Series wrap-up: 4 goals from Joe Pavelski (in his return), but the Stars lose

Last night saw the start of the second round on the Bettman circuit.

For the occasion, the Panthers visited the Leafs and the Kraken was in Dallas. Here are the highlights:

Joe Pavelski scores 4 goals, but the Stars lose

The Stars could count on Joe Pavelski’s return to action yesterday, after his first-round injury.

Let’s just say his return to action was a great success. And why? Because the American scored four goals, all four of them for his team.

“I’M BACK! -Joe Pavelski@budlight | #BudLightCelly | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/JQGZOUHmAG

– Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) May 3, 2023

Joe Pavelski beats Grubauer with a beautiful redirect for his second goal of the game, 2-1 Stars! #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/VCzNEaeEcA

– Field hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights (@HockeyDaily365) May 3, 2023

Why stop at a hat trick… JOE PAVELSKI HAS FOUR GOALS! 😱 #StanleyCup #NHLStats: https://t.co/Dy2G2JspHc

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– NHL (@NHL) May 3, 2023

JOE PAVELSKI WITH THE HATTY!!! 🎩 pic.twitter.com/OSXT0azqSt

– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 3, 2023

But as I mentioned, his fine performance was spoiled by a Seattle overtime win thanks to a Yanni Gourde goal.

GOURDE GETS THE OT WINNER! 🚨

Yanni Gourde turns and fires home the overtime winner as the @SeattleKraken win Game 1 against the Stars! #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/BgkhjKbN72

– NHL (@NHL) May 3, 2023

The Kraken now lead the series 1-0.

The next game will be played in Dallas on Thursday, starting at 9:30pm.

The Panthers are confident

After beating the Bruins in seven games, the Panthers had no easy task when they faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the next round.

But Matthew Tkachuk’s team is full of confidence, and they kept up the momentum in game one.

A 4-2 victory.

In defeat, Matthew Knies scored his first NHL goal.

As for the Tkachuk’s older brother, he picked up an assist on his team’s first three goals. Boston hero Carter Verhaeghe scored the winning goal after the Leafs had come from behind.

Carter Verhaeghe picking up where he left off in the First Round! 💥 #StanleyCup

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– NHL (@NHL) May 3, 2023

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 34 of 36 shots.

Florida leads the series 1-0, and both teams will return to action on Thursday at 7pm in Toronto.

Overtime

– The evening’s results.

– Pavelski obviously leads the charge.

– The second round continues tonight.