Another four-game day goes today, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Braden Holtby are in goal. Washington led off in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his third of the postseason, via Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, coming off of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen. Carolina got on the board with a Lucas Wallmark goal, passed from Jaccob Slavin and Warren Foegele. The Hurricanes tied it in the second period with a Sebastian Aho goal, assisted by Justin Williams and Slavin. Washington retook the lead in the third period on a Tom Wilson goal, helped along by Ovechkin and Backstrom. Carolina tied it again with a Jordan Staal power play goal, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Andrei Svechnikov. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime with a Brooks Orpik goal, courtesy of Kuznetsov and Oshie. The three stars were Backstrom, Oshie, and Kuznetsov, while Ovechkin and Slavin get the honorable mentions. Washington will travel with a 2-0 series lead.
Southwest to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Dallas got going in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, with a lone assist by Tyler Seguin. Nashville tied it on a Rocco Grimaldi goal, via Austin Watson and Calle Jarnkrok. The Predators won 2-1 in overtime with a Craig Smith goal, passed from Mattias Ekholm and Jarnkrok. The three stars were Jarnkrok, Rinne (22 for 23 in saves), and Bishop (40 for 42 in saves). The series heads to Dallas tied at 1.
Back to the northeast, the Boston Bruins bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston began in the first period with a Charlie Coyle goal, via David Backes. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal, assisted by David Pastrnak and Torey Krug. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Danton Heinen scored an unassisted goal. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a Nazem Kadri goal, coming off of Travis Dermott and William Nylander. The Bruins replied with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Marchand and Matt Grzelcyk. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Rask (30 for 31 in saves), Marchand, and Heinen. The series crosses into Canada tied at 1.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Mike Smith are the goalies. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Matt Nieto goal. Calgary tied it on a Rasmus Andersson power play goal, powered by Sam Bennett and Mikael Backlund. The Flames took the lead in the third period with a Sean Monahan goal, guided in by Bennett and Johnny Gaudreau. The Avalanche retied it with a J.T. Compher goal, fueled by Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, via Rantanen and Ian Cole. The three stars were MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Bennett.
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