I wrap up tonight's playoff action that saw both Canadian teams playing: the Maple Leafs avoided the sweep with a 2-1 win over the Panthers, and the Oilers tied up their series with a 4-1 win over Vegas in a game full of questionable hits, fights, and slashes.

As well, I recap my whirlwind trip to Seattle yesterday to catch the Stars-Kraken game.

The Abbotsford Canucks were ousted by the Calgary Wranglers in the second round of the AHL playoffs. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs are down three games to the surprising Florida Panthers.

The second round of the NHL playoffs is underway and already the two Canadian teams are down to their opponents. We break down all four game 1s of the second round.

With the eliminations of Bruins, Avalanche, and Lightning, this has to be the most wild first round of the NHL playoffs we've seen in a very long time!

Seattle took a 3-2 series lead over Colorado with their 3-2 win, while the Panthers extended their series with the Bruins with at 4-3 overtime win. And I get a little philosophical at the end of the episode.

With tonight's wild playoff action, all series are 4 games deep. 3 of the 4 series in the Western Conference are tied at 2 games apiece, while only one series is even in the East.

The Oilers beat the Kings in overtime to tie the series at 2 games apiece, while the Bruins and Hurricanes took commanding 3-1 leads in their respective series.

The Canucks announced that assistant coach Jason King will not be returning for the 2023-24 season. King had been an assistant coach for the Canucks since 2020. As well, I recap tonight's NHL playoff action: 6 of the 8 series are tied at one game apiece.

The Abbotsford Canucks won their first playoff game in franchise history (since moving to Abbotsford) by defeating the Bakersfield Condors 3-0 in game one of their best of three opening round series.

The road team won game one in 6 of the 8 series. Will this trend continue?