2025-26 Playoffs Thread

[PuckinUgly57]

Figured I'd start one of these, all 16 teams info and events go here but will do individual PO GDTs for LA Colorado.

Just for reference, both CQFs:

ECQFs

Carolina vs Ottawa
Buffalo vs Boston
Tampa Bay vs Montreal
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia

WCQFs

Colorado vs LA
Dallas vs Minnesota
Vegas vs Utah
Edmonton vs Anaheim

First game already underway, 0-0 after one in the Carolina series on ESPN. Three seconds in Tkachuk doing Tkachuk things and gets into a fight with Staal - what a way to kick off the POs. That dude has been around forever it seems, his other three brothers are out of the league.

Physical tilt so far, Spence saved a sure shot goal for Carolina and Walker laid a big hit on Dexter of Ottawa. Weird to think Spence and Dexter were LA teammates not even a year ago and are now facing off.

I'll be pulling for Ottawa in the East because of Spence and how he was misused here ans basically given away.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Canes take a 1-0 lead, good game. That'll be a great series, Ottawa didn't look out of place at all.

Dallas Wild just starting, this series features the nunber 2 (Johnston/Robertson 90) and number 3 (Kaprizov/Boldy 87) scoring duos in the league.

Number one? Colorado, MacKinnon/Necas with 91. Oh goody.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Dallas getting lit up by Minnesota, 4-0 not even halfway through the game. Yikes.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Could be worse too. Oettinger made some big saves in the first.

Dallas did just get 1. So it's 4-1 now.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Could be worse too. Oettinger made some big saves in the first.

Dallas did just get 1. So it's 4-1 now.

Dallas was not ready to play at all. Can't really fault Oettinger on any of the goals except for maybe the Boldy one.

5-1, PP incoming for Dallas but this game was over 1.5 periods ago.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

6-1 final, Dallas got smoked bad. G2 is an absolute must win. Wild up 1-0 and played a solid, relentless game.

Last game of the night, battle of PA with the Flyers and Penguins. Just saw our buddy The Lizard, I forgot he played for Pittsburgh. Skinner in net, we should see some Skinner Specials in this series having seen him enough.

Audio seems weird on this game for some reason or my old ears are getting sensitive.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Saw Lizotte too. My cousin always quotes these guys at one Kings game who always called him "Pizza Face".

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Saw Lizotte too. My cousin always quotes these guys at one Kings game who always called him "Pizza Face".

Dude did have an acne problem, he looked like a 16 year old teenager.

He got some props from Ferraro, said he is an important cog to Pittsburgh especially on the PK but we saw that first hand.

I didn't know he missed 16 games this season, said the Pens were 32-12-12 with him in the lineup and 3-13 in those 16 games he was out. That's pretty crazy.

Glad to see him having some success over there. He got ragdolled a lot here but one thing you could never question was his effort

 

[PuckinUgly57]

I always forget PK Subban is just as irritating in the studio as he was on the ice...

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Man. Quadruple header today. This is all peak hockey for me. Kings at least in it, whatever happens. Feels cool to be part of the tournament. See a few more Kopitar games. Live with the fallout in the summer. Any chance Kings make a run? Feels like tough sledding. Also feels like we might be getting the most pissed off motivated version of McKinnon coming off that Olympic choke job.

I am excited to see that Buffalo game. Apparently 30K people tried to buy tickets for Game 1. First Playoff game in 15 years is just insane. That was 5 years into Kopitar's 20 years career. The final "Game 1" after today will be Ducks/Oilers tomorrow night. I am actually going to Game 3 next Friday. Will try to go to Game 3 Kings Thursday as well. You could go in person to Kings Thursday, Ducks Friday, Kings Saturday, Ducks Sunday and 4 straight days for Playoff hockey.

Montreal/Tampa Bay will be fun. Game 3 in Montreal will be a really fun environment.

Vegas/Utah will be fun. Very evenly matched series.

Ducks/Oilers every game should be 8-7. Ain't nobody playing defense in that one.

 

[davnlaguna]

Not down by two after the first

Go kings go

 

[PuckinUgly57]

WTF is PK wearing? Straight up.out of Django Unchained.

I just cannot stand this guy all around.

 

[Kings4OT]

Wish LA had a Tage

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Wish LA had a Tage

We have Buster! Same size, same player, you know it takes a while for these bigger guys. Buster is Thompson West, just admit it.

=)~~

Thompson just scored both goals to will his team back into this game after being down 2-0 with time running down.

Buster was completely invisible today.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Slovkovsky with the hat trick. All 3 on the PP, including in OT.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

We have Buster! Same size, same player, you know it takes a while for these bigger guys. Buster is Thompson West, just admit it.

=)~~

Thompson just scored both goals to will his team back into this game after being down 2-0 with time running down.

Buster was completely invisible today.

Yeah he's doing work right now. Completely fooled Swayman with that low shot.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Wow. 3-2 Sabres

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Tanner Jeanot and Viktor Arvidsson in this game too.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Slovkovsky with the hat trick. All 3 on the PP, including in OT.

Would be nice if the Kings had a huge high first round pick guy who was a beast...

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Wow. 3-2 Sabres

Great game, Sabers showed some guts. Well deserved.