NHL playoffs will be more of a frenzy in Round 2
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May 5, 2025

NHL playoffs will be more of a frenzy in Round 2

By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP 

The second round of the NHL playoffs begins Monday night, after no sweeps and two series going the distance to get to this point.

Dallas emerged from a seven- game series against Colorado, and Edmonton rallied from down 2-0 to eliminate Los Angeles and move on in the gauntlet that is the Western Conference. Neither will have an easy time coming up, with the Stars facing either league-best Winnipeg or red-hot St. Louis and Connor McDavid and the Oilers taking on Vegas, which has home-ice advantage...

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