The last to advance to the second round of the playoffs were the Dallas hockey players, who managed to narrowly beat the defending champions from Vegas in the seventh game. Czech striker Radek Faksa scored the decisive goal.
NEW YORK RANGERS – CAROLINA HURRICANES
4:3 (3:1, 0:0, 1:2)
SERIES STATE: 1-0
Opening game for the Rangers
The Rangers claim their first win in the second round of the playoffs. It was mainly decided by the first period, which the team from New York played in spectacular style and managed to score three times. However, Carolina returned to the match in the third part and in the end fought for a goalless game, but it did not come.
Goals and saves
3. Zibanejad (Roslovic, Fox), 11. Zibanejad (Kreider, Trocheck), 17. Trocheck (Zibanejad, Kreider), 49. Panarin (Lafrenière) – 4. Slavin (Aho, Guentzel), 43. Nečas (Martinook, Orlov ), 59. Jarvis (Hi, Burns).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 23 – 25 | Power play: 2/2 – 0/5 | Penalty minutes: 12 – 8
Who stood in the goal area?
Igor Šestorkin (NYR) – 22 tackles, 3 OG, 88.0% success, 60:00 tackles
Frederik Andersen (CAR) – 19 tackles, 4 OG, 82.6% success, 57-10 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Martin Nečas (CAR) – 1+0, 0 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 18:05
Three stars of the match
1. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) – 2+1
2. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) – 1+1
3. Chris Kreider (NYR) – 0+2
DALLAS STARS – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 1:0)
FINAL STATE OF THE SERIES: 4:3
Dallas celebrates advancing to the second round
Vegas Golden Knights will not defend the Stanley Cup! In the decisive seventh game of the first round of the Western Conference, the Knights lost 1:2 on the ice of Dallas, and the season ends for them. Dallas has two heroes in particular in the third period – goalkeeper Jake Oettinger and Czech forward Radek Faksa, who gave Dallas the lead at the beginning of the third period. And Peter DeBoer, the Dallas coach, improved his record in decisive games to 8-0, so his magic continues.
Goals and saves
15. Johnston, 41. Faksa (Smith, Harley) – 36. Howden (Amadio, Karlsson).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 24 – 23 | Power play: 0/1 – 0/1 | Penalty minutes: 2 – 2
Who stood in the goal area?
Jake Oettinger (DAL) – 22 tackles, 1 OG, 95.7% success, 60:00 interceptions
Adin Hill (VGK) – 22 tackles, 2 OG, 91.7% success, 58-10 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Radek Faksa (DAL) – 1+0, +1 participation, 1 shot on goal, TM 0, time on ice 10:30
Tomáš Hertl (VGK) – 0+0, -1 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 18:49
Three stars of the match
1. Radek Faksa (DAL) – 1+0
2. Jake Oettinger (DAL) – 21 saves
3. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) – 1+0
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