We're back for another four-game day, beginning with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning facing the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the goalies. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point. Columbus tied it on a Ryan Murray goal, via Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets took the lead with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Dubois and Alexandre Texier. Columbus added on in the third period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Liam Foudy and Nick Foligno. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Dubois, Korpisalo (36 for 37 in saves), and Bjorkstrand. The series is tied at 1.
Out west, the Vegas Golden Knights oppose the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Robin Lehner are the former teammates in goal. Vegas led off in the first period with a Paul Stastny goal, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights added on with a Tomas Nosek goal, courtesy of William Carrier. Chicago got on the board with a Kirby Dach goal, via Calvin de Haan and Patrick Kane in the second period. The Blackhawks tied it with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Kane and Jonathan Toews. Vegas retook the lead on a Mark Stone goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Alec Martinez and Marchessault. Chicago retied it with a Dylan Strome goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Kane and Alex DeBrincat. The Golden Knights won 4-3 in overtime with a Smith goal, his third of the playoffs, fueled by Stastny and Nick Cousins. The three stars were Smith, Stastny, and Kane, while Marchessault gets an honorable mention. Vegas is ahead 2-0 in the series.
Back east, the Boston Bruins take on the Carolina Hurricanes. James Reimer and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a David Krejci power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Brad Marchand and Torey Krug. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his second of the playoffs, with assists provided by Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Svechnikov goal, his fourth of the postseason, assisted by Martin Necas and Trevor van Riemsdyk. The Bruins tied it on a Marchand power play goal, helped along by Patrice Bergeron and Krejci. Carolina pulled ahead on a Dougie Hamilton goal, coming off of Necas. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars given to Svechnikov, Necas, and Krejci, while Marchand gets an honorable mention. The series is now tied at 1.
Finally, the Dallas Stars meet the Calgary Flames. Cam Talbot and Ben Bishop are the masked men. Calgary started in the first period with a Dillon Dube goal, his fourth of the postseason, made possible by T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano. Dallas tied it on an Alexander Radulov goal, assisted by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. The Stars took the lead with a Miro Heiskanen goal, fueled by Radulov. Dallas added on in the second period with another Heiskanen goal, passed from Klingberg and the goalie Bishop. The Flames got one back with a Derek Forbort goal, going in unassisted. The Stars fired back with a Corey Perry power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Radek Faksa and Roope Hintz. Calgary got one back in the third period with a Tobias Rieder shorthanded and unassisted goal, his second of the postseason. The Flames tied it on a Sam Bennett power play goal, his third of the playoffs, with helpers from Elias Lindholm and Johnny Gaudreau. Dallas regained the lead with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, set up by Perry and Mattias Janmark. This produced the 5-4 final score, with the three stars being Heiskanen, Perry, and Radulov, while Klingberg gets an honorable mention.The series is tied at 1.
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