Friday, April 21, 2023

NHL Playoffs 2023 - First Round Day 5

We're in the other buildings for each series in Game 3. First up...

The New York Islanders host the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Ilya Sorokin are the goalies. New York got going in the second period with a Casey Cizikas goal, coming off of Ryan Pulock. Carolina tied it on a Jesper Fast shorthanded goal, his second of the postseason, set up by Jordan Staal. The Islanders retook the lead with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal in the third period, his second of the playoffs, powered by Sebastian Aho and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. New York added on with a Matt Martin goal, via Palmieri and Scott Mayfield. The Islanders extended the lead on a Mayfield empty net goal, going in unassisted. New York padded the lead as Anders Lee scored, thanks to Cizikas and Pulock. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Palmieri, Mayfield, and Cizikas, while Pulock gets an honorable mention. The Hurricanes still lead the series 2-1.

Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Alex Lyon man the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal, his second of the postseason, courtesy of Dmitry Orlov. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Charlie Coyle goal, guided in by Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk. Boston extended the lead as David Pastrnak scored his second of the playoffs in the third period, thanks to Orlov and Tyler Bertuzzi. Sergei Bobrovsky replaced Lyon in goal. The Bruins padded the lead with a Nick Foligno goal, coming off of Hall and DeBrusk. Florida got on the board with a shorthanded Gustav Forsling goal, set up by Eetu Luostarinen and Eric Staal. The Panthers got closer with a Sam Reinhart goal, helped along by Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Hall, Orlov, and DeBrusk. The Bruins retook the series lead at 2-1. 

Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Filip Gustavsson protect the nets. Minnesota started in the first period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, assisted by Ryan Hartman and Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild added on with a Marcus Johansson goal in the second period, his second of the postseason, fueled by Matt Boldy. Dallas got on the board with a Luke Glendening goal, passed from Joel Kiviranta and Radek Faksa. Minnesota shot back with a Marcus Foligno power play goal, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild extended the lead in the third period as Zuccarello scored his second of the game, thanks to Hartman and Klingberg. Minnesota padded the lead on a Hartman empty net goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Jake Middleton. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Zuccarello, Hartman, and Klingberg. The Wild took a 2-1 series lead.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Joonas Korpisalo are between the pipes. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Matt Roy and Anze Kopitar. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Connor McDavid power play goal, powered by Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers took the lead with a McDavid power play goal, his second of the game, fueled by Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl. The Kings tied it on an Adrian Kempe power play goal, his third of the postseason, with assists provided by Viktor Arvidsson and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Trevor Moore power play goal, helped along by Gabriel Vilardi and Quinton Byfield. The three stars were McDavid, Bouchard, and Moore. The Kings lead the series 2-1. 

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