Logan Stankoven scored a goal in each game, Frederik Andersen only allowed five goals in four games, and the Hurricanes completed their four-game sweep of the Senators to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. TSN's Hockey panel discuss what went wrong for the Senators in this series, and more.
After dropping four straight games to a dominant Hurricanes squad, Senators head coach Travis Green says his group battled hard throughout the series and have taken steps from the year previous towards being a Stanley Cup contender. Green touches on the 'what ifs' of the series and praises the outstanding play of netminder Linus Ullmark.
After being held pointless in the series, Senators captain Brady Tkachuk expressed his dissatisfaction with the result of the series and shares what he learned about his team that battled through adversity and came up short of expectations. Defenceman Thomas Chabot gives credit to the Hurricanes for their dominant play and assures that his group will be back in the postseason next season.
Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis reveals that he watches Seinfeld to unwind and fall asleep at night and that George Costanza is his favourite character. St. Louis also he likes 'Friends' as well, but that it's "nowhere near Seinfeld".
Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson says he joked that he was going to score the overtime-winner in Game 3 during the intermission. Hutson also talks about how he's been working on his shot.
With Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Ivan Demidov all still searching for their first goal of the series, the Habs have full confidence in their depth and believe their star players are close to snapping their scoring slump.
Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis explains how important it is to take momentum in a playoff series, while the players share how "super dialed" the club is right now, especially with the series having gone to three straight overtime games.
Senators head coach Travis Green says he's "not happy" the team is in an 0-3 series hole to the Hurricanes, but explains that the focus is to win one game at a time. Green also shares his message to the group ahead of today's must-win game.
With the team's backs against the wall today against the Hurricanes, Senators head coach Travis Green refuses to share if they'll be any changes to his lineup for Game 4.
Lawson Crouse scored twice in a 5:42 span in the second period and the Utah Mammoth won the first NHL playoff game in the state, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Friday night. UTA leads series 2-1.
TSN's Edmonton Bureau Chief Ryan Rishaug joins SportsCentre to discuss what went wrong for the Oilers in their Game 3 loss to the Ducks, and what Anaheim is doing to make Connor McDavid's life difficult so far in the series.
Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson scored 42 seconds apart in the third period, Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks celebrated their first home playoff game in eight years with a 7-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. ANA leads series 2-1.
Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime to regain the series lead. Alexandre Texier and Kirby Dach scored for the Canadiens, while Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point countered for the Lightning. MTL leads series 2-1.
The TSN Hockey playoffs panel reacts to Lane Hutson's overtime-winning goal, Kirby Dach's huge bounce back performance, and more from the Canadiens' Game 3 victory over the Lightning.
Lane Hutson buried the overtime-winner in Game 3 to give the Canadiens a 2-1 series lead over the Lightning, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours for Friday night.
Are the Ducks shutting Connor McDavid down or Is there something specific missing from his game right now? What's the biggest issue with the Oilers' man-advantage right now? Should Tristan Jarry stay ready or is the net still Connor Ingram's long-term? TSN's Ryan Rishaug discusses this and more ahead of tonight's Game 3.
Jake Sanderson will be a significant loss for the Senators on many fronts as the team is hanging on by a thread in their first-round series against the Hurricanes. Claire Hanna has more on how Sanderson's absence is only one of the issues facing Ottawa as its season hangs in the balance ahead of Game 4.
Despite the Oilers scoring eight goals in their first two games against the Ducks, Connor McDavid has yet to record a point in the series. Can McDavid get back to his scoring ways as the series shifts back to Anaheim? SportsCentre discusses this and other storylines ahead of the Oilers Game 3 clash with the Ducks.
With their series knotted at a game apiece, the Canadiens and Lightning will play Game 3 at the electric Bell Centre and Kaiden Guhle says the home crowd's roar could encourage a little more physicality out of their team. Will the physical play continue to ramp up? Kenzie Lalonde and Pierre LeBrun join SportsCentre to discuss.
The Montreal Canadiens head back home with a split of the first two games in Tampa Bay but were heavily outshot and outplayed in overtime of Game 2. Frankie Corrado, Mike Johnson and Martin Biron join the TSN Hockey panel to discuss how the Canadiens need to find a way to stay composed at home, their struggles to score at even strength and how under appreciated Brandon Hagel has been so far in this series.
Although the Penguins are facing elimination on Saturday when they take on the Flyers and only four teams have overcome an 0-3 deficit to come back and win a series, Sidney Crosby stresses the importance of taking it one game and win at a time.
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