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Mark Stone added a goal and two assists and
William Karlsson also scored for Vegas, which roared back from a
5-1 loss in Game 1 to win the best-of-seven series four games to
one.
Stephenson registered the first two-goal playoff game of his
career, and Stone notched his second three-point game of the
2023 playoffs. Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit finished with 29
saves to improve to 9-1-0 in his past 10 starts dating back to
the regular season.
Kyle Connor scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for
Winnipeg.
Devils 4, Rangers 0
Erik Haula scored twice in a three-point game and goaltender
Akira Schmid posted his first career playoff shutout as New
Jersey claimed a victory over New York in Game 5 of an Eastern
Conference first-round playoff series in Newark, N.J.
Dawson Mercer collected one goal and one assist and Ondrej Palat
scored in the opening minute for the Devils, who hold a 3-2 lead
in the best-of-seven series. New Jersey has won three
consecutive games after losing the first two of the series, all
since Schmid was given the net. The rookie made 23 saves in the
Game 5 victory.
The Devils will look to close out the series on Saturday in New
York. Igor Shesterkin stopped 39 shots for the Rangers, who have
scored only two goals in the past three games after tallying 10
times in the series' first two contests.
Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 2
Michael Eyssimont and Anthony Cirelli each had a goal and an
assist and visiting Tampa Bay avoided elimination in the
first-round playoff series with a victory over Toronto.
The Maple Leafs lead the best-of-seven series three games to
two.
Nicholas Paul and Alex Killorn also scored for the Lightning.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots. Morgan Rielly and Auston
Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares added two
assists. Ilya Samsonov made 34 saves.
--Field Level Media
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