We've got four Game 2s today, beginning with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Columbus opened with a Cam Atkinson goal, courtesy of Matt Duchene. The Blue Jackets added on with a Zach Werenski power play goal, powered by Duchene. Columbus extended the lead in the second period as Duchene scored on the power play, with the help of Artemi Panarin and Werenski. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, helped along by J.T. Miller and Erik Cernak. The Blue Jackets shot back on a Riley Nash goal, via Boone Jenner. Columbus padded the lead on a Panarin goal, made possible by Duchene, who earned a sock trick, and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The final was 5-1, with the three stars going to Duchene, Panarin, and Werenski. The Blue Jackets unexpectedly head home with a 2-0 series lead.
Up in New York, the Islanders welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Robin Lehner are in the creases. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with an Erik Gudbranson goal, assisted by Evgeni Malkin. New York tied it with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, coming off of Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. The Islanders took the lead in the third period on an Eberle goal, his second of the postseason, guided in by Barzal and Johnny Boychuk. New York added on with a Josh Bailey power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Anders Lee and Devon Toews. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Lehner (32 for 33 in saves), Eberle, and Barzal. The Islanders will pack a 2-0 series lead as they head to Pittsburgh.
Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. St. Louis started in the first period with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, assisted by Jay Bouwmeester and Jaden Schwartz. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, via Mark Scheifele and Andrew Copp. The Jets retook the lead with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Wheeler and Byfuglien in the second period. The Blues retied it on a Pat Maroon goal, helped along by Robert Thomas and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis pulled ahead with a Sundqvist goal, his second of the game, fueled by David Perron and Joel Edmundson. Winnipeg tied it again with a Scheifele power play goal, with assists provided by Kyle Connor and Byfuglien. The Blues gained the lead again with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, courtesy of Bouwmeester and Colton Parayko. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars belonging to Sundqvist, Bouwmeester, and O'Reilly, while Wheeler, Scheifele, and Byfuglien get the honorable mentions. The Blues head home with a 2-0 series lead.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Jones are the masked men. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Cody Eakin goal, helped along by Max Pacioretty. The Golden Knights added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Colin Miller goal. Vegas extended the lead as Pacioretty scored, thanks to Paul Stastny. San Jose got on the board with a Logan Couture goal, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks got closer with a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Karlsson and Couture. San Jose tied it as Joe Thornton scored, with the help of Brenden Dillon and Evander Kane. The Golden Knights regained the lead with a Mark Stone power play goal in the second period, his third of the playoffs, with assists provided by Stastny and Alex Tuch. Vegas padded the lead on a William Karlsson shorthanded goal in the third period, set up by Reilly Smith and Nate Schmidt. This held up for a 5-3 win, with the three stars given to Pacioretty, Stastny, and Couture, while Erik Karlsson gets an honorable mention. The series shifts to Nevada tied at 1.
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