Oilers center Connor McDavid, Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson and Bruins winger David Pastrnak are the finalists for the NHLPA’s most outstanding player award.
Summing up a 6-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night in Game 4, a decision that increased New Jersey’s series deficit to 3-1, Devils coach Lindy Ruff said bluntly “there was no team effort” from his club, and “we weren’t good.”
The Dallas Stars, in need of a strong outing in Game 4 against the Seattle Kraken Tuesday, bounced back from a lackluster Game 3, authoring a 6-3 win that tied this Round 2 series at 2-2, and prompted coach Pete DeBoer to say “we were better everywhere.”
Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots in his first playoff start and the Maple Leafs staved off elimination by beating the Panthers 2-1 in Game 4 of their series.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson remains absent from the Ravens’ voluntary offseason workouts less than six days after signing a five-year, $260 million deal.