Washington Capitals forward Donald Brashear has been suspended for six games for two separate incidents.
Amid the chaos surrounding the Rangers over the past 48 hours, a former defenseman of theirs, Tom Poti, came back to bite them in the rear on Sunday afternoon at MSG, as the Washington Capitals handily beat the Blueshirts 5–3 to force Game 7 on Tuesday night in Washington.
The Washington Capitals beat the Rangers 5-3 in New York on Sunday to claw their way back into their playoff series from 3-1 down to force a deciding game.
The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals staved off elimination to force Game Sevens in their respective Eastern Conference playoff series with decisive victories on Sunday.
Coming off their heart-breaking loss in Raleigh in Game 4 Tuesday night, the Devils returned to the Prudential Center Thursday night and rebounded with a huge 1–0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals between the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes brought everything that was expected, fierce hitting, physical play, and a game full of excitement—the latter of which is an understatement to say the least.
Heading into Sunday night’s Eastern Conference quarterfinal with the Carolina Hurricanes, the Devils have had an anemic 0–5 record against the ‘Canes in overtime games, including their loss on Friday night.
The Detroit Red Wings opened their post-season quest for successive Stanley Cup titles with a 4-1 win over playoff debutants the Columbus Blue Jackets in front of raucous sell-out crowd on Thursday.
For me, the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is the most exciting.
Now that the NHL regular season concluded on Sunday, two local teams, the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, will gear up for the first-round Eastern Conference playoffs.