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NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals podcast with Len Shapiro: Tampa Bay throws Lightning bolts at Rangers to tie series at 2-2 going back to MSG

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) gets congratulations from defenseman Zach Bogosian (24) as the Lightning defeat the New York Rangers at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay in game 4 on Tue Jun 7, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals podcast with

#1 The Tampa Bay Lightning took full advantage of home ice with a come back down 2-0 and tied the series with a game four 4-1 win over the visiting New York Rangers at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay.

#2 Big credit to Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy who stopped 34 out of 35 shots between the pipes for the Lightning.

#3 Len, how predictable was it that the Lightning would come back like they did the Rangers were just stunned after skating off the ice and seeing their lead whittle away to a 2-2 tie.

#4 Len talk about the Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov who scored on a breakaway goal after taking a pass mid ice from Ondrej Palat scoring on the Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin that put Tampa Bay up by two goals.

#5 It’s try, try again for the Rangers as game five heads back to Madison Square Garden in New York the Rangers will have to rule home ice in this one after coming away with two big wins in games 1 and 2. The Lightning however a two time Stanley Cup Champion have go momentum going into game 5.

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NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals podcast with Mary Lisa: Lightning hope for a series tie against Rangers tonight; Aves sweep Oilers 4-0 to advance to Finals

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Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Gabriel Landeskog (92) celebrate a third period goal that gets by Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith (41) and Cody Ceci (5) couldn’t stop the puck in game four of the Western Conference Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Mon Jun 6, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 Tampa Bay Lightning picked up their first win of the series after being down two games to one. The Lightning came back after being down 2-1 with two goals in the third period scored by the Lightning Steve Stamkos and with just 42 seconds left by Ondrej Palat for a 3-2 win.

#2 The New York Rangers in the first two games won by four goals in game one 6-4 and in game two by one goal 3-2. The Lightning knew their backs were to the wall and couldn’t afford to lose game 3 on their home ice in Tampa Bay.

#3 Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper knew that the Lightning had to regroup how surprising knowing not only the talents of the club but they have Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. It was a surprise for the Lightning and Vasilevskiy when they lost those first two games to the Rangers.

#4 The Colorado Avalanche came away with a 6-5 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers at Ball Arena in Denver to sweep the Oilers four games to none. The Avalanche’s Artturi Lehkonen scored the game winning goal at 1:19 in the overtime stanza to get the Avalanche into the Stanley Cup Finals.

#5 For the Avalanche Cal Maker, Devon Toews, Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen all scored a goal each for the Aves. Colorado goaltender Pavel Francouz saved 30 of 35 shots.

Mary Lisa joins Sports Talk for the NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals postseason podcast catch all the action at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals podcast with Len Shapiro: Avalanche on the brink with 3-0 series lead; Lightning score twice in 3rd period to win 3-2

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The Colorado Avalanche’s TJ Compher (37) scores on Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith (41) as only the Oilers defender Leon Draisaitl (29) can look on in game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Sat Jun 4, 2022

On the NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals podcast with Len:

#1 Len, the Colorado Avalanche have a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals and can put about to put it away on Monday night in Edmonton.

#2 The Aves TJ Compher scored the tie breaking goal in the third period at Rogers Place in Edmonton as the Avalanche went onto win it 4-2 in game five.

#3 There hasn’t been an NHL club that has come back from being down 3-0 since the 2014 Los Angeles Kings when they won four straight against the San Jose Sharks.

#4  Ondrej Palat of the Tampa Bay Lightning scored the game winning goal to help the Bolts get by the surging New York Rangers 3-2. Palat scored with the score tied at 2-2 and 42 seconds left in the third period.

#5 The Lightning who have lots of post season experience were on the ropes going into game 3 down 2-0 made the best of home ice advantage and just came back on the Rangers with two third period goals. Steve Stamkos scored on a third period power play goal at 1:22 and Palat’s for the game winner.

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NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals podcast with Matt Harrington: Avalanche up 2-0 as series goes to Edmonton; Rangers up 2-0 as series moves to Tampa Bay

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The Colorado Avalanche’s goaltender Paul Francouz was the man of the hour after game 2 of the Western Conference Finals in Denver on Thu Jun 2, 2022 as he shutout the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 to give the Aves a 2-0 series lead (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcasts with Matt Harrington:

#1 Coloardo Avalanche goaltender Paul Francouz made 25 stops in Colorado’s 4-0 convincing win over the Edmonton Oilers to take a 2-0 series lead.

