There should be plenty of fireworks with a fun first round matchup of the Battle of Ontario between the Atlantic Division winning Toronto Maple Leafs and the first Wild Card, Ottawa Senators. Despite the Leafs being the better team all season, the Senators actually swept the season series in the regular season between these teams with a 3-0 shutout on the road on November 12th, … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2025 – Round 1 Series Preview: Maple Leafs vs. Senators

I don’t expect a great series here as the #2 seed Carolina Hurricanes take on the #3 seed New Jersey Devils. The puck drops this afternoon for an Easter Sunday start in Raleigh. These teams split the season series between them, with all four games won at home. The Hurricanes won 4-2 at home on October 15th, the Devils answered with a 4-2 home win … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2025 – Round 1 Series Preview: Hurricanes vs. Devils

I’m expecting this to be the best series of the first round as the #2 Dallas Stars face the #3 Colorado Avalanche. Both of these teams have been fantastic this year, and it’s one of the series that makes it disappointing that the NHL hasn’t gone back to the 1-8 seeding since it’s a shame that one of these teams will be eliminated in the … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2025 – Round 1 Series Preview: Stars vs. Avalanche

In a fun series to start the playoffs, we have the President’s Trophy winning Winnipeg Jets facing the second Wild Card team in the West, the Blues, who were the hottest team in the NHL after the 4 Nations break. Winnipeg went 3-1 in the regular season against the Blues with a few close games. In the first game on October 22nd, the Jets won … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2025 – Round 1 Series Preview: Jets vs. Blues