It wasn’t Fiala’s fault that the Kings, who started the season with high ambitions, were eliminated after the first round of the playoffs. The 26-year-old provided the template for the first two goals of the Californians. Fiala then scored the third goal to make it 3-3 just before half-time.
In his three games against the Oilers, the winger collected no fewer than six points (1 goal, five assists) after his injury break.
When Edmonton took the lead for the fourth time of the game with Kailer Yamamoto about three minutes from time, the Kings, who were eliminated in the first round for the fourth time since winning the 2014 championship, like the year before against the Oilers, had no answer ready. Edmonton now meets the Vegas Golden Knights.
The New Jersey Devils, meanwhile, missed the early advance to the quarterfinals. The Newark team lost Game 6 to the New York Rangers 2-5. So the series has to be decided in a crucial game 7 on Tuesday night.
After goalkeeper Akira Schmid had led the Devils to three victories de suite in his first three playoff games and saved 80 of 82 shots, he experienced a less successful evening on Sunday night.
After conceding the fifth goal in the 53rd minute, the 22-year-old Emmentaler was substituted. When Dawson Mercer scored the last goal of the game around five minutes before the end, Nico Hischier played the last pass, Timo Meier and Jonas Siegenthaler remained without a scorer point.
Meier says after the game (video above): “The Rangers were ice cold, the chance evaluation was the difference today.” Nevertheless, the Swiss are optimistic for Game 7: “We want to run over them with our speed and our strengths.”
The Toronto Maple Leafs advanced to the next round. The Canadians won Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 after overtime and the series by 4-2 wins. Toronto is in a second playoff round for the first time since 2004.
2023-04-30 06:45:00
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