How one game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks changed the 2023 NHL playoffs

The Florida Panthers await their Stanley Cup Final opponent, a position they’re in against all odds. In fact, a regular season game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks on April 11 is all that stood between the Panthers and a playoff berth, let alone a trip to the final. The ramifications of that single game are felt by at least half a dozen teams. Petey and Leah unravel the butterfly effect of one seemingly meaningless game in April and how it changed the landscape of the 2023 NHL playoffs.

Plus, has the Arizona Coyotes’ twitter account gone too far? Who will win game 6 tonight between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights? Was Bruce Cassidy’s shot at the Coyotes warranted? The crew discusses all that and more on today’s PHNX Coyotes Podcast!

0:00 Intro

1:05 Welcome to the show!

2:55 The random game that changed everything

15:57 Coyotes’ Twitter troll job

33:15 Bruce Cassidy shot at the Yotes

37:50 Thoughts on Stars-Golden Knights