Let’s watch some playoff hockey!
Here’s the slate for the next few days (all times CT):
Eastern Conference
Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Do the Devils have the Hurricanes right where they want them? Looking lost in the first two games of the series before taking over worked well against the Rangers, but let’s see how the Hurricanes respond tonight. Antti Raanta is expected to miss this game for Carolina with an illness. Carolina leads the series 2-1.
Antti Raanta (illness) is unavailable for the #Canes again tonight, so it sounds like Frederik Andersen will be the starting netminder for Game 4.
Mackenzie MacEachern "more than likely" will play per Rod Brind'Amour, but no word on who would come out to make room. pic.twitter.com/NOdvvIHgc5
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) May 9, 2023
Western Conference
Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
It’s been a back-and-forth series so far, but the Kraken are coming off a convincing 7-2 win on Sunday and will be looking to continue that momentum. Jake Oettinger continues to have a subpar postseason, one of the biggest surprises in the Western Conference. And Dallas may be without Miro Heiskanen – he’ll be a game-time decision. Seattle leads the series 2-1.
Per Pete DeBoer on Miro Heiskanen: “He’s here with the group. Obviously a pretty bad cut. I would call him day to day. We’ll see how he feels tomorrow. 24 hours makes a big difference with those types of things.”
Cut is not around the eye and he is not in concussion protocol.
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) May 8, 2023