Preview Roundups
April 24, 2014
Boston at Detroit 8:00 PM ET
The Detroit Red Wings dominated the Boston Bruins in the regular season but they are getting a firsthand reminder that the playoffs are a different animal. The Red Wings attempt to bounce back from a pair of convincing defeats against Boston when they host the Presidents' Trophy winner on Thursday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Detroit has scored only twice in three games and needs a win to avoid heading back to Boston trailing 3-1 in the series.
Colorado at Minnesota 9:30 PM ET
The Minnesota Wild avoided falling into an enormous hole thanks to Mikael Granlund and now look to even their Western Conference first-round series at two wins apiece when they host Game 4 against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. After dropping the first two games of the matchup in the Mile High State, Minnesota was flirting with an 0-3 deficit on Monday as the contest was scoreless through three periods despite the Wild's 44-20 advantage in shots.
San Jose at Los Angeles 10:30 PM ET
The Los Angeles Kings attempt to stave off elimination when they host Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. After being blitzed in each of the first two games, Los Angeles finally managed to tighten up defensively Tuesday but was unable to preserve a pair of one-goal leads.