Stanley Cup playoffs daily: Pivotal Game 3 in Jets-Stars, Game 4 for Leafs-Panthers

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With his overtime game winner in Game 3, the Panthers’ Brad Marchand extended his own NHL record for consecutive postseasons with a game-winning goal, a streak that goes back to 2017. Marchand’s four career playoff OT goals is seventh all time.

Have we seen the real version of “Playoff Bob” yet? Sergei Bobrovsky is sixth among eight regular goaltenders that made Round 2 with a 2.94 goals-against average, and sixth in the same cohort with a .875 save percentage. Those rates were 2.33 and .906, respectively, during the Panthers’ Stanley Cup run last year.

Maple Leafs center John Tavares scored two goals in Game 3, which was his fourth career multigoal playoff game and second in his career against the Panthers; the previous multigoal game against Florida was in 2016 while Tavares was with the New York Islanders.

With each goal that Morgan Rielly scores, he extends his franchise lead for playoff goals by a defenseman. Rielly now has 15 for his career, ahead of second-place Ian Turnbull with 13.

Öcal’s Three Stars from Saturday

1. The final seconds

We saw it again on Saturday night. You never know what’s going to happen in a Stanley Cup playoff game — even a Leon Draisaitl own goal with one second left that was headed for overtime.

Smith scored two goals — one of his own, and credited for the game-winning own goal off of Draisaitl’s stick — in Vegas’ 4-3 win. He and Nicolas Roy scored 54 seconds apart in the first period to even the score at 2-2, which marked the fastest Vegas has overcome a multi-goal deficit in franchise playoff history.

Roslovic finished with two points, including his third career postseason goal as the Canes dismantled the Caps 4-0 to take a 2-1 series lead.

Saturday’s recaps

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Washington Capitals 0
CAR leads 2-1 | Game 4 Monday

Following a scoreless first period with a few superb scoring chances for both teams, the Hurricanes got on the board twice in the second, courtesy of Andrei Svechnikov and Jack Roslovic. That was all the Canes needed, as their relentless defensive pressure in all three zones prevented the Caps from mounting much of any attack in the third. Eric Robinson added a see-eye shot over Logan Thompson‘s left shoulder and Jackson Blake closed things out with a power-play tally. But this night was all about Frederik Andersen earning his fourth career shutout (and first with the Canes). Full recap.

Eric Robinson gives the Canes a 3-0 lead

Hurricanes fans erupt as Eric Robinson gives Carolina a 3-0 lead with a sweet goal in the third period vs. Washington.

Golden Knights 4, Oilers 3
EDM leads 2-1 | Game 4 Monday

Finally, the Golden Knights are on the board — and it took to the very last moment for them to pull off the stunning win in Edmonton. But first, it was savvy Oilers veteran Corey Perry scoring two to put the hosts ahead 2-0 in the first. Undeterred, the Knights scored two before the period ended to tie the contest 2-2. William Karlsson‘s second-period score put Vegas ahead 3-2, a score that would hold until 16:58 of the third when Connor McDavid tied it at three each. Then, in the very final second of regulation, Reilly Smith shot the puck toward the Edmonton goal, where it was tipped in by Oilers center Leon Draisaitl. Game, Vegas. Full recap.