This upcoming weekend in the postseason in the playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings and interim head coach DJ Smith will look to avoid elimination this spring late this week vs. the Colorado Avalanche in the West on home ice at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday afternoon (April 26). Before the Kings and Smith and the coaching staff face the Avalanche late this weekend on Sunday afternoon, there are other games in the postseason in the playoffs in the league that are worth watching on Saturday (April 25).
A decisive game in the West in the postseason in the playoffs and two potential elimination games in the league in the NHL in the East in the Metropolitan Division pit the Carolina Hurricanes vs. the Ottawa Senators and the Battle of Pennsylvania between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.
On Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes are looking for an elimination game in Game 4 vs. the Senators in the East on the road north of the border in Canada at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on April 25.
There is a former Kings' defenseman, Sean Walker, who is competing for the Hurricanes in the postseason in the playoffs this weekend in the East vs. the Senators. The former undrafted free agent signing and Keswick, Ontario, native Walker has helped the Hurricanes on the blue line on defense keep the Senators' potent offensive weapons, including Brady Tkachuk and forward Tim Stutzle, at bay in the East in this past week on the scoreboard and on the ice in the zone offensively in the postseason in the playoffs.
Walker has played a significant role in the blue line on defense for the Hurricanes, helping Carolina get a 3-0 lead in the series in the East in the postseason in the playoffs vs. Ottawa this past week on the ice. He's also helped the Canes get a physical edge defensively on the blue line to set the tone on the ice and on the boards in the East in this series in the postseason in the playoffs this past week.
In this past three consecutive games in the league in the NHL, Walker has registered at least one blocked shot in the final frame in the third period in clutch time and he's been a +3 rating in the last couple of games for Carolina on the blue line on defense.
A crazy game in the middle frame in the second period today between the Canes and Hurricanes north of the border in Canada this weekend on Saturday has seen discipline take hold on special teams on the power play on the 5-on-4 man advantage.
In the middle frame in the second period today in the East, Walker registered a half dozen penalty minutes in the box for the Hurricanes. He's helped to bring a physical edge on the blue line on defense for the Canes on the ice and on the stat sheet this weekend on Saturday.