NHL roundup: Stars snag final playoff berth
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[April 28, 2022]
The Dallas Stars clinched the final
spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs by earning a point for a 4-3
overtime loss to the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday.
Dallas eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights, who entered the evening
four points behind the Stars for the final wild-card spot in the
Western Conference.
Travis Boyd scored from in front at 1:43 of the extra frame for the
Coyotes, who erased a 3-0, third-period deficit to force overtime.
Anton Stralman, Shayne Gostisbehere and Barrett Hayton (two assists)
scored while Harri Sateri made 26 saves for Arizona, which posted
its second straight victory.
Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist, Jani Hakanpaa and Miro
Heiskanen scored and Joe Pavelski logged two assists for the Stars.
Scott Wedgewood made 33 saves.
Canadiens 4, Rangers 3
Jeff Petry snapped an 18-game drought by collecting two goals --
including the game-winner with 30.7 seconds left -- as visiting
Montreal ended a nine-game losing streak by edging New York.
Petry scored in the final minute of the second period before firing
a shot over the glove of Alexandar Georgiev to cap his seventh
career two-goal game. Ryan Poehling scored in the first and Mike
Hoffman scored in the third for the Canadiens, who have the fewest
points in the NHL.
Ryan Reaves, Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome all scored for the
Rangers, who lost for the third straight time. New York scratched
its four leading scorers -- Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Chris
Kreider and Adam Fox -- with its playoff positioning secured.
Blackhawks 4, Golden Knights 3 (SO)
Tyler Johnson scored the winner in the seventh round of the shootout
and Taylor Raddysh netted two goals as Chicago ended the playoff
hopes of visiting Vegas with a shootout victory.
The loss was the third consecutive defeat by shootout for Vegas,
which failed to convert on all 17 of its attempts in those defeats.
It marked the first time in the franchise's five seasons that the
Golden Knights failed to make the playoffs.
Max Pacioretty, Amadio and Alec Martinez scored goals and Chandler
Stephenson had three assists for Vegas, which lost for the fifth
time in six games (1-2-3). Caleb Jones had a goal for Chicago, and
Sam Lafferty had two assists.
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Apr 27, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn
(14) and right wing Denis Gurianov (34) and defenseman Jani Hakanpaa
(2) and defenseman Esa Lindell (23) celebrates a goal scored by
Hakanpaa against the Arizona Coyotes during the first period at the
American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY
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Jets 4, Flyers 0
Eric Comrie made 35 saves for his first career shutout, Kyle Connor
posted his 46th goal and two assists to set a Winnipeg single-season
points record, and the Jets rolled past visiting Philadelphia.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Blake Wheeler each had a goal with an assist
while Pierre-Luc Dubois recorded his career-high 28th goal for the
Jets. With an empty-netter, Connor posted his 92nd point to top
Wheeler's records from 2017-18 and '18-19 for the most in a season
since the franchise's relocation to Winnipeg (2011-12).
Felix Sandstrom made 23 saves for the Flyers, who were shut out for
the seventh time this season.
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Kings 5, Kraken 3
Lias Andersson scored his first goal of the season to break a tie
early in the third period as Los Angeles won at Seattle.
Gabriel Vilardi, Phillip Danault, Trevor Moore and Andreas
Athanasiou also scored for the Kings. Jonathan Quick made 37 saves.
Jared McCann, Ryan Donato and Jordan Eberle scored for the Kraken,
who blew a 2-0 lead for the third time in their past four games, all
losses. Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 of 27 shots.
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