Sorry, New York Rangers — the only time a team came back from 0-3 in the Stanley Cup Finals was 1942, and a ref got punched in the face in the process

We don’t think of 0-3 in a big spot as totally insurmountable anymore because of the 2004 Red Sox (and other examples), but on hockey’s grandest stage, it really is. There are only four examples of a team down 3-0 coming back… Continue Reading

There is absolutely no one who saw Rangers-Canadiens coming as the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals

The goaltenders in the 2014 Olympic gold medal game were Carey Price (Canada) and Henrik Lundqvist (Sweden). Canada won, 3-0. Those same goaltenders are now facing each other in the 2014 NHL Eastern Conference Finals. No one saw this coming… Continue Reading