There were four matches on today’s program. Carolina and Colorado managed to end the series, Boston came close, but overtime ended up being better for the Maple Leafs.
BOSTON BRUINS – TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
1:2pp (1:1, 0:0, 0:0 – 0:1)
SERIES STATE: 3-2
Toronto isn’t over yet
In the end, Joseph Wall won the goalkeeper duel. The tied game went to extra time, in which Tavares took the puck on the right wing, threw it from an angle on the goal, which Knies took advantage of from the second wave, which just arrived behind Swayman. The series thus returns to Toronto.
Goals and saves
14. Frederic (Maroon) – 6. McCabe (Marner, Domi), 63. Knies (Tavares, Ljubuškin).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 28 – 33 | Power play: 0/1 – 0/3 | Penalty minutes: 10 – 6
Who stood in the goal area?
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) – 31 tackles, 2 OGs, 93.94% success, 62-26 catches
Joseph Woll (TOR) – 27 tackles, 1 OG, 96.43% success, 62:26 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
David Pastrňák (BOS) – 0+0, 0 participation, 4 shots on goal, TM 0, ice time 20:06
Pavel Zacha (BOS) – 0+0, 0 participation, 1 shot on goal, TM 0, time on ice 19:41
David Kämpf (TOR) – 0+0, 0 participation, 1 shot on goal, TM 0, ice time 13:13
Three stars of the match
1. Matthew Knies (TOR) 1+0
2. Joseph Woll (TOR) 27 saves
3. Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 31 saves
CAROLINA HURRICANES – NEW YORK ISLANDERS
6:3 (3:1, 0:2, 3:0)
FINAL STATE OF THE SERIES: 4:1
Carolina is in the next round
Carolina is the third team after the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers to advance to the second round of this year’s Stanley Cup. The Islanders didn’t sell their skin cheap and managed to pull back from a two-goal deficit in the second period. However, Carolina took the lead in the 45th minute on a goal by Jack Drury, followed eight seconds later by a key rebound off the goal post that sent the puck in front of the goal instead of behind the goal and Stefan Noesen made it 5-3. The Rangers are waiting for Carolina in the second round
Goals and saves
2. Teräväinen (Jarvis, Slavin), 4. Svečnikov (Jarvis, Burns), 14. Je. Kuznetsov (TS), 45. Drury (Skjei, Nečas), 45. Noesen (Skjei, Je. Kuznetsov), 59. Jarvis – 4. Reilly (Barzal, Nelson), 24. Nelson (Palmieri, Pulock), 40. Cizikas (Barzal, Pulock).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 38 – 25 | Power play: 1/1 – 1/4 | Penalty minutes: 8 – 2
Who stood in the goal area?
Frederik Andersen (CAR) – 22 tackles, 3 OG, 88.0% success, 60:00 tackles
Semjon Varlamov (NYI) – 32 tackles, 5 OG, 86.5% success, 58:28 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Martin Nečas (CAR) – 0+1, +1 participation, 3 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 16:26
Three stars of the match
1. Jack Drury (CAR) 1+0
2. Seth Jarvis (CAR) 1+2
3. Yevgeny Kuznetsov (CAR) 1+1
WINNIPEG JETS – COLORADO AVALANCHE
3:6 (1:1, 1:2, 1:3)
FINAL STATE OF THE SERIES: 1:4
Colorado advanced over Winnipeg
The fourth team advancing to the second round is Colorado. The home team took the lead after only 75 seconds of the match, but the Avalanches quickly equalized and twice found themselves in the lead of the team in the second half. The duel then broke in the third period. Although Tyler Toffoli tied the score at 3-3 at the beginning of the game, Mikko Rantanen, who has so far been silent in the series, took over. The Finnish striker gave Colorado a decisive lead with two hits. The Jets bet on a game without a goaltender with three minutes to go. However, they were unable to score a contact goal, and in the very end, on the contrary, Josh Manson sealed the score and the fate of the entire series.
Goals and saves
2. Connor, 27. Morrissey (Scheifele, Vilardi), 43. Toffoli (Ehlers, C. Miller) – 4. Nichushkin (Toews, Rantanen), 26. Trenin (Manson, Cogliano), 34. Lehkonen, 45. Rantanen ( Toews, MacKinnon), 49. Rantanen (MacKinnon, Makar), 60. Manson (Mittelstadt).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 36 – 32 | Power play: 1/2 – 0/1 | Penalty minutes: 2 – 4
Who stood in the goal area?
Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) – 26 tackles, 5 OG, 83.9%, 56:57
Alexandar Georgiev (COL) – 33 tackles, 3 OG, 91.7% success, 60:00 tackles
Czech and Slovak footprint
Without Czechoslovak participation.
Three stars of the match
1. Mikko Rantanen (COL) 2+1
2. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 0+2
3. Josh Morrissey (WPG) 1+0
VANCOUVER CANUCKS – NASHVILLE PREDATORS
1:2 (0:0, 0:0, 1:2)
SERIES STATE: 3-2
Nashville took the series home
In the end, a defensive-minded game ended better for Nashville. Vancouver opened the scoring in the 44th minute, but the first star of the game, Roman Josi, equalized four minutes later to make it 1-1. Carrier scored the decisive goal in the 53rd minute with a bomb from the blue line. Thus, the season is not over for Nashville and they are taking the series to their city with a score of 2:3.
Goals and saves
44. Zadorov (Q. Hughes) – 48. Josi (F. Forsberg, Barrie), 53. A. Carrier (Nyquist, F. Forsberg).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 20 – 22 | Power play: 0/2 – 1/4 | Penalty minutes: 8 – 4
Who stood in the goal area?
Arturs Silovs (VAN) – 20 tackles, 2 OG, 90.9% success, 57:38 tackles
Juuse Saros (NSH) – 19 tackles, 1 OG, 95% success, 60:00 tackles
Czech and Slovak footprint
Filip Hronek (VAN) – 0+0, -1 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 22:36
Three stars of the match
1. Roman Josi (NSH) 1+0
2. Nikita Zadorov (VAN) 1+0
3. Juuse Saros (NSH) 19 saves
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