We check in with Florida's new coach on why he took the job, what he's watching for in the playoffs and that viral video at the Bears tailgate.
If the Nashville Predators can contain Jonathan Toews, get stellar goaltending and spread around their scoring, they stand a pretty good chance of bouncing the favored Chicago Blackhawks.
The Nashville Predators' stunning Game 1 win over the favored Chicago Blackhawks came down to strong goaltending and the timely efforts of their top line.
The Western Conference might be wide open, but the road to the finals still goes through the Blackhawks and Jonathan Toews, who has shown why he's still one of hockey's best leaders.
For this week's query, we asked players to tell us how having more games in fewer days has affected them. Are they feeling more tired, less prepared and more injured? And did the week off help?
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews sat out his sixth straight game on Sunday night with an upper-body injury that coach Joel Quenneville said is "not getting better."
