After the Flyers and Canucks closed things out Friday, we’re on to the second round — which starts Saturday night. Get caught up on all of it here.
There’s little time to rest after the end of a thrilling first round, as the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs begins Saturday night when the Dallas Stars take on the Colorado Avalanche. The last time we saw these teams, they were each dropping seven goals on their opponents, the Avalanche knocking off the Arizona Coyotes and the Stars extinguishing the Calgary Flames. These two teams are loaded with star power, and this could be an exciting series to watch. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues are on their way out of the bubble after suffering Game 6 losses Friday night. But don’t worry, Blues, we’ll can play “Gloria” for old time’s sake. Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed out in October. Game 1: No.2 Colorado Avalanche vs. No.3 Dallas Stars| 8 p.m. ET The Stars were unbeaten against the Avalanche in the regular season, but much has changed since then. This postseason, the Avalanche have scored 3.88 goals per game and surrendered a miniscule 1.63 goals, both league bests. Hart Trophy finalist Nathan MacKinnon is tied for the league lead with 13 playoff points, but Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is right behind him with 12. On Heiskanen, Stars coach Rick Bowness said, “Every crucial situation, he wants to be out there, he wants to take charge of the game.” Pavel Francouz was in net for an Avalanche win against the Stars in the round-robin, but Philipp Grubauer started every game in the series against the Coyotes, sporting a .
