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The hype has been plentiful and the players have given hockey fans all over the world the action they so eagerly anticipated. An intense round one saw the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers all advance to the second round. Who will win it all?

Stanley Cup 2012 Round Two Matchups

With the first round out of the way, the second round matchups are as follows:

Western Conference

Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues

The Kings have progressed after knocking out last year’s runner-up, the Vancouver Canucks. Kings forward, Dustin Brown’s 5 points in the series (4 goals, 1 assist) along with Jonathan Quick’s vital saves proved too much for the Canucks. The Kings went on to comfortably win the series 4-1.

The St. Louis Blues have never won a Stanley Cup, but they’re proving that this could finally be their year. After an impressive 4-1 series win against the San Jose Sharks, the blues quickly find themselves behind in this series after losing their first game. The Blues will need an offensive performance from Patrik Berglund (3 goals, 4 assists in the first series) if they want to get their Stanley Cup ambitions back on track.

• Current Series: 2-0 Kings

Nashville Predators vs. Phoenix Coyotes

The Predators also had an impressive series with the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cups (out of the teams based in the states) in the NHL’s history and have made it to the post-season every year since the 2004-2005 NHL lockout.  But the Red Wings’ colorful history proved to mean nothing in their series against Nashville. Led by Gabriel Bourque’s 3 series goals and Alexander Radulov’s 4 assists, the Predators took it to the Red Wings in a 4-1 series win.

The Coyotes advanced after an impressive series by goalie Mike Smith. The battle was tight as the first 5 games of the series went to overtime, but it was a solid defensive display by Smith that gave the Coyotes the chance to win the series. Coupled with a great offensive effort from Mikkel Boedker (2 goals, 2 assists), the Coyotes were able to knock out the Hawks in a 4-2 series victory.

• Current Series: 2-0 Coyotes

Eastern Conference

New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals

The New York Rangers entered the second round after a rather uncomfortable series win against the Ottawa Senators. The Senators pushed the ‘Blue Shirts’ to a vital game 7, but the fans at Madison Square Garden saw their team go through. The Rangers, coined by Bleacher Report as ‘the most complete team left in the playoffs’, were led by goalie Henrik Lundqvist (a.k.a. King Henry). His defensive effort was enough to see off an in-form Jason Spezza (3 goals, 2 assists) and the Senators from Ottawa in a 4-3 series win.

The Washington Capitals, arguably one of the best offensive teams in the Eastern Conference, also needed a game 7 to advance. The Capitals knocked off last year’s Stanley Cup champions, the Boston Bruins. With key saves from net-minder Braden Holtby and the always dangerous captain Alexander Ovechkin working his magic, the Caps were able to drop the old champions in a 4-3 series win.

• Current Series: 1-1 Tied

New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers

The New Jersey Devils surprised the #3 seed Florida Panthers to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Veteran goalie Martin Brodeur received a handful of support from an offense led by a red-hot Travis Zajac (3 goals, 3 assists). The Panthers came back from a 2-0 deficit in game 7 to tie the game at 2, but the Devils proved too strong as they booked their trip to the second round with a 4-3 series win.

The Philadelphia Flyers surprised many when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in round one.  The story for the Flyers has undoubtedly been headlined by Claude Giroux’s (6 goals, 8 assists) massive scoring contribution. The Flyers found plenty of goals against a Penguins team led by the 2011-2012 NHL points leader, Evgeni Malkin (109 points in season) and their captain Sidney Crosby (3 goals, 5 assists). After a highly offensive series, the Flyers were able to clip the Penguins in a rather comfortable 4-2 series win.

• Current Series: 1-0 Flyers

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There’s a carnival, unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, making a stop at MetLife Stadium (New Jersey). Electronic dance music (EDM) fans all over the world are eagerly anticipating the first day of Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), a unique 3-day dance festival taking place on May 18, 19 and 20.

The event’s popularity is already known by a rapidly growing EDM audience – an audience made popular in the United States largely in part to household DJs such as David Guetta, Tiesto and Kaskade. In the past, EDC has been held in California and Las Vegas. But this year, east coasters were ecstatic to hear that the carnival was coming to New York (although the actual event is in New Jersey). Last year’s event in Las Vegas saw over 200,000 ravers in attendance during a 3-day span. With Insomniac Events, the show’s producers, anticipating this year’s numbers to rise, it made sense to add another show on the east.

