Two NHL Round 2 games Thursday and the marquee Western Conference Final is now confirmed: Colorado vs Vegas. Knights closed out Anaheim 5-1 at Honda Center to win the series 4-2; Mitch Marner scored 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev added two third-period goals, Shea Theodore had 1G+1A, and Carter Hart made 31 saves. Cinderella Ducks (who eliminated McDavid + Draisaitl in Round 1) bow out in the second round. Out east, Montreal took a 3-2 series lead over Buffalo with a 6-3 win at KeyBank Center; captain Nick Suzuki and Jake Evans scored 68 seconds apart late in the second period; Caufield, Anderson, Demidov, and Texier also scored. Canadiens one win Saturday at Bell Centre from advancing to the Eastern Conference Final to face Carolina. Cup futures: Vegas climbs to +325, Colorado holds top at +135. Tonight (Friday 5/15): two NBA close-out chances; SAS-MIN G6 at Target Center (SAS leads 3-2) and CLE-DET G6 at Rocket Arena (CLE leads 3-2).
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