Tuesday-Wednesday flipped four sweep watches into Game 6 trips. NHL: Boston staved off elimination 2-1 OT in Buffalo on Pastrnak's overtime winner; Edmonton beat Anaheim 4-1 at home (Draisaitl 2G); Minnesota took a 3-2 series lead with a 4-2 win in Dallas (McCarron go-ahead, Kaprizov ENG); Montreal stole Game 5 in Tampa 3-2 on Texier's go-ahead 66 seconds into the third (Dobes 38 saves). NBA: 76ers stayed alive 113-97 in Boston (Embiid 33); Knicks took the series lead 126-97 over Atlanta at MSG (Brunson 39); Spurs were the only sweep watch to close: 114-95 over Portland in San Antonio (Wembanyama 17/14/3 ast/6 blocks) for a 4-1 series win. Stanley Cup model: Minnesota jumped from 2.3% to 3.7% Cup probability; Dallas dropped from 5.5% to 2.9%; Buffalo trimmed from 13.9% to 12.8%. Colorado tops the field at 32.0%.
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