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Here is a list of the Awards candidates and recipients from the 2022-23 season Stanley Cup-Vegas Golden Knights Prince of Wales Trophy-Florida Panthers Clarence S. Campbell-Vegas Golden Knights Presidents' Trophy-Boston Bruins Conn Smythe-Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) Art Ross-Connor McDavid Maurice Richard-Connor McDavid Jennings Trophy-Linus Ullmark Hart Trophy Finalists Connor McDavid, F, EDM David Pastrnak, F, BOS Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA Prediction: Connor McDavid Vezina Trophy Connor Hellebuyck, WPG Ilya Sorokin, NYI Linus Ullmark, BOS Prediction: Ilya Sorokin Ted Lindsay Trophy Erik Karlsson, D, SJ Connor McDavid, F, EDM David Pastrnak, F, BOS Prediction: Connor McDavid James Norris Trophy Adam Fox, NYR Erik Karlsson, SJ Cale Makar, COL Prediction: Erik Karlsson Calder Trophy Matty Beniers, F, SJ Owen Power, D, BUF Stuart Skinner, G, EDM Prediction: Matty Beniers Frank J Selke Trophy Patrice Bergeron, F, BOS Nico Hischier, F, NJ Mitch Marner, F, TOR Prediction: Patrice Bergeron...

  This is a quick update blog in which I provide the latest from around the NHL. Conn Smythe Odds Jonathan Marcessault -110 Matthew Tkachuk +350 Sergei Bobrovsky +450 Jack Eichel +650 Updated Stanley Cup Finals Schedule GM 5: Tue., June 13: Panthers at Golden Knights; TNT, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 6: *Fri., June 16: Golden Knights at Panthers; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 7 *Mon., June 19: Panthers at Golden Knights; TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS Recent Trades Edmonton Oilers acquire Jayden Grubbe from New York Rangers for 2023 5th round Pick. In a 3 team trade, Columbus Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Ivan Provorov from the Philadelphia Flyers in a three-team trade that also included the Los Angeles Kings . Philadelphia acquires goaltender Cal Petersen , defensemen Sean Walker , Helge Grans , a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft , a 2nd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft , and a conditional 2nd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft . Los Angeles acquires defenseman Kevin Con...

Here is the schedule for the 2023 Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers. The best-of-7 series will begin Saturday in Las Vegas. All games will start at 8 p.m. ET The Golden Knights advanced by defeating the Dallas Stars in six games in the Western Conference Final,  while the Florida Panthers swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final. 2023 STANLEY CUP FINAL Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs. Florida Panthers (WC2) GM 1: Sat., June 3 on TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 2: Mon., June 5 on TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 3: Thu., June 8 on TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 4: Sat., June 10 on TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 5: *if necessary* Tue., June 13 on TNT, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 6 *if necessary* Fri., June 16 on TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 7 *if necessary* Mon., June 19 on TNT, TBS, truTV, SN, CBC, TVAS

 This is a Quick update on the Conference Finals Matchups in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Eastern Conference  Florida Panthers Sweep Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Game 1 took an eternity before Matthew Tkachuk scored in the 4th OT to give the Patnhers a 1-0 lead in the series; Sergei Bobrovsky made 63 saves in the win. Game 2 went to Overtime again, and resulted in yet another Matthew Tkachuk GWG, this time the goal was scored just 1:51 into overtime on the powerplay. Sergei Bobrovsky was the story of game 3, as he made 32 saves to shutout Carolina, 1-0 to give the Florida Panthers a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. With 4.9 seconds left in the 3rd period and Florida on the Man Advantage due to a Jordan Staal tripping penalty, Matthew Tkachuk scored his 3rd Game winning goal of series to send the Panthers on the the Stanley Cup Finals. The Florida Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1996, and they have had by far the toughest path to it having to...

Here is the schedule for the conference finals of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The winner of each best-of-7 series will advance to the Stanley Cup Final. In the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes, the No. 1 seed from the Metropolitan Division, will play the Florida Panthers, the second wild card. In the Western Conference, the Vegas Golden Knights, the No. 1 seed from the Pacific Division, will face the Dallas Stars, the No. 2 seed from the Central. All times listed are ET and subject to change. Eastern Conference Carolina Hurricanes (M1) vs. Florida Panthers (WC2) GM 1: Thu., May 18: Panthers at Hurricanes, 8 p.m.; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 2: Sat., May 20: Panthers at Hurricanes, 8 p.m.; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 3: Mon., May 22: Hurricanes at Panthers, 8 p.m.; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 4: Wed., May 24: Hurricanes at Panthers, 8 p.m.; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 5: *Fri., May 26: Panthers at Hurricanes, 8 p.m.; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS GM 6: *Sun., May 28: Hurricanes at Panthers, 8 p.m.; TNT, SN,...

Here are the series-by-series schedules for the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The second round consists of four best-of-7 series, two in the Eastern Conference and two in the Western Conference.  EASTERN CONFERENCE Toronto Maple Leafs (A2) vs. Florida Panthers (WC2) Panthers lead series, 1-0 Game 1: Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 Thu., May 4: Panthers at Maple Leafs; 7 p.m.; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS Sun, May 7: Maple Leafs at Panthers, 6:30 p.m.; TBS, SN, CBC, TVAS Wed., May 10: Maple Leafs at Panthers, 7 p.m.; ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS *Fri., May 12: Panthers at Maple Leafs, TBD; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS *Sun., May 14: Maple Leafs at Panthers, TBD; SN, CBC, TVAS *Tue., May 16: Panthers at Maple Leafs, TBD; TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS Carolina Hurricanes (M1) vs. New Jersey Devils (M2) Hurricanes lead series, 1-0 Game 1: Hurricanes 5, Devils 1 Fri., May 5: Devils at Hurricanes, 8 p.m.; TNT, SN, TVAS Sun., May 7: Hurricanes at Devils, 3:30 p.m.; TBS, SN1, TVAS Tue., May 9: Hurricanes at Devils, 7 ...

This is a Quick update on the Quarterfinals Matchups in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs since a lot has changed since my last post. Eastern Conference Matchups BOS vs FLA Boston Bruins lead the series 3-2 In Game 4, Taylor Hall had 4 points, Linus Ullmark had 41 saves to lead the Bruins to a 6-2 victory, sending Florida to the Brink. Sergei Bobrovsky made 44 saves in a OT victory to stage off elimination in Game 5 to send the series home to Florida for a Game 6. Game 6 is tonight at 7:30pm on TNT/CBC CAR vs NYI Carolina Hurricanes lead series 3-2 The Hurricanes won Game 4, 4-1 behind two goals from Seth Jarvis, and the win also ended an 8 game road losing streak in the playoffs. In Game 5, with the Hurricanes trying to send the Islanders home for the summer, Ilya Sorokin had other ideas, making 34 saves in a 3-2 win. Game 6 is tonight at 7:00pm on TBS/SN360 NJ vs NYR New Jersey Devils lead series 3-2 After falling behind in a 2-0 hole in the series, the Devils won Game 3 in Overtime on a...