NHL playoffs Sunday: Islanders, Capitals, Stars advance with Game 6 wins

This was with 33 seconds to go. In the game. The review didn’t last very long, but the camera angle shown wasn’t at a very high resolution. A fan managed to grab a picture of a clearer image and it’s interesting.

3. John Tavares’ tying goal mired with controversy

A scoreless second period had no real advantage either way, but the Panthers outshot the Islanders 12-10 in the middle 20 minutes.

Luongo came up big again as play swung the Islanders way for most of the frame. However, within the final minute of the game, the momentum swung heavily in the Islanders favor as Tavares potted the equalizer with 54 seconds to play.

Game 6 was make or break for the Dallas Stars. After all, the team did blown the opportunity to clinch the series against the Wild in Game 5 by abandoning their game plan in overtime. They needed to take control early in the first period, which they did with aplomb.

Things went so well that the Wild were even scoring for them. Poor Devan Dubnik accidentally maneuvered the puck into his own net! This is not ideal.

Dallas will face the winner of Chicago and St. Louis in the next round.

Brodin then made a lazy Dallas defense pay that cut the Stars’ lead in half 4-2. The Stars failed to pick up the trailer as Brodin put the puck in on an empty net.

Before they started Game 6, the Minnesota Wild paid incredible tribute to their beloved hometown legend Prince, who died on Thursday at the age of 57. They began by making his symbol in the stands using shirts and writing his name made out of pucks. Then they treated fans to a pregame video tribute set to “Purple Rain.”

NBC didn’t show that part (presumably for copyright reasons), but national audiences did get to see the moment of silence they held before the puck drop.

The first period picked up where Game 5 left off, with Neuvirth stealing the show while the Flyers gave him very little offensive support. Neuvirth stopped all 12 shots in the opening 20 minutes while the offense had just five shots in return. The Flyers committed all three of the first period penalties, including two that gave the Capitals just over a minute with a 5-on-3 advantage. Neuvirth and the penalty killing said no and the Flyers escaped from the first period tied with no score.

Moments prior to the goal, the Flyers weren’t able to score on a gift of a 5-on-3 power play.

You know who isn’t taking the news of this game well? This baby Flyers fan sitting on the glass.

Two home games after the fact, the Flyers’ promotional team seems to be embracing the incident with a bit of fun.

You’ve got to hand it to them, it’s a brilliant bit of self-deprecation and trolling. Well done, Philadelphia.