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Series highlights: Gabriel Landeskog scores his first NHL goal since 2022
Mathis Therrien
Series highlights: Gabriel Landeskog scores his first NHL goal since 2022
Credit: Four NHL series continued yesterday, with three games #4 and one game #3. Each of these games was decisive, with one team also facing elimination. Without further ado, here’s a summary of the four games. 1. Gabriel Landeskog scores first goal in 1041 days And there you have it. Landeskog hadn’t played in the NHL […]

Four NHL series continued yesterday, with three games #4 and one game #3.

Each of these games was decisive, with one team also facing elimination.

Without further ado, here's a summary of the four games.

1. Gabriel Landeskog scores first goal in 1041 days

And there you have it.

Landeskog hadn't played in the NHL since the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 2022, and we all thought his career was potentially over.

But he found a way to return for the playoffs, three years after his last NHL game.

And last night, in his second playoff game, the Avalanche captain scored his first goal in 1,041 days.

What a magnificent moment.

It's great to see Landeskog back in the NHL, even though he was only 29 when he had to retire due to a serious knee injury.

At 32 today, the Avalanche captain looks to be back in top form, and it doesn't get much better than that.

As for the game itself, well, among other things, Landeskog's goal gave the Avalanche a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars to level the series.

The Avalanche completely dominated this game with 48 shots, while MacKenzie Blackwood was perfect, turning away all 23 Stars shots.

Game #5 of the series takes place in Dallas on Monday at 9:30pm.

The series is tied 2-2.

2. Senators avoid the worst and stay alive

The Toronto Maple Leafs had the chance today to become the first team to advance to the second round by sweeping the Ottawa Senators in four games.

But, true to form, the Leafs were unable to finish the job.

The Ottawa Senators found a way to survive and win their first playoff game since 2017.

For the third game in a row, the two teams went to overtime, but this time, the Leafs didn't come out on top.

However, the Leafs did have a chance to close out the debate, as they benefited from a four-minute power play courtesy of Drake Batherson, who hit Chris Tanev in the face with his stick.

The Leafs didn't capitalize on this opportunity, and that kept the Senators' hopes alive, eventually winning the game on Jake Sanderson's game-winning goal.

The Sens stay alive with this 4-3 victory, as the series heads back to Toronto, this time for Game #5, scheduled for Tuesday at 7pm.

The Maple Leafs lead the series 3-1.

3. Lightning close gap on Panthers

After losing both their home games, the Lightning were already virtually on the brink as the series moved to the Panthers' Sunrise home.

Tampa had no room for error, as Jon Cooper's team simply couldn't afford to fall behind 3-0 in the series.

Fortunately for the Lightning, they found a way to win Game #3 and close the gap in the series.

Although the Lightning were outshot 34-22, they managed to win 5-1, in a game where Andrei Vasilevskiy clearly got the better of Sergei Bobrovsky.

Jake Guentzel scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had three assists.

The next game in the series takes place on Monday at Sunrise, starting at 7pm.

The Panthers lead the series 2-1.

4. Golden Knights level series against Wild

Last night, the Minnesota Wild had the chance to hurt the Vegas Golden Knights, and jeopardize the predictions of most field hockey fans by taking a 3-1 series lead.

Unfortunately for the Wild, and for my prediction, the Golden Knights leveled the series last night, winning 4-3 in overtime.

Vegas dominated the game 46-32 in shots, but got a hand from the referees, especially on their third goal, when in my opinion there shouldn't have been a goal. The two players jostling in front of the net should have been chased off.

The Wild didn't give up, however, and equalized less than a minute later.

But in the end, it was the Golden Knights who came out on top, thanks to Ivan Barbashev's winning goal.

Game #5 of this series takes place on Tuesday in Vegas, starting at 9:30pm.

The series is tied 2-2.


In Burst

– Here are yesterday's results.

– Here are yesterday's top scorers.

(Credit: NHL.com)

– Today's program: four games #4.

(Credit: Google/NHL)
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