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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Mary Lisa: Oilers take game 1 on McDavid’s double OT goal; Beat Stars 3-2 in series opener in Dallas

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Edmonton Oilers center Conner McDavid (center left) thanks teammate defenseman Evan Bouchard for the assist as McDavid scored the game winning goal in the second overtime in game 1 of the third round of the Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Fri May 24, 2024 ( The Canadian Press via AP photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars were battling in game 1 on Thursday like it was the 7th game of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. No one was giving in a game that went double overtime that saw the Oilers Conner McDavid score 32 seconds in the second overtime.

#2 McDavid on the goal took a redirected pass from Evan Bouchard and shot it past the Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger for the winner.

#3 McDavid said after the game regarding scoring the game winner, “It was nice to score in overtime. A big goal, great play by [Bouchard] as usual,” said McDavid. “You’ve got to win tight games. We’re down to the final four teams.

#4 McDavid said you don’t get to the Final Four without being a great team. The Oilers had their close series with the Vancouver Canucks in order to get to this third round against the Stars. The Stars who are no slouch just couldn’t finish in game 1.

#5 Oilers and Stars match up again tonight for game 2 at the American Airlines Center for a 5:00pm PT face off. It’s almost expected that this will be another game where the neither the Oilers or Stars will give in an inch on the ice.

Join Mary Lisa for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Len Shapiro: Oilers-Stars open Western Conference third round in Dallas on Thursday

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The Edmonton Oilers Ryan Nugent Hopkins (center left) scores a goal against the Vancouver Canucks goaltender Artur Silovs (31) as the Canucks Filip Hronek (17) and the Oilers Zach Hyman (18) and Leon Draisaitl (29) look on during game 7 of the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference playoffs at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Mon May 20, 2024 (Canadian Press via AP photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Len:

#1. Tough night for the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night as they were eliminated by the visiting Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Arena in Vancouver in game 7 of the second round of the Western Conference playoffs 3-2.

#2 The Oilers Ryan Nugent Hopkins scored a goal and got an assist to win in game 7 of the playoffs. Nugent-Hopkins said that it was something you dream about as a kid and said that he played with neighborhood kids and now he enjoys playing with his teammates on the Oilers.

#3 Nugent-Hopkins said it was also great to get a win in Vancouver as he’s from the Vancouver area of Burnaby British Columbia.

#4 Len, talk about Zach Hyman who scored an NHL post season leading 11 goals. Also Leon Draisaitl got an assist and has a point streak of 12 games for opening points in the post season.

#5 Edmonton opens up the best of four out of seven against the Dallas Stars in Dallas on Thursday night in game 1. Dallas is a tough customer and the Oilers are one of the best talk about who you like this third round of the Western Conference playoffs?

Join Len Shapiro does the NHL Stanley Cup post season podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Mary Lisa: Canucks edge Oilers in game 5 take 3-2 lead; Game 6 goes back to Edmonton tonight

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Vancouver Canucks JT Miller raises his arms in victory after scoring the game winning goal with just 33 second left in the third period in game 5 of the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Centre on Thu May 16, 2024 (Canadian Press photo via AP)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 With just 33 second left in game 5 of the second round the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers tied 2-2 in the series, the Canuck’s JT Miller score a late third period goal for the game winner to edge the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 at Rogers Centre in Vancouver on Thursday night.

#2 Carson Soucy and Phillip Di Giuseppe also contributed with goals for Vancouver as both returned to the line up to score two of the three Canuck goals.

#3 The Canucks can wrap up this second round in game 6 Saturday night at Scoitabank Arena in Edmonton. The Canucks rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs has been a sensation in net in game 5 he stopped 21 shots and allowed two goals in the win.

#4 Vancouver head coach Rick Tocchet said after game 5, “Almost every single guy gave us everything they had,” Tocchet said. “Resilient. I thought the guys were terrific tonight. They really came to play. It thought it was obviously one of our best games in the playoffs.”

#5 So Mary, it’s game 6 and the Canucks can eliminate the Oilers to take round two or the Oilers can once again tie up the series and force a game 7. It’s been a tight series as the last two games were decided by one goal. How do you see this one in Edmonton tonight?

Mary Lisa Walsh podcasts the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Mary Lisa: Canucks advance to second round edge Predators 1-0

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Nashville Predators left wing Jason Zuckers (16) tries to put the puck past Vancouver Canucks goaltender Arturs Silovs (31) in the second period of game 6 in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Fri May 3, 2024 (AP News photo)

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 Mary Lisa, the Vancouver Canucks just edged the Nashville Predators 1-0 to take the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 4-2 and advance to the next round with a win in Nashville.

