Stanley Cup Playoffs Are Set

The eight first-round series in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are set. The matchups include the bitter cross-Pennsylvania rivalry between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Elsewhere in the East, top-seeded Carolina plays Ottawa, while Atlantic Division-champion Buffalo takes on Boston and Tampa Bay goes up against Montreal. In the Western Conference, it’s Colorado vs. Los Angeles, Dallas vs. Minnesota, Vegas vs. Utah and Edmonton vs. Anaheim.