The Carolina Hurricanes became the first team to advance past the first round of the playoffs after completing the sweep against the Ottawa Senators. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild completed a comeback in Game 4 against the Dallas Stars and won in overtime to tie the series at 2-2. And the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided the sweep, besting the Philadelphia Flyers in Saturday's Stanley Cup playoffs fixtures.

Four games are on the menu for Sunday. The Colorado Avalanche will be looking to complete the sweep in their series. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers will want to even their series.

Here are series updates, odds for the next game in each matchup from BetMGM, leading scorers in the early stages of the playoffs and the schedule for Sunday.

Game 4: Buffalo at Boston, Sunday, April 26, 2 p.m. (SN, TVAS, TNT, HBO Max, truTV)

Game 4: Colorado at Los Angeles, Sunday, April 22, 4:30 p.m. (SN360, SNP, SNW, TVAS2, TNT, HBO Max, truTV)

Game 4: Tampa Bay at Montreal, Sunday, April 26, 7 p.m. (SNO, SNE, SNP, CBC, TVAS, ESPN)

Game 4: Edmonton at Anaheim, Sunday, April 26, 9:30 p.m. (SN, CBC, TVAS2, ESPN)

NHL Playoffs 2026 First-Round Schedule: Dates, Times, Where To Watch The Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 18 as the NHL announced the dates for every first-round series. Here's when and how to watch them.

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