Buffalo Starts Hot, Anaheim-Vegas Split, & Philly on the ropes!

About this episode

The episode discusses the second-round playoff series in the NHL, focusing on the strong start of the Montreal-Buffalo series.

On today's edition of Locked On NHL, Hunter Hodies and Nick Zararis discuss three of the four second-round playoff series. They first start with the Montreal-Buffalo series and how it got off to a great start on Wednesday night.

People in this episode

Hosts: Hunter Hodies, Nick Zararis

Topics covered

• NHL playoffs
• Buffalo Sabres
• Montreal Canadiens
• Anaheim Ducks
• Vegas Golden Knights
• Philadelphia Flyers

Keywords

• NHL
• playoffs
• Buffalo
• Montreal
• Anaheim
• Vegas
• Philadelphia

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Montreal, Buffalo, Anaheim, Vegas, Philly

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