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Xander Bogaerts Has Three-Hit Game Against Orioles
Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 7-1 victory against the Orioles. Bogaerts connected on his fifth home run of the season off of Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski in the third inning, while extending his on-base streak to four consecutive games. Bogaerts has totaled […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoMitch Moreland Continues To Swing Hot Bat
Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run scored and one walk in Thursday's 7-1 victory against the Orioles. Moreland's three-run home run in the ninth inning extended the Red Sox lead to six runs and gave the team a comfortable lead to earn their second consecutive victory. Through […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoNathan Eovaldi Holds Orioles To One Run In Victory
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had a terrific outing in Thursday's series opener against the Orioles, as the right-hander went seven innings and gave up just one earned run in the contest. Eovaldi surrendered five hits and struck out six batters in the quality outing, as the only damage done against him came […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoAnthony Beauvillier Scores Two Goals, Islanders Eliminate Capitals
New York Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier came up big in Game 6 as he recorded a two-goal performance in Thursday's 4-0 victory against the Capitals. Defenseman Nick Leddy and forward Josh Bailey both added an empty net goal in the final minutes of the third period, while goaltender Semyon Varlamov recorded a 21-save shutout to […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoRafael Devers Records Three Hits Against Phillies
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 3-for-4 with one run scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 6-3 victory against the Phillies. The 23-year-old has started to swing a hot bat with a .355 batting average, six runs scored and six RBI over the past week, after getting off to a slow start to […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoBrandon Workman Earns Fourth Save Against Phillies
Boston Red Sox closer Brandon Workman pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday's 6-3 victory against the Phillies to earn his fourth save of the season. The 32-year-old has gone four-for-four in save opportunities on the season but has only pitched 6 2/3 innings as a result of the Red Sox 7-18 record on the […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoTyler Motte Scores Two Goals As Canucks Win Game 5
Vancouver Canucks forward Tyler Motte scored a pair of goals in Wednesday's 4-3 victory against the Blues in Game 5. The 25-year-old had scored just one goal heading into last night's game, but his two-goal performance helps put the Canucks one win away from advancing to the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoJoel Armia, Canadiens Avoid Elimination With Game 5 Victory
Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia scored two goals to help the team stay alive in Wednesday's 5-3 victory against the Flyers. The 27-year-old opened the first period scoring and added his second goal of the contest to even up the game at two goals apiece, while forward Nick Suzuki posted a pair of points, along […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoNathan MacKinnon Posts Four Points, Avalanche Advance To Round Two
Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon posted two goals, two assists, four points, a plus-two rating and six shots on goal in Wednesday's 7-1 dominating victory against the Coyotes in Game 5 of the Western Conference first round series. MacKinnon's four-point performance capped off an incredible series for the 24-year-old superstar, who totaled a point in […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoBrayden Point Scores Overtime Winner As Lightning Advance
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 5-4 in Game 5 on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Lightning forward Brayden Point scored the OT winner once again, after ending Game 1 in the same fashion, to eliminate the Blue Jackets after […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoCarter Hart Posts Second Consecutive Shutout In Game 4 Victory
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart recorded his second consecutive shutout in Tuesday's 2-0 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4. After a 1-0 victory in the third game of the series, the Flyers received offensive support from forward Michael Raffl and defenseman Philippe Myers to move within a win of advancing to the second […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoBrayden Schenn's Overtime Winner Helps Blues Take Game 3
St. Louis Blues forward Brayden Schenn helped the team stay alive in their first round series and avoid being pushed to the brink of elimination in Sunday's 3-2 overtime victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Schenn's breakaway goal late in the first overtime period helped the Blues close the gap to a 2-1 series lead, while […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoJakub Voracek Scores Lone Goal In Game 3 Victory
Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek's first period goal would end up serving as the game-winner in Sunday's 1-0 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the first round series. Voracek posted his second goal of the series as he deflected a shot on net just over five minutes into the opening period of […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoBo Horvat's Overtime Winner Lifts Canucks Past Blues In Game 2
Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat continued his hot start to the first round series with another two-goal performance in Friday's Game 2 overtime victory. Through the first two games of the series, Horvat has recorded four goals, a plus-three rating and eight shots on goal in the impressive pair of victories to help the Canucks […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoCarey Price Posts Shutout In Game 2 Victory
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price stopped all 30 shots he faced in Friday's Game 2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers to help the team even up the series at one game apiece. Price made 17 saves on even-strength and 13-of-13 shots on goal on the Flyers power-play to record his second shutout over the past […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoAndre Burakovsky Scores Late Goal In Game 2 Victory
