2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Thursday schedule, open thread, and how to watch
The Lightning have a chance to advance tonight, as do the St.Louis Blues
Game 5: Detroit Red Wings (A3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) TBL leads series 3-1
TV Schedule: 7 PM EDT; NBCSN, FS-D, SUN, CBC, TVA Sports 2
Tale of the Tape
| Red Wings | Statistic | Lightning |
| 41-30-11 | Record | 46-31-5 |
| 52.1 | Score-Adjusted Corsi % | 52.7 |
| 211 | Goals For | 227 |
| 224 | Goals Against | 201 |
| 0.94 | 5v5 Goal Ratio | 1.09 |
Game 4: New York Rangers (M3) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (M2) PIT leads series 2-1
TV Schedule: 7 PM EDT; CNBC, TVA Sports, SN, MSG, ROOT
Tale of the Tape
| Rangers | Statistic | Penguins |
| 46-27-9 | Record | 48-26-8 |
| 48.2 | Score-Adjusted Corsi % | 53.0 |
| 236 | Goals For | 245 |
| 217 | Goals Against | 203 |
| 1.09 | 5v5 Goal Ratio | 1.22 |
Game 4: Nashville Predators (WC1) vs Anaheim Ducks (P1) NSH leads series 2-1
TV Schedule: 8:00 PM EDT; NHLN, TVA Sports 3, Prime, FS-TN, FS-CA
Tale of the Tape
| Predators | Statistic | Ducks |
| 41-27-14 | Record | 46-25-11 |
| 52.5 | Score-Adjusted Corsi % | 52.4 |
| 224 | Goals For | 215 |
| 213 | Goals Against | 188 |
| 1.03 | 5v5 Goal Ratio | 0.96 |
Game 3: Chicago Blackhawks (C3) at St. Louis Blues (C2) STL leads series 3-1
TV Schedule: 9:30 PM EDT; NBCSN, SN, TVA, CSN-CH, FS-MW
Tale of the Tape
| Blackhawks | Statistic | Blues |
| 47-26-9 | Record | 49-24-9 |
| 5-2-3 | L10 Record | 8-2-0 |
| 51.3 | Score-Adjusted Corsi % | 52.5 |
| 235 | Goals For | 224 |
| 209 | Goals Against | 201 |
| 1.12 | 5v5 Goal Ratio | 1.11 |
Which team advances to the 2nd round tonight?
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 12 |
| St. Louis Blues | 7 |
| Purple Monkey Dishwasher | 6 |
| Neither | 0 |