(1A) Panthers at (WC2) Capitals 7:30 pm ET; TBS, SN360, TVAS2, NBCSWA, BSFL Florida leads best-of-7 series 3-2 The Florida Panthers advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 1996 when they visit the Washington Capitals in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One Arena on Friday. Florida leads 3-2 in the … Read more
(3M) Penguins at (2M) Rangers 7 pm ET; ESPN, CBC, SN, TVAS, MSG, ATTSN-PT Pittsburgh leads the best-of-7 series 3-1 The New York Rangers return home after two road losses to elimination in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a must-win Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square … Read more
1. Not weird, but odd One of the keys to the game for Minnesota was to take advantage of a blues backend that is really banged up. Former Wild defenseman Marco Scandella didn’t play in either of the first two games because of a lower-body injury. Then the Blues lost Nick Leddy to an upper-body … Read more
The Avalanche, who are the top seed in the Western Conference, were picked by seven of 16 staffers to win it all. The Flames, the second seed in the West, were picked by four staffers. The only other team to be picked by more than one staffer was the Florida Panthers, the top seed in … Read more
