The four series that didn't begin yesterday are starting today. First up...
The New York Rangers host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Igor Shesterkin are the goalies. New York opened in the first period with an Adam Fox power play goal, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on in the second period with an Andrew Copp goal, via Ryan Strome and Jacob Trouba. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Jake Guentzel goal, coming off of Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. The Penguins tied it on another Guentzel goal, his second of the game, assisted by Crosby and Rust. New York retook the lead with a shorthanded goal by Kreider, set up by Zibanejad. Pittsburgh tied it again with a power play goal by Rust, with assists provided by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Penguins won in triple-overtime with a Malkin goal, helped along by John Marino and Kasperi Kapanen. The three stars of the 4-3 game were Malkin, Guentzel, and Rust, while Crosby, Kreider, and Zibanejad get the honorable mentions. The Penguins are up 1-0 in the series.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Sergei Bobrovsky man the nets. Washington started in the first period with a Tom Wilson goal, powered by Anthony Mantha and Justin Schultz. Florida tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, courtesy of Radko Gudas and Carter Verhaeghe. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with a Claude Giroux goal, via Brandon Montour and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Capitals retied it in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, fueled by Alex Ovechkin. Washington pulled ahead with a T.J. Oshie goal, passed from Nicklas Backstrom and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Lars Eller, going in unassisted. The three stars were Oshie, Kuznetsov, and Eller. The Capitals own a 1-0 series lead.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Nashville Predators. David Rittich is mismatched with Darcy Kuemper in goal. Colorado led off in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar. The Avalanche added on with a Devon Toews goal, assisted by Rantanen and Makar. Colorado extended the lead on a shorthanded Andrew Cogliano goal, going in unassisted. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Makar unassisted goal. Colorado continued with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, passed from Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche struck again in the second period with a power play goal by Landeskog, with helpers from MacKinnon and Rantanen. Nashville got on the board with a Matt Duchene power play goal, with assists provided by Ryan Johansen and Mikael Granlund. Colorado fired back in the third period with a MacKinnon goal, his second of the game, guided in by Samuel Girard and Valeri Nichushkin. The Predators pulled one back with another Duchene goal, his second of the game, coming off of Granlund and Matt Benning. The final was 7-2, with the three stars handed to Makar, MacKinnon, and Rantanen, while Landeskog, Duchene, and Granlund get the honorable mentions. The Avalanche established a 1-0 series lead.
Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Calgary began in the first period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. The final remained from here at 1-0, with the three stars going to Markstrom (16 save shutout), Lindholm, and Oettinger (25 for 26 in saves). The Flames hold a 1-0 series lead.
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