Sergei Bobrovsky Effective In Game 2 Victory

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 35 saves and allowed only two goals in Thursday's 3-2 victory against the Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. Bobrovsky did not get off to a great start as he surrendered an early goal to Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot and later a power-play... Read More

Leon Draisaitl Has Dominant Four-Goal Performance In Game 1

Edmonton Oilers center/left wing Leon Draisaitl finished with four goals in Wednesday's 6-4 loss against the Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference second-round series. Draisaitl matched Stars forward Joe Pavelski's four-goal performance as he accounted for all of the offense by the Oilers in the contest, but the team surrendered multiple goals... Read More

Frederik Andersen Has Light Workload In Game 1 Victory

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen stopped 17-of-18 shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-1 victory against the Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. Andersen was making only his second start of the playoffs as he was sidelined for the majority of the first round due to an undisclosed injury, and he remained... Read More

Sergei Bobrovsky Has Great Performance In Game 1 Victory

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 34-of-36 shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-2 victory against the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. Bobrovsky had a productive performance on the road to begin the series against the Maple Leafs, as he only surrendered goals to forwards Matthew Knies and Michael Bunting... Read More

Aleksander Barkov Picks Up Two Points In Game 1 Victory

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov finished with a pair of assists in Tuesday's 4-2 victory against the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. The Panthers captain contributed on the game-winning goal by forward Carter Verhaeghe late in the second frame, while adding his seventh assist of the playoffs on defenseman... Read More

Brandon Montour Stays Hot Offensively In Game 1 Victory

Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour scored his sixth goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Tuesday's 4-2 victory against the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. Montour's goal extended the Panthers lead in the second half of the third period as he found the back of the net on a... Read More

Matthew Knies Scores First Career NHL Goal In Game 1

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Matthew Knies scored his first career NHL goal in Tuesday's 4-2 loss against the Panthers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series. Knies put the Maple Leafs on the board in the second period with his fourth point of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, as the 20-year-old finished... Read More

Akira Schmid Bounces Back With Shutout In Game 7

New Jersey Devils goaltender Akira Schmid posted his second shutout of the series as he made 31 saves in Monday's 4-0 series-clinching victory against the Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round matchup. Schmid bounced back from a rough start in the previous game where he allowed five goals in the loss, but... Read More

John Tavares Sends Maple Leafs To Second Round of Playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 series-clinching overtime victory against the Lightning in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round matchup. Tavares found the back of the net for the fourth time in the series as his shot deflected off of an opposing player from close range in... Read More

Auston Matthews Scores Goal In Series-Clinching Game 6 Victory

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews scored the opening goal of the contest in Saturday's 2-1 series-clinching overtime victory against the Lightning in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round matchup. Matthews received a pass from defenseman T.J. Brodie and scored for the fifth time in the series, while supplying the Maple Leafs with a... Read More

Ilya Samsonov Makes 31 Saves As Maple Leafs Win First Round Series

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov stopped 31-of-32 shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 series-clinching overtime victory against the Lightning in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round matchup. Samsonov had his best individual performance of the Stanley Cup playoffs while allowing only a goal to Lightning center Steven Stamkos in the early minutes of... Read More

Aleksander Barkov Has Multi-Point Performance In Game 6

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov finished with a goal and an assist in Friday's 7-5 victory against the Bruins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Barkov contributed with an assist on the Panthers opening goal of the contest on a power play, and the 27-year-old later scored his first goal of the... Read More

Alexandar Georgiev Collects Victory In Must-Win Game 6

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexander Georgiev stopped 22-of-23 shots on goal in Friday's 4-1 victory against the Kraken in Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round series. Georgiev struggled at times throughout the series but he played his best in the must-win situation as the Avalanche forced a deciding game at home on Sunday. Georgiev allowed... Read More

Jake Oettinger Excellent As Stars Advance To Second Round

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 23-of-24 shots on goal in Friday's 4-1 series-clinching victory against the Wild in Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round matchup. Oettinger had another great performance to close out the series as he gave up only one goal in the third period of the contest to Wild forward Frederick... Read More

