We've switched cities for the next few days. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Jeremy Swayman are the young goalies. Carolina started in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his second of the postseason, courtesy of Brendan Smith. Boston tied it on a Charlie Coyle shorthanded goal, set up by Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a Brad Marchand goal, helped along by Patrice Bergeron. Boston added on with a David Pastrnak power play goal, powered by Marchand and Coyle. The Bruins extended the lead in the third period as Taylor Hall scored his second of the playoffs on the power play, with the help of Pastrnak and Marchand. The Hurricanes got one back with a Jaccob Slavin goal, going in unassisted. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Marchand, Coyle, and Pastrnak. The Hurricanes remain ahead 2-1 in the series.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Toronto opened in the first period with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, powered by Michael Bunting and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs added on with a Colin Blackwell goal, via Ilya Lyubushkin and Pierre Engvall. Toronto extended the lead in the second period as David Kampf scored his second of the postseason, an unassisted goal. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Ross Colton power play goal, with assists provided by Mikhail Sergachev and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning got closer in the third period with a Palat goal, helped along by Alex Killorn and Ryan McDonagh. The Maple Leafs answered with an Ilya Mikheyev empty net goal, set up by Engvall. Toronto finished it at 5-2 with another Mikheyev empty net goal, passed from Engvall. The three stars were Palat, Mikheyev, and Engvall. The Maple Leafs retook the series lead at 2-1.
Along to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Ville Husso are in the blue paint. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Jordan Greenway goal, passed from Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno. The Wild added on with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his fourth of the postseason, via Ryan Hartman. Minnesota extended the lead as Mats Zuccarello scored in the second period, thanks to Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild padded the lead in the third period with an Eriksson Ek goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Foligno. St. Louis got on the board with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Colton Parayko. Minnesota iced it at 5-1 with a Jonas Brodin empty net goal, set up by Hartman. The three stars were Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Hartman, while Foligno gets an honorable mention. The Wild pulled ahead 2-1 in the series.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. Edmonton began in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his third of the postseason, assisted by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers added on with a Zach Hyman power play goal, powered by McDavid and Tyson Barrie. Edmonton extended the lead in the second period as Evander Kane scored his third of the playoffs, fueled by Cody Ceci. The Oilers chased Quick on a Hyman goal, his second of the game, with a lone helper by Draisaitl. Cal Petersen replaced Quick in goal. Edmonton padded the lead on Kane's second goal of the game and his fourth of the postseason, helped along by Ceci and Jesse Puljujarvi. Los Angeles got on the board with an unassisted Anze Kopitar goal. The Kings got closer with a Phillip Danault power play goal, his second of the playoffs, with assists provided by Adrian Kempe and Kopitar. The Oilers replied in the third period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, coming off of Hyman and Bouchard. Edmonton kept going with another Nugent-Hopkins goal, guided in by Josh Archibald and Derek Ryan. The Oilers struck again with Kane completing his hat trick on his fifth of the postseason, with helpers from Nugent-Hopkins and Ceci. The three stars of the 8-2 game were Kane, Hyman, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Draisaitl, Ceci, McDavid, Bouchard, and Kopitar get the honorable mentions. The Oilers own a 2-1 series lead.
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