All four second-round series officially started after the Dallas Stars and the Winnipeg Jets played their first game on Wednesday, and we now have a feeling for all eight clubs. Will the two home teams on the reverse court Tuesday night after losing in Game 1?
First is the capital of Washington, who lost 2-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes in OT. The two squares are again on Thursday ESPN at 7 a.m. ET. Nightcap features Vegas' Golden Knight host Edmonton Oilers (9:30 PM ESPN) After that, visitors won 4-2 on Tuesday.
Continue reading ESPN Research’s statistical insights for a game preview, reviewing what happened during Wednesday’s match and Ardaöcal’s three-star rating on Wednesday.
Showdown notes
Carolina hurricane in the capital of Washington
Game 2 | 7 pm ET | ESPN
After the cane won its first game in DC, the odds changed drastically: the opening odds were Hurricane -195, and the capital +165. It's Hurricane -425 now, and the capital +300.
Jaccob Slavin won the OT game in Game 1, his first professional playoff title goal. There are three more defensemen in the Hurricane/Whalers franchise history, with playoff goals: Niclas Wallin (scoring three points), and Tim Gleason and Ian Cole.
The crutches allowed 14 goals in Game 1, the team with the least number of teams in the playoffs this season and the second allowed second in the playoffs allowed by Carolina in the team history (12, vs. Islanders in the first round of 2024).
Alex Ovechkin was shot in Game 1 and hit 18 games with multiple goals (regular season and playoffs). His last goal was scored by a shot or less in a row in the playoff series against the Rangers last year.
Pierre-Luc Dubois has now played in 10 games and has no goals (dating back to the regular season). His last goal? April 10 against hurricanes.
Edmonton Oilers in the Golden Knights of Las Vegas
Game 2 | 9:30 ET | ESPN
The series opened with a draft pick, with both teams winning odds of -110. After the Oilers’ first win, they are now a -225 favorite, while the Golden Knights are now +190.
Connor McDavid's 39 playoff goals are seventh in the Oilers' history, behind only Jari Kurri (92), Glenn Anderson (81), Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky (81), Mark Messier (80), Esa Tikkanen (51) and current teammate Leon Draisaitl (45).
Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard scored six goals in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup final, and he has already scored four in seven playoff games.
Mark Stone has scored two goals in Game 1 and now has 36 playoff goals since joining the Cavaliers in 2018-19. During this period, this was fifth in the NHL with Edmonton's Zach Hyman, behind Nathan Mackinnon (50), Draisaitl (39), mikko rantanen (39) and Brayden Point (37).
According to Stathletes, Stone, Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev have more lines than allowed (six) in the playoffs. In the regular season, the difference between the three on the ice is 112-77.
Öcal's three stars start on Tuesday
Another record in the NHL is "Moose". In the same playoffs, he became the first player in NHL history to have two single-cycle hat-tricks. They only have three other players in their Profession: Wayne Gretzky (III), Maurice Richard (III), Tim Kerr (Two).
The former Canadian captain scored his first goal and added William Nyland's goal to the second goal. He now has won three consecutive victories for the first time since 2021.
In a match where the Panthers tied for the second game and gave the Leafs a 2-0 lead, the Clutch stage three goal scored 17 seconds.
Wednesday's review
Toronto Maple Leaf 4, Florida Black Panther 3
Tor Leads 2-0 | Game 3 Friday
Both teams are willing to give an inch, and the second game is another final result. The Panthers first hit through Aleksander Barkov's first-ever powerful goal, answered by Max Pacioretty in the first late. Old Maple Leaf nemesis Brad Marchand scored 15 seconds in the second second before William Nylander ranked first with a 4:18 mark in his sixth season in the playoffs. The score will remain tied until Max Domi scores his first regulatory goal in the playoffs. Anton Lundell even attracted the Panthers 3-3 early in the third quarter, but new father Mitch Marner beat the game to win the game in just 17 seconds. Complete review.
Dallas Star 3, Winnipeg Jets 2
Dahl leads 1-0 | Game 2 Friday
As happened in many of the first games in the season after the season, the two teams did not score in the first phase, weighed each other. Winnipeg's Nino Niederreiter made the party start until the second time, but followed by a performance by Mikko Rantanen. The Finnish striker got a natural hat-trick - a two-game winning streak with a hat-trick - which brought the stars up 3-1. Mark Scheifele won third place in the playoffs at the end of the second time, but despite the angry efforts in the third quarter, the Jets still couldn't get the equalizer. Complete review.