Morgan Rielly and his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates thought they tied up Friday's Game 5 against the Florida Panthers late in the second period, but a play that was ruled no goal on the ice was upheld on review.

Here's a closer look at the play, along with the disappointed reactions from Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas and his staff.

The NHL said the referee blew the play dead before the puck crossed the line.

The Leafs did eventually score the tying goal, as William Nylander buried one with under five minutes left in the third period.

Rielly netted a goal earlier in the second frame to cut the Panthers' lead to 2-1.

The Panthers entered Game 5 leading the best-of-seven series 3-1.

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Jesper Fast scored the winning goal just over seven minutes into overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes ended the New Jersey Devils' season with a 3-2 victory in Game 5 of their second-round series Thursday night.

The Hurricanes will face either the Florida Panthers or Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference Final. The Panthers lead that series 3-1.

More to come.

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Ryan Reynolds won't be part of the new ownership group of the Ottawa Senators, as the actor's bid for the club isn't moving forward, reports ESPN's Emily Kaplan.

Reynolds' request for an exclusive window to finalize the deal was declined, adds Kaplan.

The "Deadpool" star was aligned with a bid from real estate mogul Christopher Bratty's Remington Group. The consortium was reportedly prepared to offer $1 billion for the team, which Forbes valued at $800 million in December.

Two more celebrities - Snoop Dogg and The Weeknd - recently joined the pursuit to purchase the Senators.

The deadline for interested parties to submit final offers is Monday.

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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit exited Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers in the first period due to injury.

Brossoit needed help off the ice after sliding across the crease on an Oilers scoring chance.

The Golden Knights ruled Brossoit out for the rest of the game in the first intermission.

Adin Hill entered the contest in his place. Hill made his second appearance of the playoffs after relieving Brossoit in the third period of Game 2, which the Oilers won 5-1.

Jonathan Quick is Vegas' third goalie.

Brossoit provided stability in the Golden Knights' crease down the stretch. He went 7-0-3 with a .927 save percentage in 11 games during the regular season, including a span in April when he went 5-0-0 with a .946 clip after taking over as the starter in the wake of injuries to Hill and Logan Thompson.

Brossoit entered Monday's game with a 5-2 record and a .896 save percentage in these playoffs.

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The Chicago Blackhawks got the opportunity to select Connor Bedard by securing the first overall pick in the NHL draft lottery Monday night.

The Anaheim Ducks will choose second, while the Columbus Blue Jackets will pick third. Here's the full list of teams for the top 16 selections:

The Blackhawks had the third-highest odds of winning the lottery at 11.5%. The Ducks had the best chance at 25.5%, while the Blue Jackets had the second-highest odds at 13.5%.

Chicago has picked first overall just once in franchise history, selecting Patrick Kane in 2007. The club chose Kirby Dach third overall in 2019 before trading him to the Montreal Canadiens last July.

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Jamie Benn acknowledged his Dallas Stars got what was coming to them when the Seattle Kraken dominated Game 3 for a 7-2 win in their second-round playoff series Sunday night.

"I think we got what we deserved tonight," Benn said postgame, according to The Athletic's Saad Yousuf. "We're going to move on."

Neither team scored in the first period, but the Kraken erupted for five goals in the second, four of which were unanswered in a span of just over six minutes.

Dallas outshot Seattle 26-25 in the game and 17-8 in that second period. But skilled Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen left the game in the middle frame and didn't return after taking a deflected puck to the face, while typically dependable Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger gave up all five of those second-period goals on only eight shots in the frame before Scott Wedgewood replaced him for the final 20 minutes.

The Stars went 0-for-3 on the power play, while the Kraken converted one of their two opportunities with the man advantage. Seattle commanded play in terms of expected goals, outplaying Dallas by a margin of 58.04 to 41.96 for the duration of the game, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Seven different Kraken skaters provided the goals for the victors Sunday night, helping the second-year squad take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday night in Seattle.

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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov departed Game 3 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers in the second period after teammate Luke Schenn slid into him while trying to prevent a goal.

Joseph Woll came into the contest to replace Samsonov, and Panthers forward Anthony Duclair tied the game on the power play shortly thereafter.

Samsonov turned aside all eight shots he faced before exiting. The 26-year-old Russian started all of the Leafs' previous playoff games this spring. He entered Sunday's contest with a .895 save percentage in the playoffs after posting a .919 mark during the regular season.

Woll, who'll turn 25 in July, made his second appearance of the postseason Sunday. He relieved Samsonov for the third period of a 7-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their first-round matchup. The American spent most of the campaign with the AHL's Toronto Marlies.

Matt Murray is Toronto's third goaltender.

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Evander Kane had a simple explanation for why he went after Keegan Kolesar during the Edmonton Oilers' 5-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series Saturday night.

Kane went on the defensive when a reporter mentioned the rarity of body shots in hockey fights like the ones he hit his counterpart with in the second period.

"You also don't see a lot of guys getting jumped from behind and headlocked," the Edmonton winger said postgame. "When you want to fuck around, sometimes you've got to find out, so that's what happened."

The hostilities began when Brett Howden and Brett Kulak squared off, but they continued elsewhere. Kolesar peeled Kane off a scrum with two hands from behind, and Kane later punched Kolesar repeatedly while the Vegas player was lying on the ice.

The officials handed Kane a 10-minute misconduct along with a pair of roughing minors for the incident. It was the first of two misconducts for Kane in the game. Kolesar got a roughing minor of his own but nothing further. When the dust settled, the officiating crew assessed 30 minutes in total penalties over the melee.

Golden Knights winger Mark Stone wasn't happy with how the officials handled the situation.

"It's frustrating, right? The ref's standing right there," Stone said. "We've only got four guys on the ice (and the Oilers had) five ... You never want to see a teammate getting suckered down like that, especially one who's stuck up for his teammates all year.

"I would've liked to have seen the refs maybe do a little bit better of a job to help out Keegan."

Game 3 is scheduled for Monday night in Edmonton.

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The New York Rangers and Gerard Gallant have agreed to end his tenure as head coach, the club announced Saturday.

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Matty Beniers, Owen Power, and Stuart Skinner are the 2022-23 finalists to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie.

Beniers tied for the league lead among the class in goals (24) and led all rookies in both points (57) and even-strength points (46).

The 20-year-old also ranked second in average ice time (17:06) among rookie forwards who played at least 35 games. Beniers is already centering Seattle's top line, and his play was a major reason the Kraken made the playoffs for the first time in their second season.

Power led the entire class in average ice time with 23:48, outpacing second-place Jake Sanderson of the Ottawa Senators by nearly two minutes. The Buffalo Sabres blue-liner, who's also 20 years old, led all rookies at the position in assists (31), points (35), and even-strength points (26).

Skinner grabbed the job as the Edmonton Oilers' starting goaltender away from offseason signing Jack Campbell, and Skinner was certainly deserving of the role. The 24-year-old authored a .914 save percentage and a 29-14-5 record and got the majority of starts for his club over the latter half of the campaign.

It should be noted that Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko is ineligible for this award despite having just played his first NHL season. The Russian turned 27 on Feb. 4, so he does meet the requirement for being no older than 26 by Sept. 15 of his debut campaign.

However, the other rule is that a player can't have played more than 25 games in any single preceding season, nor in six or more games in each of any two preceding seasons, in any major professional league. Kuzmenko played eight years in the KHL, suiting up for 315 contests in that span.

The Professional Hockey Writers Association votes on the Calder Trophy at the end of the regular season. Detroit Red Wings rearguard Moritz Seider won it last summer.

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