2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Results: April 22nd

Welcome to Full Press Hockey‘s 2023 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs coverage. Each day during this first round we give you results of playoff games, along with an analysis. The playoffs start on Monday April 17th. Be sure to stay current with all the action right here.

2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Results

NHL Playoff Schedule For April 22, 2023:

MATCHUP		TIME
Vegas West 1st Round – Game 3, Series tied 1-1	@  Winnipeg	1:00 PM
Toronto East 1st Round – Game 3,  Series 1-1	@  Tampa Bay	4:00 PM
New Jersey East 1st Round – Game 3, NYR lead series 2-0	@  New York	5:00 PM
Colorado West 1st Round – Game 3,  Series tied 1-1	@  Seattle	7:00 PM

NHL Playoffs Scores for April 21, 2023:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEAD SERIES 2-1

MAPLE LEAFS LEAD SERIES 2-1

RANGERS LEAD SERIES 2-1

AVALANCHE LEAD SERIES 2-1

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Vegas Golden Knights vs Winnipeg

Michael Amadio scored at 3:40 of the second overtime Saturday to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets and a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

Dylan Samberg‘s clearing attempt for Winnipeg from the back boards, deflected off Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev‘s skate to Amadio for a one-timer that went into the top right corner – going between goalie Connor Hellebuyck‘s head and glove. Adam Lowry tied it for Winnipeg with 21.9 seconds left in regulation, beating goalie Laurent Brossoit of a rebound to cap a three-goal, third-period comeback.

Eichel had two power-play goals and added an assist. Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist, and Keegan Kolesar also scored. Brossoit, who spent three seasons with the Jets, made 30 saves. Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, and Hellebuyck stopped 43 shots.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Down a goal and outplayed for much of the night, the Toronto Maple Leafs found a way to reclaim home-ice advantage in their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Ryan O’Reilly scored with a minute left in regulation, then won a faceoff that set up Morgan Reilly’s goal at 19:15 of overtime that gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory Saturday night in Game 3 of the best-of-seven matchup.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 36 shots for Toronto. He had eight saves in the extra period, one on Lightning star Nikita Kucherov from point-blank range, to give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is Monday night at Amalie Arena.

Toronto, which hasn’t won a playoff series since 2004, also regained home-ice advantage in the series after watching it slip away during a lopsided loss at home in Game 1.

New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers

After losing big in the first two games at home, New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff turned to rookie goalie Akira Schmid for the start in the crucial Game 3. The move paid off and the Devils are back in the series.

Dougie Hamilton scored 11:36 into overtime and the Devils beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night to cut their series deficit to 2-1.

Jack Hughes scored and Jesper Bratt had two assists for New Jersey, which lost the first two games at home by 5-1 scores. Schmid, starting in place of Vitek Vanecek, finished with 35 saves. The Devils turned to the 22-year-old Schmid after Vanecek gave up nine goals on 52 shots over the first two games. Schmid became the first rookie goalie to start a playoff game for the Devils since Martin Brodeur in 1994.

Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken

Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar weren’t interested in being side characters to a historic night for the Seattle Kraken.

The trio took center stage and reclaimed home-ice advantage for the defending Stanley Cup champions.

MacKinnon and Rantanen scored in a 1:28 span early in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche spoiled Seattle’s first home playoff game with a 6-4 victory Saturday night in Game 3 of the first-round series.

Tied at 3 after a wild first 40 minutes, the defending Stanley Cup champions relied on their best players to take a 2-1 lead in the series.