Vegas

Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 8-3 (.727)overall, 5-3 (.625) on the road

Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 4-4 (.500)overall, 3-3 (.500) when starting at home

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 4-1 (.800) overall, 3-0 (1.000) when starting at home

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven after winning Game 3: 4-1

Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 1-3 (.250) overall, 0-3 (.000) when starting at home    

Winnipeg

Game 3 Record: 3-5 (.375)overall, 2-1 (.667) at home

Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 1-1 (.500) overall, 1-0 (1.000) when starting on road

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 2-0 (1.000) overall, 1-0 (1.000) when starting on road

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven after winning Game 3: 1-0overall

Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 0-2 (.000) overall, have yet to trail 2-1 when starting on road

Pre-game

* Adam Lowry (3-0—3 in 2 GP) has scored in each game this postseason. Only three players in franchise history have recorded a goal streak of three or more games in the playoffs, with Patrik Laine (3 GP in 2019) the only one of that group to do so from the start of the postseason. The longest goal streak of Lowry’s regular-season career is three games, achieved from Feb. 25 to March 1, 2022.

 * William Karlsson (19-30—49 in 68 GP) has found the scoresheet in each of the first two games and enters Game 3 one goal shy of passing Alex Tuch (19 in 66 GP) and tying Mark Stone (20 in 48 GP) for the second most in franchise playoff history behind teammate Jonathan Marchessault (21 in 68 GP). Karlsson also needs one point to join Reilly Smith (14-39—53 in 68 GP) as the second player with 50+ postseason points for the Golden Knights.

Toronto

Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 33-46 (.418) overall, 11-19 (.367) on road

Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 16-24 (.400) overall, 11-8 (.579) when starting at home

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 18-12 (.600)overall, 13-2 (.867) when starting at home

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven after winning Game 3: 9-9overall

Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 10-21 (.323)overall, 5-6 (.455) when starting at home

 Tampa Bay

Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 22-14 (.611)overall, 9-7 (.563) at home

Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 13-6 (.684) overall, 3-5 (.375) when starting on road

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 14-3 (.824) overall, 3-2 (.600) when starting on road

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven after winning Game 3: 9-3 overall

Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 6-6 (.500) overall, 3-5 (.375) when starting on road

Pre-game

* Mitchell Marner is one of six players in franchise history to record consecutive three-point games at any time in a postseason, following Doug Gilmour (1993), Joe Klukay (1951), Ted Kennedy (1948), Babe Dye (1922) and Alf Skinner (1918). Marner can become the first in franchise history to extend that run to three contests.

 * Mitchell Marner can become the second player in NHL history with at least three points in each of his first three games of a postseason. The only player to do so to date is Steve Payne, who achieved the feat in Games 1-3 of the 1981 Preliminary Round with Minnesota North Stars.

 * Tampa Bay heads home for the first time during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In 2022, Tampa Bay set a franchise record by winning eight consecutive home games from Game 4 of the First Round vs. Toronto to Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final vs. Colorado.

New Jersey

Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 24-20 (.545) overall, 13-9 (.591) on road

Trailing 2-0 in best-of-seven: 1-7 (.125) overall, 1-2 (.333) when starting at home

Trailing 3-0 in best-of-seven: 0-3 (.000)overall, 0-1 (.000) when starting at home

Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 5-13 (.278) overall, 2-6 (.250) when starting at home  
 

NY Rangers

Game 3 record in best-of-seven: 34-43 (.442)overall, 22-28 (.440) at home

Leading 2-0 in best-of-seven: 11-3 (.786) overall, 5-1 (.833) when starting on road

Leading 3-0 in best-of-seven: 5-0 (1.000)overall, 2-0 (1.000) when starting on road

Leading 2-1 in best-of seven: 18-7 (.720)overall, 9-2 (.818) when starting on road

Pre-game

* Chris Kreider can become the first player on record to score multiple power-play goals in three or more consecutive games – regular season or playoffs. He is currently one of five players with multiple power-play goals in two straight postseason games, following Joe Pavelski (2 GP in 2010 w/ SJS), Bernie Nicholls (2 GP in 1992 w/ EDM), John Druce (2 GP in 1990 w/ WSH) and John Tucker (2 GP in 1988 w/ BUF). The NHL has power-play goals on record from 1933-34 onward.

 * Chris Kreider needs two power-play goals to match the League record for most in a single series, a mark set by former Rangers forward Chris Kontos in the 1989 Division Semifinals (6 w/ LAK). Kreider is five back of the NHL record for most power-play goals in a playoff year, a mark shared by Mike Bossy (9 in 1981 w/ NYI) and Cam Neely (9 in 1991 w/ BOS).

 * The Devils had a franchise record-tying 28 road wins in 2022-23, equaling a club benchmark set in 1998-99. Only two clubs had as many wins as the road team in 2022-23: Boston (31) and Colorado (29 including Global Series or 28 excluding).

 * Ondrej Palat (48-47—95 in 140 GP) is two shy of his 50th career playoff goal. Jaromir Jagr (78-123—201 in 208 GP) is the only Czech-born skater to record as many goals in the postseason.

Colorado

Game 3 record in best-of-seven:  22-28 (.440) overall, 14-17 (.452) on the road

Tied 1-1 in best-of-seven: 9-11 (.450)overall, 6-6 (.500) when starting at home

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven: 16-8 (.667) overall, 12-5 (.706) when starting at home

Leading 2-1 in best-of-seven after winning Game 3: 6-4overall

Trailing 2-1 in best-of-seven: 6-9 (.400)overall, 3-5 (.375) when starting at home

 Pre-game

* Devon Toews (7 G in 32 GP) scored the game-winning goal in Game 2 to tie the series at 1-1. Toews needs one playoff goal to pass Adam Foote (7 G in 170 GP) for sole possession of fourth place among Nordiques/Avalanche defensemen; Sandis Ozolinsh (18 G in 82 GP), Rob Blake (16 G in 68 GP) and teammate Cale Makar (15 G in 57 GP) make up the top three.

 * Brandon Tanev can become the second player in the past decade to score a shorthanded goal in consecutive playoff games – the only player to do so in that span is Matt Nieto, with Colorado in 2019 (2 GP).

Source: NHLStats Resources
NHL Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Playoffs Edition – April 22, 2023