Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the game at 4:17 of the second overtime period, and the Carolina Hurricanes advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 5-4 win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.
With less than a minute remaining on a high-sticking double minor to New Jersey’s Dawson Mercer, Aho beat goalie Jacob Markstrom with a one-timer from the right circle.
Aho also had an assist and Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves for the Hurricanes, who overcame a three-goal deficit on Tuesday to capture the best-of-seven series. Taylor Hall, Jackson Blake and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina, which will face either the Washington Capitals or the Montreal Canadiens in the next round.
Carolina’s Shayne Gostisbehere and Seth Jarvis each logged two assists. Stefan Noesen had a goal and an assist, and Brett Pesce had two assists for the Devils. Dawson Mercer, Timo Meier and Nico Hischier added goals, and Markstrom made 49 saves.
Golden Knights 3, Wild 2 (OT)
Brett Howden scored at 4:05 of overtime to give Vegas a victory over Minnesota in Game 5 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series in Las Vegas.
William Karlsson scored a short-handed goal, Jack Eichel had two assists and Mark Stone also scored for the Golden Knights, who took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Vegas’ Adin Hill made 20 saves.
Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy each scored a goal and Joel Eriksson Ek had two assists for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots before giving way to Marc-Andre Fleury at the start of the third period because of an illness. Fleury finished with six saves and moved past Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy for the most Stanley Cup postseasons by a goalie in NHL history, 18.
Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0
Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for his first career playoff shutout in Ottawa’s win at Toronto in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.
The Maple Leafs lead the best-of-seven set 3-2, but the Senators have claimed the last two, and they host Game 6 on Thursday. Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk each had a goal and two assists and Dylan Cozens and defenseman Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 15 of 17 shots for the Maple Leafs, who have lost 13 of their past 14 chances to close out a playoff series.
Oilers 3, Kings 1
Mattias Janmark scored the third-period go-ahead goal as visiting Edmonton beat Los Angeles to move one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Evander Kane and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers in yet another comeback victory, which gives them a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. Calvin Pickard made 21 saves.
Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the Kings, who have lost three consecutive games. Darcy Kuemper gave Los Angeles a chance with a 43-save performance.
–Field Level Media
