After three of Saturday’s seventh games, the exciting Stanley Cup 2022 playoffs continue on Sunday with another pair of wins or home games. These last two games will round off the second round, making it a TV hockey fan.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers open Sunday at 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden and on TBS. Pittsburgh had New York on the ropes early on, winning three of its four games and scoring seven goals in each of its last two games. Sidney Crosby star penguins Suffered a concussion in game 5 After missing Game 6, he returned to Ice for Game 7 with goalkeeper Tristian Jarry, who missed last month due to injury. A win would be massive for both teams, as Pittsburgh has lost in the first round or the qualifying round in each of the last three seasons while New York has not won a playoff series since 2017.
To close out the first round, the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames will battle at Scotiabank Saddledome at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and on fuboTV (Try for free). The streak has been a goalkeeping show so far, with Dallas quarterback Jake Oettinger ranked second in savings in this playoff while Jacob Markstrom of Calgary came in second in goals-to-average. A win for the Stars would send them into the second round for the first time since the Stanley Cup Finals in 2020, and Calgary will be seeking to win their first playoff series since 2015.
Tune in here for all the live updates of what should be a lot of fun in the NHL on Sunday night.
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