With a full slate of basketball and hockey playoff action, FanDuel is a great place to wager on all the games. If you want to get in on the action, FanDuel is offering new users a bet $5, get $200 in bonus bets promo if your first bet is successful.

Midway through the night, the NHL reposted a Bleacher Report's B/R Open Ice graphic celebrating Ovechkin’s 77th career playoff goal, which pushed him past Mario Lemieux for 12th place all-time in league history.

As he entered this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen had something to prove.

There have been a few surprises in both the NBA and NHL playoffs, including the No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers trailing the Indiana Pacers 3-1 in their best-of-seven series. Indiana is now -325 to win the series at the BetMGM online sportsbook.

Thompson has been perhaps the best goalie in the postseason, and he’s gotten there playing an unorthodox style built around his strengths.

An impressive aspect of NHL parity is the unparalleled, melodramatic playoff games. Lots of pulsating adventures are part of it, along with super-intense competition.