The torture of the playoffs continue tonight. I say torture due to the fact the Canucks are not there. Patrik Allvin was answering questions about Miller/Petey fiasco...and it gives Kent chest pain as he thinks about the incompetence of management.
LAST NIGHT'S ACTION
EDMONTON BEATS LAS VEGAS 5-4 IN O/T (Edmonton leads 2-0)
The Golden Knights have made too many mistakes against an Oilers team that has the speed to make you pay quickly. The Vegas defense has looked suspect on a bunch of plays and 5 minute misconducts don't help. I won't count out Vegas, but the Oilers have found a way to win in both games so far. It's either going 7 games or it will be a sweep. With the next two games in Edmonton....I think it might be the latter.
WASHINGTON BEATS CAROLINA 3-1 (Series tied 1-1)
The Caps capitalized (get it) on mistakes and powerplays to get a win in a back and forth game without many shots. The Canes are going to have to find ways to break out faster and get more bodies in front of Thompson.
TONIGHT'S ACTION
Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 3
7 p.m. ET
Toronto leads best-of-7 series 2-0
The Panthers must be happy to get out of Canada. The defending cup champs have not been able to body their way through the series and have been outplayed. The Leafs seem to have found some sort of groove and maybe the sand and sun won't stop them this year. We'll see.
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Max Pacioretty -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Bobby McMann -- Max Domi -- Pontus Holmberg
Steven Lorentz -- Scott Laughton -- Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly -- Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe -- Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Joseph Woll
Matt Murray
Scratched: David Kampf, Dakota Mermis, Philippe Myers, Ryan Reaves, Nicholas Robertson, Artur Akhtyamov, Dennis Hildeby
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (undisclosed)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Evan Rodrigues -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Brad Marchand
Mackie Samoskevich -- Nico Sturm -- Jesper Boqvist
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt -- Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Uvis Balinskis, A.J. Greer, Jonah Gadjovich, Jaycob Megna, Tomas Nosek
Injured: None
Status report
Stolarz, a goalie, did not travel with the Maple Leafs and won't play. … The Panthers may have a few changes due to health issues. Coach Paul Maurice said those would be game-time decisions.
Western Conference Second Round, Game 2
9:30 p.m. ET
Dallas leads best-of-7 series 1-0
This game was close all the way and then in the 2nd period in the span of 2 minutes, it wasn't. And then the Jets got to within one, but just couldn't get one passed Oettinger. Winnipeg desperately needs to get the split before the teams head to Dallas.
Stars projected lineup
Mikael Granlund -- Roope Hintz -- Mikko Rantanen
Jamie Benn -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Mason Marchment-- Wyatt Johnston -- Jason Robertson
Oskar Back -- Sam Steel -- Evgenii Dadonov
Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell -- Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel -- Alexander Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mavrik Bourque, Colin Blackwell, Mathew Dumba, Brendan Smith
Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Nils Lundkvist (shoulder)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev -- Morgan Barron -- Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury -- Colin Miller
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Dominic Toninato, David Gustafsson, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Luke Schenn, Ville Heinola
Injured: Rasmus Kupari (concussion), Logan Stanley (undisclosed)
Status report
The Stars, who held an optional morning skate, will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-2 win in Game 1 on Wednesday. ... Schenn, a defenseman, will be a scratch for the first time this postseason.
Game Day Battle Hymn
I am hoping Winnipeg finds a way to split the series tonight....they need to get the Led out.
