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Frederik Andersen has been playing so well in net for the Carolina Hurricanes that coach Rod Brind’Amour is staying with his hands-off approach when it comes to goaltenders. Things have been trickier for the Edmonton Oilers and Stuart Skinner.
Joseph Woll stopped 35 shots for the Maple Leafs, who took a 2-0 series lead with a pair of home wins and now return there for Game 5 on Wednesday night with the series tied.
Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Wyatt Johnston added a late goal. Sam Steel and Mikael Granlund each had two assists.
The scoring streak by Rantanan included back-to-back games when he had four-point periods in the first round against Colorado, his former team. He was the first player to ever do that, in the playoffs or the regular season.
Vegas rallied in the first period after Golden Knights forward Mark Stone left because of an upper-body injury.
The Hurricanes dominated play in the series opener but needed Jaccob Slavin’s overtime goal to push through on the road.
Pickard, who took over as Edmonton’s starter during a first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, was day to day.
Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Friday night in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference second-round series.
Marchand has never lost a series to Toronto - he’s 4-0 from his Boston days - and his goal gave the Panthers hope.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine of $7,813, the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.