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The Stanley Cup playoffs continue Wednesday night as the NHL’s Western Conference Finals begin with Game 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and the host Colorado Avalanche (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).
The Avalanche have won eight of nine games through two rounds of the playoffs, sweeping the Los Angeles Kings in Round 1 and then eliminating the Minnesota Wild in five games. Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon, who led the NHL in goals scored during the regular season, has seven goals in the playoffs. The Golden Knights needed six games to defeat both the Utah Mammoth in Round 1 and then the Anaheim Ducks in the conference semifinals. Vegas right wing Pavel Dorofeyev leads the league with nine playoff goals. So..
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This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM.