AVALANCHE EYE SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN AND 2-0 SERIES LEAD
While Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche are set to contest Game 2 of their Second Round series against the Golden Knights, the Canadiens – fresh off their Game 7 victory over the Maple Leafs – are set to open their series with the Jets at Bell MTS Place.



* Colorado swept its First Round series with St. Louis and benefited from a seven-goal outburst on May 30 to take Game 1 against Vegas. The Avalanche can become just the third Presidents’ Trophy winner (since 1985-86) to record a win streak of six or more games to start the ensuing postseason, joining the Rangers (7 GP in 1994) and Stars (6 GP in 1999).

* William Karlsson has played a pivotal role in helping the Golden Knights even a best-of-seven series after dropping Game 1. Karlsson, one of four players with 15 playoff goals for the franchise, is the only player to find the score sheet for the Golden Knights in every Game 2 following a series-opening loss – including the 2021 First Round (2-2—4 in 4 GP).

JETS AND CANADIENS PRIMED FOR FIRST-EVER PLAYOFF MEETINGS
The Jets will host the Canadiens for Game 1 of the Second Round with 500 fully-vaccinated healthcare workers in attendance at Bell MTS Place tonight – their first-ever meeting in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

* Winnipeg, coming off the first series sweep in franchise history, enters Game 1 with its sights set on joining Colorado as the second team to win each of its first five games of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Only five playoff years since 1981 have featured multiple teams each record postseason-opening win streaks of five games: 2009 (BOS, DET & VAN), 1999 (DET & DAL), 1989 (MTL & PIT), 1985 (EDM & PHI) and 1981 (MNS & NYI).

* Carey Price will look to build on his success from the First Round against the Maple Leafs, where he won three straight games to end the series (Games 5-7: 1.83 GAA, .945 SV%) – tied for the second-longest postseason win streak of his career (also 3 GP in 2015). He is the only Canadiens goaltender in the last 25 years with a playoff win streak of at least four games (5 GP in 2014).