Stanley Cup Qualifying Series

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Panthers 3 Islanders 2 (New York leads the series 2-1) 

Miami survives elimination. Faces it again on Friday. 

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Coyotes 4 Predators 1 (Arizona leads the series 2-1)

Nashville faces it's first elimination game on Friday.

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Canadians 4 Penguins 3 (Montreal leads the series 2-1)

Pittsburgh faces elimination on Friday.night. 

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Blackhawks 4 Oilers 3 (Chicago leads the series 2-1)

Edmonton faces elimination Friday night. 

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Canucks 3 Wild 0 (Vancouver leads the series 2-1)

Sink or swim for Minnesota tomorrow night.

 

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Blue Jacket 4 Maple Leafs 3 OT (Columbus leads the series 2-1)

Pierre-Luc Dubois scores on a 2 on 1 break away with 1:36 in OT for the win. The game winner completed a hat trick for Dubois. 

The Toronto must do or die tomorrow night at 8. 

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Flames 4 Jets 0 (Calgary wins the series 3-1)

Calgary is the first playoff qualifier in the West. 

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Islanders 5 Panthers 1 (New York wins the series 3-1.)

Miami goes home.

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Coyotes 4 Predators 3 (Arizona wins the series 3-1.)

Filip Forsberg scored with 32 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, but 5 mintues and 27 seconds into the extra period, Brad Richardson scored the series winner.

Nashville is heading home.

 

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Canadians 2 Penguins 0 (Montreal wins the series 3-1.)

Artturi Lehkonen scored the game winner with just 4:11 left in the game and Shea Weber added an empty netter with 32 seconds left.

I didn't think Pittsburgh looked right the whole series. They seemed slow and their timing was off. Not the Pittsburgh I've come to expect.

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Who would have thought that trading Phil Kessel to Arizona would hurt Pittsburgh that much and help Arizona that much. It just seems kind of crazy that Pittsburgh has not been Pittsburgh without Phil. 

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Blackhawks 3 Oilers 2 (Chicago wins the series 3-1.)

That last penalty kill by Chicago, midway through the third period, was a thing of beauty. 

 

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Maple Leafs 4 Blue Jackets 3 OT (Series is tied 2-2.)

After Boone Jenner made it 3-0 Columbus with 4:52 to go in the game, Toronto went empty net and scored 3 times to tie it up in regulation. Austin Matthews scored 13:10 into overtime to give the Leafs the win. 

I've seen 2 leads blown in the final 4 minutes, before. I've never seen a 3 goal lead lost like that. I wonder if the rookie goalie, Elvis Merzlikins, can recover from that. It should be interesting to see who Torts starts in goal next game.

The all or nothing game 5 is on Sunday.

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Blue Jackets 3 Maple Leafs 0 (Columbus wins the series 3 games to 2)

The playoffs are set.