The NHL's Frozen Four 2012 Begins Tonight!

A month removed from the men's Division I Frozen Four in Tampa, so now there's the NHL's version of the Frozen Four.

The Kings, the number 8 seed in the west, could become the first number 8 seed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs history to go all the way. Could that happen? With Jono Quick performing brilliantly in goal in the postseason, along with supporting cast of Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar among others, could they carry on that 92-93 magic? We'll see tonight as the Kings open their Western Conference Final series with the Coyotes.

Meanwhile in the East, it's another throwback of itself. Rangers/Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals. It's 1993-94 all over again as both young teams trying to get back in the Stanley Cup Finals, neither one haven't done in almost a decade, especially the Devils.

WEST finals
Best of seven
(3) Coyotes v (8) Kings
Game 1 5.13
Game 2 5.15
Game 3 5.17
Game 4 5.20
Game 5 5.22*
Game 6 5.24*
Game 7 5.26*

EAST finals
Best of seven
(1) Rangers v (6) Devils
Game 1 5.14
Game 2 5.16
Game 3 5.19
Game 4 5.21
Game 5 5.23*
Game 6 5.25*
Game 7 5.27*
*-if necessary.

LIVE and EXCLUSIVE to NBC, NBC Sports Network, CBC and TSN. BECAUSE it's the CUP.

Also there's the 2012 IIHF Men's World Championships, follow along at the IIHF's facebook (or twitter) or IIHF.com!