The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks are one win away from the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs
The GIST: Buckle up hockey fans because three Canadian teams are still contending for the Stanley Cup, including the never-say-die Toronto Maple Leafs. Weekend plans? Confirmed.
Toronto Maple Leafs force Game 7: The Buds did their best Houdini impression and escaped from the Boston Bruins’ series lead, earning a 2–1 Game 6 win last night to set up every sports fan's dream: Game 7.
- Team-leading scorer Auston Matthews missed his second straight game, but right winger William Nylander provided all the offense the Leafs needed to send the series back to Beantown.
- On defense, goalie Joseph Woll lived up to his name, making 22 saves, a great sign heading into tomorrow’s 8 p.m. ET winner-take-all showdown between these archrivals.
Vancouver Canucks (up 3-2) look to prey on the Nashville Predators: The Pacific Division champs are running out of chances (and goalies) to clinch a second-round berth, but the Canucks have a great opportunity to put the Preds away in tonight’s 7 p.m. ET Game 6.
- Vancouver already has two wins in the Music City so far this series and will look to captain Quinn Hughes to fire up the squad from puck drop.
The Edmonton Oilers dethrone the LA Kings again: It was déjà vu for the Oilers, who sent the Monarchs home in the first round for the third straight year with Wednesday’s 4–3 Game 5 win. The high-powered offense now has the luxury of a break while they wait for their second-round opponent: either Vancouver or Nashville.
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