By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info The Columbus Blue Jackets will get a second shot at shrugging off elimination when it makes the tough trek to Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena tonight (April 20) for Game 5 of its Best of 7 NHL Metro Division semi-final tonight. The Jackets dropped the first three to the defending
By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info The Chicago Blackhawks will take the ice at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville tonight (April 20) in an unfamiliar position, trying to avoid a much quicker than expected exit for the 2017 NHL playoffs. The West Conference champs find themselves on the brink of elimination as they take the
By Jim den Hollander Editor, Midwesthockey.info Charlie Coyle and Martin Hanzal provided the offense and Devan Dubnyk turned aside all 28 St. Louis Blues’ shots as the Minnesota Wild finally found a way to beat the host Blues with a 2-0 win at the Scottrade Center on Wednesday (April 19) night. As a result, the
A couple of repeats from earlier games this week are among the highlights on the Midwesthockey.info Pro report for today (March 30, 2017) and another shot for the Wild to snap out of a funk that has dragged it down a bit in recent weeks. NHL Ottawa at Minnesota The Wild showed signs of life
The East Coast Hockey League has five Midwest based teams in action tonight, all against non-Midwest opponents. The most urgent of those games and the highlight of the March 29 Pro Report is the Missouri Mavericks who will faceoff against a Texas based nemesis looking for two valuable points as it works through the final
Tonight’s most important games come from the American Hockey League as the three-team battle for the final playoff spot enters the critical stages. Two of the teams are going head to head and the third is desperately looking to get back into the race before its too late. March 28, 2017 AHL Charlotte at
