Five games are on today, beginning with the end of the regular season as...
The Calgary Flames host the Vancouver Canucks. Braden Holtby and Jacob Markstrom are the veterans in goal. Calgary led off in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Juuso Valimaki. The Flames added on with a Dillon Dube goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Derek Ryan and Brett Ritchie. Calgary extended the lead as Andrew Mangiapane scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Mikael Backlund and Joakim Nordstrom. The Flames padded the lead in the second period on a Ritchie goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Ryan and Dube. Vancouver got on the board with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Brock Boeser and Jack Rathbone. The Canucks got closer with a J.T. Miller goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Boeser and Tyler Myers. Calgary shot back with another Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Gaudreau and Christopher Tanev. The Flames continued in the third period with a Connor Mackey goal, assisted by Ritchie and Ryan. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars going to Tkachuk, Ryan, and Ritchie, while Dube, Gaudreau, and Boeser get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Boston Bruins welcome the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Tuukka Rask are the masked men. Washington got going in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, powered by Anthony Mantha. Boston tied it on a Taylor Hall goal, his second of the postseason, via Craig Smith and Kevan Miller. The Capitals retook the lead with a Nic Dowd goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of Garnet Hathaway. The Bruins tied it in the third period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his second of the postseason, fueled by Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy. Boston won 3-2 in double overtime with a Smith goal, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Smith, Marchand, and Hall. The Bruins now lead the series 2-1.
Down to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Alex Nedeljkovic are the young goalies. Carolina began in the first period with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Dougie Hamilton. The Hurricanes added on in the third period with an Aho empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Brett Pesce. Carolina iced it at 3-0 with a Warren Foegele goal, guided in by Jordan Staal and Jesper Fast. The three stars were Nedeljkovic (32 save shutout), Aho, and Foegele.
Out in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Mike Smith tend the twines. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, assisted by Tyson Barrie and Darnell Nurse. Winnipeg tied on a Tucker Poolman goal, fueled by Blake Wheeler and Nate Thompson. The Jets took the lead with a Dominic Toninato goal, guided in by Logan Stanley and Thompson. Winnipeg added on with a Kyle Connor empty net goal, set up by Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk. The Jets extended the lead as Wheeler scored an empty net goal, thanks to Connor and Scheifele. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Wheeler, Thompson, and Connor, while Scheifele gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Philipp Grubauer guard the cages. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Joonas Donskoi goal, coming off of Ryan Graves and Nazem Kadri. The Avalanche added on with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Cale Makar and Donskoi. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Donskoi scored his second of the game, thanks to MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. St. Louis got on the board with a Sammy Blais goal, via Kyle Clifford and Torey Krug. The Blues got closer in the third period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, with helpers from Tyler Bozak and Krug. Colorado replied with a MacKinnon goal, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, guided in by Devon Toews and Gabriel Landeskog. St. Louis got one back with a Mike Hoffman goal, helped along by Niko Mikkola and Robert Thomas. Colorado fired back with a Brandon Saad empty net goal, set up by Tyson Jost. The Avalanche iced it at 6-3 with a MacKinnon empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his fifth of the postseason, with helpers from Rantanen and Landeskog. The three stars were MacKinnon, Donskoi, and Landeskog, while Rantanen and Krug get the honorable mentions.
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