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Jake Allen, Jordan Binnington Robert Bortuzzo, Jay Bouwmeester, Vince Dunn, Joel Edmundson, Carl Gunnarsson, Colton Parayko, Alex Pietrangelo CAPTAIN Sammy Blais, Ivan Barbashev, Tyler Bozak, Robby Fabbri, Patrick Maroon, Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron, Zach Sanford, Brayden Schenn, Jaden Schwartz AC, Alex Steen AC, Oskar Sundqvist, Vladimir Tarasenko AC, Robert Thomas

Doug Armstrong GENERAL MANAGER Craig Berube INTERIM HEAD COACH

2019 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

1 ATL TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 128 v. WC 2 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 98 GM JULIEN BRISEBOIS, HC JON COOPER v. GM JARMO KEKALAINEN, HC JOHN TORTORELLA BLUE JACKETS SWEEP SERIES

Wednesday, April 10 1900 ET on SN360 J Forslund, P McGuire Friday, April 12 1900 ET on SN360 COLUMBUS 4 @ TAMPA BAY 3 COLUMBUS 5 @ TAMPA BAY 1

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. TAMPA BAY, Alex Killorn 1 (unassisted) 4:12 SHG 1. COLUMBUS, Cam Atkinson 1 (Matt Duchene) 5:15 2. TAMPA BAY, Anthony Cirelli 1 (Erik Cernak, J.T. Miller) 11:01 2. COLUMBUS, Zach Werenski 1 (Matt Duchene) 11:44 PPG GWG 3. TAMPA BAY, Yanni Gourde 1 (Mikhail Sergachev, Jan Rutta) 17:50

Penalties ― Dubinsky C Girardi T (double minor) 2:55, Savard C 19:27 Penalties ― Erne T 7:08, Palat T 11:40, Werenski C Point T 15:11

SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 4. COLUMBUS, Nick Foligno 1 (Josh Anderson) 9:15 3. COLUMBUS, Matt Duchene 1 (Artemi Panarin, Zach Werenski) 1:28 PPG Penalties ― None Penalties ― Killorn T 0:30, Blue Jackets’ bench (served by Duchene) 4:21 THIRD PERIOD

5. COLUMBUS, David Savard 1 (unassisted) 7:56 THIRD PERIOD 6. COLUMBUS, Josh Anderson 1 (Boone Jenner) 11:54 SHG 4. TAMPA BAY, Mikhail Sergachev 1 (J.T. Miller, Erik Cernak) 5:00 7. COLUMBUS, Seth Jones 1 (Artemi Panarin, Zach Werenski) 14:05 PPG GWG 5. COLUMBUS, Riley Nash 1 (Boone Jenner) 9:06 Penalties ― Dubinsky C (double minor) 9:23, Killorn T 12:16 6. COLUMBUS, Artemi Panarin 1 (Matt Duchene, Oliver Bjorkstrand) 12:15

Shots on goal by Penalties ― Foligno C 5:51, Anderson C (minor, 10-minute misconduct) Kucherov T (minor, major, game BLUE JACKETS 6 11 9 26 misconduct) Hedman T (10-minute misconduct) 15:34 LIGHTNING 13 11 5 29

COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky; TAMPA BAY, Andrei Vasilevskiy Shots on goal by Power play: CBJ ― 1 for 2, TB ― 0 for 3 BLUE JACKETS 10 7 10 27 Referees: Marc Joannette, Jon McIsaac Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot LIGHTNING 8 5 11 24 19,092 at Amalie Arena COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky; TAMPA BAY, Andrei Vasilevskiy

• During this regular season, the Lightning and Blue Jackets faced one another three times Power play: CBJ ― 2 for 4 3 for 6 in series, TB ― 0 for 2 0 for 5 in series — with Tampa Bay winning all three. The Lightning outscored Columbus, 17-3, over the three. Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot • With a 62-16-4 record this season, the Lightning tied the mark for MOST WINS, SEASON 19,092 at Amalie Arena by a team. That was established in 1995-96 by Scotty Bowman’s Detroit Red Wings, when they went 62-13-7. With 30 road wins, these Lightning fell one short of the mark for MOST ROAD • C Matt Duchene CBJ, D Zach Werenski CBJ, C Riley Nash CBJ game’s three stars WINS, SEASON, set by the 2005-06 Detroit Red Wings. • “This is a five-alarm fire,” said Lightning head coach Jon Cooper. • The Lightning were led in scoring this season by 25-year old RW Nikita Kucherov, who had 41g, • “We're in a tough position, but we're not going to quit,” Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, 28, 87a, 128 pts with a +24 rating in 82 games. The 128 points earned Kucherov his first career said of Tampa Bay, which had 62 wins this season, tying the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings for the Art Ross Trophy. Kucherov’s 87 assists also led the NHL. 28-year old centre Steven Stamkos most in NHL history. “We've got to take a page out of their book and go on the road and win a ranked second on the Lightning with 45g, 53a, 98 pts. With 80 PIM, 25-year old centre Cedric hockey game. We just got to focus on Game 3. It's tough, it just hasn't gone our way right now.” Paquette led Tampa Bay in penalty minutes. • “Oh, I liked how our team played,” Columbus head coach John Tortorella, 60, said. “I think • With his 128 points, Kucherov passed Alexander Mogilny (1992-93 BUF) for the most single we're getting better and better in certain situations. We're going to have to keep getting better season points by a Russian player, while tying Jaromir Jagr's PIT 1995-96 record for assists by and better. I thought we played better than Game 1. We're going to have to play better in Game a winger with 87. Only 7 non-Canadian born players have had more points than Kucherov did 3 than we did in Game 2.” this season: Jagr (149 in 1995-96 PIT), Pat Lafontaine (148 in 1992-93 BUF), Peter Stastny (139 in 1981-82 QUE), Jari Kurri (135 in 1984-85 EDM and 131 in 1985-86 EDM), Teemu • “I think our start really set the tone. Obviously getting that first goal was big. They're a heck of Selanne (132 in 1992-93 WPG), Kent Nilsson (131 in 1980-81 CGY). a team over there. It's taken everything we've got. We know they're going to be coming very hungry into Columbus. We're going to be ready for it. We want to be ready for it. So, we'll enjoy • The Blue Jackets’ leading scorer this season was 27-year old LW Artemi Panarin. He had 28g, the win tonight, travel back home tomorrow and get ready,” said Blue Jackets’ centre Matt 59a, 87 pts with a +14 rating in 79 games. With 64 penalty minutes, 20-year old LW Pierre-Luc Duchene, 28. Dubois led Columbus in PIM. • “The one thing I do know about being with this group is, they find a way, and I'm sitting here • D Seth Jones CBJ, C Anthony Cirelli TB, RW Josh Anderson CBJ game’s three stars and we're going to be in Columbus 48 hours from now, and there's no other bench I want to be • After this surprising defeat, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, 51, said, “Our mentality was that behind but ours. That's how much faith I have in this group,” said Lightning head coach Jon we wanted to outscore them tonight instead of build the lead and shut them down. Our mentality Cooper, 51. has to be to shut them down.” • Teams that win the first two games of a best-of-7 series on the road have a series record • The game-winner came from Blue Jackets’ defenceman Seth Jones, 24, who said, “We were of 72-20 (.783). fortunate, it's just a great team win. The belief in here is…obviously we need that if we're going • Blue Jackets’ defenceman Zach Werenski fought Tampa Bay centre Brayden Point at 15:11 of to do anything.” the first period and finished with a Gordie Howe Hat Trick. “I probably won't ever get one • “We have to give them credit, they played hard for 60 minutes,” Lightning defenceman Victor again, but it was a pretty cool moment for sure,” Werenski, 21, said. Hedman, 28, said. “Good thing it's not a best-of-1, it's a best-of-7. We'll learn from our mistakes • Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Point combined for seven shots and a minus-3 rating. today and make sure we bounce back right.” • Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, 25, received a major boarding penalty and a game • “The guys did a great job in front of me, I think they turned the game around. Big goal by Nick misconduct for a hit on Blue Jackets defenseman Markus Nutivaara at 15:34 of the third period. and then the crazy, crazy ending in the third,” said Blue Jackets’ 30-year old netminder Sergei The sequence started with his minor penalty for tripping Nutivaara. Kucherov, who led the Bobrovsky. NHL in scoring during the regular season, will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player • The Blue Jackets were 2-23-1 trailing after two periods during the regular season. The Safety on Saturday. Ultimately, Kucherov was suspended one game for his actions and did not Lightning were 39-2-2 when leading after two periods during the regular season. play in Game Three of this series. • Columbus became the 27th team to rally from at least a three-goal deficit and win a playoff game in regulation. The Winnipeg Jets were the last team to do it, in Game 3 of Western Conference Second Round against Nashville Predators on May 1, 2018 (trailed 3-0, won 7-4). • Lightning Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point, who combined for 318 points (127 goals, 191 assists) during the regular season, had no points, eight shots on goal, and were minus-4.

