Greg Harvey: Franchises making it to the Conference Finals.
Vegas Golden Knights – 3 times in 4 seasons.
Panthers, Predators, Wild, Coyotes, Jets, & Blue Jackets – 5 times in 151 seasons combined.
Kevin Kurz: This will be the fourth time in the past six seasons that head coach Pete DeBoer has made it to the Conference Finals.
NHL Injury Notes
Darren Hartwell of NBC Sports Boston: Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said that goaltender Tuukka Rask may require surgery.