Blues Set to Face No. 1 Seed Stars

The Blues just knocked off the Chicago Blackhawks, the reigning Stanley Cup champs, in seven games. Their reward in Round 2? The No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. St. Louis' road won't get any easier.

The showdown between the Stars and Blues is a fascinating matchup between two teams with distinct styles of play that ultimately try to do the same thing -- defend by having the puck as much as possible. It's a flashback to 1999, when Ken Hitchcock and Lindy Ruff squared off in the Stanley Cup finals as the coaches of the Stars and Buffalo Sabres, respectively.

It's also a series that features some of the most exciting offensive players in the game in Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Vladimir Tarasenko but might come down to which of these teams plays defense best.

NHL Suspended Flyers' Schenn

The NHL on Tuesday suspended Philadelphia Flyers forward Brayden Schenn for the first three games of the 2016-17 season for charging Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie in Game 6 on Sunday.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety reviewed the incident, which occurred at 14:24 of the second period. The Capitals closed out the series with a 1-0 win.

Schenn, who scored 26 goals and had 59 points this season, did not score during the series against the Capitals.

Tuesday, April 26 Scoreboard

No Games Scheduled

Wednesday, April 27 Schedule (All Times Central)

NY Islanders at Tampa Bay

Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim

Game 7 - Series tied 3-3, 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 Schedule (Time Central)

Pittsburgh at Washington

Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 7 p.m.