The NHL playoffs are down to its final four teams and the last ones left are the past four to win the Stanley Cup in the Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks in the Western conference and the Boston Bruins face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the East.
The Blackhawks advanced to the conference finals after getting an overtime win in Game 7 on a goal from Brent Seabrook and now Chicago will face off against the defending champion Kings in the finals. Last year LA won as an eighth seed and now they will try to do it on the road again as the fifth seed after taking care of the Sharks in seven games as well. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter have been the two stars for the Kings, leading the team in scoring and assists.
The Blackhawks opened the season with a record streak and now they will try to continue that in the playoffs behind Patrick Sharp, who is leading the team in scoring with seven goals, while Duncan Keith has eight assists. The two teams are evenly matched and goalies Corey Crawford and Jonathan Quick could end up being the difference.
The Bruins and Penguins will face off after the Bruins defeated the Rangers and the Penguins defeated the Senators and Sidney Crosby has been leading the way for the Penguins, scoring seven goals in the playoffs. Evgeni Malkin is tops with 16 points, while Kris Letang has 13 assists in the playoffs.
Boston has gotten great production from Nathan Horton and Dave Krecji, who is leading with 17 points and 12 assists. The team will be looking to get back to the cup again and the play of Tukkaa Rask and Tomas Vokoun for both teams has been essential.
HERE is the full schedule:
Gm Date Western Conference Finals Time (ET) National TV
1 Sat, Jun 1 Kings at Blackhawks 5 p.m. NBCSN, TSN, RDS
2 Sun, Jun 2 Kings at Blackhawks 8 p.m. NBCSN, TSN, RDS
3 Tue, Jun 4 Blackhawks at Kings 9 p.m. NBCSN, TSN, RDS
4 Thu, Jun 6 Blackhawks at Kings 9 p.m. NBCSN, CBC, RDS
5* Sat, Jun 8 Kings at Blackhawks 8 p.m. NBC, CBC, RDS
6* Mon, Jun 10 Blackhawks at Kings 9 p.m. NBCSN, CBC, RDS
7* Wed, Jun 12 Kings at Blackhawks TBD NBCSN, CBC, RDS
Gm Date Eastern Conference Finals Time (ET) National TV
1 Sat, Jun 1 Bruins at Penguins 8 p.m. NBC, CBC, RDS
2 Mon, Jun 3 Bruins at Penguins 8 p.m. NBCSN, CBC, RDS
3 Wed, Jun 5 Penguins at Bruins 8 p.m. NBCSN, CBC, RDS
4 Fri, Jun 7 Penguins at Bruins 8 p.m. NBCSN, CBC, RDS
5* Sun, Jun 9 Bruins at Penguins 8 p.m. NBCSN, CBC, RDS
6* Tue, Jun 11 Penguins at Bruins TBD NBCSN, CBC, RDS
7* Wed, Jun 12 Bruins at Penguins TBD NBCSN, CBC, RDS
