WIIM Stanley Cup Playoffs Opening Night Open Thread

Photo by Harrison McClary/NHLI via Getty ImagesWelcome to the opening night of the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ first round. We won’t be doing these every night, but this one at least seems fitting.

Four series start tonight and the NHL actually staggered the start times! Hooray!

Boston Bruins (WC 1) at Carolina Hurricanes (Metro 1)

Time: 7:00pm EST

TV: ESPN, BSSO, NESN, SN360, TVAS2

Gross series.

Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic 3) at Toronto Maple Leafs (Atlantic 2)

Time: 7:30pm EST

TV: ESPN, BSSUN, SN, TVAS, CBC

I’d be willing to risk Tampa putting it all together and threepeating just to see the Leafs trip over their own wispy creeper-staches again.

St Louis Blues (Central 3) at Minnesota Wild (Central 2)

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