NHL Playoffs: Sweeps, OTs and more

TL;DR

The NHL playoffs have seen two teams eliminated, with Carolina and Colorado sweeping their opponents. Other series are competitive, including Tampa Bay's comeback against Montreal and Anaheim's overtime win over Edmonton.

Key points

NHL playoffs have eliminated two teams
Carolina swept Ottawa, Colorado swept Los Angeles
Tampa Bay tied series against Montreal
Anaheim leads series against Edmonton 3-1
Ducks won in overtime after video review

Carolina HurricanesOttawa SenatorsColorado AvalancheLos Angeles Kings

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The NHL playoffs are just over a week old and two teams are already gone. In both cases, the conference winners knocked off the last seed/second wild card team, with Carolina sweeping the Ottawa Senators and the Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Los Angeles Kings.

Neither of those two are surprising, so thankfully the other series are living up to their billing. On Sunday:

Tampa Bay rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Montreal late in regulation, tying the series at 2-2 and narrowly avoiding going to a fourth OT game.
The Sabres stomped the Bruins in Game 4 in Boston, getting Jeremy Swayman pulled and fuming at his moribund team on his way off.
The Ducks kept coming back on the Oilers — who put Tristan Jarry back in net — to force OT in their Game 4 in Anaheim. The Ducks then won it just a few minutes in on a wild play that required a long video review because the puck squeaked over the line but its final fraction was obscured by Jarry’s skate. Anaheim now leads the series 3-1.