We've got another four games before the first round shifts to the second cities in each series. First up...
The New York Rangers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Louis Domingue is mismatched with Igor Shesterkin in goal. New York began in the first period with an Andrew Copp goal, his second of the postseason, via Artemi Panarin and Justin Braun. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jake Guentzel goal, his third of the playoffs, assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Sidney Crosby. The Rangers took the lead back in the second period with a power play goal by Ryan Strome power play goal, powered by Adam Fox and Panarin. New York added on with a Chris Kreider goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Frank Vatrano and K'Andre Miller. The Penguins pulled one back with a Crosby goal, courtesy of Bryan Rust and Mike Matheson. The Rangers answered in the third period with a Panarin goal, guided in by Vatrano and Miller. New York extended the lead as Vatrano scored, thanks to Braden Schneider. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars going to Panarin, Vatrano, and Crosby, while Miller gets an honorable mention. The series is tied at 1-1.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. Florida led off in the first period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, assisted by Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on with a Barkov goal, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau and Anthony Duclair. Washington got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Nicklas Backstrom powered by Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. Florida shot back on a Mason Marchment goal, helped along by Brandon Montour and Claude Giroux. The Panthers extended the lead as Anton Lundell scored, with the help of Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe. Florida padded the lead on a Verhaeghe goal, courtesy of Radko Gudas and Gustav Forsling. Ilya Samsonov replaced Vanecek in goal for the third period. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars given to Barkov, Verhaeghe, and Bobrovsky (26 for 27 in saves). The series heads up north tied at 1-1.
Out in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Nashville Predators. Connor Ingram and Darcy Kuemper draw the starts in goal. Colorado opened in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his third of the postseason, via Logan O'Connor and Erik Johnson. Nashville tied it on a Yakov Trenin goal, coming off of Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier. The Avalanche won 2-1 in overtime with a Cale Makar goal, his second of the playoffs, guided in by Nico Sturm and Devon Toews. The three stars were Makar, MacKinnon, and Ingram (48 for 50 in saves). The Avalanche head east with a 2-0 series lead.
Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Dallas started in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, coming off of Jason Robertson. The Stars added on in the third period with a Michael Raffl empty net goal, set up Tyler Seguin and Jani Hakanpaa. The final was 2-0, with the three stars being Oettinger (29 save shutout), Pavelski, and Raffl. The series is tied at 1-1.
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