Blues Blackhawks require overtime for the fifth time in their past seven postseason meetings.

In the 2014 First Round, the clubs played past regulation four times, with each team winning twice.

The Blues and Blackhawks played their fourth overtime game of 2015-16 (including the regular season). St. Louis has won all four such contests.

The Blackhawks opened the postseason with an overtime game for the fifth consecutive year, falling to 2-3 in those contests.

There were 19 overtime games in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including five that involved the Blackhawks (4-1).

TOP LINE PROPELS LIGHTNING TO SERIES LEAD
The line of Nikita Kucherov (2-1—3, +3), Alex Killorn (1-1—2, +3) and Tyler Johnson (0-2—2, +3) combined for all three goals to help the defending Eastern Conference champion Lightning take a 1-0 series lead against the Red Wings.

Kucherov, who scored a career-high 30 goals during the regular season, matched playoff career highs for goals and points. He has registered three other multi-goal games in the postseason, all during Tampa Bay’s run to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final.

Killorn scored the winner moments after Detroit successfully challenged a Lightning goal, which was overturned after new blue-line cameras assisted in showing Tampa Bay was off-side.

STANLEY CUP MILESTONES & MUSINGS

• Head coach Joel Quenneville served his 118th career playoff game behind the Blackhawks bench to move past Bill Reay (117) for the most in franchise history.
• Sidney Crosby posted 1-2—3, his 10th career three-point postseason game.
• Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl (1-0—1) scored a shorthanded goal while making his postseason debut. Pittsburgh placed second in the League with 11 shorthanded goals during the regular season.
• Rangers goaltender Antti Raanta (16 SV) made his postseason debut in relief of Henrik Lundqvist, who left the game after the first period.

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
TAMPA BAY 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 – TBL leads 1-0
PITTSBURGH 5, NY Rangers 2 – PIT leads 1-0
ST. LOUIS 1, Chicago 0 (OT) – STL leads 1-0

SNEAK PEEK AT THURSDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Philadelphia @ Washington, Game 1, 7:00 p.m.
NY Islanders @ Florida, Game 1, 8:00 p.m.
Minnesota @ Dallas, Game 1, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose @ Los Angeles, Game 1, 10:30 p.m.

Stanley Cup First Round Schedule