NHL Playoffs 2024 - Day 41

It's in Florida tonight, as the Panthers host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Florida led off in the first period with a Sam Bennett goal, his sixth of the postseason, coming off of Evan Rodrigues. The Panthers added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his third of the playoffs, via Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen. New York got on the board with an Artemi Panarin goal, his fifth of the postseason, courtesy of Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Tarasenko, Bennett, and Bobrovsky (23 for 24 in saves). The Panthers won the series 4-2 and will head to the Stanley Cup Finals. 

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NHL Playoffs 2024 - Day 40

It's back to Dallas for Game 5, as the Stars host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Jake Oettinger are between the pipes. Edmonton began in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his fifth of the postseason, powered by Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the playoffs, with assists provided by Leon Draisaitl and Bouchard. Edmonton extended the lead as Philip Broberg scored, thanks to Adam Henrique and Evander Kane. Dallas got on the board in the third period with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his ninth of the postseason, assisted by Thomas Harley and Logan Stankoven. The final stood at 3-1, with the three stars being Nugent-Hopkins, Bouchard, and Broberg. The Oilers are ahead 3-2 in the series. 

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NHL Playoffs 2024 - Day 39

We're back in New York with the Rangers hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. New York got going in the second period with a Chris Kreider shorthanded goal, his eighth of the postseason, set up by Mika Zibanejad. Florida tied it on a Gustav Forsling goal, his fourth of the playoffs, assisted by Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers took the lead with an Anton Lundell goal in the third period, his third of the postseason, via Eetu Luostarinen. Florida added on with a Bennett empty net goal, his fifth of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The Rangers got one back with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his eighth of the postseason, with a lone helper by Zibanejad. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Bennett, Zibanejad, and Lundell. The Panthers head home leading the series 3-2. 

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NHL Playoffs 2024 - Day 38

We're in the west again as the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Stuart Skinner are between the pipes. Dallas began in the first period with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his ninth of the postseason, via Jamie Benn and Thomas Harley. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell goal, his third of the playoffs, fueled by Miro Heiskanen and Benn. Edmonton got on the board with a Ryan McLeod goal, courtesy of Corey Perry and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers tied it with an Evan Bouchard goal, his sixth of the postseason, assisted by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton took the lead in the second period with a shorthanded Mattias Janmark goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Connor Brown. The Oilers extended the lead as Leon Draisaitl scored his tenth of the postseason, thanks to Zach Hyman and McDavid. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Mattias Ekholm, his fourth of the playoffs, helped along by McDavid. The three stars were McDavid, Benn, and Janmark. The series is tied at 2-2 heading back to Dallas. 

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NHL Playoffs 2024 - Day 37

It's Game 4 in the east, with the Florida Panthers hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Sergei Bobrovsky are the masked men. New York led off in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his eighth of the postseason, powered by Artem Panarin and Adam Fox. Florida tied it in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his fourth of the playoffs, via Gustav Forsling and the goalie Bobrovsky. The Panthers took the lead on a Carter Verhaeghe power play goal, his ninth of the postseason, with assists provided by Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. The Rangers retied it on an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his seventh of the playoffs, coming off of Fox and Panarin. Florida won 3-2 in overtime with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his eighth of the postseason, assisted by Barkov and Brandon Montour. The three stars were Barkov, Panarin, and Fox. The series is tied at 2-2 heading back to New York. 

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NHL Playoffs 2024 - Day 36

We're up in Edmonton for Game 3 of the Oilers versus the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Stuart Skinner patrol the creases. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Zach Hyman goal, his thirteenth of the postseason, via Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers added on with a McDavid goal, his fourth of the playoffs, going in unassisted. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a Jason Robertson goal, his fourth of the postseason, coming off of Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin. The Stars tied it with a Robertson goal, his second of the game and fifth of the playoffs, made possible by Hintz. Dallas took the lead with a Wyatt Johnston goal, his eighth of the postseason, assisted by Logan Stankoven and Jamie Benn. Edmonton tied it on an Adam Henrique goal, his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Connor Brown. The Stars regained the lead with a Robertson goal, completing his hat trick on his sixth of the postseason, with helpers from Seguin and Esa Lindell. Dallas iced it at 5-3 with a Miro Heiskanen empty net goal, his sixth of the playoffs, set up by Benn. The three stars were Robertson, Hintz, and Seguin, while Benn and McDavid get the honorable mentions. The Stars took a 2-1 series lead. 

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NHL Playoffs 2024 - Day 35

The Eastern Conference Finals shift to Florida on Sunday as the Panthers host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Florida struck first in the first period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his sixth of the postseason, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. New York tied it on an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his fifth of the playoffs, coming off of Vincent Trocheck and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers took the lead with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Braden Schneider and Will Cuylle. The Panthers tied it again with another Reinhart power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the playoffs, helped along by Carter Verhaeghe. New York retook the lead in the second period with a Lafreniere goal, his second of the game and sixth of the postseason, passed from K'Andre Miller and Trouba. The Rangers added on with a shorthanded Goodrow goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Trocheck and Ryan Lindgren. Florida got one back in the third period with a Barkov goal, his sixth of the postseason, fueled by Verhaeghe and Niko Mikkola. The Panthers tied it on a Gustav Forsling goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues. New York won 5-4 in overtime with an Alexander Wennberg goal, via Lindgren and Kaapo Kakko. The three stars were Lafreniere, Goodrow, and Reinhart, while Trocheck, Lindgren, Trouba, Barkov, Tkachuk, and Verhaeghe get the honorable mentions. The Rangers are ahead 2-1 in the series. 

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