We are now twenty six days into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There was two games yesterday. In the Eastern Conference the Florida Panthers had their second chance to eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the Western Conference the Vegas Golden Knights played the Edmonton Oilers. Their is only one game today. That game is between the Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken. The Dallas Stars will have a chance to eliminate the Seattle Kraken in that game.
Coming into game five of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panther series, the Panthers had a 3-1 series lead. This was the Panthers second chance to win their series with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Panthers won the first three games 4-2, 3-2, and 3-2 in overtime. The Maple Leafs forced a game five with a game four 2-1 win. The Panthers took the lead in game five with a powerplay goal from Aaron Ekblad. They added to their led with a goal from Carter Verhaeghe. The score was 2-0 Panthers after the first period.
Morgan Rielly scored the only goal of the second period. His goal got the Maple Leafs within one goal of the Panthers. The score was 2-1 Panthers heading into the third period.
William Nylander scored for Toronto. His goal would tie the game. The game would go to overtime tied at 2-2.
Nickk Cousins scored in overtime to win the game. His Goal gave the Panthers the game and series win. With that win the Florida Panthers advances to the Eastern Conference finals. The Toronto Maple Leafs are now eliminated from the playoffs.
That was a great way to end a series. The Maple Leafs forced a game five and even forced overtime in game five. It was not enough though. The Panthers are riding their momentum they got from beating the Boston Bruins. It’s proven to be too much for the Maple Leafs. After twenty years the Maple Leafs finally made it to the second round. They actually won one of the game but for most of the series it felt like they weren’t in it. On the other hand the Panthers are killing it. It should be a good Eastern Conference Finals showdown.
The Florida Panthers have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. They will play the Carolina Hurricanes. Game one is still to be announced. A southern United States team will be in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Coming into game five the series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers was tied at 2-2. The Golden Knights won game one 6-2 and game three 5-1. The Oilers won game two 5-1 and game four 4-1. The winner of game five was going to take the series lead. Connor McDavid scoredd the games opening goal on the powerplay. His goal gave the Oilers the lead. Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights to tie the game. Zac Hyman scored to give the Oilers the lead again. The score was 2-1 Oilers after the first period.
Mark stone scored on the powerplay to tie the game. Rielly Smith scored less than 30 seconds later on the powerplay to give the Golden Knights the lead. Nicolas Hague scored about a minute later to give the Golden Knights a two goal lead. The score was 4-2 Golden Knights going into the third period.
Connor McDavid scored again on the powerplay early in the third period. His goal would get the Oilers within tone goal. The final score was 4-3 Golden Knights. The Vegas Golden Knights now have a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers.
This game was close. What it comes down too is the Oilers gave up the lead twice. Then the Oilers had bad stretch of about two minutes where they allowed three goals. Vegas was able to hold on to their one goal lead. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Oilers manage to force a game seven. Will the Golden Knights win the series in game six? Will the Oilers force a game seven?
Game six will be on Sunday, May 14th 2023. Puck drop is set for 7:00pm PST.
Todays only game is game six of the Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken series. The Stars lead the series 3-2. They will have the chance to eliminate the Kraken today. The Stars won game two 4-2, game four 6-3, and game five 5-2. The Kraken won game one 5-4 in overtime and game three 7-2. Will the Kraken force a game seven? Will the Stars keep their foot on the gas in game six?
The Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Seattle Kraken, and New Jersey Devils have advanced to round two. The Winnipeg Jets, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Rangers have been eliminated.
The New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs have been eliminated in round two. The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Vegas Golden Knights are playing the Edmonton Oilers in round two. The Dallas Stars are playing the Seattle Kraken in round two.
Zac Electrifly 