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Stanley Cup Playoffs round one matchups

*Photo from CNN*
   We've reached the playoffs folks. The gauntlet of the NHL season leads to this moment, the chance for one of 16 teams to hoist the Stanley Cup following the end of the playoffs. We're not quite at that point yet, as round one is about to start. Here are the round one matchups and game one start times (all times eastern).

New York Islanders (Wild Card 1) @ Carolina Hurricanes (Metropolitan 1): 7:00 PM, April 17
Projected goalie matchup: Ilya Sorokin (NYI) vs Frederik Andersen (CAR)

Florida Panthers (Wild Card 2) @ Boston Bruins (Atlantic 1): 7:30 PM, April 17
Projected goalie matchup: Alex Lyon (FLA) vs Linus Ullmark (BOS)

Minnesota Wild (Central 3) @ Dallas Stars (Central 2): 9:30 PM, April 17
Projected goalie matchup: Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) vs Jake Oettinger (DAL)

Los Angeles Kings (Pacific 3) @ Edmonton Oilers (Pacific 2): 10:00 PM, April 17
Projected goalie matchup: Pheonix Copley (LAK) vs Stuart Skinner (EDM)

New York Rangers (Metropolitan 3) @ New Jersey Devils (Metropolitan 2): 7:00 PM, April 18
Projected goalie matchup: Igor Shesterkin (NYR) vs Vitek Vanecek (NJD)

Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic 3) @ Toronto Maple Leafs (Atlantic 2): 7:30 PM, April 18
Projected goalie matchup: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) vs Ilya Samsonov (TOR)

Winnipeg Jets (Wild Card 2) @ Vegas Golden Knights (Pacific 1): 9:30 PM, April 18
Projected goalie matchup: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) vs Laurent Brossoit (VGK)

Seattle Kraken (Wild Card 1) @ Colorado Avalanche (Central 1): 10:00 PM, April 18
Projected goalie matchup: Philipp Grubauer (SEA) vs Alexandar Georgiev (COL)

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