Trevor Moore scored on an overtime power play to give the host Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who reached overtime thanks to an outstanding 38-save performance from goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. He stopped all 17 shots he faced in the third period.Connor McDavid scored twice for the Oilers, and goalie Stuart Skinner stopped 28 shots. Defenseman Evan Bouchard collected two assists.
Casey Cizikas scored in the second for the Islanders, who were playing their first playoff game at two-year-old UBS Arena. Goalie Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves. Jesper Fast scored in the second for the Hurricanes, while Antti Raanta recorded 32 saves. Game 4 is Sunday afternoon in Elmont.Linus Ullmark made 29 saves as top-seeded Boston defeated host Florida in a first-round playoff series in Sunrise, Fla.
Florida managed two goals in the final five minutes -- by Gustav Forsling and Sam Reinhart. Panthers goalie Alex Lyon made 23 saves but was pulled with 11:28 left in the third, right after Pastrnak's goal made it 3-0.Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Ryan Hartman added a goal and two assists to lift Minnesota to a win over Dallas in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round series in Saint Paul, Minn.
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