Four games happened last night, and all four who were behind in the series were able to tie it up. All of Tampa Bay, Toronto, Boston, Carolina, St. Louis, Minnesota, LA, and Edmonton will be entering a best-of-three over the next week. Win two and you’re through. Only Boston and Carolina have clean sheets on home ice so far among these eight teams, with all the others splitting home wins and losses through the first four games.
None of these results so far surprise me. I know Tampa vs. Toronto was going to be a slog. The Bruins and Canes series is pretty nasty too, which feeds right into the underdog Bruins mentality.