Sunday, April 14 1900 ET on SN360 Tuesday, April 16 1900 ET on SN360 LIGHTNING 1 @ BLUE JACKETS 3 LIGHTNING 3 @ BLUE JACKETS 7

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING 1. COLUMBUS, Alexandre Texier 1 (Seth Jones, Pierre-Luc Dubois) 2:26 PPG Penalties ― Killorn T 6:13, Callahan T Dzingel C 15:50 2. COLUMBUS, Pierre-Luc Dubois 1 (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Adam Clendening) 3:48 3. TAMPA BAY, Steven Stamkos 1 (Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli) 8:44 SECOND PERIOD

1. COLUMBUS, Matt Duchene 2 (Cam Atkinson, Zach Werenski) 1:44 Penalties ― McDonagh T 0:45, Kucherov T 11:18 2. COLUMBUS, Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 (Seth Jones, Alexandre Texier) 8:25 PPG GWG

Penalties ― Callahan T 6:50 SECOND PERIOD 4. COLUMBUS, Seth Jones 2 (Cam Atkinson, Matt Duchene) 6:28 THIRD PERIOD 5. TAMPA BAY, Cedric Paquette 1 (Braydon Coburn, Jan Rutta) 13:03 3. TAMPA BAY, Ondrej Palat 1 (Erik Cernak, Tyler Johnson) 4:40 6. TAMPA BAY, Brayden Point 1 (Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov) 17:52 PPG 4. COLUMBUS, Cam Atkinson 2 (Artemi Panarin, Scott Harrington) 19:00 ENG 7. COLUMBUS, Oliver Bjorkstrand 2 (Scott Harrington, Pierre-Luc Dubois) 18:46 GWG Penalties ― Stamkos T Nash C 19:28 Penalties ― Werenski C 16:43 Shots on goal by

LIGHTNING 3 11 17 31 THIRD PERIOD BLUE JACKETS 12 10 8 30 8. COLUMBUS, Artemi Panarin 2 (unassisted) 18:07 ENG TAMPA BAY, Andrei Vasilevskiy; COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky 9. COLUMBUS, Alexandre Texier 2 (Zach Werenski) 18:26 ENG Power play: TB ― 0 for 0 0 for 5 in series, CBJ ― 1 for 2 4 for 8 in series 10. COLUMBUS, Matt Duchene 3 (David Savard, Scott Harrington) 19:51 ENG Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Derek Amell, Andrew Smith 19,224 at Nationwide Arena Penalties ― None

• Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, 25, did not play in this game, following his one-game Shots on goal by suspension for actions in Game Two. And Tampa Bay defenceman Victor Hedman, 28, who had LIGHTNING 7 13 13 33 just returned from injury as these Stanley Cup Playoffs began, was also out of the line-up with BLUE JACKETS 8 13 5 25 injury. TAMPA BAY, Andrei Vasilevskiy; COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky • “(Kucherov) is a big part of our team,” Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, 51, said. “The leading scorer in the League. He's definitely going to be an MVP finalist, so anytime you take someone Power play: TB ― 1 for 1 1 for 6 in series, CBJ ― 1 for 2 5 for 10 in series like that out of the line-up, as well as Hedman, but I thought we battled.” Referees: Chris Lee, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Steve Miller • G Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ, RW Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ, C Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ game’s 3 stars 19,328 at Nationwide Arena • Tampa Bay did not lose three games in a row this entire season — until now. • Blue Jackets are the fourth team in the last 30 years to win the first three games of a • RW Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ, C Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ, D Seth Jones CBJ game’s three stars playoff series vs. the team that finished the reg. season with the most points in the NHL — 1995 • Blue Jackets are the first team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to sweep a Presidents’ Trophy SCF, NJ vs. DET; 2007 Eastern Conf. Final, OTT vs. BUF; 2012 QF, LA vs. VAN. winner in the first round. It is the third time a Presidents’ Trophy winner has been swept (Detroit • Blue Jackets are the only current NHL team to never have won a Stanley Cup Playoff series. Red Wings, 1995 Stanley Cup Final and Calgary Flames, 1988 Smythe Division Final). • “I'm happy about the way we've gone about our business,” Blue Jackets’ head coach John • “They're the ones that deserve it, the fans,” forward Cam Atkinson said. “We're working our Tortorella, 60, said. “We have a lot of work to do. We've got to be really careful here.” tails off, but they've been waiting for this moment a long time.” • “We played a patient game, each team had surges,” Columbus defenceman Seth Jones, 24, • Columbus, which joined the NHL as expansion team for the 2000-01 season, is in the said. “The power play got us the second goal. A lot of momentum swings. I thought we handled playoffs for the fifth time. It is 9-16, including 4-8 at home. “I've been here seven years,” ourselves very well tonight. They surged on us in the third. They started making plays and captain Nick Foligno said. “There's people who've been around a lot longer than I have. This accelerating through the neutral zone, but we hung in there.” means so much to them. It's a great feeling, but it's only one round. There's three more to go.” • “They threw the kitchen sink at us in the third period and (Bobrovsky) was big for us. We did • Blue Jackets are the 10th team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to win a series against a just enough to give up only one goal,” said Blue Jackets’ forward Matt Duchene, 28. team that had at least 30 more points in the regular season (128-98). Tampa Bay tied the NHL record with 62 wins this season (1995-96 Red Wings). • Teams that lead a best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoff series 3-0 have a series record of 186-4. • “We lost in the playoffs,” Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos, 28, said. “If you don't accomplish • Lightning forward Alex Killorn, 29, left the game third period with an undisclosed injury. There your goal of winning it all, it's a failure. We don't care about what happened in the regular was no update after the game. season. They were the better team. They executed their game plan. I don't know. I don't know • Blue Jackets can become the 10th team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to win a playoff series what to say. If we had the answers, we would have found a way to win a game. It (stinks).” against a team that finished at least 30 points ahead of them in regular season (128-98). The • “Probably more disappointed more than anything,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, 51, said. most recent was the Montreal Canadiens (88 points), who defeated the Washington Capitals “When you get to the playoffs, you've got to remember half the teams in the League won't, so (121) in the 2010 Eastern Conference QF. everybody in the playoffs is good. They've earned their way here. In today's game with parity, it's not unusual that an 8 beats a 1 anymore. Everybody is that close. In the end, it's just we just couldn't find our game. That was it. It had been with us all year, and for six days in April we couldn't find it. It's unfortunate because it puts a blemish on what was a (heck) of a regular season.” • Lightning forward Ryan Callahan, 33, noted, “They outplayed us in a lot of aspects of that game the whole series. A bounce here, a bounce there and it's a different game. At the end of the day, it wasn't good enough from our team.” • Columbus forward Cam Atkinson, 29, said of Artemi Panarin’s empty-net goal, “I almost passed out on the bench. Everyone was jumping into each other. Someone cut me in the chin. Everyone was screaming.” • Victor Hedman, 28, who won the Norris Trophy last season as the best defenceman in the NHL, missed a second straight game for Tampa Bay with an undisclosed injury. • Columbus defencemen Adam McQuaid, Ryan Murray and Markus Nutivaara each did not play because of an upper-body injury.

