Three NHL second-round playoff series have been determined and the fourth matchup will have to wait until Sunday.
The St. Louis Blues downed the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Friday, forcing a Game 7 on Sunday night in Winnipeg. Vezina and Hart Trophy finalist Connor Hellebuyck was pulled for the third time in the series.
The winner will face the Dallas Stars, who ousted the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 Saturday night behind Mikko Rantanen’s third-period hat trick.
The other second-round series are the Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the defending champion Florida Panthers, and Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers.
Here are the playoff matchups, schedule and results for the first round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, series are best of seven):
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Stars 4, Avalanche 2
Key: M-Metropolitan; A-Atlantic; WC-wild card; x-if necessary
Capitals win series 4-1
Hurricanes win series 4-1
Maple Leafs win series 4-2
Panthers win series 4-1
Key: C-Central; P-Pacific; WC-wild card, x-if necessary
Series tied 3-3
Stars win series 4-3
Golden Knights win series 4-2
Oilers win 4-2
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