The two Stanley Cup participants from 2019 have more difficult paths to earning the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences after they were upended Sunday.
Boston and St. Louis are the first teams to face a disadvantage in the round-robin games, which will decide the top four seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences.
The teams on the other end of those results provided us with a glimpse as to how they can be successful over the next few months in Canada.
Colorado and Philadelphia have to win two more games to secure the top seeds, but it is an attainable goal if their defenses continue to thrive.