Top Seeds Collapse as Underdogs Command the First Round of Playoff Hockey
Two sweeps, three Game 7’s, and four division champs sent packing. What else you could ask for in an opening round of playoff hockey? Only three matchups featured a top seed advancing, as the underdogs ruled the day and busted every bracket imaginable in the opening fortnight of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This round represents the only time in major North American sports history that every division winner failed to advance to the second round, in a twist that only the quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup could provide. Read up on all the excitement as the six remaining playoff series of the second week of the playoffs careened towards thrilling conclusions.