Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime to give Colorado a 4-3 victory in Game 1 on Wednesday night and put the Avs up in a series that's shaping up to be a classic.
The regular season is over, and it's time for the Wild to prove their regular season success translates to the postseason. The goal? Lord Stanley's Cup.
Mathew Barzal scored one power-play goal and assisted on another, to give the New York Islanders a 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins and a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series.
The New York Islanders again did a masterful job shutting down Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and are now headed to the second round of the playoffs.
Patric Hornqvist beat Pekka Rinne from alongside the net with 1:35 to play, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators, 2-0, to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup in a controversial Game 6 on Sunday.
The upstart Nashville Predators will face the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Monday night in Pittsburgh.