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The Avalanche will play either the Vegas Golden Knights or Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Final. We had all those areas covered, and MacKinnon made a heck of a shot.” But you look at it, they have a netfront (player), they have a bumper player, they have a backside player. … He’s been making us miserable to play against,” Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog said. “He defends hard, and tonight he was in the right spot at the right time.” Kulak finished Martin Necas’ crossing pass with a one-timer from the right dot past a sprawling Jesper Wallstedt to cap Colorado’s four-goal rally.

• The Flyers were swept in a best-of-7 series for the first time since losing to the Boston Bruins in the 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
• But you look at it, they have a netfront (player), they have a bumper player, they have a backside player.
• Hughes became the first defenseman in Wild history to score a series-clinching goal.

“I think we could have played better (in the first), but it was only 1-0 and I think we played better in the second, got some momentum. You got to give credit to them. They didn’t give us a lot of chances, especially in front of the net.” Taking advantage of a crazy carom off the end boards, Bourque got the puck at the right post and moved it into the slot before putting it past Wallstedt’s back side with a wrist shot. He collected a return pass from Marcus Foligno, drifted through the slot and fired a wrist shot top shelf over the glove of Oettinger. “We played hard, but it felt like every time we made a mistake, it ended up in our net, and I think it wasn’t for a lack of trying to score, it’s just that we didn’t get the bounces that we needed,” Dallas forward Matt Duchene said. Wyatt Johnston and Mavrik Bourque each scored, and Oettinger made 16 saves for the Stars, the No. 2 seed in the Central Division.

With just 10 total goals allowed across eight postseason games, the Hurricanes are off to the Eastern Conference Final for the second straight season and the third time in four. “Us as a line, we want to get to our game and play in their end, forecheck. We know that the strengths of our game, as a team and as a line, is forechecking, disruption and we got to that in the second period.” Two tipped goals and one at the end there that’s just a great shot by a great player. Mackenzie Blackwood allowed three goals on 13 shots before being replaced at the start of the second period by Wedgewood, who stopped all seven shots in relief. Hughes became the first defenseman in Wild history to score a series-clinching goal.

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Blake broke the puck out of the Flyers zone and slid dbbet it to Hall, who hit a streaking Stankoven for the wrist shot. “In the first intermission, we knew that wasn’t the greatest first period for us,” Hall said. “I think it was tighter than a 4-0 series,” Flyers captain Sean Couturier said. Tyson Foerster and Alex Bump each scored, and Vladar made 37 saves for Philadelphia, the No. 3 seed out of the Metropolitan. Carolina will advance to the Eastern Conference Final and is the fifth team in NHL history to have an 8-0 start to the postseason.

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Sturm made a desperation play, diving to knock his own rebound across the crease to Foligno, who was wide open for the snap shot. I feel like they outplayed us most of the series, which that’s just how it is, that’s just plain and simple. Video review determined McCarron played the puck with his hand and the goal was overturned. Boldy made a move to shake off Colorado forward Brock Nelson in the left corner before sending a backhand pass to Johansson from below the goal line for the play. Johansson scored to make it 1-0 Minnesota 34 seconds into the first period with a one-timer from the left circle that beat Blackwood’s glove far side.

“It’s on to round two now. You flush this. It doesn’t matter anymore. We’ve got another series to win.” “We did what we had to do,” Wild defenseman Brock Faber, who had the primary assist on Hughes’ go-ahead goal, said. Mikko Rantanen’s pass from below the goal line found Johnston in the slot, who put a snap shot past the right pad of Wallstedt. Defenseman has 2 goals, 3 points in Game 6 victory, Minnesota advances for 1st time since 2015 The Flyers were swept in a best-of-7 series for the first time since losing to the Boston Bruins in the 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals. The only other teams to win their first eight were the 1969 St. Louis Blues, the 1960 Montreal Canadiens, and the 1952 Detroit Red Wings.