Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps.
There's been some drama off the ice -- including plenty of yapping about officiating -- but Saturday was all about the blowouts. All four games were decided by three or more goals.
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