The second round of the NHL playoffs begins Monday night, after no sweeps and two series going the distance to get to this point. Dallas emerged from a seven-game series against Colorado, and Edmonton rallied from down 2-0 to eliminate Los Angeles and move on in the gauntlet that is the Western Conference.

Metropolitan Division rivals, the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals will play a best-of-seven NHL playoffs second-round series beginning in Washington, DC