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This thread will cover the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs! Keep all talk about the Division Finals here on this thread, and stay on topic!

Atlantic Division Final: (1)Buffalo Sabres 3-4 (3)Montréal Canadiens

1. Sabres 4, Canadiens 2
2. Canadiens 5, Sabres 1
3. Canadiens 6, Sabres 2
4. Sabres 3, Canadiens 2
5. Canadiens 6, Sabres 3
6. Sabres 8, Canadiens 3
7. Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 (OT)

Metropolitan Division Final: (1)Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 (3)Philadelphia Flyers

1. Hurricanes 3, Flyers 0
2. Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (OT)
3. Hurricanes 4, Flyers 1
4. Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

Central Division Final: (1)Colorado Avalanche 4-1 (3)Minnesota Wild

1. Avalanche 9, Wild 6
2. Avalanche 5, Wild 2
3. Wild 5, Avalanche 1
4. Avalanche 5, Wild 2
5. Avalanche 4, Wild 3 (OT)

Pacific Division Final: (1)Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 (3)Anaheim Ducks

1. Golden Knights 3, Ducks 1
2. Ducks 3, Golden Knights 1
3. Golden Knights 6, Ducks 2
4. Ducks 4, Golden Knights 3
5. Golden Knights 3, Ducks 2 (OT)
6. Golden Knights 5, Ducks 1

Overtime Goals

1. Taylor Hall (CAR - 18:54)
2. Jackson Blake (CAR - 5:28)
3. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK - 4:10)
4. Brett Kulak (COL - 3:52)
5. Alex Newhook (MTL - 11:22)

May 2, 2026

Hurricanes 3, Flyers 0

CAR: leads Metropolitan Final 1-0; Frederik Andersen: 19 saves; Logan Stankoven: 2 G

May 3, 2026

Avalanche 9, Wild 6

14 different goal scorers

COL: leads Central Final 1-0; Cale Makar: 2 G & A; Devon Toews: G & 3 A; Nathan MacKinnon: G & 2 A; Martin Necas: 3 A; MIN - Quinn Hughes: G & 2 A

May 4, 2026

Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

CAR: leads Metropolitan Final 2-0; Taylor Hall: 1st career playoff OT goal

Golden Knights 3, Ducks 1

VGK: lead Pacific Final 1-0; Mitch Marner: G & A--3 G in last two games

May 5, 2026

Avalanche 5, Wild 2

COL: leads Central Final 2-0; Nathan MacKinnon: G & 2 A

May 6, 2026

Sabres 4, Canadiens 2

BUF: leads Atlantic Final 1-0; Alex Lyon: 26 saves

Ducks 3, Golden Knights 1

ANA: evens Pacific Final at 1; Lukas Dostal: 24 saves

May 7, 2026

Hurricanes 4, Flyers 1

CAR: leads Metropolitan Final 3-0; Frederik Andersen: 18 saves

May 8, 2026

Canadiens 5, Sabres 1

MTL: evens Atlantic Final at 1; Alex Newhook: 2 G

Golden Knights 6, Ducks 2

VGK: lead Pacific Final 2-1; Mitch Marner: Natural Hat Trick & A--1st career playoff Hat Trick

May 9, 2026

Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

CAR: reaches Eastern Conference Final for 2nd straight year; 5th team in history to start playoffs 8-0; Jackson Blake: 2 G--including OT winner--& A

Wild 5, Avalanche 1

MIN: trail Central Final 2-1; Jesper Wallstedt: 35 saves; Kirill Kaprizov: G & 2 A

May 10, 2026

Canadiens 6, Sabres 2

MTL: leads Atlantic Final 2-1; Alex Newhook: 2 G--5 G in last four games

Ducks 4, Golden Knights 3

ANA: evens Pacific Final at 2; Cutter Gauthier: 3 A

May 11, 2026

Avalanche 5, Wild 2

COL: leads Central Final 3-1; 4 goals in 3rd period; Parker Kelly: GWG--1st career playoff goal

May 12, 2026

Sabres 3, Canadiens 2

BUF: evens Atlantic Final at 2; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 28 saves

Golden Knights 3, Ducks 2 (OT)

VGK: lead Pacific Final 3-2; Pavel Dorofeyev: 2 G--including OT winner

May 13, 2026

Avalanche 4, Wild 3 (OT)

COL: reaches Western Conference Final; trailed 3-0 halfway into regulation; Brett Kulak: OT GWG & A; Nathan MacKinnon: GTG with 1:23 left in regulation

May 14, 2026

Canadiens 6, Sabres 3

MTL: leads Atlantic Final 3-2; 4 unanswered goals after trailing 3-2; Nick Suzuki: G & 2 A; Juraj Slafkovsky: 3 A

Golden Knights 5, Ducks 1

VGK: will face COL in Western Conference Final; Brett Howden: series-clinching SHG

May 16, 2026

Sabres 8, Canadiens 3

BUF: forces Game 7; seven unanswered goals after trailing 3-1; Rasmus Dahlin: G & 4 A; MTL: all 3 goals scored on team's first 3 shots

May 18, 2026

Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 (OT)

MTL: will face CAR in Eastern Conference Final; Alex Newhook: OT GWG--scored both series clinching goals in Game Sevens