Panthers return home for Game 3 of Eastern Conference Final
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Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer has jokingly referred to himself as being Finnish during these NHL playoffs. After all, he has five of the 13 players from Finland who are on the rosters of the four teams still chasing the Stanley Cup.
Granlund, acquired from the San Jose Sharks with defenseman Cody Ceci on Feb. 1, has nine points (five goals, four assists) in 15 games including his first career hat trick in Game 4 of the second round against the Winnipeg Jets.
That doles out about US$170,000 for each player on the Stanley Cup champion, spread out over the course of four rounds. NHL teams are free to pick how they dole out the money, though it’s usually tiered based on games played.
In the playoffs, NHL players do absolutely anything and everything they can to grind their opponents down: "It is a fine line."
Everybody in the NHL goes to the penalty box at some point — even the Hurricanes’ perennial Lady Byng Trophy candidate Jaccob Slavin. They feel more than shame for those two minutes, especially in the playoffs.
Even when they're out of the playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs still seem to be catching a few strays from players around the league.
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand was ejected from the NHL playoff game series opener on Tuesday after fighting with D Shayne Gostisbehere.
The Montreal Canadiens' rebuild took a major step this year. After a couple of seasons at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, they made the playoffs.
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