PPP After Dark: Will the first elimination be tonight?

It’s the first elimination night from the Stanley Cup Playoffs already. Did anyone at all think it would be the Lightning and Penguins that could be wiped out of the playoffs, both swept out in the first round?

Lightning vs. Blue Jackets
Time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Broadcast: Sportsnet 360 / CNBC

Islanders vs. Penguins
Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Broadcast: CBC / NBCSN

Jets vs. Blues
Time: 9:30 p.m. EDT
Broadcast: Sportsnet / CNBC

Sharks vs. Golden Knights
Time: 10:30 p.m. EDT
Broadcast: Sportsnet 360 / NBCSN

Evander Kane's full comments on Ryan Reaves fight, some highlights:

"He thinks it's the WWE. Probably going to end up there pretty soon."
"Nobody thinks of Ryan Reaves as a hockey player."
"To chirp Jumbo's vision. The guy has over 1,000 assists. That doesn't seem too bright." pic.twitter.com/JG5heW3zB4

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 16, 2019

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Who will be eliminated tonight?

Tirelessly they have [they have] gone about this
And just when they thought they were about to catch it...