ST. LOUIS BLUES |
LOS ANGELES KINGS |
Regular season record: 49-22-11 |
Regular season record: 40-27-15 |
How they qualified: Second in West; won Central division; beat 7-San Jose Sharks 4-1 in first round of playoffs |
How they qualified: Eighth in West; beat 1-Vancouver Canucks 4-1 in first round of playoffs |
D'Agostini only player on St. Louis with more then one point vs Kings this season (2 assists) |
Kopitar had 2 goals, 1 assist vs Blues this season |
Elliott was 0-0-1 vs Kings this season in 2 appearances |
Quick was 2-1-0 vs Blues this season with 2 shutouts |
Team leader (playoffs): Andy McDonald-4 goals, 8 points |
Team leader (playoffs): Dustin Brown-4 goals, 5 points |
Saturday, April 28: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 30: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 9 p.m. Thursday, May 3: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. Sunday, May 6: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD x-Thursday, May 10: St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD
NASHVILLE PREDATORS |
PHOENIX COYOTES |
Regular season record: 48-26-8 |
Regular season record: 42-27-13 |
How they qualified: Fourth in West; beat 5-Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in first round of playoffs |
How they qualified: Third in West; won Pacific division; beat Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 in first round of playoffs |
Erat had 1 goal, 3 assists in three games against Coyotes this season |
Doan had 1 goal, 3 assists against Predators this season |
Rinne was 2-2-0 vs Coyotes this season |
Smith was 0-0-1, allowing 4 goals on 35 shots against Predators this season |
Team leader (playoffs): Alexander Radulov-1 goal, 5 points |
Team leader (playoffs): Antoine Vermette-4 goals, 5 points |
Friday, April 27: Nashville at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Sunday, April 29: Nashville at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2: Phoenix at Nashville, 9 p.m. Friday, May 4: Phoenix at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 7: Nashville at Phoenix, 10 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: Phoenix at Nashville, TBD x-Friday, May 11: Nashville at Phoenix, TBD
NEW YORK RANGERS |
WASHINGTON CAPITALS |
Regular season record: 51-24-7 |
Regular season record: 42-32-8 |
How they qualified: First in East; won Atlantic division; beat 8-Ottawa Senators 4-3 in first round playoffs |
How they qualified: Seventh in East; beat 2-Boston Bruins 4-3 in first round playoffs |
Ryan Callahan had 1 goal, 4 assists in four games against Capitals this year |
John Carlson and Alexander Semin each had 3 goals against Rangers in four games this season |
Lundqvist was 2-1-0 but had a 3.00 goals-against average against Capitals this year |
Brian Holtby made 35 saves in his only start against Rangers on final day of the season (4-1) |
Team leader (playoffs): Brad Richards-2 goals, 5 points |
Team leader (playoffs): Alex Ovechkin-2 goals, 5 points |
Saturday, April 28: Washington at NY Rangers, 3 p.m. Monday, April 30: Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2: NY Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5: NY Rangers at Washington, 12:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 7: Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: NY Rangers at Washington, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Washington at NY Rangers, TBD
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS |
NEW JERSEY DEVILS |
Regular season record: 47-26-9 |
Regular season record: 48-28-6 |
How they qualified: Fifth in East; beat 4-Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in first round playoffs |
How they qualified: Sixth in East; beat 3-Florida Panthers 4-3 in first round playoffs |
Claude Giroux had 4 goals and 11 points against the Devils this season |
Ilya Kovalchuk had 2 goals and 8 points against Flyers this season |
Wayne Simmonds had 3 goals and 5 points; Matt Carle had 4 assists |
Patrick Elias had 1 goal and 5 points; Zach Parise had 3 goals |
Team leader (playoffs): Claude Giroux-6 goals, 14 points |
Team leader (playoffs): Travis Zajac-3 goals, 6 points |
Sunday, April 29: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBD x-Thursday, May 10: Philadelphia at New Jersey, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBD