Domi, ’Canes oust Bruins in Game 7
Max Domi scored twice in the second period while Antti Raanta had 27 saves to help the Hurricanes beat the Bruins, 3-2, on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., to win the deciding Game 7 of their first-round playoff series.
Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who finally put away a Bruins team that had ousted them from the playoffs in two of the past three postseasons. That ended a series in which neither team could manage a road win, with the Hurricanes eventually getting the final word backed by yet another rowdy and loud home crowd.
Carolina advanced to the second round to face the winner between the Rangers and Penguins who will play Game 7 of their series Sunday night.
Domi was an unlikely star in this one. Carolina acquired him ahead of the March trade deadline, and he rewarded them by scoring the first postseason goals of his career. He also assisted on Teravainen’s goal with a perfect pass to the top of the crease for the first-period putaway.
Raanta, who had never started a postseason game before this series, was again steady in net. He had probably his best stop on a fullsplit save to deny Taylor Hall near the left post in the first period of a scoreless game.
Jake DeBrusk scored a second-period goal for the Bruins, while David Pastrnak had one with 21.7 seconds left with Boston having pulled Jeremy Swayman for the extra attacker.
From there, the Hurricanes had to hang on through one final clockkilling shift to protect the lead before they could finally celebrate.
Lightning 2, Maple Leafs 1
In Toronto, Nick Paul scored twice, including an incredible individual effort on the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, and the Lightning beat the Maple Leafs in Game 7 to win their first-round playoff series.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 shots for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. The Lightning will next face the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Panthers in the second round.
Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto, which hasn’t reached the second round since 2004 and is now 0-9 in elimination games over the last five postseasons. The Maple Leafs also lost 4-3 in Game 6 at Tampa, Fla., on Thursday night. Jack Campbell had 23 saves.
Oilers 2, Kings 0
In Edmonton, Alberta, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as Edmonton advanced through to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, beating Los Angeles in Game 7.
Cody Ceci also scored and Mike Smith made 28 saves for his second shutout of the playoffs for the Oilers, who last won a Game 7 in 1998 and celebrated their first playoff series win since 2017.
Jonathan Quick made 39 saves for the Kings.