Wednesday, August 26, 2020

NHL 2020 Playoffs - Second Round Day 5

There's three games on for today, beginning with...

The Philadelphia Flyers versus the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Carter Hart man the nets. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Travis Konecny and Justin Braun. The Flyers added on with another Hayes goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, fueled by Joel Farabee. Philadelphia extended the lead as Sean Couturier scored, thanks to Claude Giroux and Travis Sanheim. Thomas Greiss replaced Varlamov in goal. New York got on the board in the second period with an Anders Lee power play goal, his fifth of the postseason, powered by Mathew Barzal and Nick Leddy. The Islanders got closer in the third period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his seventh of the playoffs, guided in by Josh Bailey. New York tied it on a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his sixth of the postseason, courtesy of Adam Pelech. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime with a Philippe Myers goal, his third of the playoffs, set up by Couturier. The three stars were Couturier, Hayes, and Myers. The series is tied at 1. 

Next up, the Boston Bruins face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jaroslav Halak are the goalies. Tampa Bay began in the first period with an Ondrej Palat power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Mikhail Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Yanni Gourde goal, his third of the playoffs, via Blake Coleman and Erik Cernak. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Sergachev scored on the power play in the second period, with the help of Kucherov and Brayden Point. Boston got on the board with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his seventh of the postseason, with helpers from Torey Krug and David Pastrnak. The Lightning responded on an Alex Killorn power play goal, his third of the playoffs, assisted by Palat and Kucherov. Dan Vladar relieved Halak in goal. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Point goal, his sixth of the postseason, coming off of Killorn and Sergachev. The Lightning continued with a Killorn goal, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, helped along by Gourde and Zach Bogosian. Tampa Bay kept going in the third period with a Kucherov goal, his fourth of the postseason, with a lone helper from Point. This made it 7-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Killorn, and Point, while Sergachev, Gourde, and Palat get the honorable mentions. The Lightning retook the series lead at 2-1.

Finally, the Dallas Stars taken on the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Anton Khudobin patrol the creases. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Jamie Benn and Miro Heiskanen. Colorado tied it on a Nikita Zadorov goal, his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Nazem Kadri. The Avalanche took the lead on an Andre Burakovsky goal, his fourth of the postseason, passed from Cale Makar and Zadorov. Colorado added on with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of Makar and Nathan MacKinnon. The Stars got one back in the third period with a Denis Gurianov goal, his seventh of the postseason, fueled by Roope Hintz and Corey Perry. Dallas tied it on a Blake Comeau goal, his second of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The Stars gained the lead with a Benn goal, his third of the postseason, with a lone helper from Esa Lindell. The Avalanche retied it on a Mikko Rantanen goal, his fifth of the playoffs, guided in by MacKinnon. Colorado pulled ahead again with a Kadri goal, his seventh of the postseason, made possible by Kevin Connauton and Makar. The Avalanche capped it at 6-4 with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare empty net goal, set up by Rantanen. The three stars belonged to Rantanen, Kadri, and Makar, while Zadorov, Benn, and MacKinnon get the honorable mentions. The Stars' series lead is down to 2-1. 

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