injury

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns is expected to play in the team's potential series clincher on Wednesday against the Ducks despite exiting Game 3 with an injury and not taking part in the morning skate. He missed the last 10 minutes of an 8-1 win on Monday, so it was likely a precautionary move, […]

Brayden McNabb Scores Historic Goal In Game 4 Versus Kings

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb will go into the history books as the scorer of the team's first-ever Stanley Cup playoffs series-clinching goal. He scored the only goal in Game 4 against the Kings on Tuesday, with William Karlsson and Reilly Smith picking up the assists. The Knights became just the third team from […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Records a Shutout As Knights Complete The Sweep

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his second shutout of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs on Tuesday to help the team sweep the Los Angeles Kings in the opening round. Fleury had 31 saves in the final game of the series, which he ended with a 0.65 goals-against average and a .977 save percentage. […]

Eric Bledsoe Continues To Struggle Versus Boston

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe couldn't shake off his Game 1 nightmare on Tuesday, struggling in the second game against Boston as well. He shot 5-for-13 from the field and scored only 12 points, with half of them coming from behind the arc. He did some good work on the glass, getting seven rebounds, […]

Khris Middleton Shoots Superbly In Losing Effort

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton had a hot hand in Game 2 against the Celtics, going 10-for-14 from the field, including 4-for-6 from downtown to finish with 25 points. Middleton has been godly with his treys in the series, nailing nearly 70 percent of them. But as the results have shown, the Bucks need […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Gets Close To a Triple-Double In Game 2

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo continued his very impressive play in the series against Boston on Tuesday, almost finishing with a triple-double after piling up 30 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists. Giannis missed only four of his 17 shots and added one block and one steal to his stat line. Sadly for Milwaukee, […]

Marcus Morris Does Good Work Off The Bench Again

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris had another strong outing off the bench in Game 2 versus Milwaukee, scoring 18 points in 30 minutes and sharing the team lead with a plus-19 rating. He shot 6-for-11 from the field, including 3-for-6 from downtown. The Bucks don't seem to have an answer to him from outside, as […]

Al Horford Slows Down a Bit In Game 2

Boston Celtics forward/center Al Horford had another good outing against Milwaukee on Tuesday, but he failed to replicate the spectacular fantasy line that he produced in Game 1. He shot 7-for-11 from the floor to finish with 16 points. Like in Game 1, Horford recorded four assists and two steals, but he failed to register […]

Terry Rozier Keeps Going In Game 2

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier, who finished Game 1 against the Bucks really strong, carried the momentum over to Game 2, making eight of 14 shots to finish with 23 points and eight assists. He went 3-for-5 from deep and also recorded a steal and a block. Rozier had a very rough ride at […]

Jaylen Brown Posts Another Career High

Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown posted a new playoff career high in points again in Game 2 against the Bucks, scoring 30 points on 12-for-22 shooting. He got half of his points via treys, finishing 5-for-12 from outside. Brown, who also had five rebounds, has become the first option in Boston, averaging over 20 […]

Tomas Tatar Expected To Sit Again Tuesday Night

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Tomas Tatar, who was a healthy scratch in Game 3 against the Kings, likely won't suit up for Game 4 on Tuesday night either. Tatar has been a disappointment for the Knights to say the least. They gave up multiple draft picks to get him from Detroit in February, but […]

Jonathan Quick's Solid Play Not Enough For The Kings

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick boasts a 1.69 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage in the series against Vegas, but amazingly, he's winless after the first three games. Quick has made a total of 104 saves so far, with a franchise playoff record 54 saves coming in Game 2. The Kings face elimination […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Looking Unbeatable Versus Kings

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been the best goalie in the Stanley Cup playoffs so far, allowing only 0.84 goals per game against the Kings with a .970 save percentage. He's made a total of 96 saves, starting with a 30-save shutout. It's been great to see Fleury perform at a top level […]

John Gibson Pulled After Two Periods In Game 3

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson had a poor outing on Monday in Game 3 versus the Sharks, as he got pulled after two periods of play. He allowed five goals on 24 shots, recording a .792 save percentage. The Ducks had 19 shots on goal in the second, but couldn't get anything past Martin Jones, […]

