
Adam Vingan
Writer at Sportsnet Canada
Radio Host at The Cromwell Group
• Co-host: “D-Mase, Vingan & Daunic”: @1025TheGame • NHL writer/analyst: @Sportlogiq & @Sportsnet • Contributor: @LowerBroadPucks • Dad: Arlo
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4 days ago |
sportsnet.ca | Adam Vingan
En route to winning their respective conferences, Connor McDavid and Aleksander Barkov delivered signature moments. As the Edmonton Oilers clung to a 3-2 lead against the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Final, McDavid turned on the afterburners, reaching a top speed of 22.1 m.p.h. on his breakaway goal. “That was a golden example of a big player making a big play in a big moment,” Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse told reporters afterward.
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1 week ago |
sportsnet.ca | Adam Vingan
Offence is not supposed to be an issue for the Dallas Stars. They consistently are among the highest-scoring teams in the NHL, finishing this regular season tied for third with 3.35 goals per game. But the Stars’ offensive attack, specifically at 5-on-5, has been ineffectual in the Western Conference final. Outside of a power-play-fuelled flurry in their Game 1 comeback win against the Edmonton Oilers, the Stars have struggled to keep up on the offensive end.
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2 weeks ago |
bvmsports.com | Adam Vingan
Mattias Ekholm's long-term absence from the Edmonton Oilers' lineup was supposed to deal a major blow to the team's Stanley Cup chances. But despite missing their steadiest defenceman for all 11 playoff games, the Oilers have advanced to the Western Conference final for the third time in the past four years.
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2 weeks ago |
sportsnet.ca | Adam Vingan
Mattias Ekholm’s long-term absence from the Edmonton Oilers’ lineup was supposed to deal a major blow to the team’s Stanley Cup chances. But despite missing their steadiest defenceman for all 11 playoff games, the Oilers have advanced to the Western Conference final for the third time in the past four years.
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3 weeks ago |
bvmsports.com | Adam Vingan
By Adam Vingan via Sportsnet.ca, Let's be honest. We all saw this coming. This iteration of the Toronto Maple Leafs can't make it through a playoff series without experiencing some sort of existential crisis. Their 6-1 loss on home ice to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday has them teetering on the brink of collapse. Toronto has won 16 of 19 seven-game series in franchise history when leading 2-0, including all 11 that have started at home.
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kind of awkward, considering the whole being laid off thing 😬 https://t.co/ctrXdiDFFf

Stanley Cup Final rematches in the expansion era (since 1967): • Canadiens vs. Blues (1968, 1969) • Canadiens vs. Bruins (1977, 1978) • Oilers vs. Islanders (1983, 1984) • Penguins vs. Red Wings (2008, 2009) • Oilers vs. Panthers (2024, 2025)

Hockey is a Sun Belt sport now, right? Stanley Cup Finalists since 2017: 2017: Nashville 2018: Vegas 2020: Tampa Bay & Dallas 2021: Tampa Bay 2022: Tampa Bay 2023: Vegas & Florida 2024: Florida 2025: Florida