It took until the penultimate night of the season to lock in all 16 playoff teams and the eight first-round series. Here ...

The Dallas Stars-Colorado Avalanche series should be — on paper, at least — one of the best opening round matchups in the first round of this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs.

A look at the matchups to open the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, first in the West and then the East with division and seeding noted.