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2019 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

1 MET WASHINGTON CAPITALS 104 v. WC 1 CAROLINA HURRICANES 99 GM BRIAN MacLELLAN, HC TODD REIRDEN v. GM DON WADDELL, HC ROD BRIND’AMOUR HURRICANES WIN SERIES IN 7

Thursday, April 11 1930 ET on SN360 Saturday, April 13 1500 ET on SN CAROLINA 2 @ WASHINGTON 4 CAROLINA 3 @ WASHINGTON 4 OT

FIRST PERIOD 1. WASHINGTON, Nicklas Backstrom 1 (John Carlson, Brooks Orpik) 9:58 FIRST PERIOD 2. WASHINGTON, Nicklas Backstrom 2 (Evgeni Kuznetsov, John Carlson) 13:10 PPG 1. WASHINGTON, Nicklas Backstrom 3 (Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov) 3:37 3. WASHINGTON, Alex Ovechkin 1 (Tom Wilson, John Carlson) 18:05 PPG GWG 2. WASHINGTON, T.J. Oshie 1 (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen) 9:26 3. CAROLINA, Lucas Wallmark 1 (Jaccob Slavin, Warren Foegele) 15:54 Penalties ― Faulk C 12:32, Ferland C 16:31

SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― van Riemsdyk C 4:52, Connolly W 10:32, Ovechkin W 16:24 NO SCORING

Penalties ― Svechnikov C 1:46, Capitals’ bench (served by Ovechkin) 4:07, Williams C 13:05 SECOND PERIOD 4. CAROLINA, Sebastian Aho 1 (Justin Williams, Jaccob Slavin) 16:49 THIRD PERIOD 4. CAROLINA, Andrei Svechnikov 1 (Lucas Wallmark, Dougie Hamilton) 5:07 Penalties ― Ferland C 1:11, Ferland C (match penalty, served by Williams) 4:09, Oshie W 8:18, Dowd W 9:11, 5. CAROLINA, Andrei Svechnikov 2 (Lucas Wallmark, Justin Faulk) 7:26 Hamilton C 11:36 6. WASHINGTON, Lars Eller 1 (unassisted) 19:23 ENG

Penalties ― Vrada W 11:14, Oshie W 16:29 THIRD PERIOD 5. WASHINGTON, Tom Wilson 1 (Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom) 8:55 Shots on goal by 6. CAROLINA, Jordan Staal 1 (Dougie Hamilton, Andrei Svechnikov) 15:00 PPG HURRICANES 10 11 8 29

CAPITALS 9 4 5 18 CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek; WASHINGTON, Braden Holtby Penalties ― Dowd W 14:25

Power play: CAR ― 0 for 3, WSH ― 2 for 4 FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brad Meier Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tony Sericolo 7. WASHINGTON, Brooks Orpik 1 (Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie) 1:48 GWG 18,506 at Capital One Arena

• During this regular season, the Capitals and Hurricanes met four times. Washington won Penalties ― None every game, with the first win coming in overtime. Washington outscored Carolina, 16-9, over the four games. This is the first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Caps and Canes. Shots on goal by • The defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals were led in scoring this season by 33-year old LW HURRICANES 12 6 10 0 28 Alex ‘The Great 8’ Ovechkin. He had 51 goals, 38a, 89 pts with a +7 rating in 81 games. HIs CAPITALS 7 16 9 1 33 51 goals earned him his eighth Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy since 2008. He finished one CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek; WASHINGTON, Braden Holtby goal ahead of Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl. With 128 penalty minutes, 24-year old RW Tom Wilson led the Caps. Power play: CAR ― 1 for 5 1 for 8 in series, WSH ― 0 for 4 2 for 8 in series • Carolina’s leading scorer this season was 21-year old RW Sebastian Aho, who had 30g, 53a, 83 Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Kiel Murchison pts with a +25 rating in 82 games. With 62 penalty minutes, 18-year old rookie RW Andrei 18,506 at Capital One Arena Svechnikov led the Canes. • After winning the 2018 Stanley Cup, the Capitals and head coach Barry Trotz parted ways in a • D Brooks Orpik WSH, C Nicklas Backstrom WSH, C Jordan Staal CAR game’s three stars not-so-amicable divorce following a contract dispute. Trotz moved to Long Island and helped • “The playoffs start, you try to go one shift at a time, one period at a time,” Capitals’ forward T.J. the Islanders to a sensational season. In to fill Trotz’ shoes on the bench came 47-year old Oshie, 32, said. “But maybe somewhere in the back of your mind you're hoping you can get Todd Reirden. As a journeyman defenceman, Reirden played in the NHL from 1998-2004 with away from the two home games with a 2-0 (lead). We were able to do that. It feels good.” the Oilers, Blues, Thrashers and Coyotes. This Capitals’ job was Reirden’s first head coaching • "(Hurricanes’ forward Sebastian Aho) has one goal. Our top guys are not on the score sheet. role in the NHL. Theirs are,” Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. “I feel pretty good that if we get • This season, the Hurricanes turned the NHL establishment on its ear with their post-game those guys going, which they have all year, it'll give us a better chance to win, that's for sure.” celebrations. Their ‘Storm Surge’ saw the Hurricanes’ players staying on the ice after each home game to perform activities such as paddling imaginary kayaks, running a limbo line and • After Bill Peters was let go as Hurricanes’ head coach following 2017-18 season, Carolina hired playing baseball and basketball.’ Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Don Cherry was not a their former captain, Rod Brind’Amour, as their head coach. It was the 48-year old’s first head fan, saying, “This is a joke. Young men expressing themselves for joy and winning. You don’t do coaching job in the NHL. Brind’Amour played 20 NHL seasons with the Blues, Flyers and this in professional hockey. What are these guys, jerks or something? That is absolutely Hurricanes — and was Carolina’s captain for their only Stanley Cup championship in 2006. He ridiculous, they’re jerks doing it…You never do anything like that, they’re still not drawing (fans) was chosen ninth overall by the Blues in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft and went on to score 452g, and they’re a bunch of jerks as far as I’m concerned.” Cleverly, the Hurricanes responded by 732a, 1,184 pts in 1,484 career NHL games. designing “Bunch of Jerks” t-shirts with the team logo. • “It's not like we're playing bad, but this time of year you've got to get that extra step and play • C Nicklas Backstrom WSH, RW Andrei Svechnikov CAR, D John Carlson WSH game’s 3 stars even better. OK is not OK, so just try to play our best,” said Hurricanes’ forward Sebastian Aho, • At 19 years and 16 days old, Hurricanes’ rookie forward Andrei Svechnikov is the youngest 21. player with a multi-goal playoff game since the Flyers' Dainus Zubrus (18 yrs, 329 days) in • “He's played a lot of playoff games. You cannot put a price on experience in playoff hockey. I've Game Five 1997 Eastern Conference SF v. Sabres been through it the last 10 years in the League, actually 10 years with him (with Washington • Svechnikov became the fourth player in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers’ history to play in the and the Pittsburgh Penguins), and I know what happens in playoff time playing against a player postseason before his 20th birthday, joining Dana Murzyn (1985-86), Geoff Sanderson (1990- like that,” said Capitals’ head coach Todd Reirden, 47, on defenceman Brooks Orpik, 38. 91) and Patrick Poulin (1991-92). • Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland, 26, received a match penalty for a check to the head on Nic • “We know we can't get frustrated against that team. They play a tight defensive game and they Dowd at 4:09 of the second period. Dowd remained in the game. don't give you much. I thought we were still generating a lot and doing the things we do in that • Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom's goal was his 101st career point in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, second and third period especially. I think we can build on that and find a way to steal one in passing Daniel Alfredsson for fourth place on the NHL list among Sweden-born players. Nicklas this building,” said Hurricanes’ forward Jordan Staal, 30. Lidstrom is first with 183 points. • “You leave from a game like this, you're happy with a win. But we can play better than that, • The Capitals have won Game Two in 10 of their past 14 playoff series. especially 5-on-5. There's an area that we've got to do some work on and there's room for improvement in that spot, for sure,” said Capitals’ head coach Todd Reirden, 47. • Teams that win the first two games of a best-of-7 playoff series have a series record of • "It's a tough game. We did a lot of good things," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour, 48, said. 318-50 (86.4 percent), including 241-30 when those victories come at home (88.9 percent). "Obviously special teams got us, and that's pretty much the whole story in that game." • Washington defenceman Brooks Orpik (38 years, 199 days) becomes the oldest defenceman in • Capitals’ LW Alex Ovechkin, 33, scored his 62nd career Stanley Cup Playoff goal to move into a Stanley Cup Playoff history to score an overtime goal. He eclipsed the previous mark set by tie with Bobby Hull for 27th on the NHL's all-time list. Minnesota's Keith Carney (38 years, 68 days) in Game 2 of the 2008 Conference Quarterfinals. • Capitals’ forward Nicklas Backstrom now has 100 career SCP points (33g, 67a) in 117 games.

