Major bracket movement Saturday across both leagues. NHL: Carolina swept Philadelphia 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference Final; Jackson Blake scored at 5:31 of overtime in a 3-2 Game 4 win at Wells Fargo Center off a Taylor Hall feed. Hurricanes are 8-0 in the playoffs, fifth team in NHL history with that start. Out west, Minnesota handed Colorado its FIRST playoff loss 5-1 in Saint Paul (Kaprizov 3 pts, Faber 3 pts, Wallstedt return-to-form save show); Wild cut series to 2-1. NBA: Cleveland survived in Detroit 116-109 (Mitchell 35, Harden late buckets) to cut Pistons' lead to 2-1; Oklahoma City demolished the Lakers 131-108 at Crypto.com for a 3-0 stranglehold (Thunder are 7-0 in playoffs, third 10+ pt win in series). Friday backfill: Spurs took G3 vs Wolves 115-108 (Wembanyama 39/15/5blk; SAS leads 2-1); Knicks took G3 in Philly 108-94 (Brunson 33; NYK leads 3-0). Cup futures: Carolina overtakes Colorado as betting favorite at +150.
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