STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RECAP MAY 15 2017
FLEURY, PENGUINS BLANK SENATORS TO EVEN EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL
Marc-Andre Fleury denied all 23 shots he faced and Phil Kessel scored the only goal of the contest with 6:55 remaining in regulation as the Penguins evened the Eastern Conference Final at 1-1.
Fleury recorded his second shutout of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs (also Game 7 of SR at WSH) and his franchise-leading 10th career postseason shutout overall (all w/ PIT) to tie Ken Dryden and Henrik Lundqvist for 11th on the all-time list. Fleury earned his 62nd career playoff win to pass Tom Barrasso and Lundqvist (61) for sole possession of 13th place all-time, one behind Curtis Joseph (63).
Kessel scored his second game-winning goal this postseason (also Game 1 of FR vs. CBJ) and ranks tied for fourth in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 6-8—14 (14 GP). Kessel has recorded 27-28—55 in 59 career games vs. OTT (regular season and playoffs), including 10 game-winning goals.
Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final marked the 45th one-goal game of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs (72 GP, 62.5%). The NHL record for one-goal games in a single playoff year is 51, set in 81 contests in 2007 (63.0%). The Penguins improved to 4-3 in one-goal games in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, while the Senators fell to 8-3 in such contests.
When teams are tied 1-1 in a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the winner of Game 3 holds an all-time series record of 205-99, including a 3-2 mark this postseason.
The 2017 Stanley Cup Final commercial, “Spelling”
The spots which features 23 members of the 100 Greatest NHL Players, has been released in Canada and the United States. Here they are.
MONDAY’S STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RESULT
Home Team in Caps
PITTSBURGH 1, Ottawa 0 – series tied 1-1
TUESDAY’S STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF ACTION
All Times Eastern
Anaheim @ Nashville, series tied 1-1, 8 p.m.