We've got two games again today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Antti Raanta man the nets. New York began in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his second of the postseason, made possible by Alexis Lafreniere. Carolina tied it in the third period on a Sebastian Aho goal, his third of the playoffs, coming off of Seth Jarvis and Teuvo Teravainen. The Hurricanes won 2-1 in overtime with an Ian Cole goal, via Brendan Smith and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The three stars were Cole, Aho, and Raanta (27 for 28 in saves). The Hurricanes established a 1-0 series lead.
Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Calgary led off in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Mikael Backlund. Calgary extended the lead as Brett Ritchie scored an unassisted goal. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his fifth of the postseason, going in unassisted. The Flames fired back with a Blake Coleman goal, helped along by Mangiapane and Andersson. Calgary padded the lead as Coleman scored his second of the game, thanks to Noah Hanifin and Trevor Lewis. The Oilers got one back with an Evan Bouchard goal, via McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Flames answered with a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Gaudreau and Tyler Toffoli. Edmonton pulled one back with a Zach Hyman goal, his third of the postseason, set up by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers got closer with another Hyman goal, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, fueled by Nugent-Hopkins and Kailer Yamamoto. Edmonton pulled closer with a Draisaitl goal, his sixth of the postseason, made possible by McDavid. The Oilers tied it in the third period with a Yamamoto goal, his second of the playoffs, with a lone helper by McDavid. Calgary retook the lead with an Andersson goal, his second of the postseason, with assists from Mangiapane and Calle Jarnkrok. The Flames continued with a Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, an unassisted goal. Calgary piled on with a Tkachuk empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his fourth of the postseason, set up by Lindholm and Gaudreau. The final stood at 9-6, with the three stars awarded to Tkachuk, Coleman, and Mangiapane, while Andersson, Gaudreau, Lindholm, McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Yamamoto, and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions. The Flames are up 1-0 in the series.
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