As stated in the introductory post, this blog is not all about my club Sheffield Steelers, this is a general hockey blog. So we bring you the first edition of a feature about "The Show"; or to those who didn't know what that is - the NHL. Welcome to NHL Life.
Well it's all hotting up over the pond with the race for the 2018 Stanley Cup well underway. We're at the final four stage at present. Let's look at each.
First up, the Western Conference.
Well the fairytale is far from over, since Vegas Golden Knights are still on course to create history. That being the first ever team to win the Cup in their inaugural season. They dispatched two-time winners Los Angeles Kings with a clean sweep in the first stage and now are in the Western Conference final after seeing off San Josè Sharks in six games. Cody Eakin's goal with 1:51 left securing a 3-0 win on the night. They will face the Winnipeg Jets next after the Jets saw off last year's losing finalists Nashville Predators in seven pulsating games. Winnipeg had beaten the Minnesota Wild in the opening round in five games and are aiming to be the first Canadian winner of Lord Stanley since the Montreal Canadiens won the last of their 24 Cups in 1993.
Now the Eastern Conference.
2004 Stanley Cup winners Tampa Bay Lightning were the first qualified team after seeing off the Boston Bruins in five games. They had done the same to the New Jersey Devils (my team) in the opening round, so are looking good to land the big prize in addition to the President's Trophy which they accured in the 82-game regular season. Their opponents in the Eastern Conference final are the Washington Capitals. Alex Ovechkin and team denied current two-time champions Pittsburgh Penguins a shot at a historic three-peat thanks to Evgeni Kuznetsov's overtime winner in game six; having beaten the Columbus Blue Jackets in six games as well. Could this actually be the season that Ovechkin gets his first ever Stanley Cup ring? I'm sure Tampa will have a huge say in it.
That's all for now, NHL Life will be back for a review of the opening games in the respective Finals in the next few days once they are up and running.
Now the Eastern Conference.
2004 Stanley Cup winners Tampa Bay Lightning were the first qualified team after seeing off the Boston Bruins in five games. They had done the same to the New Jersey Devils (my team) in the opening round, so are looking good to land the big prize in addition to the President's Trophy which they accured in the 82-game regular season. Their opponents in the Eastern Conference final are the Washington Capitals. Alex Ovechkin and team denied current two-time champions Pittsburgh Penguins a shot at a historic three-peat thanks to Evgeni Kuznetsov's overtime winner in game six; having beaten the Columbus Blue Jackets in six games as well. Could this actually be the season that Ovechkin gets his first ever Stanley Cup ring? I'm sure Tampa will have a huge say in it.
That's all for now, NHL Life will be back for a review of the opening games in the respective Finals in the next few days once they are up and running.
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