1) Pittsburgh vs. 8) N.Y. Islanders
2) Montreal vs. 7) Ottawa
3) Washington vs. 6) N.Y. Rangers
4) Boston vs. 5) Toronto

1) Chicago vs. 8) Minnesota
2) Anaheim vs. 7) Detroit
3) Vancouver vs. 6) San Jose
4) St. Louis vs. 5) Los Angeles

games start Tuesday night

4/29/2013 12:30:42 PM

Excellent thread title.

4/29/2013 12:35:24 PM

sums it up pretty well.

4/29/2013 3:12:25 PM

Not feeling it at all, and those matchups don't help.

4/29/2013 3:15:30 PM

Pens
Frenchies
Rangers
Bruins
Hawks
Ducks
Sharks
Kings

Write it down

4/30/2013 5:36:24 PM

Pens
Habs
Caps
Bruins

Hawks
Red wings
Canucks
Kings

4/30/2013 5:39:15 PM

Pens, Habs, Caps, Leafs

Blackhawks, Red Wings, Canucks, Kings

4/30/2013 7:08:40 PM

Pens
Sens
Caps
Bruins

Wild
Ducks
Sharks
Kings

[Edited on April 30, 2013 at 7:43 PM. Reason : Aaaaaaannnnddddd Backstrom just got hurt in warmups, but I'll stick with the pick anyway]

4/30/2013 7:40:18 PM

Aeros are in Grand Rapids, but will not rush a backup to Chicago for tonight.

4/30/2013 8:27:24 PM

Anaheim wins 3-1, St. Louis wins in OT on a Jon Quick puckhandling error, and Chicago wins in OT.

Ryan Suter played 41:08 in the loss.

5/1/2013 3:22:55 AM

Pens
Habs
Caps
B's

Hawks
Ducks
Sharks
Kings

5/2/2013 9:36:51 AM

http://youtu.be/p11X-4fc7vc

5/2/2013 10:22:17 PM

Well, Lars eller is looking for his face somewhere in the stands. Brutal.

5/2/2013 11:02:28 PM

Crosby's first game back, with Itech chin guard: two goals in the first period.

5/3/2013 8:14:23 PM

Oh when the Isles

5/3/2013 9:27:40 PM

Great game for Price.

5/3/2013 10:00:44 PM

Went to the Caps/Rags game today. Ended up spending more than I wanted to, but I got a ticket on the club level, one section off from center ice. Some girl who scalped a ticket like 5-10 minutes into the game who sat next to me paid only $25.

Didn't care in the slightest who won, so I was just hoping for OT, and OT is what I got. Also, while the game was "exciting", I'd certainly like to have seen more goals. I don't really get why people get so angry when they talk about wanting to change the rules for more scoring.

5/4/2013 7:05:43 PM

Goals do not make the game exciting. Scoring chances make the game exciting.

A playoff game is about a tension and a superlative level of play. If you want a score fest, go watch the East Coast league.

5/4/2013 7:36:42 PM

Yeah, a 1-0 game with insane scoring chances, coupled with insane saves, is far more exciting than a gong show.

5/4/2013 8:11:14 PM

Well yeah, but today's game wasn't full of those either. One of the post earlier on in the game against Holtby, and then the Caps had a few good centering passes where either no one was home or they fanned on it.

The last 7-8 minutes of the game were exciting when you knew that the next goal was going to be the winner, but it wasn't all that great of a game to watch.

5/4/2013 10:17:54 PM

5/4/2013 10:23:34 PM

^^ Earlier you said the game was exciting. So was it or not? If you don't think it was a great game, that's fine, but don't blame a lack of scoring. That had nothing to do with it.

^ I full support that, although it's way easier to take a penalty that way. The right way to do it is at the base of the neck, so the movement is less dramatic.

[Edited on May 5, 2013 at 2:02 AM. Reason : howard]

5/5/2013 2:01:46 AM

Its the playoffs, a good referee would look the other way, regardless.

5/5/2013 10:24:15 AM

^^ I guess you missed the part where the word exciting was in quotes. Like I said, the last couple of minutes of regulation were exciting because you knew that whoever scored next was going to be the winner. The rest of the game was a lot of back and forth with nearly all the shots being easy saves by Lundquist/Holtby. Very few good looks even on the PP. If I could have chosen a 3-3 game going into OT instead of 0-0, I would have undoubtedly taken it.

5/5/2013 11:55:21 AM

Man, what is this East Coast League bullshit in the Pitt-NYI game? 2-2 with 5 minutes left in the 1st?

5/5/2013 12:47:47 PM

playoff hockey rules.

e: lmao sens score again.

5/5/2013 9:26:54 PM

this is the best game

5/5/2013 9:45:43 PM

What a game.

5/5/2013 10:00:15 PM

the Habs are a bunch of little hatchet men. they deserve every punch in the face they get.

5/5/2013 10:01:09 PM

Gryba will be back the next game, right? Should prove to be interesting.

5/5/2013 10:23:56 PM

Quote :

"I guess you missed the part where the word exciting was in quotes. Like I said, the last couple of minutes of regulation were exciting because you knew that whoever scored next was going to be the winner. The rest of the game was a lot of back and forth with nearly all the shots being easy saves by Lundquist/Holtby. Very few good looks even on the PP. If I could have chosen a 3-3 game going into OT instead of 0-0, I would have undoubtedly taken it."

Except then you've got an equally boring game that also has shitty goaltending.

If you don't like playoff hockey, fine. Watch something else.

5/5/2013 10:50:01 PM

sharks tapped that ass tonight


2 goals in 9 seconds.

5/6/2013 1:35:33 AM

Schneider was baaaaad.

Still, Sharks got away with an offense worthy of a penalty shot. Could've reopened the game.

5/6/2013 1:57:58 AM

Good news for all the "BOBBBRROOVVVSKKKY" fans. Jay and Dan are moving from TSN to the new Fox Sports 1 channel.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Onrait+Toole+leaving+Sports/8339908/story.html

5/6/2013 1:22:57 PM

a clean hockey play that demands no hearing from shanahan.

5/6/2013 1:54:18 PM

We're back to this I see:

http://www.nhlwheelofjustice.com/

5/6/2013 3:23:13 PM

b's over the leafs. good game

5/6/2013 10:22:42 PM

Marc-Andre FLOLeury

5/7/2013 8:39:16 PM

He hasn't played great, but he is dealing with some shitty ass puck management in front of him.

5/7/2013 9:29:13 PM

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

5/7/2013 9:34:43 PM

fLOLeury

[Edited on May 7, 2013 at 9:35 PM. Reason : Damn others have already used ]

5/7/2013 9:35:28 PM

lol maf

5/7/2013 9:35:29 PM

What the shit

5/7/2013 9:39:17 PM

PLAYOFF HOCKEY

5/7/2013 9:46:27 PM

penguins have no idea what to do as an assortment of healthy stars

SOMEONE PLEASE GET INJURED

5/7/2013 9:48:21 PM

this is the best.

5/7/2013 9:48:25 PM

Budaj.

5/7/2013 10:03:32 PM

YES. sens ftw

5/7/2013 10:08:15 PM

lol

5/7/2013 11:20:24 PM

What percentage of Isles goals have deflected off Fleury in some manner? Jesus.

5/8/2013 1:11:48 AM