We've got four games this Tuesday. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll and Jeremy Swayman are in the blue paint. Toronto led off in the first period with a Jake McCabe goal, via Mitchell Marner and Max Domi. Boston tied it on a Trent Frederic goal, his third of the postseason, courtesy of Pat Maroon. The Maple Leafs won 2-1 in overtime with a Matthew Knies goal, his second of the playoffs, assisted by John Tavares and Ilya Lyubushkin. The three stars were Knies, Woll (28 for 29 in saves), and McCabe. The Bruins remain ahead 3-2 in the series as it shifts back to Toronto.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Frederik Andersen are the veterans in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his second of the postseason, passed from Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes added on with an Andrei Svechnikov power play goal, powered by Jarvis and Brent Burns. New York got on the board with a Mike Reilly power play goal, with assists provided by Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson. Carolina replied with an Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty shot goal, his second of the playoffs. The Islanders got one back in the second period on a Nelson goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock. New York tied it on a Casey Cizikas goal, helped along by Barzal and Pulock. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the third period with a Jack Drury goal, assisted by Brady Skjei and Martin Necas. Carolina extended the lead as Stefan Noesen scored his third of the playoffs, thanks to Skjei and Kuznetsov. The Hurricanes padded the lead on a Jarvis empty net goal, his third of the postseason, going in unassisted. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars being Jarvis, Kuznetsov, and Skjei, while Nelson, Barzal, and Pulock get the honorable mentions. The Hurricanes won the series 4-1 and will face the Rangers in the second round.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Kyle Connor goal, his third of the postseason, going in unassisted. Colorado tied it on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his seventh of the playoffs, passed from Devon Toews and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche pulled ahead in the second period with a Yakov Trenin goal, via Josh Manson and Andrew Cogliano. The Jets retied it on a Josh Morrissey power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi. Colorado retook the lead with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his fifth of the playoffs, an unassisted goal. Winnipeg tied it again in the third period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his second of the postseason, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Colin Miller. The Avalanche regained the lead on a Rantanen goal, with helpers from Toews and Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado added on with another Rantanen goal, helped along by MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The Avalanche iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Manson, his second of the playoffs, set up by Casey Mittelstadt. The three stars went to Rantanen, Toews, and Manson, while MacKinnon gets an honorable mention. The Avalanche won the series 4-1 and will face either the Stars or the Golden Knights in the second round.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Arturs Silovs receive the starts in goal. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Nikita Zadorov goal, his second of the postseason, via Quinn Hughes. Nashville tied it on a Roman Josi power play goal, powered by Filip Forsberg and Tyson Barrie. The Predators took the lead with an Alexandre Carrier goal, passed from Gustav Nyquist. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Carrier, Forsberg, and Josi. The Canucks remain ahead 3-2 in the series.
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