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With the Game 7 match between the Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken now complete the Final 4 bracket of the Stanley Cup playoffs is now finalized. Dallas and head coach Pete DeBoer put in another smothering performance and finally ousted Seattle in a 2-1 final with Wyatt Johnston who just turned 20-years old yesterday with the game winning goal. Dallas moves on to face the Vegas Golden Knights in a rematch of the Western Conference final from the bubble in 2020.
HE TURNED 20 YESTERDAY.... TWENTY pic.twitter.com/oehqI191Qw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 16, 2023
Thus, an all-southern final four was born with Las Vegas the northernmost city to host NHL hockey remaining. All teams get several days off as the schedule resumes on Thursday, May 18th with the Eastern Conference tilt.
Here’s your Conference Finals schedule. pic.twitter.com/VqKdztnzgX
— Ryan Boulding (@rboulding) May 16, 2023
What else has been finalized is where the Colorado Avalanche will pick in the upcoming NHL Draft, which is 27th overall. It is a position the organization has never selected from and one higher than their most recent first round selection of Oskar Olausson in 2021.
With #TexasHockey moving on to the next round, here's an updated look at the first round of the draft and the locked in picks.
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) May 16, 2023
20 - SEA
21 - MIN
22 - CBJ from LAK
23 - NYR
24 - NSH from EDM
25 - STL from TOR
26 - SJS from NJD
27 - COL
28 - TOR from BOShttps://t.co/950OhwVqcp pic.twitter.com/HaHemS1PKu
Over in Europe the lengthy round-robin portion of the World Championship continues and our favorite Moose Mikko Rantanen made an impact in Finland’s 4-3 victory over Germany with a two assist performance including this skillful play.
IT'S ELECTRIC IN HERE!
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 13, 2023
Mikko Lehtonen puts @leijonat into the lead!
3-4#IIHFWorlds #GERFIN pic.twitter.com/645nXtqw6T
Also, a nice feature on Rantanen who just might be the biggest NHL star in the tournament.
Mikko Rantanen is determined to go from disappointment to delight at #IIHFWorlds. @leijonat @Avalanche
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 15, 2023
Read full story ⤵️https://t.co/GoAk7fY7CW pic.twitter.com/h48jo8piTs
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