“Record-Breaking Night in NHL Playoffs: Five Goals Scored in Handicaps”

Carolina’s players scored three goals in their own weakness, despite losing 4:8 in the third match of the Eastern Conference semi-finals on the ice of New Jersey, and they now lead the series only 2:1 in games. Jordan Martinook, Jordan Staal and Seth Jarvis scored during the opponent’s power plays in the Hurricanes jersey. Carolina is only the fourth team in NHL history and the first in the last 40 years to score three times in a playoff game.

New Jersey players also scored one goal in a weakened state, Michael McLeod made it 3-0 in the 13th minute when Slovakian forward Tomáš Tatar was sent off for playing with a high stick on Sebastian Ah. The Devils became just the third team in league history to win a playoff game despite conceding three shutouts. Eight goals scored is the second highest number in one elimination match in the history of the “devils”. In 1988, they scored ten times against the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Patrick Division Finals.

Toronto defender Morgan Rielly scored an assist on Sam Lafferty’s opening goal in a duel on Florida ice (2:3 pp) and extended his point streak to eight games. He recorded 11 points for three goals and eight assists. He thus equaled the club record in the playoffs, Auston Matthews (2023), Gary Roberts (2002), Doug Gilmour (1993) and Gary Leeman (1986).

Seattle confirmed that they have four balanced formations and crushed Dallas 7-2 in the third game of the Western Conference semifinals, with seven different scorers scoring for the home team. Yanni Gourde scored at the beginning of the third period even in his own weakness. The Kraken are only the fifth NHL team in the past 25 years to have 16 different scorers in the first ten playoff games. He imitated the performance of Colorado (2022), Vegas (2020), Columbus (2019) and Detroit (2011). Paradoxically, Seattle is doing well in terms of shooting, although since the fourth match of the 1st round, it has been missing the team’s best shooter from the regular season due to injury – 40-goal Jared McCann.