The other four series are set to begin now. First up...
The New Jersey Devils host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. New York started in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, courtesy of K'Andre Miller and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers added on with a Chris Kreider power play goal, powered by Adam Fox and Panarin. New York extended the lead as Ryan Lindgren scored, thanks to Fox and Filip Chytil. The Rangers padded the lead in the third period on another Kreider goal, his second of the game, via Fox and Patrick Kane. New Jersey got on the board with a Jack Hughes penalty shot goal. New York fired back with a Chytil empty net goal, set up by Kaapo Kakko and Fox. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Fox, Kreider, and Panarin, while Chytil gets an honorable mention.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ilya Samsonov protect the nets. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, coming off of Corey Perry. The Lightning added on with an Anthony Cirelli goal, via Brandon Hagel. Tampa Bay extended the lead on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, powered by Mikhail Sergachev and Alex Killorn. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, assisted by John Tavares and Mitch Marner. The Maple Leafs got closer with a William Nylander power play goal, fueled by Auston Matthews and Tavares. The Lightning fired back with a Brayden Point power play goal, made possible by Kucherov and Cirelli. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Perry power play goal, with a helper from Ross Colton. The Lightning continued with another Point goal, his second of the game, guided in by Perry and Kucherov. Joseph Woll replaced Samsonov in goal for the third period. Tampa Bay kept going in the third period with a Colton goal, helped along by Nick Perbix and Ian Cole. Toronto shot back with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, passed from Matthews and Marner. The final held at 7-3, with the three stars being Point, Kucherov, and Perry, while Cirelli, Colton, Marner, and Matthews get the honorable mentions.
West to Vegas, as the Golden Knights bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit are the former teammates in goal. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Kyle Connor goal, via Pierre-Luc Dubois and Josh Morrissey. The Jets added on with a Dubois goal, helped along by Blake Wheeler. Vegas got on the board with a William Karlsson goal, coming off of Ivan Barbashev and Jonathan Marchessault. Winnipeg shot back in the third period with a Wheeler goal, passed from Nino Niederreiter and Nate Schmidt. The Jets extended the lead with an Adam Lowry empty net goal, set up by Wheeler and Neal Pionk. Winnipeg iced it at 5-1 with another Lowry power play goal, his second of the game, powered by Niederreiter and Vladislav Namestnikov. The three stars belonged to Wheeler, Lowry, and Dubois, while Niederreiter gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Alexandar Georgiev are in the blue paint. Seattle struck first in the first period with an unassisted Eeli Tolvanen goal. Colorado tied it on a Mikko Rantanen goal, via Nathan MacKinnon and Bowen Byram. The Kraken took the lead in the second period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, assisted by Jaden Schwartz and Jamie Oleksiak. Seattle added on in the third period with a Morgan Geekie goal, fueled by Wennberg and Justin Schultz. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars being Wennberg, Grubauer (34 for 35 in saves), and Geekie.
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