"Momentum ends once the game ends. That's always been the case. What you see in one game doesn't mean that there's going to be a carryover into the next. It's always a new game."
- Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom on the momentum swings in the Stanley Cup final.
The Presidents' Trophy winners are the first ones out of the second round as the Florida Panthers were eliminated in four games by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Giordano isn’t at the peak he was at when he won the James Norris Trophy in 2019, but his importance to Toronto's blueline – aided by a very cap-friendly deal – is notable for a variety of reasons.
Italy and Great Britain have been relegated from the men's World Hockey Championship, while Denmark pulled off a historic upset over Canada and Czechia shut out USA with one day remaining in round-robin play.
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