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NHL Playoffs: Philadelphia Advances, Montreal One Win Away, Vegas Leads Utah 3-2

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NHL Playoffs: Philadelphia Advances, Montreal One Win Away, Vegas Leads Utah 3-2
Flyers win 1-0 OT thriller to oust Pens

NHL Roundup: Flyers move on for the first time since 2020 after ousting Pens. Habs take 3-2 lead on Lightning with Texier game-winner. Golden Knights beat Mammoth in 2OT.


Cam York scored in OT as the Flyers beat the Penguins 1-0 to win the series 4-2. Montreal beat Tampa Bay 3-2 for a 3-2 series lead. Vegas topped Utah 5-4 in double OT behind Howden and a Dorofeyev hat trick...


The Philadelphia Flyers became the third team to advance from the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, as the Montreal Canadiens moved ahead 3-2 in their series with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

 
One goal was all it took in Philadelphia as the Flyers edged bitter rivals Pittsburgh at home to close out the series in six games.


After five or more goals in four of the first five games, Game 6 was a total shift - just one goal scored, and it came in overtime.


The first period was frantic with 23 combined shots - 12 for Pittsburgh - but neither side found the net. Both teams had a power play in the frame and both were killed off.


More of the same followed in the second, with Philadelphia holding a 10-7 edge in shots. Pittsburgh got an early power play but couldn’t convert.


Philadelphia opened the third on a two-minute power play and came up empty again. From there, Pittsburgh  needing a win to force Game 7 at home - took control, outshooting the Flyers 13-5 but unable to beat Daniel Vladar.



 
The game went to overtime, where the visiting Penguins pushed hard to extend their season, putting 10 shots on net. None got past Vladar.


With 2:30 left in the first overtime, Philadelphia found the winner. Cam York’s shot from just inside the blue line hit the post and went in, sealing the series.






The Flyers advance past the first round for the first time since 2020 and will face the Carolina Hurricanes next. The Hurricanes finished first in the Eastern Conference and swept the Ottawa Senators in round one.


Habs Edge Bolts 3-2 Again, Move One Win From Round 2

Game 5 between the Lightning and Canadiens delivered again. For the fourth straight game, the final was 3-2, with Montreal taking it this time.


Brendan Gallagher put the visitors ahead three minutes in. Alex Newhook fired wide on a drive to the net, collected his own rebound, and fed Gallagher in front for the finish from inside the crease.




Tampa Bay leveled it at 6:49 of the second as Dominic James cashed in to get the Bolts on the board. The tie didn’t last long - Kirby Dach answered by carrying the puck in himself and finishing to put Montreal back in front.


The Lightning answered again late in the second, with Jake Guentzel turning a two-on-one into the equalizer past Jakub Dobes.




Outshot 40-24 on the night, Montreal still grabbed the lead back a minute into the third. Lane Hutson’s cross-ice feed found Alexandre Texier with too much space, and he buried it to quiet the Tampa crowd.




With 18:54 still to play, the Canadiens held firm against a Tampa barrage. The Lightning threw nearly half of their 40 shots at the net in the third chasing another tying goal.






The series shifts to the Bell Centre Friday, where Montreal can close it out and book a second-round matchup with either the Buffalo Sabres or Boston Bruins.


Howden Wins It in 2OT, Dorofeyev Hat Trick Lifts Vegas

Golden Knights Outlast Mammoth in Double OT


Brett Howden buried the double-overtime winner as Vegas beat Mammoth 5-4 in a thriller, while Pavel Dorofeyev notched the first playoff hat trick of his career.


The win gives Vegas a 3-2 series lead over Utah heading into Game 6 on Saturday.







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