Note: It was a little late to get the results from Thursday night’s vital game 7 between the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators. For results and coverage, view SB Nation’s official game page.
- Rob Vollman writes about the Bolts’ prolific top line of Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn. [NHL.com]
- Andrew Berkshire has a cool breakdown of the series between the Penguins and the Bolts using the Sportlogiq data. [Sportsnet]
- The Lightning’s official preview of the Eastern Conference Finals. [NHL.com]
- Check out a new episode of the Bolt Prospects podcast. [Bolt Prospects]
- Justin Godfrey of The Hopeful Chase takes a thoughtful look at the Bolts heading into the third round of the playoffs. [The Hopeful Chase]
- Victor Hedman is one of the best defensemen in the league. Erik Erlendsson writes a little bit about how Hedman got to this point and just how good he is. [HockeyBuzz]
- Roger Mooney highlights five things to know about the Lightning’s Eastern Conference Final opponent. [Tampa Bay Times]
- Erik Erlendsson wades into enemy territory for a Q&A with Pensburgh. [Pensburgh]
- Get to know Nikita Kucherov. I mean, you already know him…but get to know him again. [Pensburgh]
- Travis Yost dives into what has changed to make the Penguins such a dangerous team. [TSN.ca]
- Dallas’ season came to a crushing end with a blowout loss in game 7. [Defending Big D]
- Russian Machine Never Breaks says everything is awful, except the Washington Capitals, mostly. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]
- Some notes on the Islanders injuries following their tough series with the Lightning. [Lighthouse Hockey]
- The case against the case against signing Steven Stamkos. Aren’t you glad we still have another two months of this? [Pension Plan Puppets]
- Devils‘ goalie Cory Schneider has offseason surgery. [All About the Jersey]
- The folks over at Hockey Wilderness look at their new coach, Bruce Boudreau, and his cursed playoff history. [Hockey Wilderness]
Eastern Conference Finals: Predict the winner.
| Penguins in 4 | 41 |
| Lightning in 4 | 26 |
| Penguins in 5 | 183 |
| Lightning in 5 | 93 |
| Penguins in 6 | 541 |
| Lightning in 6 | 591 |
| Penguins in 7 | 103 |
| Lightning in 7 | 215 |