Rickard Rakell Scores Anaheim's Lone Goal In Blowout Loss

Anaheim Ducks forward Rickard Rakell scored his first postseason goal of the year on Monday, which turned out to be the team's only one in a huge 8-1 loss to the Sharks. He made it 1-1 on a power play in the opening period, but things got out of hand for the Ducks in the […]

Timo Meier Scores First Career Playoff Goal

San Jose Sharks winger Timo Meier scored his first career playoff goal in Monday's 8-1 win over Anaheim, finishing with two points in total. The Swiss youngster had no points in his first five postseason games a year ago, but he's got three in three games this year, carrying his good form into the playoffs. […]

Tomas Hertl Sparks Sharks Power-Play Clinic

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl made it two goals in two games on Monday against the Ducks, scoring the first of what turned out to be four consecutive power-play goals, which helped the Sharks to a dominant 8-1 win. Hertl has picked up at least a point in every game so far and he's […]

Marcus Sorensen Has Goals In Consecutive Games

San Jose Sharks right wing Marcus Sorensen has been providing some nice little depth scoring for the team in the series against Anaheim, netting in two consecutive games while averaging less than 10 minutes on the ice during the series. He also had an assist in Monday's Game 3 win, which the Sharks won 8-1, […]

Joe Pavelski Has Another Multi-Point Game

San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski recorded his second multi-point game of the postseason on Monday, finishing an 8-1 win against the Ducks with a goal and an assist -- both on the power play. Pavelski now has five points in three games during this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, as he looks to be on […]

Logan Couture And Joonas Donskoi Collect Three Points In Blowout Win

San Jose Sharks forwards Logan Couture and Joonas Donskoi ran amok against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3, as both finished an 8-1 blowout win with three points. Couture scored for a second consecutive game and added two assists, while Donskoi picked up his first points of the postseason with a goal and two assists […]

John Gibson Needs More Goal Support From Ducks

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson has played decently in the first two games against the Sharks, posting a .913 save percentage, but he hasn't gotten much goal support from the team. The Ducks were shut out in the opening game last Thursday and lost 3-2 on Saturday after failing to build on an early lead. […]

Martin Jones Looking To Continue Hot Form In Game 3

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones has been pretty much flawless in the Stanley Cup playoffs opening-round matchup against the Ducks, allowing only a total of two goals so far. Jones started the postseason with a 25-save shutout and had 28 saves in Game 2 with a .933 save percentage. The Sharks have so far […]

Drew Doughty And Jake Muzzin Ineffective In Return

Los Angeles Kings defensemen Drew Doughty (suspension) and Jake Muzzin (upper body) were back in the lineup in Game 3 against the Knights, but they didn't do much as the top pairing in a 3-2 loss. Doughty logged a game-high 27:32, with over six minutes on the power play, but had just one shot on […]

Anze Kopitar Opens His Postseason Account In Game 3

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar recorded his first points of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday, scoring the team's second goal late in the game and helping Alex Iafallo with a primary assist on the opening goal in a 3-2 loss. Kopitar has been a big disappointment so far in the playoffs, as […]

Alex Iafallo Scores His First Postseason Goal

Los Angeles Kings forward Alex Iafallo was back in the lineup for Game 3 against Vegas and he had a good outing, starting it off with his first career postseason goal in the opening period. He had missed Game 2 as a healthy scratch, so he certainly made it sure that head coach John Stevens […]

David Perron Picks Up An Assist In Return

Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron made his return from an undisclosed injury Sunday night at L.A. and had an immediate impact, recording an assist on a game-tying goal at the start of the third period. He was on the third line alongside Ryan Carpenter and Cody Eakin, with the latter scoring the goal. […]

James Neal Scores Postseason Goal No. 26

Vegas Golden Knights winger James Neal scored the 26th postseason goal of his career on Sunday, making it 2-1 late in the third period in an eventual 3-2 win against the Kings. He's now the 23rd best goal scorer among active players with Washington's Nicklas Backstrom. Neal had a quiet start to the series, finishing […]

William Karlsson Records Game-Winner On Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson, who led the team with 43 goals during the regular season, potted his first goal of the postseason on Sunday, recording the game-winning goal in a 3-2 result against the Kings in Game 3. Vegas' top line had been kept in check up to that point, as Karlsson didn't […]