Friday, June 4, 2021

NHL 2021 - Playoff Day 21

Two games on tonight, beginning with...

The Winnipeg Jets welcoming the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Montreal got going in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli shorthanded goal, his third of the postseason, set up by Shea Weber and Artturi Lehkonen. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Price (30 save shutout), Toffoli, and Hellebuyck (23 for 24 in saves). The Canadiens head home with a 2-0 series lead. 

Out in Vegas, the Golden Knights bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Vegas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a William Karlsson goal, his third of the postseason, via Alex Pietrangelo and Alec Martinez. Colorado tied it on a Carl Soderberg goal, passed from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Kiefer Sherwood. The Avalanche took the lead with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the playoffs, powered by Cale Makar and Gabriel Landeskog. The Golden Knights retied it on a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Reilly Smith and Nicolas Hague. Vegas took the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his second of the playoffs, fueled by Nick Holden and Mark Stone. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Pacioretty, Marchessault, and Karlsson. The Avalanche remain ahead 2-1 in the series. 

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