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The Stanley Cup playoffs' biggest shocks of the first round - ESPN

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Arda Ocal Apr 27, 2026, 07:15 AM ET In Game 2 between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks , a fan in Edmonton threw a chicken on the ice. Yes, a fully cooked rotisserie chicken -- presumably to troll the Ducks. Not a plush duck (or anything else duck-related), but a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I have a lot of questions: How did they smuggle it in? In their backpack? Taped to their leg like the Nashville catfish ? Why a cooked rotisserie chicken? It was certainly one of the more bizarre things tossed onto the ice at a hockey game, but definitely not the most shocking thing that has happened in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are five of the biggest surprises of the postseason to this point: Superstars haven't been shining -- but young stars are leveling up A week into the playoffs, Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon each had one assist through three games. Crosby finally scored a goal in Game 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers -- with his team in a 3-0 hole at the time.…

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