We're back with another four-game day. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Antti Raanta make the starts in goal, but Pyotr Kochetkov had to replace the latter early in the first period. Carolina opened in the first period with a Jesper Fast goal, coming off of Jordan Staal and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho goal, via Tony DeAngelo and Slavin. Carolina extended the lead in the second period on another Aho power play goal, his second of the game, powered by DeAngelo and Teuvo Teravainen. Boston got on the board with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, with a lone assist by Brad Marchand. The Hurricanes shot back with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his second of the postseason, with helpers from Vincent Trocheck and DeAngelo. The Bruins got one back in the third period with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game, helped along by Charlie McAvoy. Carolina iced it at 5-2 with a Niederreiter empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, set up by Andrei Svechnikov. The three stars were Aho, Niederreiter, and DeAngelo, while Bergeron and Slavin get the honorable mentions. The Hurricanes lead the series 2-0 as the series shifts to Boston.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jack Campbell protect the nets. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Victor Hedman power play goal, powered by Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, fueled by Hedman. Toronto got on the board with a Michael Bunting goal, courtesy of Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews. Tampa Bay shot back with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, with assists provided by Hedman and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning extended the lead in the third period as Brandon Hagel scored, thanks to Nick Paul and Kucherov. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Brayden Point power play goal, assisted by Kucherov and Hedman. The Maple Leafs pulled one back with a Marner goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Jake Muzzin and Matthews. Toronto got closer on a shorthanded Alexander Kerfoot goal, set up by T.J. Brodie. The final held at 5-3, with the three stars given to Hedman, Kucherov, and Marner, while Matthews gets an honorable mention. The series is tied at 1-1.
West to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Marc-Andre Fleury are between the pipes. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, via Jordan Greenway. The Wild added on with a Frederick Gaudreau power play goal, powered by Jonas Brodin and Ryan Hartman. Minnesota extended the lead as Kirill Kaprizov scored on the power play, with the help of Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello. The Wild padded the lead in the second period on another Eriksson Ek goal, his second of the game, going in unassisted. St. Louis got on the board with a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, with helpers from Robert Thomas and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues got closer with a Tarasenko goal, courtesy of Pavel Buchnevich and Thomas in the third period. Minnesota fired back on Kaprizov's second goal of the game, with a lone assist by Zuccarello. The Wild finished it at 6-2 with a Kaprizov empty net goal, completing his hat trick on a goal set up by Hartman and Brodin. The three stars were Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Tarasenko, while Zuccarello, Hartman, Brodin, and Thomas get the honorable mentions. The series is tied at 1-1.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Mike Smith are the veterans in goal. Edmonton got going in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Tyson Barrie and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Darnell Nurse shorthanded goal, set up by Connor McDavid. Edmonton extended the lead as Ryan McLeod scored, with the help of Evan Bouchard and Zack Kassian. The Oilers padded the lead in the third period with an Evander Kane goal, going in unassisted. Edmonton continued with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, with helpers from McDavid and Kane. The Oilers struck again on a Kane power play goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Bouchard and McLeod. The final stood at 6-0, with the three stars going to Kane, Smith (30 save shutout), and McLeod, while McDavid and Bouchard get the honorable mentions. The series is tied at 1-1.
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