Three games on tonight, beginning with...
The New York Islanders hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Ilya Sorokin are in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Jeff Carter goal, his fourth of the postseason, made possible by Kasperi Kapanen and Jason Zucker. New York tied it on an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his third of the playoffs, via Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey. The Penguins took the lead back with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, powered by Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Islanders tied it again with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his third of the postseason, coming off of Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Pittsburgh took the lead again in the second period with a Zucker goal, his second of the playoffs, guided in by Malkin and Cody Ceci. New York pulled even on a Nelson goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Bailey and Beauvillier. The Islanders took the lead with a Ryan Pulock goal, his second of the playoffs, fueled by Pageau and Travis Zajac. New York added on with another Nelson goal, his second of the game and third of the postseason, with a helper from Beauvillier. This stood for a 5-3 win, with the three stars going to Nelson, Beauvillier, and Zucker, while Bailey, Pageau, and Malkin get the honorable mentions. The Islanders won the series 4-2 and will face the Bruins in the second round.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Patrick Maroon goal, courtesy of Tyler Johnson and Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning added on with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Brayden Point scored his fourth of the playoffs, assisted by Kucherov and Erik Cernak. The Lightning iced it at 4-0 with an Alex Killorn empty net goal, his fourth of the postseason, set up by Cernak and Stamkos. The three stars were Vasilevskiy (29 save shutout), Stamkos, and Kucherov, while Cernak gets an honorable mention. The Lightning won the series 4-2 and earned a spot in the second round.
Finally, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Talbot tend the twines. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Kevin Fiala and Zach Parise. The Wild added on with a Fiala power play goal, powered by Jared Spurgeon and Mats Zuccarello. Minnesota extended the lead as Nick Bjugstad scored, thanks to Nico Sturm and Spurgeon. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Talbot (23 save shutout), Fiala, and Spurgeon. The series is tied at 3, and Game 7 is Friday in Vegas.
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