Monday, April 15 1900 ET on SN Thursday, April 18 1900 ET on SN360 WASHINGTON 0 @ CAROLINA 5 WASHINGTON 1 @ CAROLINA 2

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. CAROLINA, Warren Foegele 1 (Justin Faulk, Brock McGinn) 9:43 GWG 1. CAROLINA, Warren Foegele 3 (Jaccob Slavin, Justin Williams) 0:17

Penalties ― Ovechkin W Svechnikov C (majors) 10:59, Staal C 11:46, Orlov W 17:03 Penalties ― Vrana W 0:53, Hurricanes’ bench (served by Williams) 4:13

SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 2. CAROLINA, Warren Foegele 2 (Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen) 6:09 2. WASHINGTON, Alex Ovechkin 2 (Dmitry Orlov, Lars Eller) 10:35 PPG 3. CAROLINA, Dougie Hamilton 1 (Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin) 11:40 PPG 3. CAROLINA, Teuvo Teravainen 1 (Nino Niederreiter, Sebastian Aho) 19:32 GWG

Penalties ― Backstrom W 9:48, Carlson W Foegele C 15:38 Penalties ― Teravainen C 8:42, Carlson W 12:39

THIRD PERIOD THIRD PERIOD 4. CAROLINA, Dougie Hamilton 2 (Jaccob Slavin, Warren Foegele) 9:47 PPG NO SCORING 5. CAROLINA, Brock McGinn 1 (Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook) 15:35 Penalties ― Foegele C 14:52 Penalties ― Niederreiter C 1:22, Fleury C 5:31, Eller W 8:19, Connolly W 13:01, Vrana W 15:46, Hamilton C Shots on goal by 19:22 CAPITALS 9 14 8 31 Shots on goal by HURRICANES 8 9 7 24 CAPITALS 9 1 7 17 WASHINGTON, Braden Holtby; CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek HURRICANES 15 18 12 45 Power play: WSH ― 1 for 3 3 for 15 in series, CAR ― 0 for 2 3 for 15 in series WASHINGTON, Braden Holtby; CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek Referees: Chris Lee, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot Power play: WSH ― 0 for 4 2 for 12 in series, CAR ― 2 for 5 3 for 13 in series 19,202 at PNC Arena Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dan O’Halloran Linesmen: Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey • G Petr Mrazek CAR, LW Teuvo Teravainen CAR, LW Warren Foegele CAR game’s three stars 18,783 at PNC Arena • “I can't say enough about our group,” Hurricanes’ coach Rod Brind'Amour, 48, said. “We just • LW Warren Foegele CAR, D Dougie Hamilton CAR, C Jordan Staal CAR game’s three stars battled. We're giving everything we can. Our (defencemen) were really solid tonight. They really • “It felt like right from the start it was good,” Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind'Amour, 48, held the fort down and our goaltending came up big at the end.” said. “Where did it come from? I don't know. The guys, they understand the situation. We're in • Canes’ forward Warren Foegele, 22, scored 17 seconds into the first period. Jaccob Slavin took a must-win situation and I think we played like that.” a lead pass from Justin Williams before deking Holtby and sending a backhand pass to • “They were a desperate team,” Capitals’ head coach Todd Reirden, 47, said. “They were at a Foegele, who shot into an open net. “That crowd got all of us going there,” said Foegele, who different level than we were at. We didn't have enough players who played up to their ability has four points (three goals, one assist) in the past two games. “When you carry the puck, you tonight.” can hear the crowd roar. We're believing in each other. This is a big win for our team and we've • “(Scoring) is nice, but it's more fun winning,” Hurricanes’ F Warren Foegele said. “I think I play just got to keep moving forward.” Foegele's goal was the quickest opener in aggressive and I play hard. I love these moments. This is when it counts.” Hurricanes’/Hartford Whalers’ playoff history. • “We knew they weren't going to sit back and wait for something to happen,” WSH centre Alex • Capitals forward T.J. Oshie, 32, was injured after he was pushed into the boards by Foegele, Ovechkin, 33, said. “We knew they were going to push. We knew they were going to play hard who was penalized for boarding, with 5:08 left in the third period. “He will not be with our team and they did. Tonight all four lines didn't play the right way. We didn't play our game at all.” for a while. He won't be playing anytime soon,” Washington coach Todd Reirden said. Oshie had surgery to repair a broken collarbone. • Capitals’ forward Nicklas Backstrom, 31, noted, “Everything can be better. We didn't execute anything. We were slow. We didn't play with speed. They obviously played the way they wanted • “We're trying to play our game, do everything right, all the small details,” Carolina netminder to play.” Petr Mrazek, 26, said. “It means a lot to us that we can go to Washington in a 2-2 series.” • Hurricanes’ forwards Andrei Svechnikov, 18, and Micheal Ferland, 26, each left the game after • Washington defenceman Matt Niskanen noted, “You can't wait too long. We responded tonight, sustaining an upper-body injury in the first period. Svechnikov was injured in fight (and was we didn't get a win. We need to get more desperate. Let's bring a little bit more next game and knocked out cold) with Alex Ovechkin at 10:59. Ferland left after three shifts. Brind'Amour try to find a win on home ice.” did not have an update on either player. • Washington LW Alex Ovechkin, 33, scored his 23rd power-play goal in the playoffs to tie Joe • Forward Jordan Staal, 30, had 10 of Carolina's 52 hits. Hurricanes are 22-15 in playoff games Nieuwendyk and Brian Bellows for 24th in Stanley Cup Playoff history. at PNC Arena. • The crowd of 19,202 was largest for a hockey game in PNC Arena history.

