Stanley Cup Playoffs – May 12, 2025 – McDAVID’S HELPING HAND LIFTS OILERS TO 3-1 SERIES LEAD

Former Windsor Spitfire, Adam Henrique (2-0—2) scored twice in the first period and Oilers captain Connor McDavid (3-14—17 in 10 GP) collected a primary assist in the middle frame to extend his assist streak to eight games as the Oilers inched closer to back-to-back appearances in the Conference Finals for the first time since a three-year stretch from 1990 to 1992.

• McDavid, with at least 14 assists through his first 10 games of a postseason for the third time in his career, became the eighth player since 2014 with an assist streak of eight or more games. The others: Leon Draisaitl (9 GP in 2022), Nathan MacKinnon (9 GP in 2020), Mikko Rantanen (9 GP in 2020), Mika Zibanejad (8 GP in 2024), Adam Fox (8 GP in 2022), Nikita Kucherov (8 GP in 2021) and Victor Hedman (8 GP in 2018).

HURRICANES TAKE 3-1 SERIES LEAD, ON THE CUSP OF CONFERENCE FINALS BERTH

The Hurricanes followed up a shutout performance in Game 3 with a five-goal outing in Game 4 thanks to stars Seth Jarvis (1-0—1) and Sebastian Aho (0-1—1), as Carolina captured its fifth straight home win to start the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and moved within one victory of the franchise’s sixth appearance in the Conference Finals.

*Jarvis scored the game’s second goal and Carolina’s eighth consecutive tally at home dating to Game 5 of the First Round – the longest stretch of consecutive home goals in franchise history, ahead of a seven-goal run in 2024. He boosted his career postseason totals to 16-19—35 and tied the Hurricanes/Whalers benchmark for most playoff points by a player at age 23 or younger (also Aho: 14-21—35).

• Aho collected the primary assist on Jarvis’ goal and became the first player in franchise history to reach the 50-assist and 80-point milestones in the postseason – benchmarks achieved by only four and five other Finnish players in Stanley Cup Playoffs history, respectively.

JETS AIM TO EVEN SERIES AGAINST STARS IN TUESDAY’S GAME 4

Josh Morrissey and the Jets will have the opportunity to tie their Second Round series during Game 4 at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, while Matt Duchene and the Stars can move within one win of the Western Conference Final.

• Kyle Connor has found the score sheet in each of the Jets’ past three road games – including a tying goal in Game 3 on Sunday – but will look to help his club grab its first playoff win as visitors since Game 1 of the 2023 First Round in Las Vegas. The Presidents’ Trophy winners led the NHL in road wins in 2024-25 (26) and set a franchise record single-season total. Winnipeg also topped the Western Conference in road points percentage (.634).
• Connor Hellebuyck, who backstopped Winnipeg to 20 of that record-setting win total as visitors in 2024-25, has a 95-61-10 (2.63 GAA, .916 SV%, 15 SO) record in games following a loss over the past five years spanning regular season and playoffs (dating to 2019-20). His 95 wins in that scenario are the second most among all netminders, trailing only Andrei Vasilevskiy (104).
• Mikko Rantanen (9-9—18 in 10 GP) will aim to help Dallas take a 3-1 series lead in the Second Round for the second straight year and needs one more point to match teammate Roope Hintz for the most within the first two rounds of the playoffs in franchise history – Hintz collected 9-10—19 in 13 games through two rounds in 2023. Rantanen and Hintz share the Dallas team benchmark for goals through two rounds of a postseason, with Rantanen now one strike away from matching the franchise record of 10 set by Steve Payne in 1981 when the club was known as the Minnesota North Stars.
• Rantanen is two points shy of becoming the first player to 20 points this postseason, propelled by outputs of three-plus points in five of his past six games. Rantanen can tie for the fourth-fewest contests by an active player to reach the 20-point mark in a playoff year and can set a new Stars/North Stars benchmark for fastest to the plateau – that benchmark is currently held by Payne (13 GP in 1981).