And then there were four.<\/p>\n
The chase for the Stanley Cup is down to four NHL teams<\/a>: the Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights.<\/p>\n In the Eastern Conference, the Hurricanes swept the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> and the Canadiens outlasted the Buffalo Sabres in seven games in the second round.<\/p>\n In the Western Conference, the Avalanche got past the Minnesota Wild in five games and the Golden Knights took out the Anaheim Ducks in six games.<\/p>\n So, when will the conference final matchups begin? Here’s what to know:<\/p>\n Which teams are in the NHL playoffs?<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the remaining playoff field:<\/p>\n Eastern Conference<\/p>\n Carolina Hurricanes (defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 in second round)<\/p>\n Montreal Canadiens (defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in second round)<\/p>\n Western Conference<\/p>\n Colorado Avalanche (defeated Minnesota Wild 4-1 in second round)<\/p>\n Vegas Golden Knights (defeated Anaheim Ducks 4-2 in second round)<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrady and Matthew Tkachuk celebrated Team USA\u2019s men\u2019s hockey victory over Canada, thanked fans for their support and dedicated their title to first responders in the United States.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n NHL conference finals schedule<\/p>\n Eastern Conference Final: Hurricanes vs. Canadiens<\/p>\n Game 1: Thursday, May 21, 8 p.m. ET, TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n Game 2: Saturday, May 23, 7 p.m. ET, TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n Game 3: Monday, May 25, 8 p.m. ET, TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n Game 4: Wednesday, May 27, 8 p.m. ET, TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n *Game 5: Friday, May 29, 8 p.m. ET, TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n *Game 6: Sunday, May 31, time TBD, TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n *Game 7: Tuesday, June 2, 8 p.m. ET, TNT\/truTV<\/p>\n Western Conference Final: Avalanche vs. Golden Knights<\/p>\n Game 1: Wednesday, May 20, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n Game 2: Friday, May 22, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n Game 3: Sunday, May 24, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n Game 4: Tuesday, May 26, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n *Game 5: Thursday, May 28, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n *Game 6: Saturday, May 30, 8 p.m. ET, ABC<\/p>\n *Game 7: Monday, June 1, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlie McAvoy, one of the NHL\u2019s most charitable players, learned the value of hard work from his father Charles McAvoy Sr., who runs a four-generation plumbing business.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Where to watch and stream games in the 2026 NHL playoffs<\/p>\n Conference final games will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC, TNT and truTV.<\/p>\n Games airing on ESPN and ABC can be streamed on\u00a0ESPN.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the ESPN app<\/a>.<\/p>\n TNT and truTV broadcasts are available to stream on\u00a0HBO Max<\/a>. Games on TNT can also be streamed on\u00a0TNTDrama.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the TNT app<\/a>. Simulcasts shown on truTV can be streamed on\u00a0truTV.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the truTV app<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Florida Panthers clinched their second consecutive Stanley Cup after defeating the Oilers 5-1 in Game 6.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And then there were four. The chase for the Stanley Cup is down to four NHL teams: the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-681102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}