Settle in and get ready: An ‘ultracompetitive’ 2nd round of the NHL playoffs is here | Sports

The second round of the NHL playoffs begins Monday night, after no sweeps and two series going the distance to get to this point.

Dallas emerged from a seven-game series against Colorado, and Edmonton rallied from down 2-0 to eliminate Los Angeles and move on in the gauntlet that is the Western Conference. Neither will have an easy time coming up, with the Stars facing league-best Winnipeg and Connor McDavid and the Oilers taking on Vegas, which has home-ice advantage.

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