Two teams can move on tonight. We begin with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning welcoming the Montreal Canadiens, whom they hope to sweep. Carey Price and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Montreal was first to score in the first period on an Andrei Markov goal, assisted by P.K. Subban and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens added on with a Pacioretty shorthanded goal, his fourth of the postseason, set up by Tom Gilbert. Montreal extended the lead as David Desharnais scored in the second period, with the help of Dale Weise and Alex Galchenyuk. Andrei Vasilevskiy relieved Bishop in goal. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Jeff Petry power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Galchenyuk and Subban. Montreal continued with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his third of the postseason, guided in by Pacioretty and Tomas Plekanec. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his fourth of the playoffs, fueled by Ondrej Palat and Anton Stralman. The Lightning got one back in the third period with a Palat power play goal, his second of the postseason, pushed through by Tyler Johnson and Steven Stamkos. The Canadiens wrapped it up at 6-2 on a Brandon Prust goal, made possible by Lars Eller and P.A. Parenteau. The three stars were handed to Pacioretty, Palat and Galchenyuk, while Subban gets an honorable mention. The series returns to Montreal with the Lightning leading 3-1.
The other game has the Minnesota Wild bringing in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Devan Dubnyk are the alliterative goalies. Chicago struck first in the first period on a Brent Seabrook goal, his third of the postseason, passed from Bryan Bickell and Johnny Oduya. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with an Andrew Shaw power play goal, powered by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. Minnesota got on the board with an Erik Haula goal, coming off of Matt Cooke and Matt Dumba. Chicago replied with a Kane goal in the third period, his seventh of the playoffs, assisted by Bickell and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks extended the lead with a shorthanded empty net goal by Marian Hossa, set up by Toews. The Wild got one back with a Jared Spurgeon power play goal, his second of the postseason, made possible by Mikko Koivu and Marco Scandella. Minnesota pulled closer on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourth of the playoffs, via Dumba and Jason Pominville. This was it for the furious comeback, as the Blackhawks weathered the rest of the storm and won 4-3. The three stars went to Kane, Bickell, and Toews, while Dumba gets an honorable mention. The Blackhawks await a dance partner for the Western Conference Final and they will have time to rest up in advance of the next series.
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