STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RECAP APRIL 21 2017 – OT AGAIN!
Fifteen of the first 37 games in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs have required overtime (40.5%), including both contests on Friday.
ROOKIE KURALY RALLIES BRUINS IN MUST-WIN, DOUBLE-OT THRILLER
Playing in just his third career playoff game, Sean Kuraly (2-0—2) tied the score at 17:05 of the second period and netted the winning goal at 10:19 of double-overtime to help the Bruins erase a two-goal deficit and stave off elimination against the Senators.
VIDEO – R1, Gm5: Charlie McAvoy’s shot gets deflected in front, but Sean Kuraly sweeps the puck home to give the Bruins a 3-2 win in double overtime.
VETERAN WILLIAMS POWERS CAPITALS TO 3-2 SERIES LEAD
Justin Williams scored at 1:04 of overtime to power the Capitals past the Maple Leafs in the fourth overtime contest of the series and move Washington to within one win of the Second Round.
VIDEO – R1, Gm5: Justin Williams takes Evgeny Kuznetsov’s dish in the slot and rips a one-timer five-hole, giving the Capitals a 2-1 win in overtime.
BURNS, HEDMAN AND KARLSSON VOTED NORRIS TROPHY FINALISTS
Brent Burns of the Sharks, Victor Hedman of the Lightning and Erik Karlsson of the Senators are the three finalists for the 2016-17 James Norris Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.” Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association submitted ballots for the Norris Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. The winner will be announced Wednesday, June 21, during the 2017 NHL Awards at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF MUSINGS
- Capitals forward T.J. Oshie has collected at least one point in all five games this postseason (3-4—7)
- Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (41 saves) improved to 4-2 in six career postseason games when facing at least 40 shots against
- Senators captain Erik Karlsson paced all players with 41:51 TOI, the third-highest TOI in franchise playoff history behind Zdeno Chara (44:19) and Wade Redden (44:04) who each eclipsed 44:00 in Game 2 of the 2002 Conference Semifinals at TOR, a triple-overtime contest that stands as the second-longest game in franchise history.
FRIDAY’S STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
WASHINGTON 2, Toronto 1 (OT) – WSH leads 3-2
Boston 3, OTTAWA 2 (2OT) – OTT leads 3-2
SATURDAY’S STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF ACTION
All Times Eastern
St. Louis @ Minnesota, STL leads 3-1, 3 p.m.
Montreal @ NY Rangers, NYR leads 3-2, 8 p.m.
Edmonton @ San Jose, EDM leads 3-2, 10:30 p.m.