Bruins stay alive with overtime win as Wild take series lead over Stars

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-bruins/jeans23J/"]Bruins[/a], outscored 15-9 in the first fives games of the series, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/boston-bruins-jeans23J/buffalo-sabres-UobjtMIP/?mid=xrbKFUeC"]were looking for a second straight road win[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-sabres/UobjtMIP/"]Sabres[/a]. [/p][p]Things got off to a rocky start for them though, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kastelic-mark/K23PoD6E/"]Mark Kastelic[/a] was sent to the penalty box for roughing just two minutes into the contest. They were made to pay on the ensuing power play, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dahlin-rasmus/rgM9Q0C7/"]Rasmus Dahlin[/a] took a shot from the Boston face-off zone that went straight in.[/p][embed guid="7dd10631-447b-4c28-a70e-e42330267949" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2049275909773873632?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Behind once more, there was no further room for error for the guests. They finished the opening frame with nine shots on target in comparison to Buffalo's five.[/p][p]But, the Bruins did respond midway through the second. After going for goal from a tight angle, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindholm-elias/vmvqcVUh/"]Elias Lindholm[/a]'s initial effort was kept out by Sabres goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lyon-alex/f5NTIM3H/"]Alex Lyon[/a]. The puck popped into the air, and the Swede was first to it, swiveling and firing it into the net to tie the game.[/p][embed guid="fe5db51b-b023-47ad-8345-6e404515af74" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2049291180764991656?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]There was a hush from the home crowd as the Bruins celebrated a much-needed leveller. [/p][p]The rest of regulation saw the score remain 1-1, with both teams trading blows and trying to find the go-ahead marker. For the first time in the series, overtime was required.[/p][p]Boston prevailed in both games that went beyond regulation time against Buffalo during the regular season, and kept the streak going when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pastrnak-david/dnZgEHz4/"]David Pastrnak[/a] finished off a stretch pass from Lindholm 9:14 into the first period of overtime to seal the win.[/p][embed guid="2df161be-d37e-4031-a47f-73b52d315dd1" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2049318320780771411?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The teams will return to the ice on Friday in Boston as the Bruins look to force a deciding Game 7.[/p][embed guid="707a141c-1513-4ad2-9e6b-746d89883dcf" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h14lyZB9ZO0" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Wild beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-stars/vVAvnIuC/"]Stars[/a] to close in on series win[/h2][p]In Dallas, the Stars [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/dallas-stars-vVAvnIuC/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=GK1c7XTs"]fell 4-2[/a] to the visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Minnesota Wild[/a] as the guests have now taken a 3-2 series lead.[/p][p]It did not take long for the opening goal to come about, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zuccarello-mats/dUgUZg2M/"]Mats Zuccarello[/a] received a pass right in front of the net from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaprizov-kirill/dUVy6hct/"]Kirill Kaprizov[/a] and converted to give the Wild the lead.[/p][embed guid="4ace68f6-e96d-4206-b5ab-003846a7e92f" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2049283186736472523?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Stars did not panic though, tying up the game five minutes later on the power play. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heiskanen-miro/bNHedyM4/"]Miro Heiskanen[/a] took a shot from just inside the blue line past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wallstedt-jesper/OjlzZAgi/"]Jasper Wallstedt[/a] to make it 1-1.[/p][embed guid="f5a005d1-0bae-4efb-a032-0ae8c8350a9a" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2049285238409322709?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boldy-matthew/Uo8KxuyO/"]Matthew Boldy[/a] thought he had put the Wild back in front just before intermission, but a successful coach challenge left the score level for the break. However, the forward would not be denied 32 seconds before the end of the second. Left with a bit too much space, he shot from point-blank range to put the guests back ahead.[/p][embed guid="c5717f7c-6b45-4c78-b15f-5ceb45204fe1" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2049304884520927366?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]It became 3-1 in the third when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/matheson-michael/M98azKW9/"]Mike McCaron[/a] was the fastest to the puck, breaking in on goal and beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oettinger-jake/fkHJeW0T/"]Jake Oettinger[/a] to double his side's advantage.[/p][embed guid="f1ad4dd8-afe7-4e7e-8ba3-0fc7b8915d41" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2049313309099249969?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Dallas, having lost the last two games, were in danger of falling behind in the series for the first time. They did find a goal with 3:21 left to restore some hope. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-jason/bZecfUHu/"]Jason Robertson[/a] made the most of the opportunity to make it an exciting finish. [/p][p]Ultimately, that seldom mattered, as Kaprizov scored an empty netter shortly thereafter to round out the scoring and give Minnesota the chance to win the series on home ice.[/p][embed guid="6a73e4ae-ce98-460b-b491-374a77e6a563" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr3MSxKmSvM" social-type="youtube" /][p]Game 6 is on Thursday at the Grand Casino Arena, with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado Avalanche[/a] awaiting the winner of the series.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Oilers[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Ducks[/a][/h2][p]Finally, Edmonton cut Anaheim's series lead to 3-2 and staved off elimination after an impressive [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=bgSiaxNh"]4-1 triumph[/a] in Game 5.[/p][p]Leon Draisaitl netted a pair of goals, while Evan Bouchard contributed with three assists as the Oilers dug deep to keep the series alive.[/p][embed guid="05b1ba8c-8dae-4cdb-8ec3-f7cb615bca5a" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMwyzwkRi0k" social-type="youtube" /]