With EDC New York selling out before the lineup was even announced, the demand for EDC tickets is abnormally high. To give the fans ‘what they want’, the event’s creators added more space, more tickets and a third day to the original 2-day EDC NY schedule. If you haven’t gotten the picture yet, EDC is kind of a big deal. But why is there so much hype?

An electric carnival

EDC is different than your standard dance festival. You still have a lineup of the world’s best DJs on stage, but EDC distinguishes itself by mixing a carnival theme with the electronic music the attendees love. Not only do fans of the music dress up in costume, but the ‘circus’ includes components that you would find at an actual carnival. From swings to Ferris Wheels, the carnival surely enhances the experience. Combined with loud dance music, incredible light shows and a throng of energy, EDC is an event you will NEVER forget.

EDC will also be taking place in Las Vegas in June! Take a look at the EDC NY promo video below and get your Electronic Daisy Carnival tickets now!

Despite Madonna having a rough few days, the music icon is still proving why the world shouldn’t be so quick to forget about her.

Madonna has been under heavy fire from fans of the electronic dance music (EDM) genre. If you haven’t heard, Madonna made an on-stage appearance at Ultra Music Festival two weekends ago to introduce headlining DJ, Avicii. As the young crowd screamed and applauded her presence, Madonna made a comment that referenced a drug that’s said to be very popular at EDM festivals. The comment was immediately met with backlash from top DJs such as Deadmau5, but MDNA (Madonna’s new alias to promote her latest album) didn’t let that get her down.

Billboard recently announced that the queen of pop’s new album, MDNA, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200. That gives Madonna five consecutive albums at #1, as her latest album sold over 359,000 copies. The feat put her above Lionel Richie’s 199,000 copies sold for his album Tuskegee. Both Madge and Richie have already praised each other’s successes as the two ‘high-fived’ via Twitter.

Madonna’s MDNA album expresses the diva’s feelings of pain and love – undoubtedly in reference to her difficult divorce from Guy Ritchie. Madonna has always made records that embraced the pop/dance genre and her new album isn’t any different.  The album’s approval is largely evident in the quick Billboard success Madonna has received. At a time when the Billboards were dominated by artists that appealed to a younger generation – evident by recent albums on the list by artists such as Katy Perry, One Direction and The Hunger Games Soundtrack – Madonna is showing that she’s still got it, and that message will never be forgotten by her fans.

Madonna is getting set for her world tour beginning in late May, but you can catch Madge stateside when she returns in late August. Madonna tickets will go fast, so make sure you get seats as she comes to a town near you!

Are there ever times you feel like you are a kid again? Do you ever really miss being a child? This feeling of nostalgia has hit the New York City theater scene by storm! Newsies The Musical and Peter and the Starcatcher begin their Broadway debuts in March! Dynamic Tickets is holding a contest for Broadway tickets for their Facebook fans that share what they miss most about their childhood and why. The Forever Young Contest gives people a chance to reflect on what made their childhood great and let’s them try to incorporate the no frills, easy-going lifestyle into their lives now.

Dynamic Tickets is giving away TWO FREE TICKETS to each of the newest shows on Broadway, Newsies and Peter and the Starcatcher. Newsies is set during the turn of the 20^th century based on homeless children who deliver newspapers that end up striking based on corrupt selling prices. Peter and the Starcatcher is a prequel to the famous tale of Peter Pan, the infamous Disney movie about a boy who never wanted to grow up.

The Forever Young app created especially for this giveaway is located on the Dynamic Tickets Facebook Page. Read other posts and interact with Dynamic Tickets fans about why we are so drawn to the magic of Disney stories like Newsies and related stories of Peter Pan.

Peter and the Starcatcher is a creative tale that shares the infamous story of Peter Pan in a completely new light. This Broadway play is a prequel to the story of Peter Pan explaining in detail how Peter Pan became the boy who never wanted to grow up.

Courtesy: Broadway.com

A cast of just 12 actors will portray over 50 characters in the musical. This play puts a fantastic and interesting twist on the age old character of Peter Pan. The angle used to show what happened before Peter Pan become who he is will be something everyone can relate to. Nostalgia will be running through the air as all ages will be reminded of their childhood and rethink the possibility of never growing up.

Peter and the Starcatcher will be played at Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47^th Street). Previews of this show begin on March 28^th with the official opening date being April 15^th.

