There's three games on today to complete the scheduling quirk. First up...
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy man the nets. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his fifth of the postseason, made possible by Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov. Florida tied it on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his third of the playoffs, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. The Lightning retook the lead in the second period with an Erik Cernak goal, via Ross Colton and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay added on with a Steven Stamkos goal, his third of the postseason, coming off of Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The Lightning extended the lead in the third period as Kucherov scored his fourth of the postseason into an empty net, thanks to Nick Paul. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-1 with an empty net goal by Stamkos, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, set up by Kucherov. The three stars were Kucherov, Stamkos, and Vasilevskiy (34 for 35 in saves). The Lightning are on the brink of advancing with a 3-0 series lead.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Igor Shesterkin protect the nets. New York started in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his sixth of the playoffs, passed from Zibanejad and Jacob Trouba. Carolina got on the board with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourth of the postseason, courtesy of Jordan Staal and Brendan Smith. New York shot back in the third period with a Tyler Motte empty net goal, going in unassisted. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Zibanejad, Shesterkin (43 for 44 in saves), and Kreider. The Rangers got on the board in the series but still trail the Hurricanes 2-1.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Mike Smith are in goal. Edmonton got going in the second period with a Zach Hyman goal, his sixth of the postseason, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on with a Kane goal, his eighth of the playoffs, via Draisaitl. Edmonton extended the lead as Kane scored his second of the game and ninth of the postseason, thanks to McDavid and Draisaitl. The Oilers padded the lead on another Kane goal, completing his hat trick on his tenth of the playoffs, coming off of McDavid and Draisaitl. Calgary got on the board with an Oliver Kylington goal in the third period, passed from Calle Jarnkrok and Dillon Dube. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Kane, Draisaitl, and McDavid. The Oilers own a 2-1 series lead.
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