Ice Wars: No Sweeps

04/24/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

Overtimes Abound as No Teams Escape NHL’s 1st Round With Clean Sweep

We’re 3.5 games into the opening series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and no team is moving on to Round 2 with a first-round sweep. All 16 teams have won at least one game through less than a week of postseason play, and five out of 12-weekend games needed overtime to find a winner.

Where They Stand: Two series are tied 2-2 after the Stars and Oilers eked out tight wins on Sunday. Edmonton rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a 5-4 overtime game from the stick of Zach Hyman and even the series. The East belongs to Boston and Carolina, but the Rangers-Devils and Maple Leafs-Lightning series are packed with overtime punches back and forth. The Golden Knights are getting all they can handle from the Jets, and the Avalanche answered the call from the Kraken with back-to-back wins in Games 2 and 3.

1st-Round Series Highlights

Eastern Conference

Gm 3: Maple Leafs def. Lightning (4-3, OT) | TOR Leads (2-1)

Gm 3: Devils def. Rangers (2-1, OT) | NYR Leads (2-1)

Gm 4: Hurricanes def. Islanders (5-2) | CAR Leads (3-1)

Gm 4: Bruins def. Panthers (6-2) | BOS Leads (3-1)

Western Conference

Gm 3: Avalanche def. Kraken (6-4) | COL Leads (2-1)

Gm 3: Golden Knights def. Jets (5-4, 2OT) | VGK Leads (2-1)

Gm 4: Stars def. Wild (3-2) | Series Tied (2-2)

Gm 4: Oilers def. Kings (5-4, OT) | Series Tied (2-2)

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