The NHL playoffs are down to four teams. One of those teams will end the season by winning the Stanley Cup. But there's still one more round to go before the Cup is on the line.
The conference finals begin Thursday with Game 1 in the Eastern Conference between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes. Then, after no games on Friday, the Western Conference finals begin Saturday with a Game 1 matchup between the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues.
All four remaining teams have been tested this postseason, as each has played at least one seven-game series in the first two rounds.