NHL Playoffs Sunday: Four Game 1s Drop the Puck Sport By lines April 19, 2026 Probabilities shown are market-implied and not predictions or recommendations. This content is for informational purposes only. The Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule stacks four Game 1s into Sunday’s NHL window. Colorado opens the slate at 3 p.m. ET. ESPN carries games into the late hours. Kings at Avalanche Headlines the Slate Colorado finished the regular season as the Western Conference’s top seed. The Avalanche clinched a playoff berth on March 20. The Kings clinched their spot on April 13 in a tighter race. Los Angeles arrives at Colorado as the No. 2 wild card. Polymarket priced the Avalanche at 70.5% in the Kings-Avalanche matchup entering Sunday. Traders moved $376,000 through the Kings-Avalanche market over the prior 24 hours. Colorado leans on Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Los Angeles leans on Anze Kopitar in what may be Kopitar’s final postseason run. Boston visits Buffalo for a 7:30 p.m. ET faceoff. The Bruins won three of four meetings with the Sabres during the regular season. Montreal and Tampa Bay meet at 5:45 p.m. ET in Florida. Utah and Vegas close the night at 10 p.m. ET. TNT and truTV air Kings at Avalanche. ESPN airs Bruins at Sabres. NBC and TNT split the Canadiens at Lightning window. ESPN carries the Utah Mammoth’s postseason debut against the Vegas Golden Knights. Related Sports Coverage Wild Crush Stars 6-1 in Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Flyers at Penguins: Game 1 Renews Pennsylvania Rivalry Hurricanes Host Senators in Game 1 at Lenovo Center Source: NHL first round schedule and Polymarket public markets.