#2 What’s a danger for the Oilers is they now have pressure going back to Edmonton for games three and four at Rogers Place and will have to work some magic to get back in this series as it could very well get late early for the Oilers.

#3 It was impressive work by Francouz considering he was replacing starting goalie Darcy Kuemper who suffered an upper body injury in game 1. Francouz has the hot hand do you see him starting game 3 tonight and what the latest status on Kuemper?

#4 Mika Zibanejad scored the game winning goal for the New York Rangers as they edged the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden in New York 3-2 this was the Rangers second straight win as they take a 2-0 series lead.

#5 The Rangers got help from goaltender Igor Shesterkin who stopped 29 shots and stopped the Lightning from getting in the net the win for the Rangers were their eighth straight win at MSG setting a team record for wins on home ice.

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NBA Finals/Golden State Warriors podcast with David Zizmor: Boston strong nucleus with Smart, Horford, and White can Warriors contain them?

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The Boston Celtics Al Horford led with 26 points Thu Jun 2, 2022 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The Celtics defense shutdown the Warriors scoring the fourth quarter of game 1 (AP News photo)

On the NBA Finals/ Warriors podcast:

#1 Dave, talk about the Golden State Warriors fourth quarter melt down in game 1 how concerned should they be about repeating that again in game 2 on Sunday?

#2 The Boston Celtics have the best defense in the NBA and they shutdown Warriors guard Stephen Curry shutting him out in the second quarter in game 1 what did the Celtics do defensively to shut down his game.

#3 Dave, talk about the Celtics Marcus Smart, Al Horford, and Derrick White they were effected on the three pointers.

Listen to the NBA Finals/Golden State Warriors Mondays with Barbara Mason and Wednesdays with David Zizmor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Len Shapiro: Rangers-Hurricanes play elimination game 7 Monday night; Oilers-Aves open Western Conf Finals Tuesday

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New York Rangers left wing Alexis Lafrenière (13) and Carolina Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis (24) chase the puck during the second period at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sat May 28, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Len:

#1 Len, The Tampa Bay Lightning have had a good week off waiting to see if they’re going to face the New York Rangers or the Carolina Hurricanes which should be decided in game 7 on Monday in Carolina. Each game has been won by the home team in this series.

#2 The Rangers and Hurricanes dueled it out in game six and the Rangers came away with a three goal win 5-2 with Ranger goaltender Igor Shesterkin who stopped 37 shots. The Rangers Filip Chytil scored twice for the Rangers. How difficult will it be for the Rangers to win a game in Carolina or after a game like this does this build confidence.

#3 The Hurricanes have been getting some strong offense in their wins and getting key goals from Andrei Svechnikov, Teuvo Teravainen, and Vincent Trocheck. How important will these players be going into game 7 against the Rangers.

#4 The series that is ready to get underway is the Edmonton Oilers and the Avalanche on Tuesday night in Colorado. The Oilers just dominated and took out the Calgary Flames 4-1 and the Avalanche took out the St Louis Blues 4-2 do you see these two teams equal or one team has the ability to advance to the Finals.

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NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Matt Harrington: Hurricanes take 3-2 lead over Rangers; Avalanche eliminate Blues 4-2

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Carolina Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov, right, celebrates his goal against the New York Rangers with Martin Necas (88) and Vincent Trocheck (16) during the third period of Game 5 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals in Carolina on Fri May 27, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Matt:

#1 The Carolina Hurricanes continue to roll with a 3-2 series lead and a game five 3-1 win over the New York Rangers at PNC Arena in Carolina. The home team has won each game of the series.

#2 The Canes Vincent Trocheck, Teuvo Teravainen, and Andrei Svechnikov all scored a goal each. Hurricanes’ goalie Antti Raanta saved 16 shots in the winning effort.

#3 Matt, Hurricanes need a win to wrap it up but the series goes back to Madison Square Garden tonight for game six can the Rangers avoid elimination as they’ve played well on home ice in games 3 and 4.

#4 The Colorado Avalanche eliminated the St Louis Blues four games to two in the Western Conference Playoffs. The Avalanche rallying for two goals in the third period after being down 2-1 to win it by a score of 3-2.

#5 Matt how much credit do you give the Aves Darrin Helm who scored with just 5.6 seconds left in the game that was the difference to eliminate the Blues and advance to the NHL Finals. The Avalanche will host the Edmonton Oilers for game 1 Eastern Conference Finals Tuesday night in Denver a 5:00 pm PDT.

