Deen’s Daily: Manson Update; Another OT Game; Carolina Advances

TL;DR

The Avalanche are on the verge of a first-round sweep, while other matchups remain competitive. The Penguins continue to fight for survival against the Canadiens and Lightning.

Key points

Avalanche can sweep the first round
Central Division matchup tied at 2-2
Penguins continue to compete
Canadiens and Lightning series is competitive

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The Avalanche can become the second team to sweep the first round. The other matchup in the Central Division is tied at 2-2. Also the Pittsburgh Penguins survive another day and things are getting competitive between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — April 26.

Colorado Hockey Now

We saw the Carolina Hurricanes complete the sweep as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Avalanche will try to do the same in the West, in what will be the second matinee Sunday puck drop of the series.

The Avs finished Game 3 without Josh Manson. Will he play in Game 4? Head coach Jared Bednar shared thoughts about his status following Saturday’s practice.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Recap

Game 4 Recap — Hurricanes 4 at Senators 2 — (CAR wins 4-0)

The Ottawa Senators will have a lot of soul-searching to do in the offseason. This was a team many thought could be a problem for Carolina. Instead, they got dominated for most of the series and spent more time trying to start unnecessary fights and going for cheap shots I’m looking at you, Ridley Greig) than they did trying to win a hockey game.

Game 4 Recap — Stars 2 at Wild 3 OT — (Series tied 2-2)

For the second straight game, the Wild and Stars went to overtime. This one ended a lot quicker than the double OT thriller on Wednesday. And it was also coming away with the victory to even the series.