"If you told anybody, let alone us in the dressing room, that we'd have a place in the finals as an eight seed, I would have only told you that you were crazy if you said it took 14 games."
- The Kings' Justin Williams on his team's playoff ride
The first round was exciting, but there were a number of big-name stars that didn't play to their full potential. Here's a look at five that will need a big performance.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round playoff elimination wasn't just the end of their Stanley Cup hopes for this season. It could also be another chapter closing on the most successful era in franchise history.
Austria's first win ever against Czechia was a notable result in a day that saw Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland all take victories.
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