Complete with a great cast, Peter and the Starcatcher has great direction in their directors Roger Rees (Tony Award Winner) and Alex Timbers (Tony Award Nominee). The play is written by Rick Elice (Tony Award Nominee) who wrote the critically acclaimed musical, Jersey Boys.

Not only will this musical be extremely entertaining but the feeling the audience will get from the inspiration to never grow up will resonate for long after the play ends.

Mary Poppins - image via Broadway.com

Tonight, ‘Mary Poppins’ will perform its 2,213^th show on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The significance? Friday’s performance will make the musical the 28^thlongest-running show in Broadway history.

Mary Poppins made its Broadway debut on November 16, 2006. Today, Disney’s classical story about the magical nanny who stole the hearts of kids is getting ready to leapfrog ‘Oklahoma!’, en route to a long haul of many more successful performances. This feat comes after the news that the creator of the score for ‘Mary Poppins’, Robert Sherman, passed away at 86 years.

Robert Sherman is credited with writing one of the show’s most popular songs, ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ – a song that reminds fans of Mary Poppins’ memorable adventures with each new listen. Among other Disney classics, Sherman also wrote another favorite in ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee’ and one of the most played songs of all-time, ‘It’s a Small World (After All)’.

Today, the Broadway musical has been as spectacular as the 1964 Disney film. Children and adults alike have had nothing but praise for the show as audiences have fallen in love with Steffanie Leigh’s graceful role as Mary Poppins. After a successful North American tour, Leigh has been stunning audiences at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42^nd street. Joined by Tony Award nominee, Gavin Lee, who plays Mary Poppins’ cheery chimney sweep, Bert, the cast of Mary Poppins will continue to reflect the brilliance of the book and film on Broadway – reminding us that ‘anything can happen if you let it.’

Mary Poppins tickets are available for tomorrow night’s show.

The 1992 Disney movie, Newsies, starring the now A-Lister Christian Bale will be hitting the stage this March for a limited 101 show run.

Newsies is based on the real-life newsboy strike of 1899 in New York City. According to press notes, the premise is described as a, “rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged ‘newsies,’ who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what’s right.”

Newsies has music and dancing lead by some of the top names in show business. The 8-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, composes the featured score in the musical. The director of this film is the choreographer from movies such as Dirty Dancing and High School Musical, Kenny Ortega.

This production will bring back a great deal of nostalgia for the 80s and early 90s babies who grew up on this great film, so to see it come to life will be magical even to 20 and 30 year olds. However, this is a musical that all ages will love as it brings together exquisite dance and singing performances with a great underlying, inspiring story.

Previews for this limited time show begin March 15^th in the Nederlander Theatre. Opening Night is March 29^th and the show’s run will end June 10. Due to this limited time offer it is recommended to get tickets very early before they sell out!

Check out a sneak peek into the story’s action!

I don’t think I’m alone in asking what is there to do on Sundays now with the NFL season over and done with until September. Believe it or not, there are still countless events going on throughout the country that will keep us entertained until the shoulder pads clash again.

There is no hotter ticket in the sports world today than that of the New York Knicks. Jeremy Lin has sparked this team, the city of New York, and even the country with his incredible career starting playing ability.

What many are calling “Linsanity,” is not only bringing in 6 straight wins for the Knicks and filling both home and away arenas with fans because of his presence, but even the company that owns the Knicks’ stock price is at an all-time high! That’s right; a single player is creating a shift in the stock market from his averages of 27 points and almost 9 assists per game over the last five games. (The first 5 starts of his NBA career)

He is a phenomenon, not only because of his outstanding basketball skills, but the story behind him is great as well. He is the first American-born player of Taiwanese or Chinese decent to play in the NBA. He’s no dummy coming out of Harvard, however, undrafted. He went on to get cut by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets before getting his chance, due to team injuries, to play.

It will be very interesting to see in the coming days how Jeremy Lin will continue to affect the game with the return of superstars Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.

Will you be part of the “Linsanity” as the New York Knicks have a 5 game home stand starting tonight?

Who wouldn’t want to be a part of this after his final second shot against Toronto last night to “Lin” the game?

Their schedule is as follows:

Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:30PM vs. Sacramento Kings
Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:00PM vs. New Orleans Hornets
Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:00PM vs. Dallas Mavericks
Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:30PM vs. New Jersey Nets
Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:30PM vs. Atlanta Hawks