Wednesday, April 26, 2023

NHL Playoffs 2023 - First Round Day 10

A quieted Wednesday sees just two games on. First up...

The Boston Bruins welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Linus Ullmark man the nets. Florida began in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, guided in by Carter Verhaeghe. Boston tied it in the second period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Charlie McAvoy. The Panthers retook the lead with a Sam Bennett goal, his third of the playoffs, courtesy of Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins. The Bruins tied it on a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, helped along by Marchand and McAvoy. Florida reclaimed the lead with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his second of the postseason, with assists provided by Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. Boston tied it again with a Taylor Hall goal, his fifth of the playoffs, fueled by Brandon Carlo and Charlie Coyle. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime with a Tkachuk goal, his third of the postseason, helped along by Verhaeghe. The three stars were Tkachuk, Marchand, and Verhaeghe, while McAvoy gets an honorable mention. The Bruins remain ahead 3-2 in the series.

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Alexandar Georgiev are set to start in goal. Seattle got going in the second period with a Morgan Geekie goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Jaden Schwartz and Alexander Wennberg. Colorado tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his third of the playoffs, fueled by Mikko Rantanen. The Kraken took the lead back with a Tye Kartye goal, coming off of Jordan Eberle and Will Borgen. Seattle added on in the third period with a Yanni Gourde goal, made possible by Carson Soucy and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Avalanche got one back with an Evan Rodrigues goal, guided in by Devon Toews and MacKinnon. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Gourde, Kartye, and MacKinnon. The Kraken head home with a 3-2 series lead in hand. 

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