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5 things fans should know at this stage of the NHL playoffs

Leon Draisaitl has put up 13 points in the series, Evander Kane has scored five times — with all five goals coming in the last two games — to bring his goal scoring total to a playoff-leading 12 and there have been contributions from the team’s secondary and tertiary options with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman scoring as well.

Trailing 3-1, the Flames have a tall task ahead of them to get back into the series and try to win it. The first step they’ll have to take on this journey they face will be finding some way to slow down a prolific-looking Oilers offence.The Carolina Hurricanes hold a record of 6-5 so far during these playoffs.

They’ll be hoping to keep this trend going as they play a pivotal Game 5 with the New York Rangers in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday with their series knotted up at 2-2.After a couple of games in Carolina that saw him get outdueled by Antti Raanta Vezina and Hart Trophy finalist Igor Shesterkin was back to being the dominant force he was for much of the regular season as the series shifted to Madison Square Garden for a couple of games.

He only allowed two goals across the two games in New York and stopped 73-of-75 shots that were lobbed against him, including a 43-save performance in Game 3. If momentum is a real thing then the Rangers netminder figures to have it on his side entering Thursday’s game.New York Rangers center Frank Vatrano celebrates with goaltender Igor Shesterkin after closing the third period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in New York. The Rangers won 4-1.

 

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