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May

LIGHTNING TAKE 1-0 SERIES LEAD, RELIEF EFFORT TO TAKE SERIES LEAD

The Lightning opened a three-goal lead and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves in 47:15 of relief to help Tampa Bay pick up its fifth consecutive victory and take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Final.

Vasilevskiy earned his second career playoff win in relief of Ben Bishop (9 SV), who left due to injury at 12:25 of the first period. His only other postseason victory also came in relief of Bishop, in Game 2 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final vs. CHI.

BLUES, SHARKS PREPARE FOR WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

The Blues and Sharks will open the 2016 Western Conference Final on Sunday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. This marks the fifth all-time playoff meeting between the two franchises, and the first past the opening round. The teams have split their previous four meetings, with St. Louis winning their most recent encounter in the 2012 Western Conference Quarterfinals (4-1 W). The Blues, who are making their first appearance in the Conference Finals since 2001, and Sharks, who will play in the third round for the fourth time, are both in quest of the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

FRIDAY’S RESULT
Home Team in Caps
Tampa Bay 3, PITTSBURGH 1 – TBL leads 1-0

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
San Jose @ St. Louis, Game 1, 8:00 p.m.

MILESTONES & MUSINGS

  • Penguins captain Sidney Crosby registered his 83rd career playoff assist (all w/ PIT) to move past Jaromir Jagr (82) into sole possession of second place in franchise history, behind Mario Lemieux (96).
  • Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin (1-0—1) has collected 2-8—10 in the playoffs (11 GP), compared to 4-6—10 in 21 games during the 2015-16 regular season
  • After establishing franchise records for goals (4) and points (8) in a series by a defenseman in the Second Round, Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman registered 0-1—1 in Game 1
  • Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Jon Hamm, a St. Louis native and lifelong Blues fan, chatted with NHL.com about the emotional roller-coaster of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
  • The Kings signed head coach Darryl Sutter to a multi-year contract
  • The date for announcement of final rosters for the World Cup of Hockey 2016 has been changed from June 1 to May 27.

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