In Edmonton, it was an “Avalanche” of goals that fell on the Coyotes, strangled 7-1 by the Colorado franchise. Canadian Nazem Kadri played a large part in this offensive show of strength, scoring two goals and an assist. “It was a stampede. It looked like adults confronting children. Some of our guys looked like they had never played hockey before, and I don’t have an answer for that. I take responsibility for it. I thought the players were prepared ”, said Arizona coach Rick Tocchet.
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The defending champion, St Louis, restored his balance against Vancouver with a second victory in a row (3-1), after two initial losses. Canadian Ryan O’Reilly scored his team’s first two goals and gave Alex Pietrangelo the third.
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In the East, in a close game, the Tampa Bay Lightning managed to hold its advantage of (2-1) acquired in the space of 5:30 minutes in the second half. The Florida franchise is on the verge of revenge on its rival from Ohio who had eliminated it last year at the same stage. French Blue Jackets winger Alexandre Texier played just over 18 minutes taking just one shot in this game.
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Also in Toronto, the Boston Bruins have managed to reverse a very bad situation facing Carolina. Led 2-0 in the last third, they managed to score four times in just over 7 minutes, to finally win (4-3) and lead 3 to 1 in their series.
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