Stanley Cup playoffs: First look at the Western Conference finals

The penultimate round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs will begin this week, as the Western Conference finals will see the Colorado Avalanche take on the Edmonton Oilers, and the Eastern Conference finals will have the Tampa Bay Lightning facing off against the winner of the Carolina Hurricanes-New York Rangers series.

Given that their series finished earlier, the West teams will get things rolling first, as the Avs will…