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Paul Stastny and Sebastian Aho scored the
Carolina goals, and Antti Raanta recorded 19 saves.
The Islanders, who began the third with a 3-1 lead, were in a
protective mode in the period, producing only five shots on
goal. Aho halved the deficit with 9:32 left and the Hurricanes
pulled Raanta with 2:30 remaining, but they couldn't come up
with the tying tally.
Stars 4, Wild 0
Jake Oettinger made 27 saves for his second postseason shutout
in 12 career starts and Dallas gained control of its Western
Conference quarterfinal series against visiting Minnesota with a
win in Game 5.
The Stars own a 3-2 series lead heading into Game 6 on Friday
night in St. Paul, Minn. Jason Robertson and Tyler Seguin each
had a goal and an assist, Mason Marchment and Ty Dellandrea also
scored and Roope Hintz had three assists for the second
consecutive game for Dallas.
Hintz has 11 points in the series (four goals, seven assists),
surpassing Mike Modano for the most points in a playoff series
in team history. Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves for the Wild.
Oilers 6, Kings 3
Nick Bjugstad posted his first career two-goal playoff game to
pace Edmonton to a victory over visiting Los Angeles, putting
the Oilers one win away from claiming their Western Conference
first-round playoff series.
Evander Kane, Leon Draisaitl, Brett Kulak and Zach Hyman also
scored for the Oilers, who hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven
series. Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner made 25 saves, while
Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse collected two
assists apiece.
Adrian Kempe collected one goal and one assist for the Kings.
Alex Iafallo and Quinton Byfield also scored. Starting goalie
Joonas Korpisalo surrendered four goals on 19 shots before being
pulled. Pheonix Copley stopped 6 of 8 shots in relief.
--Field Level Media
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