The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington Capitals earned the No. 1 seed in the East.

Monday was a lighter slate in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs with just two first-round games, but there was plenty on the line.

The theme of the weekend was that if you thought that these first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series were going to be short affairs, well, think again. Of the six teams to take a 2-0 series lead, only one was in position to get the sweep after Game 3 -- that didn't happen -- and so far two other clubs have evened their series after a pair of home-ice victories in Games 3 and 4.