NHL Playoffs

Tomas Nosek, Vegas Golden Knights. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

Here’s how the NHL’s 24-team playoff format will work

Twitter reacts to Blues unlikely Stanley Cup victory

Ice Cold Takes: (Sort of) Live coverage from the Stanley Cup Final

Ice Cold Takes: NHL referees probably made a ton of money on Blues game 5 win

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 03: Vladimir Tarasenko #91 of the St. Louis Blues is flipped in the air in front of Sean Kuraly #52 and Connor Clifton #75 of the Boston Bruins during the third period of Game Four of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Enterprise Center on June 03, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images)

Blues dive into a dominant Game 4 win against Bruins

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 01: David Perron #57 of the St. Louis Blues and Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins exchange words during Game Three of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Enterprise Center on June 01, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Blues could avoid getting penalized by not taking so many dumb penalties

Ice Cold Takes: Take one last deep breathe before the Stanley Cup Final gets real

BOSTON, MA - MAY 29: Blues Carl Gunnarsson(left) celebrates scoring the game winning overtime goal as his teammates rush on to the ice to congratulate him. Blues Oskar Sundqvist jumps on to the celebration. The Boston Bruins host the St. Louis Blues in Game 2 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals at TD Garden on May 29, 2019. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

St. Louis Blues tie up Stanley Cup Final with dominant Game 2 win

Ice Cold Takes: Stanley Cup Final, hockey penguins, athletes chugging beer

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MAY 21: NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presents the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl to the St. Louis Blues after defeating the San Jose Sharks in Game Six with a score of 5 to 1 to win the Western Conference Finals during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on May 21, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Turn up Gloria: Blues head to first Stanley Cup Final since 1970

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MAY 17: St. Louis Blues fans cheer against the San Jose Sharks during the third period in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on May 17, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Play Gloria! The St. Louis Blues win song has quite the backstory

Ice Cold Takes mailbag: Bruins advance, NHL reviews, World Hockey Championships

RALEIGH, NC - MAY: NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presents the Boston Bruins with the Prince of Wales trophy following Game Four of the Eastern Conference Third Round against the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 16, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Boston Bruins are going back to the Stanley Cup Final

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MAY 15: Matt MacPherson #83, linesman Jonny Murray #95 and referee Dan O'Rourke #9 discuss a possible hand pass call between the San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues in overtime in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on May 15, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Here’s how the NHL can fix its massive review problem

Ice Cold Takes: NHL conference finals are set and we have a playoff villain

COLUMBUS, OH - MAY 6: Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins shakes hands with Oliver Bjorkstrand #28 of the Columbus Blue Jackets after Game Six of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 6, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Boston defeated Columbus 3-0 to win the series 4-2. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

Bruins make Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella pay for his game 7 promise (again)

Ice Cold Takes: NHL fanbases are all so mean to each other!

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 25: Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) and referee Dan O'Rourke (9) chat during Game 1 of the Second Round 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Boston Bruins and the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 25, 2019, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

No, Brad Marchand’s jab wasn’t worthy of a suspension

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 29: Esa Lindell #23 of the Dallas Stars dives to make a play on the puck against the St. Louis Blues in Game Three of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center on April 29, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

Esa Lindell forgot he was skating on ice, slips and falls four times in loss to Blues

Ice Cold Takes: Bruins beat the Leafs (2019), the Hurricanes are America’s team

Chaos reigns: 2019 NHL Playoffs the antithesis of NBA Playoffs

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 23: The San Jose Sharks team piles on San Jose Sharks right wing Barclay Goodrow (23) celebrating the win in Game 7, Round 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the SAP Center, San Jose, CA. (Photo by Douglas Stringer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Was Game 7 the greatest moment in San Jose Sharks history?

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 22: John Klingberg #3 and the Dallas Stars celebrate a game winning overtime goal against the Nashville Predators in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center on April 22, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

The NHL Playoffs are playing out like an underdog sports movie

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 18:Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) cries out in pain after getting hit into the boards by Carolina Hurricanes left wing Warren Foegele (13) during the third period of Game Four of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 to tie the series 2-2. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals likely without T.J. Oshie for rest of playoffs

Ice Cold Takes: Cup-lumbus actually won, the Drake curse hits the NHL

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 14: Martin Jones (31) of the San Jose Sharks makes a save during a Stanley Cup Playoffs first round game between the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights on April 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Sharks sticking with Martin Jones in goal for Game 5

TORONTO - APRIL 15: A hockey fan holds up a message to the officials during the first period. The Boston Bruins visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Bruins fans aren’t going to complain about a missed call at the end of game 3

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 15: Warren Foegele #13 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates with the puck and looks to get a shot past Braden Holtby #70 the of the Washington Capitals in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 15, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

NHL Playoffs: Hurricanes win at home, Maple Leafs extend lead over Bruins