Laurent Brossoit Plays Well As Golden Knights Advance To Second Round

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 29-of-30 shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 series-clinching victory against the Jets in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round matchup. Brossoit wrapped up the series with a great performance as he gave up only one goal in the contest, with the Jets having an extra skater on... Read More

Dawson Mercer Contributes Two Points In Game 5 Victory

New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer finished with a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-0 victory against the Rangers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Mercer picked up his first career playoff point on a power-play assist, and the 21-year-old added a short-handed goal later in the second period. Mercer was... Read More

Auston Matthews Scores Goal In Game 5 Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews scored a late goal in the third period of Thursday's 4-2 loss against the Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Matthews brought the Maple Leafs within a goal of sending the game to overtime for the third consecutive time, but the team was unable to... Read More

Tye Kartye Makes NHL Debut, Scores Goal In Game 5 Victory

Seattle Kraken forward Tye Kartye scored his first career NHL goal in Wednesday's 3-2 victory against the Avalanche in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series. Kartye was making his NHL debut as a result of injured forward Jared McCann being unable to suit up for the game, and the Kraken managed to come... Read More

Patrice Bergeron Scores Goal In Return To Lineup

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (upper-body) made his return to the lineup and scored a power play goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss against the Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Bergeron was sidelined for the start of the series with both an illness and upper-body injury, but the Bruins were... Read More

Sergei Bobrovsky Makes 44 Saves In Game 5 Victory

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 44-of-47 shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime victory against the Bruins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Bobrovsky had his best performance of the series when the Panthers needed it the most as he helped the team force a sixth game back at home against... Read More

Stuart Skinner Bounces Back With Game 5 Victory

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner made 25 saves in Tuesday's 6-3 victory against the Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series. Skinner had a bounce back performance in the decisive victory at home, as he was pulled from his start in Game 4 on the road after a rough first period. Skinner... Read More

Ilya Sorokin Extends Series With Game 5 Victory

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped 34-of-36 shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 victory against the Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Sorokin surrendered even-strength goals in the second and third period while keeping the Hurricanes from scoring on each of their four power-play chances in the contest. Sorokin has... Read More

Tyler Seguin Scores Power-Play Goal In Game 5 Victory

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin finished with a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-0 victory against the Wild in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series. Seguin's first period goal was his fourth of the series, and the 31-year-old has been an important contributor for the Stars on the power play with each... Read More

Leon Draisaitl Contributes With Two Goals In Game 4 Victory

Edmonton Oilers center/left wing Leon Draisaitl finished with two goals and one assist in Sunday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Kings in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series. Draisaitl was one of three Oilers skaters to finish with three points in the contest, as center Connor McDavid and defenseman Evan Bouchard each finished... Read More

Jack Campbell Picks Up Game 4 Victory In Relief

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell made a relief appearance and finished with 27 saves in Sunday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Kings in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series. Campbell entered the game at the start of the second period as a result of starting goaltender Stuart Skinner allowing three goals on 11... Read More

Jake Oettinger Has Terrific Performance In Game 4 Victory

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 32-of-34 shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 victory against the Wild in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series. Oettinger had a great bounce back performance following a four-goal loss to help his team even up the series on the road before heading back to Dallas for the... Read More

Cale Makar Collects Two Points In Game 3 Victory

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar finished with a goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-4 victory against the Kraken in Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series. Makar picked up an assist on forward J.T. Compher's short-handed first period goal, and later scored his first goal of the series to extend the Avalanche lead... Read More

Akira Schmid Terrific In Playoff Debut To Earn Game 3 Victory

New Jersey Devils goaltender Akira Schmid stopped 35-of-36 shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 overtime victory against the Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. The Devils turned to rookie netminder Schmid for his first career NHL playoff start after starting goaltender Vitek Vanecek surrendered nine goals through the opening two games... Read More

Ilya Samsonov Plays Huge Role In Game 3 Road Victory

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov stopped 36-of-39 shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime victory against the Lightning in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Samsonov did not have a great start to the game as he gave up two goals in the opening period, but the 26-year-old kept the team in... Read More

Laurent Brossoit Makes 30 Saves In Game 3 Victory

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 30-of-34 shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Jets in Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series. Brossoit played well through the opening two periods before allowing three goals in the third period, including the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation to... Read More