Two games on tonight, beginning with...
The New York Islanders versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Semyon Varlamov are the goalies. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his fourth of the postseason, coming off of Travis Konecny and Robert Hagg. The Flyers added on with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the playoffs, via Jakub Voracek and Travis Sanheim. New York got on the board with a Derick Brassard goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Devon Toews and Brock Nelson. The Islanders tied it in the second period with a Matt Martin goal, his fourth of the playoffs, with a lone assist by Cal Clutterbuck. New York took the lead with an Anders Lee power play goal, his seventh of the postseason, powered by Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. Philadelphia retied it on a Michael Raffl goal, his fourth of the playoffs, guided in by Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Ivan Provorov. The Islanders regained the lead on a Barzal goal, his fifth of the postseason, helped along by Brassard. The Flyers tied it again as Scott Laughton scored his fifth of the playoffs in the third period, thanks to Claude Giroux. Philadelphia won 5-4 in double overtime with a Provorov goal, his third of the postseason, with a lone helper from Hayes. The three stars were Provorov, Hayes, and Barzal, while Brassard gets an honorable mention. The series is now tied at 3, with Game 7 scheduled for Saturday.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks take on Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Thatcher Demko man the nets. Vancouver started in the first period with a Jake Virtanen goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Tyler Motte. The Canucks added on in the third period with a J.T. Miller goal, his sixth of the playoffs, guided in by Quinn Hughes. Vancouver extended the lead as Hughes scored his second of the postseason, with the help of Miller and Christopher Tanev. The Canucks padded the lead on a Bo Horvat empty net goal, his tenth of the playoffs, set up by Tanner Pearson and Brandon Sutter. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars handed to Demko (48 save shutout), Hughes, and Miller. The series is tied at 3, heading to a Game 7 tomorrow.
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