Welcome to the first round of this year's NHL playoffs. Each day will have no more than four games. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Antti Raanta are the goalies. Carolina got going in the second period with a Seth Jarvis goal, via Jaccob Slavin and Ian Cole. The Hurricanes added on with a Nino Niederreiter goal, passed from Tony DeAngelo and Martin Necas. Boston got on the board in the third period with a Taylor Hall goal, fueled by Erik Haula and Charlie McAvoy. Carolina shot back on a Teuvo Teravainen goal, coming off of Vincent Trocheck. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Trocheck scored, with the help of Max Domi and Brett Pesce. Carolina iced it at 5-1 with an Andrei Svechnikov empty net goal, set up by Sebastian Aho and Jarvis. The three stars were Trocheck, Jarvis, and Raanta (35 for 36 in saves). The Hurricanes start the series with a 1-0 lead.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jack Campbell protect the nets. Toronto led off in the first period with a Jake Muzzin goal, helped along by Ondrej Kase and Ilya Mikheyev. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews power play goal, powered by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares. Toronto extended the lead on a David Kampf shorthanded goal, set up by Marner. The Maple Leafs padded the lead as Marner scored, thanks to Morgan Rielly and Matthews. Toronto continued in the third period with Matthews' second goal of the game, guided in by Kase and Rielly. This made it 5-0, the final, with the three stars awarded to Campbell (23 save shutout), Matthews, and Marner, while Kase and Rielly get the honorable mentions. The Maple Leafs took a 1-0 series lead.
Out west, the Minnesota Wild welcome the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. St. Louis began in the first period with a David Perron power play goal, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Torey Krug. The Blues added on with an O'Reilly goal, assisted by Justin Faulk and Perron. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period as Perron scored his second of the game on the power play, thanks to Brayden Schenn and Krug. The Blues padded the lead when Perron completed his hat trick, with helpers from Krug and Brandon Saad. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars being Husso (37 save shutout), Perron, and O'Reilly, while Krug gets an honorable mention. The Blues own a 1-0 series lead.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Mike Smith patrol the creases. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Trevor Moore goal, coming off of Alex Iafallo and Phillip Danault. The Kings added on with an Iafallo goal, via Moore and Alexander Edler. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, assisted by Darnell Nurse. The Oilers tied it on a Kailer Yamamoto power play goal in the second period, powered by Duncan Keiyh and Evan Bouchard. Los Angeles retook the lead with a Brendan Lemieux goal, courtesy of Adrian Kempe. Edmonton retied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, with assists provided by McDavid and Yamamoto. The Kings took the lead back with a Sean Durzi goal in the third period. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Moore, Iafallo and McDavid, while Yamamoto gets an honorable mention. The Kings are up 1-0 in the series.
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