Stanley Cup Playoff Recap April 16 2017
MAPLE LEAFS EVEN SERIES IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME THRILLER
Kasperi Kapanen (2-0—2) scored his second goal of the contest at 11:53 of double-overtime as the Maple Leafs evened their series with the Capitals.
SENATORS RALLY TO EVEN SERIES AGAINST BRUINS
Ottawa overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period and Dion Phaneuf (1-2—3) scored at 1:59 of overtime as the Senators evened their series with the Bruins.
PREDATORS LEAVE CHICAGO WITH PAIR OF SHUTOUT WINS
Pekka Rinne turned aside all 30 shots he faced and collected two assists to help the Predators blank the Blackhawks for the second straight game and leave Chicago with a 2-0 series lead. Nashville registered consecutive shutouts in the postseason for the first time in franchise history.
GETZLAF GUIDES DUCKS TO 2-0 SERIES LEAD
Anaheim surrendered a 2-0 lead, but Ryan Getzlaf (1-1—2) scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:46 remaining in regulation to guide the Ducks to a 2-0 series lead.
MUSINGS FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE
- Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 14th career power-play goal in the postseason (all w/ WSH) to pass Peter Bondra (13) for the most in franchise history
- Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby made 47 saves, tying his career high from Game 3 of the 2012 Conference Semifinals vs. NYR
- Senators forward Clarke MacArthur scored his first goal since Game 3 of the 2015 First Round vs. MTL (regular-season and playoffs)
- Blue Jackets forward Matt Calvert was suspended for one game for cross-checking Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl
SATURDAY’S STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
OTTAWA 4, Boston 3 (OT) – series tied 1-1
Toronto 4, WASHINGTON 3 (2OT) – series tied 1-1
Nashville 5, CHICAGO 0 – NSH leads 2-0
ANAHEIM 3, Calgary 2 – ANA leads 2-0
SUNDAY’S STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF ACTION
All Times Eastern
Minnesota @ St. Louis, STL leads 2-0, 3 p.m.
Pittsburgh @ Columbus, PIT leads 2-0, 6 p.m.
Montreal @ NY Rangers, series tied 1-1, 7 p.m.
Edmonton @ San Jose, series tied 1-1, 10 p.m.