After a four-and-a-half period NHL hockey game on Saturday, men’s playoff sports gave our heart rates a break with yesterday’s lopsided NBA action. It’s all about balance as we discuss the championship details.

With a pair of Game 1s done and dusted, the postseason push to hoist the NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy and the NHL’s Stanley Cup continues. Let’s dive in on the glorious, championship-defining deets.

At long last, the puck drops on Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight at 8 p.m. ET, with the defending champ Florida Panthers taking on the impressive Edmonton Oilers. And if you think you’ve seen this film before, you’re right — here’s two questions ahead of this best-of-seven series rematch.

The Stanley Cup Final is officially set, while the quest for the NBA’s Larry O'Brien Trophy is still a three-horse race. Only the strong survive in the postseason.

The Minnesota Frost remain the only team to hoist the Walter Cup after defeating the Ottawa Charge 2–1 in overtime (OT) during Monday’s PWHL Finals Game 4, clinching the title for the second straight year. Ice cold. With another successful campaign in the books, here’s a look at the PWHL’s sophomore season by the numbers, featuring everything from postseason highlights to future-looking fun.

As the league prepares to honor one of the three MVP finalists with individual hardware, the Ottawa Charge and defending champ Minnesota Frost continue to battle it out for the real prize: the Walter Cup trophy, which could be awarded by the next time we talk.

There are only four teams still skating for the honor of hoisting Lord Stanley: the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference and, for the second straight season, the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference.

The best-of-five PWHL Finals are officially set after the Ottawa Charge eliminated the Montréal Victoire (who notably chose to play Ottawa) with Friday’s 2–1 Game 4 win. Revenge, served cold. Can the Charge keep up their Cinderella run, or will the defending champ Minnesota Frost (who pulled off their own upset of the Toronto Sceptres last week) repeat? We’re about to find out — the puck drops on Game 1 tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET.

You already know making a pro hockey playoff bracket can be hard and unpredictable, but some playoff trends are starting to resurface, like the Toronto Maple Leafs’ postseason struggles and the Presidents’ Trophy curse.

No sophomore slump here. The second-ever PWHL postseason has been absolute fire. We’re smackdab in the middle of the best-of-five semifinals — and both series have been icy and spicy.

Last but not least, Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs rage on, bringing down-to-the-wire tilts everywhere you look. Postseason hockey is simply unmatched.

Forget the yellow brick road, it’s time to skip skate down the Walter Cup freeway as the PWHL’s second-ever postseason hits the ice. Both Game 1s are already in the books, but these feisty best-of-five semis are just beginning.