#2 The Canucks Pius Suter got the gamer at 1:39 in the third period it was the game’s only goal.

#3 The Predators had a shot to tie up the game at 33.9 seconds in the third when the Canucks Elias Lindholm got hit for cross checking Gustav Nyquist but the Predators couldn’t take advantage as they failed to beat Canucks rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs as time ran out and the Predators Roman Josi threw his stick on the ice.

#4 Silovs got a shutout in the elimination game for the Canucks on Nashville ice stopping 28 out of 28 shots in a tight game. No doubt Silovs was standing on his head in this one for the Canucks to advance to the next round.

#5 The Canucks in the next round will face off against the Edmonton Oilers who finished second behind the Canucks in the Pacific Division. The Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings to advance to the second round. These are both Canadian teams and there is little doubt this will be a big deal in this second round in this series as all of Canada will be paying attention.

Join Mary Lisa for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff playoff podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oilers Rout Sharks 9-2, McDavid Earns 100th Point of Season

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The San Jose Sharks William Eklund (72) taking a shot that was blocked by the Edmonton Oilers Evan Bouchard (2) in the third period at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Mon Apr 16, 2024 (The Canadian Press via AP)

By Mary Walsh

Connor McDavid, Adam Henrique, Warren Foegele, Dylan Holloway, Corey Perry, Cody Ceci, Evan Bouchard scored for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner made 19 saves for the 9-2 win over the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Connor McDavid earned his 100th assist of the season in the game, only the second Oiler and the fourth NHL player to do so.

Danil Gushchin and Fabian Zetterlund scored for the Sharks. Mikael Granlund extended his point streak to 12 games with an assist. Devin Cooley made 14 saves on 22 shots before being pulled in the second period. Georgi Romanov made 15 on 16 shots saves in his NHL debut.

For the third time this season, the Sharks allowed nine or more goals. After the game, Sharks Head Coach David Quinn said: “We never looked like we were really… thought we had a chance. That’s kinda what it felt like. We were slow, very slow in everything that we were doing. We were losing a lot of battles and it was a lot of hesitation in our game.”

Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro said: “That was really what I thought went wrong today, is we maybe looked at the lineup on the other end and we played scared in the first period. And obviously it was a snowball effect.”

Sharks center Luke Kunin talked about the disappointing game and how the team let goaltender Devin Cooley down: “We didn’t help him out at all. With the odd-mans, how many looks he was getting, with the way that we started the game. You know, try to say a few things to him, obviously he’s a competitive guy as well, it wasn’t his fault by any means.”

Connor McDavid started the scoring just 53 seconds into the first period. McDavid carried the puck into the zone at speed and as he approached the goal line, he centered the puck for Zach Hyman. The pass did not get through. Instead, it hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic and went into the net. An assist went to Darnell Nurse.

Adam Henrique made it 2-0 at 4:01. Catching a Brett Kulak pass from the blue line, Henrique settled the puck down in traffic before lifting it over Cooley for the goal.

Warren Foegele added another at 10:40. Skating in two-on-one with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Foegele scored with a wrist shot from inside the faceoff circle. An assist went to Leon Draisaitl.

At this point, the Sharks still only had one shot on goal. By the end of the period, they had six shots ot the Oilers’ 10.

At 19:35, Dylan Holloway tipped in the fourth Oilers goal off a shot from Adam Henrique. Assists to Henrique and Nurse.

The Sharks got on the board at 1:58 of the second period. Danil Gushchin took a shot from the goal line that snuck between the Skinner and the post. An assist went to Thomas Bordeleau.

Less than three minutes later, Foegele scored his second of the night to make it 5-1. Foegele redirected a shot from Nugent-Hopkins. Cooley stopped that but the puck got away from him and Foegele followed up and poked the puck over the line. Assists went to Nugent-Hopkins and Draisaitl.

Corey Perry made it 6-1 near the midpoint of the period. Evan Bouchard went for the shot and Cooley came out to stop it. But the puck went past him and Perry was lurking by the other post to poke the puck in. Assists went to Bouchard and Holloway.

Cody Ceci made it 7-1 at 13:18. Trailing the play and then going ot the net, Ceci redirected a pass from Henrique. Assists went to Henrique and Hyman.