Saturday, April 20 2000 ET on SN360 Monday, April 22 1900 ET on SN CAROLINA 0 @ WASHINGTON 6 WASHINGTON 2 @ CAROLINA 5

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. WASHINGTON, Nicklas Backstrom 4 (John Carlson, Tom Wilson) 7:33 PPG GWG 1. WASHINGTON, Brett Connolly 2 (Lars Eller, Andre Burakovsky) 5:06

Penalties ― Maenalanen C 1:08, Connolly W 4:41, Wallmark C 5:42 2. CAROLINA, Warren Foegele 4 (Dougie Hamilton, Jaccob Slavin) 10:35 3. WASHINGTON, Alex Ovechkin 4 (Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen) 15:12 SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Dowd W 8:30 2. WASHINGTON, Nicklas Backstrom 5 (Alex Ovechkin) 14:21 3. WASHINGTON, Brett Connolly 1 (Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom) 16:11 SECOND PERIOD

4. CAROLINA, Teuvo Teravainen 2 (Sebastian Aho) 1:56 Penalties ― Kuznetsov W 4:18, Carlson W 7:56, Siegenthaler W 12:02, Aho C 19:07

Penalties ― Wilson W 2:36, Williams C 7:58, Niederreiter C 15:24, Orlov W Martinook C 19:29 THIRD PERIOD 4. WASHINGTON, Tom Wilson 2 (Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson) 1:04 PPG THIRD PERIOD 5. WASHINGTON, Nic Dowd 1 (PENALTY SHOT) 8:57 5. CAROLINA, Jordan Staal 2 (Brock McGinn, Justin Faulk) 3:51 GWG 6. WASHINGTON, Alex Ovechkin 3 (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom) 10:14 PPG 6. CAROLINA, Justin Williams 1 (Brett Pesce, Jordan Staal) 11:58

7. CAROLINA, Dougie Hamilton 2 (Jordan Martinook) 16:54 ENG Penalties ― Hamilton C PS 8:57, Wallmark C 10:12, Jensen W 17:29

Penalties ― Stephenson W 6:15, Ovechkin W (minor, 10-minute misconduct) 18:52 Shots on goal by HURRICANES 6 15 9 30 Shots on goal by CAPITALS 10 7 11 28 CAPITALS 7 7 11 25 CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek; WASHINGTON, Braden Holtby HURRICANES 15 9 12 36

WASHINGTON, Braden Holtby; CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek Power play: CAR ― 0 for 5 3 for 20 in series, WSH ― 3 for 4 6 for 19 in series Referees: Dan O’Rourke, Tim Peel Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy Power play: WSH ― 0 for 2 6 for 21 in series, CAR ― 0 for 4 3 for 24 in series 18,506 at Capital One Arena Referees: Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Brad Kovachik

18,913 at PNC Arena • C Nicklas Backstrom WSH, G Braden Holtby WSH, LW Alex Ovechkin WSH game’s three stars • “Park it. It stunk,” Canes’ captain F Justin Williams, 37, said. “There's ups and downs, a lot of • C Jordan Staal CAR, RW Justin Williams CAR, D Brett Pesce CAR game’s three stars momentum swings in playoff series, and we've got to swing it back in our direction in Game 6.” • Carolina forward Jordan Staal, 30, said, “You've got to have that attitude, that swagger and • “Obviously, I thought that was a pretty great response (after losing Games 3 and 4),” Capitals’ belief that you're going to find away. Tonight's no different. When you're down a goal, you've C Nicklas Backstrom said. “We weren't satisfied with the games in Carolina. Tonight, we played got to get two. You've got to stick with it, you've got to find a way.” some Caps hockey, I thought. Everyone bought in to everything, we worked together, and it • “We answered the bell,” Hurricanes’ captain F Justin Williams, 37, said. “I said from the start paid off.” of the series, if they're going to knock us out, we're not going to let it be easy on them.” • “We were bad from start to finish really,” Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind'Amour, 48, said. Williams has 27 points (15g, 12a) in 23 Stanley Cup Playoff games when facing elimination. “It's tough to pick out a guy I thought had a good game. This time of year, you need everyone His 1.17 points per game in those games is second among active NHL players to Patrick Kane of on board and for some reason, we were all just a step behind. The score's indicative of the the Chicago Blackhawks, who has 24 points (six goals, 18 assists) in 19 games (1.26 points per game.” game). • “We just want to set the tone right away, put the puck deep, hit their (defencemen) and leave • Capitals’ LW Alex Ovechkin, 33, appeared to tie it 3-3 at 10:34 of the third period, but the play the mark,” Washington captain LW Alex Ovechkin, 33, said. was ruled no goal for goaltender interference. Caps’ head coach Todd Reirden challenged the • Capitals’ head coach Todd Reirden, 47, said, “We had been disappointed with our lack of ruling, but the call was upheld after a video review. “For us, we thought the puck was loose,” physical play, even when we had success here in Game 1 and 2. We just felt that we really Reirden said. “It was still a puck in play.” hadn't imposed our will and played the type of physical brand of hockey that we're capable of. • “I thought when they scored, when they were up 4-2, that's when the urgency started for us, We knew we had another level to get to.” but that was too late,” Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom, 31, said. • Forward Aleksi Saarela became the first player in Hurricanes history to make his NHL debut in • “Tonight we were solid,” Carolina head coach Rod Brind'Amour, 28, said. “We had our gaffes. a playoff game. We messed up and they made us pay, but (we) just played hard. It was a pleasure to coach that • When a Best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoff series is tied 2-2, the winner of Game 5 is 206-55 (.789). one. Everyone was engaged.” • F Nicklas Backstrom WSH, 31, has nine goals in his past ten games and joined Dino Ciccarelli • Born in Markham, ON, Hurricanes’ 22-year old forward Warren Foegele leads NHL rookies in and Evgeny Kuznetsov as the only players in Washington history to have multiple four-point goals (four) and points (six) in the playoffs. games in the playoffs. • F Nic Dowd's goal was the first successful penalty shot in Capitals’ playoff history. © Steve Lansky 2019 bigmouthsports.com

2019 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

1 MET WASHINGTON CAPITALS 104 v. WC 1 CAROLINA HURRICANES 99 GM BRIAN MacLELLAN, HC TODD REIRDEN v. GM DON WADDELL, HC ROD BRIND’AMOUR HURRICANES WIN SERIES IN 7

Wednesday, April 24 1930 ET on HNIC CAROLINA 3 @ WASHINGTON 4 OT

FIRST PERIOD 1. WASHINGTON, Andre Burakovsky 1 (unassisted) 2:12 2. WASHINGTON, Tom Wilson 3 (Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov) 6:23

Penalties ― McKegg W 13:39, Backstrom W 16:58

SECOND PERIOD 3. CAROLINA, Sebastian Aho 2 (Brett Pesce, Jaccob Slavin) 9:51 SHG 4. WASHINGTON, Evgeny Kuznetsov 1 (Carl Hagelin) 13:22 5. CAROLINA, Teuvo Teravainen 3 (Brett Pesce, Jamie McGinn) 16:37

Penalties ― Martinook C 8:35

THIRD PERIOD 6. CAROLINA, Jordan Staal 3 (Jaccob Slavin) 2:56

Penalties ― None

FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD NO SCORING

Penalties ― None

SECOND OVERTIME PERIOD 7. CAROLINA, Brock McGinn 2 (Justin Williams, Jaccob Slavin) 11:05 GWG

