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Last night in the NHL, four series continued.
Two teams could take a 3-0 series lead: Toronto and Winnipeg.
Here are the results and highlights:
The @StLouisBlues put up the first seven-goal showing of the 2025 #StanleyCup Playoffs to close out Thursday's four-game slate.#NHLStats: https://t.co/ez9Q7faY5Y pic.twitter.com/m1VEe0br2A
– NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 25, 2025
Overtime win: Leafs lead 3-0
The Leafs aren't a playoff team.
At least, they weren't under Sheldon Keefe. Not so under Craig Berube.
Yesterday, Toronto won 3-2 in overtime to lead the series 3-0. Ouch!
SIMON BENOIT WINS GAME 3 IN OVERTIME!
TORONTO TAKES A 3-0 SERIES LEAD!
: Sportsnet | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/EgZ7IFKjJs
– TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) April 25, 2025
The Senators came from behind, however, thanks to Brady Tkachuk's goal.
His second of the playoffs.
WHEN OTTAWA NEEDED A HERO, IT WAS THEIR TKAPTAIN.
BRADY TKACHUK WITH THE BIGGEST GOAL OF HIS CAREER. #SENS TIE IT.
– SENS TALK (@senstalk_) April 25, 2025
Auston Matthews had given Toronto the lead earlier.
What a play by Mitch Marner on the sequence!
This pass from Mitch Marner to Auston Matthews is absolutely DISGUSTING!
#StanleyCup
The @MapleLeafs have the lead in the third period!
: @espn 2
https://t.co/m0LyTCHYnH
: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+
– NHL (@NHL) April 25, 2025
Ottawa has yet to win a playoff game since May 2017.
The Leafs can end the series tomorrow.
The game will be played in Canada's national capital.
Panthers come home 2-0 ahead
The Panthers could really hurt the Lightning with a win.
Florida won 2-0 and the club now leads the series 2-0. They return home for the next two games. In view of game three, two big players could forfeit: Brandon Hagel (suspension) and Aleksander Barkov (injury).
This ain't it. Unlike Hagel, and just a bad look. Gives Florida even more motivation to embarrass this team. Put all your money on the Cats and hope Barkov is OK pic.twitter.com/oiGo7ESZL5
– Empty Netters (@EmptyNettersPod) April 25, 2025
Nate Schmidt scored the visitors' first goal.
His first of the series.
STAY HOT, NATE!
#StanleyCup
Nate Schmidt picks up right where he left off in Game 1! #NHLStats: https://t.co/o5vK42HOvy
– NHL (@NHL) April 24, 2025
And the insurance goal was scored by Sam Bennett, in an empty net.
Sam Bennett ICES it with the empty netter
The Panthers SHUT OUT the Bolts in Game 2
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– Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) April 25, 2025
Paul Maurice's club could take a 3-0 series lead tomorrow at home.
Florida currently leads the series 2-0.
Connor Hellebuyck is not the same
In St. Louis, the Blues had to win to avoid going over the cliff.
In convincing fashion, the team closed the gap in the series. Victory 7-2. They even managed to chase down the world's best goalie, Connor Hellebuyck.
Hellebuyck would never have put in such a performance in the regular season: 19 saves on 25 shots.
Hellebuyck gets the yank from the net
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– Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) April 25, 2025
His defense wasn't perfect, but he didn't help himself, either…
A big blunder by Connor Hellebuyck…
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– TVA Sports (@TVASports) April 25, 2025
For the Blues, Pavel Buchnevich scored the first hat trick of the 2025 series.
Pavel Buchnevich has the first hatty of the 2025 #StanleyCup Playoffs!
Hat Trick Challenge presented by @AstraZenecaUS pic.twitter.com/WrW9Jz6Ri1
– NHL (@NHL) April 25, 2025
Cam Fowler became the first defenseman in franchise history to score five points in a playoff game.
Still!
It took Cam Fowler three playoff games with the Blues to set a franchise record. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/8ELR8iRMxi
– St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) April 25, 2025
St. Louis could tie the series on Sunday, still at home.
The Jets lead 2-1.
Another 5-2 Wild win
In game two, the Wild won 5-2.
And in yesterday's game three, Minnesota won by the same score.
Kirill Kaprizov opened the scoring.
It goes on for Kirill Kaprizov!
Game #3 between the Wild and Golden Knights is underway on TVA Sports 2
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– TVA Sports (@TVASports) April 25, 2025
The duo he forms with Matthew Boldy is simply sensational.
He already has 13 points in three games.
#12 and #97 have EACH put up multiple points in every single game this series
– NHL (@NHL) April 25, 2025
While Kaprizov and Boldy were in charge of the attack, Filip Gustavsson was in charge of preserving the lead.
ALL ABOARD THE GUS BUS!
#StanleyCup
Filip Gustavsson makes a fantastic stop to save the game and the @mnwild score on the other end to put the game away! pic.twitter.com/pnGZVJ9Q3p
– NHL (@NHL) April 25, 2025
The two teams meet again tomorrow in Minnesota.
The Wild lead the series 2-1.
Overtime
– Of course.
Tempers flared at the end of the second period, with Matthew Tkachuk right in the middle of it all
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– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 25, 2025
– A first point for the young defender.
Zeev Buium has his first NHL point.
Buium became the second player in @mnwild history to record his first career point in the #StanleyCup Playoffs, joining Calen Addison (Game 5 of 2021 First Round).#NHLStats: https://t.co/ez9Q7faY5Y pic.twitter.com/VNY1nuj5YK
– NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 25, 2025
– What a goal!
RYAN HARTMAN LOOKS AT THE CLOCK, THROWS THE PUCK ON NET OFF KAPRIZOV AND IN BEFORE THE BUZZER
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– Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) April 25, 2025
– Adin Hill hunted.
Akira Schmid is in net for the Golden Knights to start the third period
: Sportsnet+ pic.twitter.com/GAu4iKvtlx
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 25, 2025
– Bon.
Scott Arniel was GIVING IT to the official
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– Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) April 25, 2025
– Fowler leads the charge.
– Three games on tap tonight.
