The Ducks have taken the hockey world by surprise this playoffs, eliminating the Edmonton Oilers in a six-game series. Now, they are going toe-to-toe with the Pacific Division champions, and the series is tied at two wins apiece.

Game 1 was taken by the Golden Knights 3-1, while Game 2 saw the score reverse as the Ducks tied the series. Game 3 was a decisive 6-2 win for the Golden Knights, and Game 4 on Sunday night was a 4-3 overtime victory for the Ducks as Beckett Sennecke scored the overtime winner – the sixth player to score in three consecutive playoff games before age 21.

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Beckett Sennecke became the sixth player in NHL history to record a three-game goal streak in the playoffs before age 21 👀

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Youth is leading the way for the Ducks, as Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry, and Jackson LaCombe each have 10 points in 10 games through their first playoff appearances.

Vegas’ Mitch Marner leads the team with 16 points, followed by Jack Eichel who has 13. Other than Marner and Eichel, no other Golden Knight has hit the 10-point mark yet.

Carter Hart had his worst game of the series on Sunday night in Game 4, he allowed four goals on 23 shots, posting a .826 save percentage, following a .971, .926, and .939 in the first three games of the series.

On the other side, Lukas Dostal has allowed nine goals on 72 shots this series, slotting him with a .875 SV% against the Golden Knights. He was pulled in Game 3’s loss, after allowing three goals on eight shots. Ville Husso came in to relieve Dostal, he saved 15 of the final 17 shots against the Ducks.

Neither team has won back-to-back games in this series as both clubs prepare for tomorrow’s Game 5 matchup at 7:30 p.m. in Vegas.

Doan and Chayka part ways again

Shane Doan is out for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as reported on Monday.

The departure marks the first move since John Chayka and Mats Sundin have taken over head office on May 3. Doan had served as special advisor to the general manager for nearly three years with the Leafs, his contract was set to expire on June 30.

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The Maple Leafs and Shane Doan have parted ways, Sportsnet can confirm. Doan spent the last three seasons as a special advisor to the general manager.

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Doan and Chayka encountered each other before with the Arizona Coyotes, where Chayka was the general manager at the conclusion of Doan’s career. The former NHL superstar had played 21 years with the Arizona Coyotes, where he recorded 395 goals and 955 points in 1,466 games.

Upon the end of his one-year deal signed in 2016, the club released a statement noting the need to “move on” to a younger group. The team’s owner at the time, Andrew Barroway, said he regretted not informing Doan of the decision himself, while also maintaining that it was the “right hockey decision.”

Doan decided to announce his retirement with the expiration of his contract.

“I could not fathom at the time that I would end up playing in Arizona for the next 21 years, raise a family, and call this place home. But that’s exactly what happened,” Doan wrote in his letter to the fans at the time of his retirement, published by the Arizona Republic.

“And that’s why this has been one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. I’m retiring from the NHL.”

Xhekaj and Malenstyn fined after Game 3

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj and Buffalo Sabres forward Beck Malenstyn have been fined for the maximum allowable amount under the CBA.

Xhekaj’s $3,385.42 fine was for roughing Sabres forward Sam Carrick at the end of the game. The Canadiens defenceman cross-checked Carrick down to the ice, and then punched him twice as the Sabres forward tried to get up.

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Arber Xhekaj DROPPED Sam Carrick with a right at the end of the game 😳🥊

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Malenstyn was fined $3,515.63 for goaltender interference, after he charged through Jakub Dobes’ crease in the second period, with no observed intention of stopping or avoiding contact with the goaltender.

Daily Faceoff’s Ryan Cuneo opined that the contact could have been instigated by Canadiens’ Zachary Bolduc making contact with Malenstyn.

While an excuse could be made that Malenstyn was pushed from behind by Montreal forward Zack Bolduc, it’s clear the league believes that Malenstyn did not make the appropriate efforts to avoid the collision.
Sabres fans can be understandably upset by these decisions, as Xhekaj and Malenstyn were given approximately equivalent punishments, despite Xhekaj’s actions being far more blatantly intentional.

Both players have gone pointless through the series, and have avoided suspension, making them available for Game 4’s matchup at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.