By Nick Baum
FRIDAY – 4/13/18
The end of the regular season has dawned on the National Hockey League, and from has come the postseason. Also known as the Stanley Cup Playoffs, 16 teams will try to compete in a playoff series, with each competition having a 7 game series, first to 4.
So far, all 16 teams have played in their first games so far. Some notable victories include the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Philadelphia Flyers, two rivals. However, the Penguins shutout the Flyers in tremendous fashion, with the final score being 7-0.
Other featured teams include the Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Maple Leafs, the only Canadian teams to be in the playoffs this year, and the first Canadian team in the playoffs in three years.
Sources: Google, ESPN