Although they’re considered a young team because of the great amount of young talent they collected during years of participating in the NHL’s draft lottery, they rely on a good number of veterans. But this season’s playoffs are their first postseason journey as a team, so they faced a lot of questions about their poise and if they were experienced enough to handle the pressure and urgency of playoff competition.
There should be no more questions about whether they’ll suffer because they lack extensive playoff experience, not after they opened their second-round series against the Ducks with a 5-3 victory Wednesday at Honda Center.