Hughes scores winner in 3rd period, Wild eliminate Stars in Western 1st Round

These guys are the best, (they’re) Presidents’ Trophy (winners).” It just felt like we had a really good team, and you get through these guys, you never know, but if we had to lose it, you want to lose to these guys. That’s the character of our group, so not too much of a surprise there,” Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes said. One is you’re going to win, which is a great feeling, and when you lose, it’s an empty feeling,” Hynes said. Nick Foligno scored twice and Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild, the No. 3 seed from the Central. “I think now (I’ll) pay closer attention to that (series).

Blake scored the winner after taking a pass from Taylor Hall in the slot. « Everybody is doing it. It’s how we have to get it done. Go down the list, every guy had his hand in these two series wins. » It just shows you need literally everybody to win a series in this League.

• That was all Andersen would allow, stopping the Flyers’ final five shots of the third period and two saves in overtime.
• “Tonight, (Drury) getting us back in it, and (Kelly), so yeah, they scored twice.
• Just keep an eye on both those teams and see how that series goes.”

Hughes ‘difference-maker’ as Wild advance to Western 2nd Round

And just for me, a special goal in my career, for sure.”

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Blake broke the puck out of the Flyers zone and slid it to Hall, who hit a streaking Stankoven for the wrist shot. « In the first intermission, we knew that wasn’t the greatest first period for us, » Hall said. « I think it was tighter than a 4-0 series, » Flyers captain Sean Couturier said. Tyson Foerster and Alex Bump each scored, and Vladar made 37 saves for Philadelphia, the No. 3 seed out of the Metropolitan. Carolina will advance to the Eastern Conference Final and is the fifth team in NHL history to have an 8-0 start to the postseason.

« It’s on to round two now. You flush this. It doesn’t matter anymore. We’ve got another series to win. » « We did what we had to do, » Wild defenseman Brock Faber, who had the primary assist on Hughes’ go-ahead goal, said. Mikko Rantanen’s pass from below the goal line found Johnston in the slot, who put a snap shot past the right pad of Wallstedt. Defenseman has 2 goals, 3 points in Game 6 victory, Minnesota advances for 1st time since 2015 The Flyers were swept in a best-of-7 series for the first time since losing to the Boston Bruins in the 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals. The only other teams to win their first eight were the 1969 St. Louis Blues, the 1960 Montreal Canadiens, and the 1952 Detroit Red Wings.