Evan Bouchard made it 8-1, just 31 seconds later. In a play almost exactly like the prior one, Corey Perry sent the puck across the ice for Bouchard to redirect past Cooley on the glove side. Assists went to Perry and Holloway.

The Sharks pulled Cooley after that one and put rookie Georgi Romanov in net.

A little less than a minute later, Zach Hyman scored to make it 9-1. In another two-on-one, Connor McDavid and Hyman skated in. McDavid a short pass for Hyman to nudge in. Assists went to McDavid and Nurse.

That was it for the Oilers. The Sharks scored one in the third period. Mikael Granlund carried the puck in two-on-one with Fabian Zetterlund. Granlund took a shot while skating through center ice. Skinner stopped that. William Eklund got a stick on it but it did not go in. The puck bounced around in the blue paint before Zetterlund got his stick on it and scored with a backhand shot. Assists went to Eklund and Granlund.

The Sharks will play their final game of the season at 6:00 PM PT on Thursday in Calgary against the Flames.

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Blues turn it up with 2 wins after losing to San Jose; Oilers McDavid scratched against Vegas Wednesday; plus more news

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Edmonton Oilers Conner McDavid controls the puck against the St Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in St Louis on Mon Apr 1, 2024 (AP News photo)

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Arizona Coyotes might relocate to Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is being very aggressive about getting the Coyotes. The owner of the Utah Jazz Ryan Smith wants an NHL team to join he and the Jazz at the Salt Palace.

#2 The St Louis Blues had to be sore after losing to the San Jose Sharks last Saturday in overtime. The next day the Blues exploded and defeated the Anaheim Ducks six goals and came away with a 6-5 win. On Wednesday the Blues once again got a three goal win to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks by three goals 5-2 all four of the Blues first four shots were all goals to start the game.

#3 The Edmonton Oilers Conner McDavid was scratched out of the line up against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. The Oilers have been rolling and even without McDavid the Oilers came out a big winner 5-1 in Edmonton. McDavid missed practice for the second straight day with a lower body injury

#4 Syd the Kid Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins wins the NHLPA most complete player of the year. Crosby got 38.37 percent of the vote Crosby beat out the Florida Panthers center Alexander Barkov who had 14.6 percent of the vote.

#5 Alexander Ovechkin is becoming like the ageless wonder setting a record scoring 30 or more goals for the 18th season. In the first 43 games this season Ovechkin had eight goals and teammate Dylan Strome said he wouldn’t be surprised if he reached 30 which he has now done for the 18th time.

#6 The New Jersey Devils failed to make post season for tenth time in 12 seasons. New Jersey suffered from injuries, goalie instability, and the Devils have suffered a numerous amount of injuries and missed a lot of key players who were out.

Join Len Shapiro for the NHL podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Canucks Demko out with lower body injury; Sharks eliminated from playoffs for 5th straight year; plus more news

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Vancouver Canucks Goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) is out with a lower body injury and is listed as day to day. (Canadian Press via AP file photo)

On the NHL podcasst with Len Shapiro:

#1 The Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko the number one goaltender for the Canucks is listed week to week with lower body injury. Demko left with the injury on Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-0 win. Demko had 12 saves when he had to leave in the second period at 6:40. Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says he’s not worried.

#2 NHL analyst and NHL six time Stanley Cup Champion legend Mark Messier said the Vancouver Canucks are in a great position to win the Stanley Cup this season. Vancouver is 42-17-7 and are first in the Western Conference.

#3 The San Jose Sharks loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night 3-2 eliminated the Sharks from post season play. Causes for the elimination were the injuries to Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks have the worst record in the NHL at 16-41-7 this the fifth straight season that the Sharks have not made post season.

#4 NHL analyst and NHL six time Stanley Cup Champion legend Mark Messier said the Vancouver Canucks are in a great position to win the Stanley Cup this season. Vancouver is 42-17-7 and are first in the Western Conference.

#5 If the NHL Playoffs were to start today there are four teams from Canada that would qualify, the Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. The last time a team from Canada won the Stanley Cup Finals was 31 years ago.

#5 Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard demonstrated why he’s all the hype against the Anaheim Ducks getting a career high of five points as the Blackhawks lit up the Ducks with seven goals in their 7-2 win in Chicago.

