Matthew Tkachuk scored six minutes into time beyond regulation to assist the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Wednesday evening and drive their first-round playoff sequence again to Florida for a sixth sport.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 44 saves for Florida, which has received back-to-back video games in Boston however misplaced twice at dwelling. Anthony Duclair, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart additionally scored — each giving the Panthers a lead.
Patrice Bergeron scored in his return from an damage, and Ullmark stopped 21 photographs for the Bruins. Brad Marchand and Taylor Corridor had the opposite objectives for Boston, which rallied from 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 deficits to drive time beyond regulation.
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—@FlaPanthers
It was 2-1 Florida when Bergeron tied it 5 seconds right into a Boston energy play, tipping Marchand’s shot into the online. Seconds later, Tkachuk drew a hooking penalty on Jakub Lauko, and Reinhart rapidly put the Panthers again in entrance.
With about 10 minutes left in regulation, although, Corridor fought for a puck within the slot, turned and wristed it into the online to tie the sport 3-3. The Panthers earned a faceoff within the Boston zone with 8 seconds left, however Marchand poked the puck free and chased it down, breaking free down the ice.
Bobrovsky turned him apart with 1 second left on the clock.
Kraken take command in sequence vs. Avalanche
Tye Kartye scored in his NHL debut and the Seattle Kraken moved a win away from clinching their first playoff sequence after beating the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday evening.
Yanni Gourde and Morgan Geekie added objectives for the Kraken, who’ve scored first in all 5 video games. Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 photographs towards his former staff.
Nathan MacKinnon had a aim and Evan Rodrigues added one other to make it 3-2 with 3:37 remaining, however the Avs could not tie it up.
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—@SeattleKraken
The Kraken have been with out ahead Jared McCann, who was injured on successful from Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar in Sport 4. Makar might solely watch as he drew a one-game suspension from the league. Makar was final yr’s Conn Smythe Trophy winner because the playoff MVP.
Alexandar Georgiev had 26 stops for Colorado.
Kartye turned the eighth participant since 1927 to notch a aim whereas making his NHL debut within the playoffs, in line with NHL Stats. Earlier than Kartye, the final to perform the feat was Makar in Sport 3 of a first-round sequence in 2019.
Kartye, who turns 22 on Sunday, had 28 objectives and 29 assists this season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the AHL.
MacKinnon’s aim within the second interval tied the sport at 1. It was profession playoff level No. 98 for MacKinnon, which moved him simply two away from becoming a member of Joe Sakic (188) and Peter Forsberg (159) as the one gamers in franchise historical past to register 100 postseason factors.
Geekie opened the scoring by knocking in a unfastened puck early within the second interval. It has been fairly a stretch for Geekie, who missed Sport 3 to be along with his spouse for the delivery of their daughter.
