The Avalanche remain without banged-up rookie defenseman Bowen Byram, who hasn't played since March 25. Byram did skate Saturday.San Jose Sharks Face Masks

“Our generation might have looked at gambling (as) just the term gambling is negative,” Leonsis said. “Sports gaming to a young person has no negative connotations. ... I’ve been amazed at how quickly the stigma of gaming and gambling is draining away.”Boston Bruins Face Masks

logoblackmasks.com
Custom NHL Logo Face Masks

Florida Panthers (vs. Tampa Bay Lightning): Fantasy competitors who believe the Panthers stand a solid chance of beating up on Vasilevskiy enough to slide into the second round shouldn't hesitate in selecting Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers' captain has been the picture of consistency all season long in hammering out 26 goals and 32 assists in 50 contests. He failed to register a single point in two-straight games only once all season (early February). Winger Jonathan Huberdeau, if healthy, is a fantasy star in any competition that values assists equal to goals. Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar has recently done his darndest in trying to compensate for the loss of an injured Aaron Ekblad in collecting three goals and eight assists in his final eight games.Detroit Red Wings Face Masks

What's more, Grubauer ranks among the league leaders in goals-against (2.00) and save percentage (.921), which should garner him Vezina Trophy consideration.

To say this is a shocking move is quite an understatement. The Rangers certainly didn’t repeat their success from last season when they made it to the expanded Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they were very competitive in a tough MassMutual East Division. Had Panarin not missed time to deal with a personal situation, the Rangers might have made the playoffs.

Why they can win: Great possession team that is getting its best two-way forward (Brendan Gallagher) back for the playoffs.

Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky swept the Lightning out of the playoffs in 2019 when he was in Columbus and will get the Game 1 start for the Panthers. Tampa Bay is going with Andrei Vasilevskiy, who backstopped the Lightning on their way to the title last year and capped it with a Cup-clinching shutout against Dallas in Game 6. But the Panthers scored nine goals off Vasilevskiy in the final two games of the regular season.Chicago Blackhawks Face Masks