Quinn Hughes scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and had an assist, and the Minnesota Wild eliminated the Dallas Stars with a rousing 5-2 victory in Game 6 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. It was Minnesota’s first postseason series win since 2015. Former Florida Panther Vladimir Tarasenko and Matt Boldy also scored for the Wild, who got 21 saves from goaltender Jesper Wallstadt. Minnesota will take on the Colorado Avalanche next.
Leo Carlsson, Chris Kreider and Troy Terry each produced a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks knocked out the Edmonton Oilers with a 5-2 win at Honda Center. Ryan Poehling opened the scoring, Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist, and Lukas Dostal stopped 25 shots for the Ducks, who advanced out of the first round for the first time since 2015. Anaheim awaits the winner of the series between Vegas and Utah.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING at MONTREAL CANADIENS
- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Bell Centre– Montreal, QC
- SERIES: Montreal leads 3-2
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN 2
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Lightning: Vasilevskiy (2-3 .880 / 2.68 0SO) Canadiens: Dobes (3-2 .903 / 2.49 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Tampa Bay / Montreal
BUFFALO SABRES at BOSTON BRUINS
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: KeyBank Center – Buffalo, NY
- SERIES: Buffalo leads 3-2
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Sabres: Lyon (2-1 .953 / 1.18 0SO) Bruins: Swayman (2-3 .910 / 2.87 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Buffalo / Boston
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS at UTAH MAMMOTH
- WHEN: 10 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT
- SERIES: Vegas leads 3-2
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Golden Knights: Hart (3-2 .892 / 3.10 0SO) Mammoth: Vejmelka (2-3 .890 / 2.98 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Vegas / Utah
IIHF U18 World Championship (SF)
- Slovakia vs. Latvia 9 a.m. (NHL Network)
- Czechia vs. Sweden 1 p.m. (NHL Network)