We're on to Game 4s. First up on Sunday...
The Boston Bruins host the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Jeremy Swayman man the nets. Carolina led off in the first period with a Brett Pesce goal, via Jordan Staal and Max Domi. Boston tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his third of the postseason, coming off of David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period with a Staal goal, assisted by Nino Niederreiter and Tony DeAngelo. The Bruins tied it again with a Jake DeBrusk power play goal, powered by Marchand and Bergeron. Boston took the lead in the third period on a Marchand power play goal, his second of the playoffs, with assists provided by Charlie Coyle and DeBrusk. The Bruins added on with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the postseason, made possible by Marchand and Bergeron. Boston iced it at 5-2 with a Marchand empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, set up by Coyle and Brandon Carlo. The three stars were Marchand, Bergeron, and Pastrnak, while DeBrusk, Staal, and Coyle get the honorable mentions. The series heads back south tied at 2-2.
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Binnington guard the cages. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Pavel Buchnevich and Colton Parayko. Minnesota tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his fifth of the playoffs, via Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Hartman. The Blues took the lead back in the second period with a David Perron goal, his fourth of the postseason, assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Scott Perunovich. St. Louis added on with a Kyrou goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, guided in by O'Reilly. The Wild got one back in the third period with a Matt Boldy goal, fueled by Jacob Middleton and Frederick Gaudreau. The Blues shot back on a Perron empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the postseason, going in unassisted. St. Louis finished it at 5-2 with an O'Reilly power play goal, his third of the playoffs, powered by Perron and Justin Faulk. The three stars were Perron, O'Reilly, and Kyrou. The series is tied at 2-2 heading back to Minnesota.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Pat Maroon scored, thanks to Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning padded the lead in the second period on a Ross Colton goal, his second of the postseason, helped along by Brandon Hagel and Cal Foote. Tampa Bay continued with a Corey Perry power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Kucherov and Brayden Point. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a William Nylander power play goal, with assists provided by Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs got closer with another Nylander goal, guided in by John Tavares. The Lightning fired back with an unassisted Ondrej Palat empty net goal, his second of the postseason. Toronto got one back with a Jake Muzzin goal, his second of the playoffs, made possible by T.J. Brodie and Colin Blackwell. Tampa Bay iced it at 7-3 with a Colton empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the postseason, set up by Hagel and Ryan McDonagh. The three stars were Coloton, Kucherov, and Nylander, while Hagel gets an honorable mention. The series heads north again tied at 2-2.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Trevor Moore goal, his second of the postseason, via Phillip Danault and Carl Grundstrom. The Kings added on with a Troy Stecher goal, courtesy of Alex Iafallo and Blake Lizotte. Los Angeles extended the lead in the third period as Grundstrom scored, thanks to Moore. The Kings padded the lead on another Grundstrom goal, coming on the power play and going into an empty net, set up by Dustin Brown and Stecher. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars given to Quick (31 save shutout), Grundstrom, and Moore, while Stecher gets an honorable mention. The series is tied at 2-2 heading back to Edmonton.
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