NHL Daily – More Eliminations

NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

News

• The Carolina Hurricanes announced that they have signed forward Taylor Hall to a 3 year extension.
  • Hall’s extension carries an AAV of $3.167 million per season.

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• The NHL and NHLPA announced the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award.
  • The finalists are Nikita Kucherov (TB), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), and Cale Makar (COL).

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Jersey Tracking and Mini Recaps

Montreal Canadiens v. Washington Capitals – 7p ET – Game 5

• With the series shifting back to Washington for Game 5, the Capitals look to finish off the Montreal Canadiens, and midway through the first period, Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring with a powerplay goal to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead, and then two minutes later Jakob Chychrun scored to grow the Capitals lead to two. In the third period Tom Wilson scored his second of the playoffs while on the powerplay to grow the Capitals lead to three. Then in the third period Emil Heineman scored his first career playoff goal for the Canadiens, but Brandon Duhaime scored on the empty net to give the Capitals the 4-1 victory over the Canadiens, and take the series 4-1 and advance to face the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round.
  • Mike’s STH Xperience – Moving On

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Florida Panthers v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 730p ET – Game 5

• Heading into Game 5 in Tampa Bay, the Lightning look to stay alive as they host the Florida Panthers, and in the first period Gage Gonclaves scored his first career playoff goal to give the Lightning the 1-0 lead, but goals from Carter Verhaeghe (PPG) and Anton Lundell would give the Panthers the 2-1 lead. However, two minutes after the Panthers took the lead, Nick Paul scored his second of the playoffs to give tie the game at two for the Lightning. In the second period Aleksander Barkov scored his first of the playoffs to retake the lead for the Panthers, but Jake Guentzel’s third of the playoffs while on the powerplay would tie the game at three for the Lightning. However, Sam Bennett’s third of the playoffs would retake the lead for the Panthers. Then in the third period Eetu Luostarinen and Sam Reinhart (ENG) scored to give the Panthers the 6-3 victory over the Lightning, and takes the series 4-1 to advance to the second round.

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St. Louis Blues v. Winnipeg Jets – 930p ET – Game 5

• In Winnipeg for Game 5, the Jets look to bounce back after losing the last two games in St. Louis while the Blues look to keep their momentum going, and in the first period Kyle Connor opened the scoring for the Jets for the 1-0 lead, but Nathan Walker scored to tie the game at one for the Blues. However, a Nino Niederreiter tally would retake the lead for the Jets. In the second period Jimmy Snuggerud would score to tie the game at two for the Blues, but goals from Dylan DeMelo and Vladislav Namestnikov would give the Jets the 4-2 lead. Then in the third period Walker would score his second of the game for the Blues, but Adam Lowry would score an empty netter to give the Jets the 5-3 victory over the Blues and take the 3-2 series lead.

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Today’s Games

• TOR v. OTT – 7p ET – Game 6
• VGK v. MIN – 730p ET – Game 6
• DAL v. COL – 930p ET – Game 6
• LA v. EDM – 10p ET – Game 6

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