NHL Morning Skate: #StanleyCup Playoffs Edition – April 26, 2024 ▪ @FlaPanthers take 3-0 series lead against state rivals ▪️ @Canes move within one win of reaching Second Round for fourth straight year ▪ Friday features four Game 3s #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/news/17…

#TheSkinny on last night's #isles 3-2 loss to #CauseChaos @UBSArena that pushes NYI into a 3-0 hole in the series. nyiskinny.com/2024/04/the-sk… #NHL #NHLStats #StanleyCup

#TheSkinny on the #isles 3-2 loss to #CauseChaos @UBSArena that pushes NYI into a 3-0 hole in the series. nyiskinny.com/2024/04/the-sk… #NHL #NHLStats #StanleyCup

UPDATES: The total just went up to 149! Tampa Bay is now credited with 86 hits compared to Florida's 63. Now 2 players aren't being given with a hit: Cousins and Aleksander Barkov. #NHLStats

Chris Jastrzembski @Chris_Jast

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UPDATES: The total just went up to 149! Tampa Bay is now credited with 86 hits compared to Florida's 63. Now 2 players aren't being given with a hit: Cousins and Aleksander Barkov. #NHLStats

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After meeting in the 2023 Eastern Conference Final that featured four one-goal games and the sixth-longest game in postseason history, the @FlaPanthers and @Canes each moved within one win of advancing to the Second Round. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up…

Sebastian Aho notched the winning goal in Game 3 and closed in on head coach Rod Brind'Amour on a @Canes / Whalers franchise list. #StanleyCup #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up…

Frederik Andersen backstopped Carolina to a third straight win, bringing the @Canes within one victory of reaching the Second Round for the fourth straight year. #StanleyCup #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up…

Tampa Bay had 84 hits, the second-most by one team in a game in NHL history (since hits were first tracked in 2005-06). Dallas had 88 against San Jose back on May 4, 2008. #NHLStats

Florida-Tampa Bay combined for 148 hits, the most in any game in NHL history. #NHLStats

That's goals in three straight to start the 2024 #StanleyCup Playoffs for @TBLightning captain Steven Stamkos. He became the first player in franchise history with 20 career power-play goals in the postseason. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up…

Matthew Tkachuk opened the scoring for the @FlaPanthers in Game 3 and joined a small list of U.S.-born players with 20 career #StanleyCup Playoffs goals in 50 contests or fewer. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up…

Brent Burns opened the scoring for the @Canes with his 23rd career playoff goal and tied Kris Letang for the most among active defensemen. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/live-updates?d…

Carolina Hurricanes @Canes

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Brent Burns opened the scoring for the @Canes with his 23rd career playoff goal and tied Kris Letang for the most among active defensemen. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/live-updates?d…

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The @Canes and @FlaPanthers can both take 3-0 series leads tonight, but the @NYIslanders and @TBLightning have other plans. Follow the action with #NHLStats: Live Updates ➡️ media.nhl.com/public/live-up…

Ilya Sorokin is expected to make his 2024 #StanleyCup Playoffs debut in Game 3 tonight. Will he help the @NYIslanders win their first game of the First Round? Find out at 7:30 p.m. on @espn 2, @TVASports and SN360. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/news/17…

Brady Skjei ended the regular season with a 5-game assist streak and has started the 2024 #StanleyCup Playoffs with at least one in the first two games. You can catch him and the @Canes for Game 3 at 7:30 p.m. on @espn 2, @TVASports and SN360. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/news/17…

Victor Hedman will look to follow up his two-point performance in Game 2 as his @TBLightning aim for their first win of the series when they face the Panthers at 7 p.m. ET on TBS, @StreamOnMax, @Sportsnet and @TVASports 2. #StanleyCup #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/news/17…

Sergei Bobrovsky took the internet by storm in Game 2 of this First Round series. Will his string of success with the @FlaPanthers continue at 7 p.m. ET on TBS, @StreamOnMax, @Sportsnet and @TVASports 2? #StanleyCup #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/news/17…

MOST HITS PER GAME IN A POSTSEASON MONTH (min. 15 GP) 1) September 2020 (95.0 hits) (25 GP) 2) April 2024 (89.5 hits) (17 GP) 3) May 2021 (77.9 hits) (49 GP) 4) April 2023 (75.7 hits) (49 GP) 5) June 2021 (73.9 hits) (32 GP) #NHLStats

To further this: We're averaging 89.5 hits per game this postseason, the highest since tracking began in 2003-04. Prior to this year, the high for average hits per game was 76.7 in 2020-21. #NHLStats

B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce

22 hours ago

To further this: We're averaging 89.5 hits per game this postseason, the highest since tracking began in 2003-04. Prior to this year, the high for average hits per game was 76.7 in 2020-21. #NHLStats

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The @Canes enter Game 3 looking to take a 3-0 lead while the @NYIslanders aim to pull within one in front of their fans at UBS Arena. #StanleyCup #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/news/17…