Join Len Shapiro for the NHL podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Preds GM Trotz says they want to hang onto Carrier; Rangers end 10 game win streak; plus more news

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The Nashville Predators defenseman Alexander Carrier (45) will most likely stay with the Predators. The Predators are trying to get him to sign a new contract before he becomes a free agent at the end of the season. (AP News photo)

On the NHL podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz said that defenseman Alexander Carrier will stay and defenseman Tyson Barrie might be on the trade bubble. Goaltender Jusse Saros has a deal with the Predators through next season. Teams are seeking Carrier’s services but the Predators are trying to sign him as his contract runs out after this season. Trotz said Barrie is a player any team in the NHL would interested in.

#2 The Columbus Blue Jackets ended the New York Rangers hot ten game win streak Sunday at Nationwide Arena 4-2. The loss stops the Rangers from tying their all time win streak record at 11.

#3 Len, even though the Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid has not scored a goal in his last ten games he has scored at least a point in his last eight games. So there’s really no way to keep McDavid down.

#4 Len, have to ask you about the Winnipeg Jets their attendance is down a quarter and their not getting the expected 90% line expectation for NHL crowds. The Jets are one of the winningest teams in the NHL, they have a shot at the Stanley Cup, they have speed which buries their opponents, they have the league’s best goalie and they can score yet no one is coming

#5 Len the San Jose Sharks absolutely got clobbered on Wednesday night at SAP Center in San Jose 7-2 by the New Jersey Devils. The Sharks lost their goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood after playing some good hockey in the first 17 minutes to an injury. Backup Kappo Kahkonen came in late in the first period for Blackwood, he surrendered three in the second period and four in the third period.

Len Shapiro does the NHL podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda look to rebound Tuesday against Reign at Tech CU

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The San Jose Barracuda defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin (85) and the Ontario Reign left wing Andre Lee (26) scramble for the puck at the Toyota Arena in Ontario on Sat Jan 6, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

On the SJ Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko, it has to be tough to score a season high of four goals on the road in Ontario in the third period only to lose the game by a one goal margin 5-4 in overtime against the Ontario Reign (18-10-3-1) as the San Jose Barracuda drop their record to 11-15-5-0 at the Toyota Arena in Ontario.

#2 The Barracuda Scott Sabourin got his third career two goal game and the Barracuda added goals from defenseman Radim Simek and Shakir Mukhamadullin.

#3 Marko the Barracuda did go all out in that third period talk about the scorers in that period and the job they have done, Radim Simek (4), Shakir Mukhamadullin (5), Scott Sabourin who scored twice (8) and (9).

#4 Chrona Magnus who is trying to get tracked after going up to the San Jose Sharks on Thu Dec 29th vs. Edmonton in a 5-0 loss and giving up four goals. On Saturday Magnus gave up five goals after facing 27 shots.

#5 The Barracuda face off against the Ontario Reign Tuesday to conclude their home at home series a 7:00pm PT face off at Tech CU in San Jose. As you saw this past weekend the Reign are tough customers and the Barracuda are looking to get back in the win column after that Saturday night loss.

Join Marko for the Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa: Sharks hope to snap 7 game skid New Years Eve in Colorado

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The San Jose Sharks left wing William Eklund (72) led the Sharks with the most shots on goal with six is defended by the Edmonton Oilers defenseman Brett Kulak (27) at SAP Center in San Jose on Thu Dec 28, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 The Edmonton Oilers didn’t waste anytime getting on the scoreboard they got a goal and assist each from Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod. The Oilers skated away with a 4-0 first period to pin down the Sharks who had already lost six straight games going into the contest now at seven loses in a row.

#2 The Oilers Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added goals totaling four goals in the first period and one in the second period and that was all the offensive damage the Oilers needed to win it 5-0.

#3 Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner came away with a shutout with 25 saves. Each Sharks opportunity to put it on net failed miserably no matter how hard they tried. William Eklund led San Jose with six shots on goals all stopped by Skinner.

#4 The Sharks started Magnus Chrona in his first appearance for San Jose. Chrona got lit up facing 20 shots and allowing four and later was replaced by Kaapo Kahkonen who wound up giving up a goal on 19 shots.

#5 The Sharks go back to the drawing board as they face the rough and tough Colorado Avalanche. The last time the two teams met was on Sun Dec 17 and the Aves had they’re way with a four goal 6-2 win at the Ball Center in Denver. The Sharks hope to end they’re seven game losing streak on New Years Eve a 5:00pm PT face off once again in Denver.

Mary Lisa is a San Jose Sharks beat writer and covers the Sharks road games at http://www.sportsradioservice.com