At least one Russian hockey player will win the Stanley Cup for the 11th time in a row.

After the Stanley Cup quarterfinal stage is completed, at least one Russian hockey player is guaranteed to win the trophy. Thus, the Russians' Stanley Cup winning streak will last up to 11 consecutive seasons.

The Colorado Hockey Club (HC) is represented by forwards Zakhar Bardakov, who has not played in the playoffs yet, and Valery Nichushkin, who scored three points using the goal-plus-pass system with a +2 score.

Forwards Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Dorofeev play for Vegas. Barbashev scored nine points, scoring three goals and making six assists, while Dorofeev scored 11 points, including nine goals and two assists.

Carolina is represented by goalkeeper Pyotr Kochetkov, who did not play in the playoffs, defenseman Alexander Nikishin and forward Andrey Svechnikov. Nikishin has not yet shown any results, while Svechnikov scored three points. Striker Ivan Demidov also plays for Montreal, with seven points— two goals and five assists.

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"Carolina" and "Colorado" look like favorites, while "Minnesota" and "Montreal" are ready to impose a fight.

On the same day, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres in the 1/4 finals of the NHL Playoffs and advanced to the semifinals with a score of 3:2 in overtime. Montreal won the series with a score of 4:3. The Canadian club won for the 17th time in the seventh match in the NHL playoffs.