The 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs are down the final four teams, and the NHL will have a new champion.
After the two-time defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four teams will aim to take their spot atop the NHL. Three will have the chance to do so for the first time ever.
The lone team with a past Stanley Cup win left is the Tampa Bay Lightning. The top seed in the Eastern Conference will take on the Washington Capitals, who will play in the conference finals for the first time since 1998.