Deen’s Daily: Bednar’s Take On Officiating; Flyers Push Pens To Brink; Stars, Wild Continue To Exchange Punches

Jared Bednar had thoughts about some of the calls against the Avalanche on Tuesday. The Flyers won again, pushing the Pittsburgh Penguins to the brink of elimination just three games into the series. Also, the two teams that the Avs could face in the second round have continued to exchange punches for three straight games. This last one went the distance and more.

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — April 23.

Colorado Hockey Now

The Avalanche are on the road for the first time in the playoffs tonight as they look to build off a second consecutive 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings.

In Game 2, they tied it late and won it OT, but they also dominated in scoring chances, high danger opportunities, expected goals, and pretty much any underlying metric. They were also called for two infractions that were quite questionable.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Recap

Game 3 Recap — Penguins 2 at Flyers 5 — (PHI leads 3-0)

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are on the brink of elimination. The Flyers took care of business at home and can end the series on Saturday.

Game 3 Recap — Stars 4 at Wild 3 OT— (DALleads 2-1)

It took until more than halfway through the second overtime period for the Dallas Stars to regain home-ice advantage. Wyatt Johnston redirected the puck past goalie Jesper Wallstedt on the power play to give the Stars a second straight win.

Game 2 Recap — Ducks 6 at Oilers 4 — (Series tied 1-1)

The Oilers scored four times, but their defensive game wasn’t up to par against the Ducks’ offense. Anaheim took the lead early in the second period and never relinquished it the rest of the way. The series shifts to Anaheim with the series tied at one.

Tonight’s Schedule

• Game 3: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins (5 pm MT on TNT)

• Game 3: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators(5:30 pm MT on tbs)

• Game 3: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings (8 pm MT on TNT)

Around The NHL

Boston Hockey Now:Jeremy Swayman is establishing himself as a leader in the Bruins’ locker room.

Detroit Hockey Now: Dylan Larkin spoke on locker room cleanout day. What he said about another disappointing ending to the season in Hockeytown.

New Jersey Hockey Now: Devils ownership finally spoke about the split with Tom Fitzgerald. Here’s why they made the decision.

Philly Hockey Now: The Flyers are one win away from the second round, which would be their first time advancing that far since 2020.

Forever Blueshirts: Is Chris Drury the right man to handle the Rangers’ retool?

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