Previewing Maple Leafs-Canadiens, Nazem Kadri is back to playoff trouble, and Alex Ovechkin sounds off to Ilya Samsonov

Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe recap the latest in the NHL Playoffs, including a preview of the Maple Leafs-Habs series, Nazem Kadri once again getting himself into trouble during the playoffs, and Alex Ovechkin going off on goalie Ilya Samsonov after the Capitals' loss to the Bruins in 2OT.

Then in "Granger Things", Jesse Granger joins the show to discuss the playoff atmosphere in Las Vegas, as well as dive into the trends showing themselves in the playoffs so far. In the mailbag, Ian and Sean discuss TV timeouts in postseason OT, "This Week in Hockey History" and more.

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