Penalties ― Maenalanen C 2:02

Shots on goal by HURRICANES 10 9 5 11 7 42 CAPITALS 10 9 12 4 2 37 CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek; WASHINGTON, Braden Holtby

Power play: CAR ― 0 for 1 3 for 25 in series, WSH ― 0 for 3 6 for 24 in series Referees: Marc Joannette, Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk 18,506 at Capital One Arena

• LW Brock McGinn CAR, D Jaccob Slavin CAR, LW Andre Burakovsky WSH game’s three stars • Carolina is the 12th NHL team to extend the defending Stanley Cup champions to seven games in the opening round and 10th in the expansion era (since 1967-68). Six have won, most recently the 2016 St. Louis Blues, who defeated the 2015 champion Chicago Blackhawks. • Carolina's Rod Brind'Amour and Washington's Todd Reirden become the seventh set of first- year coaches to meet in a Game Seven. The last time it happened was the 1990 Adams Division SF when the Bruins, coached by Mike Milbury, defeated the Hartford Whalers, coached by Rick Ley. • Capitals are now 5-12 in 17 Game Sevens, including 3-9 at home. This was their 12th Game Seven in their past 20 playoff series since 2008, more than 17 current teams have played in their history. • Hurricanes are now 4-4 in Game Sevens and 3-3 on the road but have won their past five. The only teams with longer winning streaks are the New York Rangers (six from 2012-15), Boston Bruins (six from 1983-94) and Detroit Red Wings (six from 1949-64). • Hurricanes, who trailed 2-0 and 3-1 in this game and 2-0 in the Best-of-Seven series, advanced to the second round for the first time since 2009 and will play the New York Islanders. “We got some huge goals by some big players, huge saves by Petr (Mrazek) when we needed them, a huge goal by Jordan (Staal) to start the third period,” Carolina captain F Justin Williams said. “We didn't give up. When it was 2-0, we told ourselves we wouldn't let it snowball like we did in the other games. We regrouped and stayed with it.” • Canes’ forward Brock McGinn, 24, deflected a pass from Williams past goalie Braden Holtby after the Hurricanes lost a face-off in the Capitals zone but regained the puck. “It's just a screen shot out of the corner,” said Holtby, who made 38 saves. “Not sure if it was off the ice or not. I don't know. It's just one of those plays that are hard to the front and you have to work for it.” • “It's tough,” Capitals’ captain LW Alex Ovechkin, 33, said. “Obviously, we thought the first two periods we dominate. A couple lucky bounces and they're in the game. But it was a great series, lots of toughness, lots of hard plays over there.” • “It's 2-0, they get a power play. If they score, it's done,” Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind'Amour, 48, said. “Then we get the shorthanded (goal), and I think it just perked everybody up. ‘Hey, we're still in the game.’ And then we got better as we went along.” • “Looking back at that, we need to find a way to shut them down there or keep them out of the score sheet there when we got a 3-1 lead,” Capitals’ forward Nicklas Backstrom said. • Hurricanes’ captain Justin Williams, 37, said, “We became relevant again this year, and this is just another step. It's wide open for us. It's wide open for every team. There's eight left, and we're going to keep pushing to see how good we can be.” • Capitals’ head coach Todd Reirden, 47, noted, “They played a very aggressive game, and it's not easy. It's not easy. We didn't expect it to be easy, and we're certainly disappointed by the outcome.” • It was the fifth consecutive Game Seven win for the Hurricanes dating to the 2006 Eastern Conference Final (4-2 win against Buffalo Sabres), the fourth-longest such run in Stanley Cup Playoff history. They have not lost a Game Seven since relocating from Hartford for the 1997- 98 season. • With three assists in Game Seven, Canes’ defenceman Jaccob Slavin, 24, finished the series with nine, breaking John Cullen's Carolina/Hartford Whalers’ record for assists in a playoff series. Cullen had seven in the 1991 Adams Division SF against the Boston Bruins. • Capitals Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin each played his twelfth Game Seven, tied for fourth in Stanley Cup Playoff history behind Patrick Roy, Scott Stevens and Zdeno Chara (13 each). Backstrom and Ovechkin fell to 4-8 in those Game Sevens. • Carolina defenceman Jaccob Slavin’s nine assists made him the team’s leading scorer in this series. Rookie LW Warren Foegele ranked second with 4g, 2a, 6 pts. For the Capitals, LW Alex Ovechkin had 4g, 5a, 9 pts, making him the team leader in the series.

2019 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

2 ATL BOSTON BRUINS 107 v. 3 ATL TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 100 GM DON SWEENEY, HC BRUCE CASSIDY v. GM KYLE DUBAS, HC MIKE BABCOCK BRUINS WIN SERIES IN 7

Thursday, April 11 1900 ET on HNIC J Hughson, Cr Simpson, K Bukauskas Saturday, April 13 2000 ET on HNIC TORONTO 4 @ BOSTON 1 TORONTO 1 @ BOSTON 4

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 1 (Brad Marchand, Torey Krug) 9:31 PPG 1. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 1 (David Backes) 4:44 2. TORONTO, Mitchell Marner 1 (Jake Muzzin, John Tavares) 16:44 2. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 1 (David Pastrnak, Torey Krug) 16:04 GWG Penalties ― Nylander T 8:55 Penalties ― Kadri T DeBrusk B 11:12, Pastrnak B 18:57 SECOND PERIOD

3. TORONTO, Mitchell Marner 2 (PENALTY SHOT) 2:47 SHG GWG SECOND PERIOD 4. TORONTO, William Nylander 1 (Nazem Kadri, Patrick Marleau) 18:25 3. BOSTON, Danton Heinen 1 (unassisted) 10:39 Penalties ― Kapanen T 2:16, DeBrusk B PS 2:47 Penalties ― Gauthier T 12:22, Chara B 15:32, Kadri T 16:52 THIRD PERIOD 5. TORONTO, John Tavares 1 (unassisted) 18:41 ENG THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Chara B 11:45 4. TORONTO, Nazem Kadri 1 (Travis Dermott, William Nylander) 10:44 5. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 2 (Brad Marchand, Matt Grzelcyk) 15:03 PPG Shots on goal by MAPLE LEAFS 10 14 9 33 Penalties ― Krejci B 5:36, Kadri T (major, game misconduct) 14:03 BRUINS 8 21 9 38 TORONTO, Frederik Andersen; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask Shots on goal by Power play: TOR ― 0 for 1, BOS ― 1 for 2 MAPLE LEAFS 7 9 15 31 Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Kiel Murchison BRUINS 14 15 12 41 17,565 at TD Garden TORONTO, Frederik Andersen; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask

• During this regular season, the Bruins and Maple Leafs met four times. Boston won three Power play: TOR ― 0 for 3 0 for 4 in series, BOS ― 1 for 4 2 for 6 in series times and the Maple Leafs won once. Boston outscored Toronto, 16-10, over those four games. Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brad Meier Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tony Sericolo The Bruins and Maple Leafs are meeting in the postseason for the third time in seven years. 17,565 at TD Garden • The last time the Maple Leafs defeated the Bruins in a Stanley Cup Playoff series came in 1959. • C Brad Marchand BOS, G Tuukka Rask BOS, RW David Backes BOS game’s three stars • The Bruins were led in scoring this season by their dynamite trio of 30-year old LW Brad • Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, tied Andy Moog for second in career Stanley Cup Playoff Marchand, 22-year old RW David Pastrnak and 33-year old centre Patrick Bergeron. wins by a Bruins’ goaltender with 36. Gerry Cheevers is Boston’s all-time leader with 53 wins. Marchand led the club with 36g, 64a, 100 pts and a +15 rating in 79 games. Pastrnak had 38 • “Yeah, we had guys dialed in tonight,” Bruins’ forward David Backes, 34, said. “I think Game goals and 81 points. Bergeron had 32 goals and 79 points. And, with 96 PIM, Marchand also One was a slap in the face, a little wake-up call, and guys responded excellent tonight. Even led the team in penalty minutes. with some of the shenanigans going on, we were focused on what we needed on our next • Toronto’s leading scorer this season was 21-year old centre Mitchell Marner, who broke out opportunity.” with 26g, 68a, 94 pts and a +22 rating in 82 games. 28-year old centre John Tavares, who was • “Well you saw at the start, we weren't as good,” Maple Leafs’ head coach Mike Babcock, 56, playing his first season in Toronto after signing as a free agent from the Islanders, had 47 goals said. “I mean, (Thursday) night, I thought our intensity was real good at the start of the game. and 88 points. 21-year old C Auston Matthews ranked third with 37 goals and 73 points. With Obviously, (Boston's) intensity was a different level, we didn't handle the forecheck and execute. 65 PIM, 26-year old forward Zach Hyman led the club in penalty minutes. It's nothing that we hadn't talked about or tried to prepare for, but we didn't execute on it.” • RW Mitchell Marner TOR, G Frederik Andersen TOR, C Patrice Bergeron BOS game’s 3 stars • “I didn't think we executed as well, weren't as crisp with the puck, and that didn't allow us to • Toronto forward Mitchell Marner scored the Maple Leafs’ first penalty-shot goal in the Stanley generate as much in the forecheck like we did in Game One,” Maple Leafs’ forward John nd Cup Playoffs since Mats Sundin on 29 May 1999 vs Buffalo. Marner’s was the 22 penalty shot Tavares, 28, said. “We knew they were going to come hard and respond and we just didn't th goal in SCP history, and just the 5 to also come with the player's team shorthanded. execute at a high enough level. Sometimes that's the way it goes, and you just got to stay with • C Mitchell Marner TOR, G Frederik Andersen TOR, C Patrice Bergeron BOS game’s three stars it and find your game. We obviously got one to get back within two (goals), but unfortunately, • “We know we're fast in this locker room,” said Maple Leafs’ forward Mitchell Marner. “I think we ran out of time. We just weren't as good today."” when we play right it's hard to stop us. Tonight, we just wanted to make sure we were getting • Toronto forward Nazem Kadri, 28, received a major penalty and game misconduct for cross- pucks in for the first 10 minutes. It made it hard on the defence. I thought we did a great job of checking Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk, 22, with 5:57 left in the third period. He was offered an that. Our four lines played very well tonight with our defensive core. Frederik (Andersen) again in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety. Then, just hours before Game was unbelievable.” Three, it was announced Kadri would be suspended for the remainder of this series — regardless • “That was a (David Pastrnak) move; he's done that in practice. I put my whole weight on my of the number of games it goes. right foot, and then I just couldn't get there anymore. It was a nice move, fresh ice too, so I • “Well it was entertaining, I guess. But you know I just try to stay focused on the puck. You know probably should've recognized that, but yeah, good move,” said Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, 32, next shot, that's it. I can't just really be a spectator, but you know it was a good pace, lots of on Marner's puck-handling on the penalty shot. hits, hard-fought match,” said Bruins’ netminder Tuukka Rask, 31. • Toronto forward Patrick Marleau, 39, skated in his 185th Stanley Cup Playoff game, tying Denis • Bruins defenceman Torey Krug, 28, left the game in the second period with an undisclosed Potvin for 27th most all time. Marleau is completing his 21st NHL season. injury. There was no update on his condition.

Monday, April 15 1900 ET on HNIC Wednesday, April 17 1900 ET on HNIC BOSTON 2 @ TORONTO 3 BOSTON 6 @ TORONTO 4

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING 1. BOSTON, Charlie McAvoy 1 (Charlie Coyle, Matt Grzelcyk) 3:03 PPG 2. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 2 (Charlie McAvoy, Danton Heinen) 6:38 Penalties ― Hainsey T 16:36, McAvoy B 19:21 3. TORONTO, Zach Hyman 1 (Morgan Rielly, John Tavares) 17:55

SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Brown T 1:08, Bergeron B 13:29, McAvoy B 15:44 1. TORONTO, Trevor Moore 1 (Morgan Rielly, Tyler Ennis) 2:38 2. BOSTON, David Krejci 1 (Jake DeBrusk, Karson Kuhlman) 3:30 SECOND PERIOD 3. TORONTO, Auston Matthews 1 (Andreas Johnsson, Mitchell Marner) 10:12 PPG 4. TORONTO, Auston Matthews 2 (Andreas Johnsson, Ron Hainsey) 1:07 4. TORONTO, Andreas Johnsson 1 (John Tavares, Auston Matthews) 17:12 PPG GWG 5. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 1 (Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron) 3:16 5. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 1 (Danton Heinen, Matt Grzelcyk) 19:22 PPG 6. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 2 (Brad Marchand) 4:51 PPG

Penalties ― Backes B 10:00, Grzelcyk B 15:59, Muzzin T 17:45 Penalties ― Matthews T 4:37

THIRD PERIOD THIRD PERIOD NO SCORING 7. BOSTON, Zdeno Chara 1 (unassisted) 5:39 GWG 8. TORONTO, Auston Matthews 3 (Mitchell Marner, Morgan Rielly) 11:52 PPG Penalties ― Zaitsev T 5:01 9. TORONTO, Travis Dermott 1 (Jake Gardiner, Connor Brown) 13:27 Shots on goal by 10. BOSTON, Joakim Nordstrom 1 (David Krejci) 19:58 ENG