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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Len Shapiro: Binnington lost for rest of second round lower body injury; Lightning lights up the lamp leads Panthers; plus more

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Colorado Avalanche left winger JT Compher (37) reaches for the puck against the St Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) during game 3 of the Western Conference second round playoffs at the Enterprise Center in St Louis. This would be Binnington’s last game for this round due to an injury on Sat May 21, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 St Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will miss the rest of the Western Conference second round with a lower body injury rumored to be left leg against the Colorado Avalanche. Binnington got hurt during game 3 when teammate Calle Rosen and Aves Nazem Kadri knocked Binnington over. How is the loss of Binnington going to impact the Blues the rest of the second round?

#2 Also Colorado’s Samuel Girard is out for the rest of the playoffs with a broken sternum in game 3 in the first period at 1:42 on Saturday he was checked hard by the Blues Ivan Barbashev.

#3  In the battle of Florida The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the driver’s seat with the series lead 3-0 and their getting some great scoring not to mention great goaltending from Andrei Vasilevskiy in their game 3 win today 5-1.

#4 The Carolina Hurricanes lead the series 2-1 against the New York Rangers and played game 3 today at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers won a crucial game 3-1 how did home ice pay off for the Rangers today?

#5 The Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers are battling it out in Edmonton the Flames had Oilers came back on the Flames in game 1 only to lose the lead 9-6. The Oilers bounced back in game 2 with a 5-2 win and goaltender Mike Smith stopped 37 shots.

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NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Len Shapiro : Hurricanes up 2-0 with series going back to MSG; Oilers-Flames take game 3 to Calgary; Aves take a 2-1 lead over St Louis

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On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Len:

Carolina Hurricanes’ Brendan Smith, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Sebastian Aho (20) and Teuvo Teravainen (86) in second period action at PNC Arena in Raleigh in game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Fri May 20, 2022 (AP News photo)

#1 The Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta stopped 21 shots on his way to a 2-0 shutout Friday night his first playoff shutout in game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The win puts the Hurricanes up 2-0 over the New York Rangers.

#2 After watching the first two games of this series how concerned does the proposition of going down in the first two games have to be for Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant and can the Rangers consider going back to MSG for the next two games a chance to get back into this thing?

#3 Last Wednesday the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames battled to a 9-6 Flames win. The Flames had to breath a sigh a relief in that one up 3-1 they gave up four goals in the second period to the Oilers but came back to win game 1.

#4 In game 2 on Friday night the Oilers had an opportune moment when the Oilers Zach Hyman took advantage of a break away in the middle of the third period with the score tied at 3-3. Hyman got a shot over the glove of the Flames goaltender Jakob Markstrom to put the Oilers ahead 4-3 at 10:14.

#5 A thriller in Denver the Colorado Avalanche get a big win taking it to the St Louis Blues with a game 3 win the Blues were up front but the Avalanche came back to overtake the Blues 5-3 and take a 2-1 series lead. The Avalanche got two goals from Artturi Lehkonen.

Len Shapiro filled in Matt Harrington for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcasts heard each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Len Shapiro: Lightning eliminate Leafs in game 7; Canes Domi scores twice in 2-1 win; plus more

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) celebrates with teammate Victor Hedman (77) after knocking the Toronto Maple Leafs out of the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup in Toronto in game 7 on Sat May 14, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Len:

#1 One thing you can say about the Tampa Bay Lightning their like a boom a rang just was soon as you thought they were done they come back.

#2 The Bolts got help from one player who did all the work Nicholas Paul who scored twice that was all Tampa Bay need to eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to three in the best of four out of seven in a 2-1 game seven win to advance.

#3 The Carolina Hurricane’s Max Domi had a pair of goals and an assist which help defeat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in Carolina. It was a series where the home team won each of the games as the Canes won the series 4-3.

#4 Rounding off Saturday night’s action the Edmonton Oilers shutout the Los Angeles Kings in game 7 in Edmonton 2-0. Oilers goalie Mike Smith stopped all 29 Kings shots for the win.

#5 The Oilers Connor McDavid and Cody Ceci scored a goal a piece both goals turned out to be critical for the Edmonton win.

#6 Evander Kane has been a big value for the Oilers in the regular season and in the playoff push, in hindsight do you think the San Jose Sharks who put him up for free agency might be thinking that they made a mistake letting Kane get away?

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