Pavel Buchanvich net trick and pair a support for St. Louis Blues in a 7–2 victory against visiting Vinnipag Jets in Game 3 of his Western Conference First Round Series on Thursday night.
Came Fauler had a goal and four assistance, Robert Thomas received four assistance and Jordan Binington made 16 saves for blues, who won 2–1 in the best-seven series. St. Louis’ Alexi Toropchenko, Jordan Cairo and Colon Parks also scored.
David Gustafson and Neil Payer scored for jets, who were winning 5–3 and 2–1 in the first two matches of the series in Vinnipag.
Connor Hellbuke, who led the NHL to the Jeet (47) and the Gol-Eunte average (2.00) during the regular session, shut down just 25 shots for Vennipag, before it was replaced. Eric Commerce entered and rescued two of the three shots he faced.
Maple Leafs 3, Senator 2 (OT)
Simon Benoite scored to win the game 3 against Ottawa to visit Toronto at 1:19 of overtime and score a 3–0 lead in the first-two series of his Eastern Conference.
Auston Matthews won a faceoff and sent it back to Defenseman, who fired it from the left point via traffic for Toronto’s second direct overtime victory – set up a possible sweep on Saturday in Ottawa.
Matthews and Matthew Nuns also scored and Mich Morner received two assistance for Maple Leafs. Anthony Stolarz made 18 saves. Cloud Giroux and Brady Takachuk scored for senators and Linus Ulmark stopped 17 out of 20 shots.
Panthers 2, Lightning 0
The initial target of the Nate Schmid organized as the winner and Sergei Bobarovski posted 19 saves, as Florida closed Tampa Bay to claim a 2–0 lead in the first round series of an Eastern conference.
Schmid scored at 4:15 of the first period to become the sixth defenseman in NHL history to score three goals in the first two matches of the playoffs. Sam Bennett added an empty-network to defend the 3.4 seconds left Stanley Cup champion. Bobroveski registered his fourth career playoff shutout.
Tampa Bay goalkeeper Andrei Waslevsky stopped 21 shots. Lightning led NHL with 292 goals during a regular session, but he has done only two long works in this series.
Wild 5, Golden Nights 2
Kiril Kaprizov scored a pair of Minnesota, which took Minnesota to win on Vegas in Saint Paul, Minan’s Western Conference Quarter Final Series in Game 3.
Matt Boldi and Marco Rossi finished each with a goal and a assistance for wild, who scored a 2–1 lead in the best-seven series. Marcus Follingo also scored, and Philip Gustavason stopped 30 of 32 shots.
Alex Pieitrangelo and Reeli Smith scored goals for Golden Nights. Goalkeeper Edin Hill scored four goals on 21 shots through two periods. He was replaced by Backup Akira Schmid, who stopped all his nine shots.
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