Monday, April 20, 2026

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Avalanche, Habs, Sabres, Golden Knights Take Series Openers

 Four games were played on Sunday as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued.


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


At Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida:


Juraj Slafkovsky produced a hat trick (two of them on the power play), including the game winner with a one-man advantage at 82 seconds of overtime as the Montreal Canadiens knocked off the homestanding Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in the opening contest of their conference quarterfinal series.


At Key Bank Center, Buffalo, New York:


Tage Thompson scored twice in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres won their first playoff game since 2011 by knocking off the visiting Boston Bruins 4-3 in game one of their conference quarterfinal series.




WESTERN CONFERENCE:


At Ball Arena, Denver:


Arturi Lehkonnen, Logan O'Connor, and Artemi Panarin (PP) each scored once as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the visiting Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in their conference quarterfinal series opener.


At T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada:


Colton Sissons, Mark Stone (power play), Nick Dowd, and Ivan Barbashev (empty net) each scored a goal as the Vegas Golden Knights spoiled the visiting Utah Mammoth's playoff debut with a conference quarterfinal series-opening 4-2 victory.

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