We're back with another set of Game 2s. First up...
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ilya Samsonov protect the nets. Toronto opened in the first period with a Mitch Marner power play goal, powered by Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs added on with a John Tavares goal, coming off of Rielly. Toronto extended the lead as William Nylander scored his second of the postseason, thanks to Rielly and Matthews. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with an Ian Cole goal, via Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos. The Maple Leafs shot back with a Tavares goal, his second of the game, assisted by Nylander and Rielly. Toronto padded the lead on a Zach Aston-Reese goal, made possible by David Kampf and Sam Lafferty. The Maple Leafs continued with another Marner goal, his second of the game, courtesy of T.J. Brodie. The Lightning got one back in the third period with a Corey Perry goal, guided in by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Pat Maroon. Toronto shot back with a Tavares goal, completing his hat trick with the help of Marner and Ryan O'Reilly on the power play. The final held at 7-2, with the three stars going to Tavares, Marner, and Rielly, while Nylander and Matthews get the honorable mentions. The series heads south tied at 1-1.
Stateside, the New Jersey Devils welcome the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. New Jersey started in the first period with an Erik Haula power play goal, powered by Michael McLeod and Ondrej Palat. New York tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his second of the postseason, fueled by Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren. The Rangers took the lead with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his third of the playoffs, with assists provided by Patrick Kane and Mika Zibanejad. New York added on with a Kreider power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the postseason, via Kane and Fox. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period as Kane scored an unassisted goal. New York padded the lead on a Kaapo Kakko goal, courtesy of Filip Chytil and Niko Mikkola. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Kreider, Kane, and Fox. The Rangers head home leading the series 2-0.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Alexandar Georgiev are the masked men. Seattle led off in the first period with a Justin Schultz goal, via Eeli Tolvanen and Yanni Gourde. The Kraken added on with a shorthanded Brandon Tanev goal, set up by Gourde. Colorado got on the board with an Artturi Lehkonen goal in the second period, fueled by Cale Makar and Bowen Byram. The Avalanche tied it on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, coming off of Evan Rodrigues and Devon Toews. Colorado took the lead with a Toews goal, made possible by Lehkonen and Samuel Girard. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Toews, Lehkonen, and Gourde. The series heads to Seattle tied at 1-1.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit are in the creases. Winnipeg began in the first period with an Adam Lowry power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Neal Pionk and Nate Schmidt. Vegas tied it in the second period with a William Karlsson goal, his second of the playoffs, via Phil Kessel. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Jack Eichel goal, coming off of Alex Pietrangelo and Michael Amadio. The Jets tied it on a Kevin Stenlund goal, helped along by Saku Maenalanen and Dylan DeMelo. Vegas pulled ahead with a Chandler Stephenson goal in the third period, made possible by Pietrangelo and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights added on with a Stone goal, guided in by Stephenson and Brett Howden. Vegas extended the lead as Stone scored again, with the help of Karlsson and Kessel. This held for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Stone, Karlsson, and Stephenson, while Pietrangelo and Kessel get the honorable mentions. The series is off to Winnipeg tied at 1-1.
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