And then there were four. Two teams from each conference are still fighting for their playoff lives, and the fun starts tonight as the Anaheim Ducks host the Nashville Predators.
Interesting story lines surround both teams. The Predators entered the postseason as the eighth seed in the West, and they’ve gone on to sweep the number one seed Chicago Blackhawks and take down the St. Louis Blues in six games.
The Ducks’ four-year run of getting knocked out in a game seven by a lower seeded Western Conference team just barely came to an end on Wednesday as they defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 to break a 3-3 series tie and advance to their first conference final since 2015 where they fell to the Blackhawks.