Sunday April 26 results: Colorado completed the sweep of LA with a 5-1 Game 4 (MacKinnon 2G+1A, Makar goal, Wedgewood 24 saves); Avalanche advance to Round 2 and Kings captain Anze Kopitar's 20-year career ends with the loss. Buffalo demolished Boston 6-1 in Game 4 at TD Garden to take a 3-1 lead and reach sweep watch. Tampa won Game 4 in Montreal 3-2 to even the series 2-2 (first non-OT game of the matchup). Anaheim took a 3-1 series lead with a controversial 4-3 OT win over Edmonton on a Ryan Poehling deflection; McDavid + Draisaitl now on the brink heading back to Edmonton for Game 5.
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