Ondrej Palat will return to the lineup when the Devils play at the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNSO, MSGSN).

As if Mikko Rantanen playing his old team wasn't enough, the Stars and Avalanche series is starting to ooze with storylines.

Nate MacKinnon isn’t the only Avalanche superstar who dominates the Stars seemingly every time they cross paths. Cale Makar enters play riding a seven-game point streak against the Stars, during which he’s piled up 10 assists.