2026 NHL Playoffs

[MU82]

There are lots and lots of lucky goals in hockey, including some that decide playoff games. This wasn't one of them ...



It's been a great Stanley Cup playoffs so far, with one more spot in the final four (between Montreal and Buffalo) to be decided. Carolina is 8-0 and looking great, but Colorado has been an offensive juggernaut.

[Jay Bee]

Sore subject.

[MuggsyB]

Tremendous G7 between Buffalo and Montreal. 

[MuggsyB]

BRUTAL loss for the Sabres. 

[MU82]

Sacre Bleu! Les Habitants advance!

Same player, Alex Newhook, scored the Game 7 winner for Montreal in each series so far.

[MU82]

The Hurricanes are 5-0 in overtime this postseason, with all five wins coming by the final score of 3-2.

Also ...

I guess Vegas firing its coach and hiring the mercurial John Tortorella with 8 games left in the season has worked out pretty well. The Golden Knights are 19-4-1 since making the move, and they're now 4 wins from claiming the Stanley Cup after sweeping the Avs out of the playoffs.

[MuggsyB]

Canadiens fans might want to to leave the arena and snag some 🍺 and poutine.  Wow. 

[MU82]

Hurricanes in 5.

[MuggsyB]

We're got another barnburner in Raleigh. 

[MuggsyB]

I want Carolina but that looked like a goal. 

[MuggsyB]

Wow.

[MU82]

That was a helluvan entertaining third period and OT. Great series so far.

[MuggsyB]

Speaking of entertaining.....WOW!!

[MuggsyB]

Yikes.  Rough way to lose for Carolina. 

[GB Warrior]

Yikes.  Rough way to lose for Carolina. 

Can't have own goals in overtime. That'll lose you a lot of games

[MU82]

As so often happens in hockey, a great game is decided by a total fluke goal.

[MuggsyB]

Can't have own goals in overtime. That'll lose you a lot of games

Or in regulation.  It was an epic comeback but they couldn't cash in. 

[MU82]

Spectacular winning goal by the Hurricanes' Jordan Staal has tied this epic series at 2 games apiece.