Bowen Byram and Noah Ostlund each had a goal and assist, Alex Tuch scored the go-ahead goal early in third, and former Florida Panthers goalie Alex Lyon made 24 saves in the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. The Sabres took a 2-1 lead in the series.
Logan Stankoven opened the scoring again and Jackson Blake also lit the lamp for the Carolina Hurricanes, who took a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Ottawa Senators with a 2-1 win in Game 3 at Canadian Tire Centre. Frederik Andersen made 21 saves, yielding only to Drake Batherson.
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, and Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson also tallied as the Colorado Avalanche doubled up the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Crypto.com Arena to grab a 3-0 lead in the series. Adriane Kempe and Trevor Moore scored for the Kings.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING at MONTREAL CANADIENS
- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Bell Centre– Montreal, QC
- SERIES: Tied 1-1
- ON THE TUBE: TNT
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Lightning: Vasilevskiy (1-1 .870 / 2.69 0SO) Canadiens: Dobes (1-1 .895 / 2.69 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Tampa Bay / Montreal
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS at UTAH MAMMOTH
- WHEN: 9:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT
- SERIES: Tied 1-1
- ON THE TUBE: TBS
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Golden Knights: Hart (1-1 .935 / 2.56 0SO) Mammoth: Vejmelka (1-1 .902 / 2.54 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Vegas / Utah
EDMONTON OILERS at ANAHEIM DUCKS
- WHEN: 10 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Honda Center – Anaheim, CA
- SERIES: Tied 1-1
- ON THE TUBE: TNT
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Oilers: Ingram (1-1 .855 / 4.03 0SO) Ducks: Dostal (1-1 .887 / 4.08 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Edmonton / Anaheim
AHL
The Charlotte Checkers will host the Springfield Thunderbirds tonight at Bojangles Coliseum. Charlotte leads the best-of-three series 1-0 after winning Game 1 by an 8-1 count on Wednesday.