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Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Boston led off in the first period with a Charlie McAvoy power play goal, powered by Charlie Coyle and Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins added on with a Brad Marchand goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by McAvoy and Danton Heinen. Toronto got on the board with a Zach Hyman goal, passed from Morgan Rielly and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs tied it again with an Auston Matthews goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of Andreas Johnsson and Ron Hainsey in the second period. Boston regained the lead on a David Pastrnak goal, guided in by Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins extended the lead as Pastrnak scored on the power play, with the help of Marchand. Boston padded the lead with an unassisted Zdeno Chara goal in the third period. Toronto chipped back on a Matthews power play goal, his second of the night and third of the postseason, with assists provided Mitchell Marner and Rielly. The Maple Leafs got closer with a Travis Dermott goal, fueled by Jake Gardiner and Connor Brown. The Bruins capped it at 6-4 with a Joakim Nordstrom empty net goal, set up by David Krejci. The three stars were Marchand, Pastrnak, and Matthews, while McAvoy and Rielly get the honorable mentions. The series returns to Boston tied at 2.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Dallas began in the first period with a Roope Hintz power play goal, powered by John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin. The Stars added on with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Esa Lindell and Justin Dowling. Dallas extended the lead as Andrew Cogliano scored, thanks to Blake Comeau and Lindell. The Stars padded the lead on a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his third of the playoffs, coming off of Klingberg and Jason Spezza. Juuse Saros replaced Rinne in goal. Dallas kept going in the second period on a Hintz goal, his second of the game, helped along by Klingberg, who earned a sock trick. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Roman Josi goal, his second of the postseason, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Ryan Ellis. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Hintz, Klingberg, and Bishop (34 for 35 in saves), while Lindell gets an honorable mention. The series shifts back to Nashville tied at 2.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Philipp Grubauer occupy the creases. Calgary got going in the second period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, powered by Mark Giordano. The Flames added on in the third period with a Derek Ryan goal, assisted by Juuso Valimaki and Matthew Tkachuk. Colorado got on the board with a J.T. Compher goal, his second of the postseason, passed from Matt Calvert and Matt Nieto. The Avalanche tied it with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his second of the playoffs, via Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with another Rantanen goal, his second of the game and third of the postseason, coming off of Carl Soderberg and Gabriel Landeskog. The three stars were Rantanen, Grubauer (35 for 37 in saves), and Compher. The Avalanche lead the series 3-1, with a chance to win it back in Calgary.
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