Another conference champion has gone home early and the upstart Maple Leafs have pushed the Boston Bruins to the brink.
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Boston Bruins 1
Toronto leads series 3-2
- Mike Babcock earned his 90th career win in the playoffs to eclipse Glen Sather and Darryl Sutter for seventh place on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Patrick Marleau played in his 189th career playoff game, tying Mark Recchi for 24th place on the NHL’s all-time list.
- The Leafs hold an all time series record of 19-5 when leading a series 3-2 and have moved within one win of advancing past the opening round for the first time since 2004.
Colorado Avalanche 5, Calgary Flames 1
Colorado wins series 4-1
- The 2019 postseason marks the first time the top two teams in each division or conference or the teams with the two best records have been eliminated in the opening round.
- Mikko Rantanen extended his multi-point streak to four games, one shy of the Avalanche/Nordiques franchise record, set by Peter Stastny in 1982 and matched by Peter Forsberg on three other occasions.
- The Avalanche averaged 41 shots per game in the first round, and only allowed five total even strength goals the entire series.
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