Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Sunday with three games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Toronto:

Brock Nelson scored twice as the New York Islanders held off the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in game four of their conference quarterfinal series.

The Islanders, now up three games to one, can close out the series with a game-five victory on Tuesday (4:00 PM Pacific Time, NBCSN).



WESTERN CONFERENCE (Both games played at Edmonton):

Game #1:

Radek Fakasa, Jamie Benn, and Roope Hintz each scored a power-play goal as the Dallas Stars held off the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in game four of their conference quarterfinal series, which Dallas now leads three games to one.

The Stars can lock up the series with a game-five victory on Monday (6:45 PM Pacific Time, NBCSN).

Game #2:

Max Pacioretty scored twice (once on the power play) as the Vegas Golden Knights held off the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 in game four of their series.

The Knights can finish off the Canucks (the last remaining Canadian club left in the playoffs) with a game-five triumph on Tuesday (6:45 PM Pacific Time, NBCSN).