Colorado takes the lead in the series after a great turnaround! Edmonton gave Los Angeles no chance

Saturday night had four games lined up and there was definitely something to watch. Colorado shone the most, winning 6-2 after a great turnaround in the third period. Edmonton also played an excellent match, which did not give its opponent the slightest chance.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS – NEW YORK RANGERS

1:3 (1:2, 0:1, 0:0)

SERIES STATE: 0-3

Another quiet win for the Rangers

Although the Capitals managed to take the lead in the beginning, it was the Rangers who were in control of the entire duel. The team from Manhattan responded almost immediately to the conceded goal, immediately took the lead and maintained it until the end of the match. Rangers won 3:1 in the US capital and can celebrate promotion in the next match.

Goals and saves
6. Carlson (Oshie, Fehérváry) – 7. Kreider (Zibanejad, Roslovic), 9. Goodrow (Trocheck, Trouba), 36. Trocheck (Zibanejad, Fox).

Statistics
Shots on goal: 29 – 22 | Power play: 0/6 – 1/4 | Penalty minutes: 10-14

Who stood in the goal area?
Igor Šestorkin (NYR) – 28 tackles, 1 OG, success rate 96.6%, caught 60:00
Charlie Lindgren (WSH) – 19 tackles, 3 OG, 86.4% success, 58:47 catches

Czech and Slovak footprint
Martin Fehérváry (WSH) – 0+1, 0 participation, 1 shot on goal, TM 0, ice time 21:58

Three stars of the match
1. Igor Šestorkin (NYR) – 28 saves
2. John Carlson (WSH) – 1+0
3. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) – 1+1

NASHVILLE PREDATORS – VANCOUVER CANUCKS

1:2 (0:1, 0:1, 1:0)

SERIES STATE: 1-2

Close win for Vancouver

Vancouver had only 12 shots in the entire match, but they are still happy with the victory. The Canucks scored in the first and second periods and built a two-goal lead. Nashville put all their energy into the third period, were the better team and created a lot of pressure. The result was only a reduction. Casey DeSmith led Vancouver to their second win of the series.

Goals and saves
57. Evangelista (Zucker, A. Carrier) – 14. J. Miller (Q. Hughes, E. Pettersson), 25. Boeser (J. Miller, Q. Hughes).

Statistics
Shots on goal: 30 – 12 | Power play: 0/5 – 2/3 | Penalty minutes: 10 – 14

Who stood in the goal area?
Juuse Saros (NSH) – 10 tackles, 2 OG, 83.3% success, 58-13 catches
Casey DeSmith (VAN) – 29 tackles, 1 OG, 96.7% success, 60:00 interceptions

Czech and Slovak footprint
Filip Hronek (VAN) – 0+0, -1 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 18:57

Three stars of the match
1. JT Miller (VAN) – 1+1
2. Brock Boeser (VAN) – 1+0
3. Luke Evangelista (NSH) – 1+0

COLORADO AVALANCHE – WINNIPEG JETS

6:2 (1:0, 0:2, 5:0)

SERIES STATE: 2:1

Colorado rolled again

Colorado’s third period? Pure fantasy. The Avalanche managed to score five times in it and clearly won the duel in their favor. At the same time, Winnipeg was in a very good position, as they led 2:1 after forty minutes. However, Connor Hellebuyck was unable to close his goal this time.

Goals and saves
12. Parise (Manson, Mittelstadt), 43. MacKinnon (Rantanen, Makar), 45. Nichushkin (Rantanen, MacKinnon), 49. Lehkonen (Mittelstadt, Toews), 53. Colton (Mittelstadt, Girard), 57. Toews (Cogliano ) – 26. Toffoli (DeMelo, Ehlers), 31. Morrissey (Scheifele, Monahan).

Statistics
Shots on goal: 40 – 24 | Power play: 2/6 – 1/2 | Penalty minutes: 15 – 23

Who stood in the goal area?
Alexandar Georgiev (COL) – 22 tackles, 2 OG, 91.7% success, 60:00 tackles
Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) – 34 tackles, 5 OG, 87.2%, 59-12 interception

Czech and Slovak footprint
Without Czech and Slovak participation.

Three stars of the match
1. Casey Mittelstadt (COL) – 0+3
2. Valerij Nichushkin (COL) – 1+0
3. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) – 1+1

LOS ANGELES KINGS – EDMONTON OILERS

1:6 (0:3, 1:1, 0:2)

SERIES STATE: 1-2

Oilers dominance

Edmonton did not get scared in the first away game and won clearly 6:1 after a great offensive performance. Classically, he was able to lean on his biggest stars, who have been exceedingly successful so far in these playoffs.

Goals and saves
26. Doughty (Byfield, M. Anderson) – 7. Hyman (Ekholm), 16. Draisaitl (E. Kane, Nurse), 19. McDavid (Bouchard, Draisaitl), 28. E. Kane (Ceci, Nugent-Hopkins) , 47. Hyman (McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins), 53. Draisaitl (McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins).

Statistics
Shots on goal: 28 – 40 | Power play: 0/5 – 3/7 | Penalty minutes: 47 – 45

Who stood in the goal area?
Cam Talbot (LAK) – 34 tackles, 6 OG, 85.0% success, 59:56 catches
Stuart Skinner (EDM) – 27 tackles, 1 OG, 96.4% success, caught 59:27

Czech and Slovak footprint
Without Czech and Slovak participation.

Three stars of the match
1. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) – 2+1
2. Connor McDavid (EDM) – 1+2
3. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) – 0+3

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