Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck failed to finish his third straight game after allowing five goals on 23 shots in Friday’s Game 6 loss in St. Louis.
Max Pacioretty scored a late tiebreaking goal in the third period to send the Toronto Maple Leafs to a series-clinching 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night in Game 6 of the first-round matchup.
Nathan MacKinnon got credit for a go-ahead goal with 10:56 remaining after the puck bounced off the shoulder of a Dallas player, and the Colorado Avalanche staved off elimination by beating the Stars 7-4 in Game 6 on Thursday night.
Jack Eichel scored his first goal of the series to give Vegas the lead late in the second period, and Adin Hill held it up on a 29-save night to spur the Golden Knights on to the second round with a 3-2 victory over the Wild.