NHL

Scores · Thursday, April 23

• Avalanche55-16-114 – 2FinalKings35-27-20

  TNT, truTV, HBO Max, Altitude Sports, FanDuel SN SoCal · crypto.com ArenaAvalanche get a pair of lucky goals and hold off Kings 4-2, taking a 3-0 series lead

• Hurricanes53-22-72 – 1FinalSenators44-27-11

  TBS, HBO Max, FanDuel SN South · Canadian Tire CentreHurricanes beat the Senators 2-1 to take a 3-0 series lead

• Sabres50-23-93 – 1FinalBruins45-27-10

  TNT, truTV, HBO Max, NESN, MSGB · TD GardenSabres rally to beat Bruins 3-1, take 2-1 lead in NHL playoff series