Last Sunday, we took a look at the statues of Boston and Chicago and the way they've been temporarily transformed into tributes to the Cup finalists.
It was just one of many ways a city can show its support for the home team.*This Sunday, we look at another, larger way.
Above is a photo of...
Daniel Paille has been one of the Boston Bruins’ unsung heroes throughout the postseason, giving them strong minutes as a member of their checking line and a surprising amount of offense.
On Saturday night, he scored the most important goal of his season.
Paille’s tally at 13:48 of overtime...
Leading up to Wednesday's Game 1, Puck Daddy is previewing every facet of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins — on the ice and off the ice.
“I've been here for six years. I think I've been fired five times.”
That was a quote from Boston Bruins head coach...
The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins will meet in the 2013 Stanley Cup Final beginning on Wednesday in the Windy City, after the Blackhawks ousted the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday night.
Here’s the schedule for the NHL’s grand finale, via the NHL...
The Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in four years, ousting the defending champion Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 by a 4-3 final in double-overtime.
The Blackhawks face the Boston Bruins in the first all-Original Six since the Montreal Canadiens defeated...
No. 1 Star: Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks star became Hatrick Kane in Game 5, sending the Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup Final with a three-goal effort – including the series-winning goal at 11:40 of overtime. Chicago advanced to the Cup Final with a 4-3 win.
No. 2...
In Jonathan Quick’s perfect world, it wouldn’t matter that the Los Angeles Kings were at Staples Center or on the road in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. No matter the location, they’d use their brand of gritty, physical hockey for victory; no matter where the puck is dropped, he would be the...
Kings win! Awkward high fives!
No. 1 Star: Slava Voynov, Los Angeles Kings
The Kings defenseman perfectly set up Justin Williams’ goal 3:21 into Game 3 of the Western Conference Final, and then scored a broken-stick goal in the second period that ended up being the game-winner in LA’s 3-1...
The bad news for the LA Kings began in warmup, when Mike Richards, hit by Dave Bolland late in Game 1 but pronounced "fine" by Darryl Sutter just hours before Game 2, felt less than fine during the pregame skate. In the end, he wasn't ready to go after all.
Neither was the rest of his team, as...
No. 1 Star: Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks
Sharp had two assists in the Blackhawks' 4-2 win, setting up Bryan Bickell and Michal Handzus two minutes apart as Chicago doubled their lead midway through the second.
No. 2 Star: Andrew Shaw, Chicago Blackhawks
Shaw got the Blackhawks off to...
While you let the utter absurdity of the Pittsburgh Penguins getting more than a week off between the conference semifinals and finals, here?s the Eastern Conference Final schedule:
2013 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL
Saturday, June 1, 8 p.m.: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh...
The pep talk worked. After his 14 penalty minutes in Game 3, Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw was given a talking to from 14-year veteran Michal Handzus. The chat paid off as Shaw scored twice in Game 5 as the Blackhawks stayed alive against the Detroit Red Wings.
On the other side of...
Things were going splendidly for the Detroit Red Wings through forty minutes.
They were outshooting Chicago 28-20, Pavel Datsyuk's line was crushing the Jonathan Toews line in puck possession, and Corey Crawford had allowed a debilitating softy to give them a 2-1 lead heading into the...
No. 1 Star: Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks
Hossa had a goal and an assist in the Blackhawks' come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. He scored the game's first goal just over three minutes in, then picked up an assist on Bryan Bickell's go-ahead goal midway through the third...
The Chicago Blackhawks’ history-making season is slipping into the same abyss that swallowed up other Presidents Trophy winners who couldn’t fulfill the promise of their regular-season success.
The Detroit Red Wings won Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, 2-0, to take a 3-1 lead and...
One of the advantages the Chicago Blackhawks have over the Detroit Red Wings in their second-round series is depth. That depth was on display during their 4-1 win over Detroit in Game 1 Wednesday night.
Marian Hossa and Damien Brunner traded goals in the opening period, but the game shifted in...
No. 1 Star: Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks
Before Sharp scored an empty-net goal to seal things in Game 1, he assisted on Marian Hossa's opening goal and later Johnny Oduya's midway through the third period that gave Chicago the lead for good. The Blackhawks would take Game 1 over the...
They’re still the Detroit Red Wings.
Goals by Henrik Zetterberg, Justin Abdelkader and Valtteri Filpula led to a 3-2 victory for Detroit in Game 7 of the Western Conference quarterfinals, eliminating the No. 2-seeded Anaheim Ducks with two straight wins.
The Wings draw the Chicago Blackhawks...
The Chicago Blackhawks became the third team to punch their ticket for Round 2, defeating the Minnesota Wild by a score of 5-1 Thursday and winning the series 4-1. With the win, the Blackhawks became the first higher-seeded club to advance in 2013.
There wasn't much doubt they would...
You've probably heard of this Danica Patrick individual -- the one who's definitely better than you are at driving a car. She was in attendance for Game 1 of the Chicago Blackhawks' series with the Minnesota Wild, sitting in the front row, right at the glass.
But maybe she should have been...