We're set for four possible elimination games today. First up...
The Boston Bruins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Jeremy Swayman start in goal. Boston got going in the second period with a Brad Marchand goal, his fourth of the postseason, assisted by Connor Clifton and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins added on with a Coyle power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by David Pastrnak and Marchand. Carolina got on the board with an Andrei Svechnikov goal in the third period, his second of the postseason, via Seth Jarvis. Boston replied with an Erik Haula goal, fueled by Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins extended the lead as Derek Forbort scored, thanks to Tomas Nosek. Boston padded the lead with an empty net goal by Curtis Lazar, set up by Nick Foligno and Nosek. The Hurricanes got one back with a power play goal Svechnikov, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, with helpers from Martin Necas and Jaccob Slavin. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Marchand, Coyle, and Svechnikov, while Nosek gets an honorable mention. There will be one more game with the series tied at 3-3.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his third of the postseason, going in unassisted. The Lightning added on with an Anthony Cirelli shorthanded goal in the second period, an unassisted goal. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews goal, his fourth of the playoffs, made possible by Mark Giordano and William Nylander. The Maple Leafs tied it on a John Tavares goal, his second of the postseason, via Jason Spezza and Ondrej Kase. Toronto took the lead with a Tavares goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs helped along by Nylander and Alexander Kerfoot. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning won 4-3 in overtime with a Point goal, his second of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The three stars were Point, Tavares, and Nylander. The series will head to a game 7 tied at 3-3.
Northwest to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Jordan Binnington are the veterans in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Nick Leddy goal, assisted by Colton Parayko. The Blues added on in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his fifth of the postseason, powered by Brayden Schenn and David Perron. St. Louis extended the lead as Tyler Bozak scored, thanks to Alexei Toropchenko and Brandon Saad. The Blues padded the lead on a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his fifth of the playoffs, with assists provided by Perron and Scott Perunovich. Minnesota got on the board in the third period with a Matt Dumba goal, with helpers from Jon Merrill and Dmitry Kulikov. St. Louis iced it at 5-1 with a Parayko empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Parayko, Perron, and Binnington (25 for 26 in saves). The Blues advanced to face the Colorado Avalanche in the second round after this 4-2 series win.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his third of the postseason, coming off of Evander Kane and Cody Ceci. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Kane goal, his sixth of the playoffs, guided in by Brett Kulak and Ceci. Los Angeles got on the board with a Sean Durzi power play goal, powered by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. The Kings tied it in the third period with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his third of the postseason, via Matt Roy and Mikey Anderson. Edmonton retook the lead with a Tyson Barrie goal, made possible by Leon Draisaitl and McDavid. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Kane empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the playoffs, set up by McDavid. The three stars were Kane, McDavid, and Ceci. The series is tied at 3-3, heading to Edmonton one more time for game 7.
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