Wyshynski: 'A unique, special talent:' How Nikita Kucherov became one of the NHL's best Lightning: RW Nikita Kucherov (7 G | 15 A) Game 7* (at COL): Tues., June 28, 8 ET (ABC, ESPN+) | Preview Game 6* (at TB): Sun., June 26, 8 ET (ABC, ESPN+) | Preview Game 5* (at COL): Fri., June 24, 8 ET (ABC, ESPN+) | Preview Game 4 (at TB): Weds., June 22, 8 ET (ABC, ESPN+) | Preview
Game 3 (at TB): Mon., June 20, 8 ET (ABC, ESPN+) | Preview Game 2 (at COL): Avalanche 7, Lightning 0 | Replay Game 1 (at COL): Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 (OT) | Replay Wyshynski: Quest for a three-peat alive: What we've learned about the Lightning Shilton: Why the Avs must be seen to be believed Shilton: The most pivotal players in the Stanley Cup Final NHL insiders: Burning questions ahead of Game 1 NHL insiders: Picks for the Cup champ, Conn Smythe Trophy Wyshynski: How the Lightning built a shutdown line on the fly Shilton : Valeri Nichushkin is peaking at the right time for the Avs Lightning: RW Nikita Kucherov (7 G | 16 A) Ranking players that need a Cup Stanley Cup FinalĬolorado Avalanche vs. Ranking the top 50 players in the playoffs How officials handle the pressure of playoffs
Read on for the full playoff picture, including previews, analysis, highlights, schedule and more for each team and series. And if you miss anything, watch full-game replays on demand on ESPN+, along with highlights from every game on In The Crease. Plus, tune in to The Point every weekday afternoon throughout the playoffs for analysis, storytelling and previews of that night's action. Sixteen teams have qualified for a shot, but only one will get to skate the sacred chalice this June.įrom the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, ESPN has you covered, including the entire Cup finals on ABC and ESPN+. The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs represent a return to normalcy, after a bubble-encased postseason in 2020 and a 2021 tournament that featured realigned intradivisional play, followed by a rebracketing for the final two rounds.