Scott Taylor's Blog, page 146

Bruins Dominate Rangers, Take 2-0 Lead With Relative Ease.

Torey Krug — yeah, that Torey Krug — scored his second goal of the series in a game in which five different Bruins scored, as Boston kicked the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Bruins … Continue reading →

Great Turnaround Shows Wrong Guy Might Have Been Nominated for Adams

After the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinal, it appeared as if the Hawks had it made in the proverbial shade. They had just demolished the Wings in the … Continue reading →

Crosby Too Much for Feisty Senators

Pretty hard to knock the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. They lost and no one outside the Ottawa dressing room expected a different outcome. But on the road in Pittsburgh, they didn’t get kicked and even though they’re now down … Continue reading →

Bruins Win, But Lundqvist Nearly Steals It

The Boston Bruins won a 3-2 overtime thriller over the New York Rangers in Boston on Thursday night. The winning goal by Brad (The Little Ball of Hate) Marchand, was a playoff classic. However, regardless of the outcome of Thursday … Continue reading →

Blackhawks Just Too Good

There were probably a lot of people around the National Hockey League who were impressed with what the Detroit Red Wings accomplished in the opening round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Wings, who were  generally considered to be … Continue reading →

Vokoun Wins Again

Granted, Pittsburgh’s special teams were the difference on the scoreboard. However, once again, the decision by Penguins’ head coach Dan Bylsma to bench No. 1 goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and replace him with Tomas Vokoun has given the Pens a 1-0 … Continue reading →

The NHL Conference Semi-Finals: We Like Boston, Pittsburgh, the Kings and Chicago

Good matchups become better matchups when the timing is right. Now that the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us, it’s easy to see which teams are likely out of gas and which teams are rested and … Continue reading →

For Leafs Nation, What Can You Say?

On Monday night, one of the great comebacks in Stanley Cup history died with 11 minutes to play in regulation. That’s about the time a sleeping Nathan Horton scored to cut the Toronto Maple Leafs lead in Game 7 of … Continue reading →

Leafs Have Performed Admirably, Force Game 7 on Monday Night

Thanks to a 29-save outing by James Reimer, the Toronto Maple Leafs extended the Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the Boston Bruins to a seventh and deciding game. Say what you will, but Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle has already performed … Continue reading →

Goalie Change Gets Job Done for Penguins

Sometimes, all it takes is a goaltending change. That appears to have been the difference for the Pittsburgh Penguins. With Marc-Andre Fleury in net the Penguins simply couldn’t score enough goals to beat the New York Islanders. With Fleury on … Continue reading →