It all starts tonight. 16 teams battling for the right to hoist the hardest to win trophy in all of professional sports. We’re going to have nightly open threads for you, as always, and thank you for sticking through this with us!
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING VS COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS- 7PM EST/4PM PST
The best team in the NHL have everyone gunning for them, and they’re under a lot of pressure to come through in this record breaking season. Can John Tortorella’s crew get the upset against the Lightning?
NEW YORK ISLANDERS VS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS- 7:30PM EST/4:30PM PST
The Islanders mission all season has been clear: Prove to the hockey world that they’re just fine without John Tavares.