There's three games today as the scheduled stretches out a bit. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Antti Raanta protect the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Pierre Engvall goal, assisted by Brock Nelson. The Islanders added on with a Nelson goal in the second period, his second of the postseason, fueled by Engvall and Kyle Palmieri. Carolina got on the board with a Derek Stepan goal, courtesy of Jalen Chatfield and Jesse Puljujarvi. New York replied with a Mathew Barzal goal, his second of the playoffs, made possible by Bo Horvat. The Hurricanes got one back in the third period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his third of the postseason, coming off of Seth Jarvis and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Nelson, Engvall, and Barzal. The Hurricanes remain ahead 3-2 in the series.
West to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Jake Oettinger guard the cages. Dallas began in the first period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz. The Stars added on with a power play goal by Robertson, his second of the playoffs, made possible by Miro Heiskanen and Hintz. Dallas extended the lead in the second period as Mason Marchment scored, thanks to Seguin and Hintz. The Stars padded the lead in the third period with a Ty Dellandrea empty net goal, set up by Max Domi and Ryan Suter. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars going to Oettinger (27 save shutout), Hintz, and Seguin, while Robertson gets an honorable mention. The Stars hold a 3-2 series lead.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Joonas Korpisalo and Stuart Skinner patrol the creases. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Evander Kane power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Darnell Nurse and Mattias Ekholm. The Oilers added on with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his sixth of the playoffs, coming off of Connor McDavid and Ekholm. Los Angeles got on the board with an Alex Iafallo goal, his third of the postseason, guided in by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. Edmonton shot back with a Brett Kulak goal, via Ryan McLeod and Warren Foegele. The Kings pulled one back on a Kempe goal, his fourth of the playoffs, courtesy of Carl Grundstrom and Drew Doughty. The Oilers fired back in the second period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, helped along by Cody Ceci and Nurse. Pheonix Copley replaced Korpisalo in goal. Edmonton extended the lead as Zach Hyman scored his second of the postseason on the power play, thanks to Evan Bouchard and McDavid. The Oilers padded the lead on Bjugstad's second goal of the game, helped along by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the third period. Los Angeles got one back with a Quinton Byfield goal, assisted by Gabriel Vilardi and Kevin Fiala. The final remained at 6-3, and the three stars were handed to Bjugstad, Kempe, and McDavid, while Nurse and Ekholm get the honorable mentions. The Oilers hold a 3-2 series lead.
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