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Shocks and surprises of the Stanley Cup playoffs' second round

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The Dallas Stars could make it to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2020 .

The Stars are the fourth team under the current format to earn that distinction.

Connor Hellebuyck's struggles on the road in the playoffs have reached the point of absurdity.

Toronto needs a new tactic after a 2 -0 loss to Florida in Game 4 .

The depth that has given the Oilers life could be the death of the Golden Knights .

Edmonton 's generational duo of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid have combined to score just three of their team's 15 goals.

The Golden Knights have been goalless through the first four games of their series against the Oilers .

Mikko Rantanen leads the playoffs in goals ( nine ) and points ( 18 ) through 10 games.

He's the first player in Stanley Cup playoffs history with five three -point games through a team's first 10 playoff games.

Alex Ovechkin and Corey Perry are having two of the best postseason campaigns for two players in their age-39 seasons.

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