Boston
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 59-49 (.546) overall, 35-25 (.583) on road
Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 27-20 (.574) overall, 20-10 (.667) when starting at home
Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 24-11 (.686) overall, 18-7 (.720) when starting at home
Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 10-27 (.270) overall, 8-11 (.421) when starting at home

Florida
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 4-7 (.364) overall, 1-3 (.250) at home
Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 3-3 (.500) overall, 2-0 (1.000) when starting on road
Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 1-1 (.500) overall, 1-0 (1.000) when starting on road
Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 2-3 (.400) overall, 1-0 (1.000) when starting on road

Pre-game
* Matthew Tkachuk and the Panthers evened their series against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins in their last outing and now return to FLA Live Arena with the hopes of a 2-1 advantage. Florida, one of only two teams to hand Boston multiple losses during the regular season (FLA: 2-2-0 in 4 GP & OTT: 2-2-0 in 4 GP), also played a part in one of only two sets of consecutive Bruins losses in 2022-23 after handing the club an overtime defeat Jan. 28 (3 GP from Jan. 26-29 & 2 GP from March 12-14).

* Brad Marchand has scored in each of his first two games of the series and heads to Florida with 25-25—50 in 66 career playoff games as the designated road team. His 25 career road goals in the postseason are tied with Jonathan Toews for the fifth most among active players behind Sidney Crosby (38 in 90 GP), Alex Ovechkin (36 in 71 GP), Evgeni Malkin (32 in 87 GP) and Patrick Kane (26 in 70 GP).

Carolina
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 10-18 (.357) overall, 5-8 (.385) on the road
Leading 2-0 in best-of-seven: 6-2 (.750) overall, 5-2 (.714) when starting at home
Leading 3-0 in best-of-seven: 2-0 (1.000) overall, 1-0 (1.000) when starting at home
Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 6-4 (.600) overall, 5-3 (.625) when starting at home

NY Islanders
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 25-24 (.510) overall, 16-17 (.485) at home
Trailing 2-0 in best-of-seven: 3-10 (.231) overall, 3-9 (.250) when starting on road
Trailing 3-0 in best-of-seven: 1-6 (.143) overall, 1-5 (.167) when starting on road
Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 6-14 (.300) overall, 6-11 (.353) when starting on road

Pre-game
* Brent Burns has collected two assists in each of Carolina’s first two games of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He can become the fifth defenseman in NHL history with multiple assists in each of his first three games of a postseason; Paul Martin (4 GP in 2014 w/ PIT), Al MacInnis(3 GP in 1999 w/ STL), Chris Chelios (3 GP in 1991 w/ CHI) and Flash Hollett (3 GP in 1943 w/ BOS) are the only ones to do so to date.

* The Islanders are set to host a playoff game at UBS Arena for the first time – a rink that witnessed the club conclude the regular season with four consecutive victories and outscore the opposition 19-4 through that span. New York’s all-time winning percentage of .644 as the designated home team in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is tied with Edmonton for the second highest in NHL history and trails only Montreal (.656).

Dallas
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 23-35 (.397) overall, 9-15 (.375) on road
Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 15-15 (.500) overall, 8-3 (.727) when starting at home
Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 16-6 (.727) overall, 9-1 (.900) when starting at home
Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 8-17 (.320) overall, 4-5 (.444) when starting at home

Minnesota
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 8-7 (.533) overall, 6-5 (.545) at home
Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 3-3 (.500) overall, 3-1 (.750) when starting on road
Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 1-2 (.333) overall, 1-0 (1.000) when starting on road
Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 3-5 (.375) overall, 3-5 (.375) when starting on road

Pre-game
* Captain Jared Spurgeon has recorded five career multi-point games for the Wild in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Only four players have registered more for the franchise: Zach Parise (8 GP), Mikko Koivu (6 GP), Jason Pominville (6 GP) and Marian Gaborik (6 GP).

* Miro Heiskanen registered 0-4—4 in the Stars victory in Game 2 and became one of four defensemen in NHL history to record multiple four-point outings in the postseason at age 23 or younger. The others: Paul Coffey (5x), Drew Doughty (2x) and Cale Makar (2x).

Los Angeles
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 17-24 (.415) overall, 15-18 (.455) at home
Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 8-10 (.444) overall, 6-8 (.429) when starting on road
Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 6-3 (.667) overall, 5-2 (.714) when starting on road
Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 6-12 (.333) overall, 4-9 (.308) when starting on road

Edmonton
Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 30-18 (.625) overall, 12-10 (.545) on road
Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 17-6 (.739) overall, 7-2 (.778) when starting at home
Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 19-3 (.864) overall, 9-0 (1.000) when starting at home
Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 4-8 (.333) overall, 2-2 (.500) when starting at home

Pre-game
* Leon Draisaitl (3-2—5 in 2 GP) has led the Oilers offensively through their first two games of the First Round series, a stretch that includes a 2-0—2 effort in Game 1 and 1-2—3 in Game 2. Already with 19 career multi-point games in the playoffs (39 GP), Draisaitl can become just the fourth player in NHL history to record multiple points in at least half of his first 40 career outings in the postseason; only Wayne Gretzky (25 GP), Sidney Crosby (22 GP) and Mario Lemieux (21 GP) have done so.

* The Kings can become the first team in NHL history to pull even after facing a multi-goal deficit in each of their first three contests of a playoff year should they fall behind by two-plus tallies in Game 3.

Source: NHLStats Resources
NHL Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Playoffs Edition – April 21, 2023