Series are now set to begin Game 2s. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Antti Raanta are set to start in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Paul Stastny goal, via Jaccob Slavin and Seth Jarvis. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Stefan Noesen power play goal, his second of the postseason, going in unassisted. New York got on the board with a Kyle Palmieri goal, passed from Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson. The Islanders tied it on a Mathew Barzal goal, courtesy of Adam Pelech. New York gained the lead in the third period with a Nelson goal, coming off of Palmieri and Dobson. Carolina tied it on a Slavin goal, made possible by Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns. The Hurricanes won 4-3 in overtime with a Jesper Fast goal, assisted by Jordan Staal and Burns. The three stars were Slavin, Burns, and Nelson, while Palmieri and Dobson get the honorable mentions. The Hurricanes leave home with a 2-0 series lead.
Up in Boston, the Bruins welcome the Florida Panthers. Alex Lyon and Linus Ullmark draw the starts in goal. Florida got going in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk. Boston tied it with a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his second of the postseason, set up by Tomas Nosek. The Panthers retook the lead on an Eric Staal goal, courtesy of Nick Cousins. The Bruins tied it on a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, coming off of Pavel Zacha and Dmitry Orlov on the power play. Florida gained the lead in the third period with a Brandon Montour goal, made possible by Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, fueled by Tkachuk. Florida extended the lead as Montour scored his second of the game, thanks to Cousins and Colin White. The Panthers padded the lead on an Eetu Luostarinen empty net goal, set up by Gustav Forsling. Boston shot back with a Taylor Hall goal, with helpers from Nick Foligno and Derek Forbort. The three stars of the 6-3 game were Montour, Tkachuk, and Cousins. The series is tied at 1-1 heading to Florida.
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Dallas led off in the first period with a shorthanded Roope Hintz goal, his second of the postseason, set up by Joel Kiviranta. The Stars added on with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, powered by Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen. Minnesota got on the board with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Matt Dumba. Dallas replied in the second period with a Jamie Benn power play goal, with assists provided by Hintz and Heiskanen. The Stars extended the lead on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, courtesy of Wyatt Johnston and Benn. The Wild got one back with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, made possible by Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello. Minnesota got closer with a Frederick Gaudreau goal, helped along by Nyquist. Dallas fired back with Dadonov's second goal of the game, guided in by Heiskanen and Johnston. The Stars padded the lead on Hintz's second goal of the game and third of the playoffs, going in unassisted. Dallas kept going in the third period with a Hintz goal, completing his hat trick on his fourth of the postseason, a power play goal helped along by Robertson and Heiskanen. The final held at 7-3, with the three stars given to Hintz, Heiskanen, and Dadonov, while Benn, Robertson, Johnston, and Nyquist get the honorable mentions. The series heads north tied at 1-1.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Los Angeles Kings. Joonas Korpisalo and Stuart Skinner guard the cages. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, guided in by Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers added on with a Draisaitl power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. Los Angeles got on the board in the second period with a Phillip Danault goal, fueled by Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson. The Kings tied it on a Gabriel Vilardi goal, made possible by Trevor Moore and Vladislav Gavrikov. Edmonton took the lead in the third period with a Klim Kostin goal, going in unassisted. The Oilers finished it at 4-2 with an Evander Kane empty net goal, set up by Draisaitl. The three stars were given to Draisaitl, Kostin, and Skinner (23 for 25 in saves).
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