Colorado Avalanche forward Andre Burakovsky scored his second goal of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Friday's 3-2 victory against the Coyotes in Game 2 of the first round series. Burakovsky's late third period goal helped put the team two games ahead in the series, while forwards Nazem Kadri and Matt Calvert added assists on […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoTuukka Rask Opts Out Of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (personal) has opted out and will not play for the remainder of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 33-year-old announced Saturday that he was leaving Toronto, on the day of the Bruins match-up against the Hurricanes in Game 3 of their first round series. "I want to be with my […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoCorey Seager Returns To Lineup Against Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager (back) will make his return to the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Padres. The 26-year-old has been sidelined since Friday due to lower-back discomfort, but prior to the injury the sixth-year shortstop was enjoying a very successful start to the season with 10 runs scored, three home […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoBo Horvat Scores Twice As Canucks Defeat Blues In Game 1
Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat scored a pair of goals and finished with a plus-two rating in Wednesday's 5-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their first round Western Conference Playoff series. Horvat opened the scoring in the first period on the power-play and added his second of the contest in […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoJoel Farabee Scores Game-Winner In Game 1 Against Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers forward Joel Farabee found the back of the net to lift his team over the Montreal Canadiens in Wednesday's 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round series. The 20-year-old appeared in two round-robin games for the Flyers, recording a goal and an assist in his multi-point performance against the […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoPhilipp Grubauer Records Shutout In Game 1 Victory
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped 14-of-14 shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-0 victory against the Arizona Coyotes in Game 1 of the Western Conference first round match-up between the two teams. Grubauer made two starts in the round-robin games prior to the first round, where the 28-year-old posted a record of 1-0-1 against the […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoJ.D. Martinez Records Three Hits In Loss
Boston Red Sox designated hitter/outfielder J.D. Martinez hit his first home run of the season in Monday's 8-7 loss against the Rays, as the 32-year-old went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI and one walk in the contest. Martinez took left-hander Ryan Yarbrough deep in the third inning for his first home run of […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoCarey Price Blanks Penguins In Series Clinching Game 4
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price posted a 22-save shutout in Game 4 to help the team advance to the first round of the Playoffs in Friday's 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Price stopped all 22 shots he faced in the contest, while forward Artturi Lehkonen's game-winning goal in the late stages of the third […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoAnthony Beauvillier Scores Twice As Islanders Advance To Round One
New York Islanders left winger Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals in the Game 4 victory to help the team clinch a 3-1 series win over the Florida Panthers in the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers. The 23-year-old scored twice in the first period to bring his total to three goals in the series against the Panthers, […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoBrandon Workman Collects Third Save of Season
Boston Red Sox closer Brandon Workman worked a clean ninth inning to earn his third save of the season in Friday's 5-3 victory against the Blue Jays. The 31-year-old received tremendous support from his defense with the first batter he faced, as infielder Travis Shaw crushed a ball over the right fielder wall that was […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoAlex Verdugo Powers Red Sox To Victory
Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo hit a pair of home runs to lead his team to a 5-3 victory against the Blue Jays on Friday. The 24-year-old went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs, two runs scored, two RBI and one walk in the productive contest, along with a home-run saving catch along the […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoMartin Perez Fires Five Scoreless Innings Against Rays
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Martin Perez earned his second victory of the season in Wednesday's 5-0 win against the Rays, as the left-hander tossed five scoreless innings to go along with four strikeouts and three walks surrendered. The 29-year-old received comfortable run support as infielder Michael Chavis hit a two-run shot to give the […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoJeff Petry Scores Another Game-Winner As Canadiens Take Game 3
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry extended his point streak to three consecutive games during the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers as the Canadiens took a 2-1 series lead with Wednesday's 4-3 victory. Petry scored the game-winning goal once again, following his Game 1 overtime winner. Forwards Jonathan Drouin and Paul Bryon each scored one goal in […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoMike Hoffman, Panthers Avoid Elimination With Game 3 Win
Florida Panthers forward Mike Hoffman picked up a pair of points in Wednesday's 3-2 victory against the Islanders in Game 3, helping the team produce their first Playoff win since 2016. Hoffman's power-play goal gave the Panthers a one-goal advantage in the third period to go along with an assist on forward Erik Haula's first […]
Denis Vondrus 4 years agoSidney Crosby Scores As Penguins Win Game 2
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby found the back of the net for his second goal of the Qualifiers in Monday's 3-1 victory against the Canadiens. Crosby opened the scoring less than five minutes into the contest as he beat goaltender Carey Price five-hole to give the Penguins an early advantage. Forwards Jason Zucker and Jake […]
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