2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Results: April 17th

Welcome to Full Press Hockey‘s 2023 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs coverage. Each day during this first round we give you results of playoff games, along with an analysis. The playoffs start on Monday April 17th. Be sure to stay current with all the action right here.

2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Results – As of April 18

NHL Playoff Schedule For April 17, 2023:

MATCHUP		TIME	TV
New York East 1st Round – Game 1, Series starts 4/17	@  Carolina	4:00 PM
Florida East 1st Round – Game 1, Series starts 4/17	@  Boston	4:30 PM
Minnesota West 1st Round – Game 1, Series starts 4/17	@  Dallas	6:30 PM
Los Angeles West 1st Round – Game 1, Series starts 4/17	@  Edmonton	7:00 PM

NHL Playoffs Scores for April 17, 2023:

HURRICANES LEAD SERIES 1-0

BRUINS LEAD SERIES 1-0

KINGS LEAD SERIES 1-0

WILD LEAD SERIES 1-0

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New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes

New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen scored power-play goals to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Monday night to open their first-round playoff series. Carolina, which came into the game with the league’s No. 2 penalty kill, denied all four of New York’s power plays. The Hurricanes also withstood the final roughly 90 seconds to protect the lead after the Islanders had pulled Ilya Sorokin for the extra attacker.

Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins

 Brad Marchand has had his share of highlight goals in his career. His latest was more of a lowlight for Florida goalie Alex Lyon. Marchand scored his 50th career playoff goal on a relatively easy shot, David Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk also scored, and the NHL-best Boston Bruins opened the playoffs by beating the Panthers 3-1 on Monday night.

The Bruins captured the Presidents’ Trophy, setting NHL records in points (135) and wins (65). Florida, last season’s No. 1 seed, earned the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot with a late-season push. It’s the first playoff matchup between a No. 1 seed and the Presidents’ winner from the previous season since the award was introduced in 1985-86.

Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

Ryan Hartman scored 12:20 into the second overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in their playoff opener Monday night that dragged into early Tuesday morning. Hartman gathered the puck in front of the crease and got it past Jake Oettinger at around 1 a.m. local time, ending a more than four-hour game in which both 24-year-old goalies had spectacular performances.

The Stars had been turned away on a power play after Frederick Gaudreau‘s tripping penalty against captain Jamie Benn 9:11 into the second overtime. Roope Hintz, who scored on a power play in the second period, hit the post and there were several other chances before the penalty expired.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 52 shots for the Wild, including 12 in the third period and 17 in the first overtime. He started the opener ahead of three-time Stanley Cup winner Marc-André Fleury after the goalie tandem had split games throughout most of the season.

Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers

Alex Iafallo scored in OT to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers to open their first-round playoff series Monday night. Iafallo scored a power-play goal at 9:19 of OT by converting Victor Arvidsson’s feed from behind the net.

Adrian Kempe scored twice and Anze Kopitar had a goal and three assists for Los Angeles, which held Oilers captain and NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid scoreless. Kings goaltender Joonas Korpisalo made 38 saves for the win.