With the beginning of each National Hockey League (NHL) regular season, teams dream of winning The Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is the NHL’s ultimate prize. It is a trophy awarded each year to the team that wins the playoffs.

The playoffs are composed of the top 16 teams from the regular season. In the playoffs teams embark on a best-of-seven series in hopes of winning The Cup. The team to win four games first wins the series. Each series win brings a team one step closer to raising The Stanley Cup as champion.

Last year the Boston Bruins were champions and won The Cup. This year the Bruins lost in round one in a thrilling series against the Washington Capitals.

The Bruins and Capitals took their first-round series to game seven. The score was tied 1-1 after regulation time, which means they had to play overtime. Unlike last year’s terrific playoffs, though, the Bruins could not pull out a victory, losing by the thinnest of margins, 2 to 1 . Each game of that series was decided by only one goal. The Capitals and their standout goalie, Braden Holtby, won the series 4 to 3.

Source: Stanley Cup Playoffs Update


David Cottle

UBB Owner & Administrator