Thanks to William Nylander, the Florida Panthers still don’t know who they will be playing in the second round of the playoffs. They do, however, know they will be hosting on Monday at Amerant Bank Arena.
Nylander scored twice, including a breakaway marker with 2:13 remaining in regulation to give his team a two-goal lead, sending the series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins to a seventh game that will take place Saturday night at TD Garden.
Nylander opened the scoring with 55 ticks left in the second period when his floater from just above the right circle glanced off Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy and got past Jeremy Swayman. Morgan Rielly assisted on both goals and Matthew Knies and Timothy Liljegren also collected helpers. Joseph Woll, who won Game 5, finished with 22 saves. His shutout bid was ended by Morgan Geekie, who scored with one second left.
Are the Bruins going to blow another 3-1 first round lead? We’ll soon find out.
Two more elimination games are on tap tonight with TNT handling both broadcasts.
The Vancouver Canucks are in Music City, looking to advance for the first time in four years when they take on the Nashville Predators in Game 6 at Bridgestone Arena at 7 p.m.
Sin City hosts the late game which will see the Dallas Stars try to knock out the defending Stanley Cup-champion Vegas Golden Knights at 10 p.m.