BRUINS 15 11 10 36 Penalties ― McAvoy B 11:42 MAPLE LEAFS 10 16 8 34 BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; TORONTO, Frederik Andersen Shots on goal by BRUINS 14 8 9 41 Power play: BOS ― 1 for 3 3 for 9 in series, TOR ― 2 for 3 2 for 7 in series MAPLE LEAFS 12 14 16 42 Referees: Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; TORONTO, Frederik Andersen 19,611 at Scotiabank Arena Power play: BOS ― 2 for 2 5 for 11 in series, TOR ― 1 for 3 3 for 10 in series • LW Andreas Johnsson TOR, G Frederik Anderson TOR, C Charlie Coyle BOS game’s three stars Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Brad Kovachik • Maple Leafs’ forward Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series, and said, “It's nice, 19,638 at Scotiabank Arena obviously, to get one. It's just another level when you score a goal in the playoffs, especially at home. I think I've said this before, but it feels like an earthquake under you. The atmosphere • RW David Pastrnak BOS, C Auston Matthews BOS, C Brad Marchand BOS game’s three stars tonight was unbelievable. We just want to continue what we built off of tonight here on • By starting tonight, Tuukka Rask, 32, passed Frank ‘Mr. Zero’ Brimsek for third in career Stanley Wednesday.” Cup Playoff games with the Bruins with 69. He can also pass Andy Moog for second in Stanley • Boston centre Patrice Bergeron, 33, said, “It's about keeping the puck in the offensive zone, Cup Playoff wins for the Bruins with 37. and once you do have possession, it's about getting it to the net a little bit more. We can't stay • At 42 years and 30 days old, Bruins’ captain and defenceman Zdeno Chara became the second on the outside; we have to find ways to create some chances. Their defencemen are doing a oldest defenceman to record a Stanley Cup Playoff goal. D Chris Chelios was 45 yrs, 86 days good job, but it's that type of game where you need to be moving your feet and be on top of old when he scored for the Red Wings vs CGY on Apr 21, 2007. them.” • “The more you've been around, the more you understand this is what playoffs is all about,” • “He’s just so steady in there. He made some huge saves for us. That one there near the end Bruins’ forward Brad Marchand, 30, said. “Nobody expects to win four games in a row.” with the knob of his stick on (Bruins’ forward David) Krejci all alone in front, he's just been • “He's a guy we rely on to score and create offense and actually play a good 200-foot game, he's steady all series and all year for us,” Toronto’s F Auston Matthews, 21, said of netminder certainly capable of that,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said of Boston forward David Pastrnak, Frederik Andersen. 22. “It was good to see him score. Scorers, when they don't score, can get antsy. I'm not saying • Matthews also noted, of the Leafs holding onto a third-period lead, “That's something we David was there, but we wanted to keep him from going there. Getting his two goals, they get struggled with our first year. It's come quite a long way, and now you just got guys, doesn't recharged.” matter who, sacrificing their body and blocking shots and paying the price to obviously win • Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy, 53, also talked about forwards Brad Marchand and Patrice games. Like (Mitchell Marner) those last two shots, those two blocks were huge for us. It doesn't Bergeron, saying, “They're gamers. They know they haven't been at the top of their game, matter who you are, when you see a guy like him sacrifice their body, I think it just motivates necessarily, for a few games. Listen, they were ready. They were in the hallway before the everybody on the bench, and obviously with time winding down, that was huge.” game, talking about certain plays. Those guys were dialed in. They're pros. They're top-end • Maple Leafs’ defenceman Morgan Rielly, 24, said, “I think we did a good job in the third period. players. They're Stanley Cup champions. So those are not guys you worry about very often.” We're not crumbling, and we feel good and we're not changing the way we play. We still go after • Toronto head coach Mike Babcock, 56, addressed his team’s penalty kill with, “They've got real them and we still play the way that's put us in that position, which is important. In years past, good players, let's not kid ourselves. But, those two goals tonight, we covered this morning, and you've watched us play well for two periods, and then get a little bit nervous and tense up a we didn't look after it. We've got to fix it. The bottom line is, you can't give those power-play little bit, but I don't think that's happening right now. We're having confidence in ourselves.” goals up. To me, those are just freebies, those two. Not that they didn't make plays or anything • Teams that win Game 3 of a best-of-7 NHL playoff series that was tied 1-1 have a series like that, but we weren't in the spots we were supposed to be in…It isn't good enough right now. record of 212-100 (.679). The great thing about it is, series is not over, so we don't have to live with that number. We can • Forward Tyler Ennis, 29, took suspended forward Nazem Kadri's place in the Maple Leafs’ still fix it.” lineup. He was plus-1 with an assist and two hits in 6:54 in his 2019 postseason debut. • On the day of this game, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France was ravaged by fire.

Friday, April 19 1900 ET on HNIC GOOD FRIDAY Sunday, April 21 1520 ET on HNIC EASTER SUNDAY TORONTO 2 @ BOSTON 1 BOSTON 4 @ TORONTO 2

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING 1. TORONTO, Morgan Rielly 1 (William Nylander, Patrick Marleau) 9:42 2. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 3 (Patrice Bergeron) 11:23 PPG Penalties ― Hyman T 17:00 3. BOSTON, Torey Krug 1 (David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand) 17:02 PPG SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Chara B 5:21, Ennis T 10:25, Nordstrom B 12:37, Dermott T 15:36 NO SCORING SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Marleau T 4:13, Marner T 8:24 4. BOSTON, Jake DeBrusk 1 (David Krejci, David Pastrnak) 7:57 GWG THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Coyle B 8:47 1. TORONTO, Auston Matthews 4 (Jake Muzzin, Kasperi Kapanen) 11:33 after video review 2. TORONTO, Kasperi Kapanen 1 (Andreas Johnsson, Morgan Rielly) 13:45 GWG THIRD PERIOD 3. BOSTON, David Krejci 2 (David Pastrnak, Torey Krug) 19:16 with extra attacker, after video review for offside 5. TORONTO, Auston Matthews 5 (Jake Gardiner, Travis Dermott) 4:15 6. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 4 (Zdeno Chara, Charlie McAvoy) 18:06 ENG Penalties ― Bruins’ bench (served by Johansson) 7:14 Penalties ― None Shots on goal by MAPLE LEAFS 7 9 11 27 Shots on goal by BRUINS 6 9 14 29 BRUINS 14 16 11 41 TORONTO, Frederik Andersen; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask MAPLE LEAFS 6 9 9 24 BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; TORONTO, Frederik Andersen Power play: TOR ― 0 for 1 3 for 11 in series, BOS ― 0 for 3 5 for 14 in series Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dan O’Halloran Linesmen: Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich Power play: BOS ― 2 for 2 7 for 16 in series, TOR ― 0 for 3 3 for 14 in series 17,565 at TD Garden Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey 19,683 at Scotiabank Arena • C Auston Matthews TOR, G Frederik Andersen TOR, G Tuukka Rask BOS game’s three stars • With his 90th career Stanley Cup Playoff win, Maple Leafs’ head coach Mike Babcock trails only • LW Brad Marchand BOS, C Auston Matthews TOR, RW David Pastrnak BOS game’s 3 stars six men on the all-time list: Scotty Bowman 223, Al Arbour 123, Joel Quenneville 118, Dick • “When the season is on the line, you want to play hard, you want to leave it all out there,” Irvin Sr. 100, Mike Keenan 96 and Pat Quinn 94. Tonight, with win 90, Babcock passed Glen Bruins’ forward Brad Marchand, 30, said. “Sometimes it bounces your way, sometimes it Sather and Darryl Sutter, who both had 89 postseason victories. doesn't. Luckily today it bounced our way. Again, though, we're fighting for our season now, • F Auston Matthews scored at 11:33 to give Toronto a 1-0 lead. Jake Muzzin faked a slap shot next game, we don't know how it's going to play out, but we're going to have fun doing it.” from the left point and passed to Matthews for a one-timer from the right face-off circle. The • “To me this is the best we've played,” Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy, 53, said. “We kind of Bruins challenged for goaltender interference because of contact between Maple Leafs’ knew we had to step up. Today was more the way we wanted to play, we wanted to be aggressive forward Zach Hyman and G Tuukka Rask, but the goal call was upheld. “I didn't watch it,” keeping pucks alive with our defencemen. I thought we were attacking the net better, just more Maple Leafs’ Zach Hyman said of the replay. “I didn't want to watch it. I'm just glad it counted.” overall of our identity. Obviously we were desperate, but this is the kind of thing we talked about • “We've had better games,” Bruins forward Brad Marchand, 30, said. “I don't think either team on Saturday about trying to hit our ceiling.” was great, but it was the difference of one play.” • “I thought we were really ready, we were jumping big time,” Toronto head coach Mike Babcock, • Maple Leafs’ head coach Mike Babcock, 56, talked about forward Auston Matthews’ 56, said. “But then, as soon as we had a little adversity and they scored twice, we didn't recover. performance, saying, “This was his best 200-footer of the playoffs. He was outstanding, he was I don't know if that's the emotions got the better of us, but we couldn't get it back in check. To involved in so many breakouts, he was there available for the D…I thought he played great. I say we weren't ready, that would be totally wrong.” was impressed and I'm proud for him.” • Toronto forward Auston Matthews, 21, noted, “You know what, it's a tough loss. We would • Of the ruling allowing Matthews’ goal, Boston netminer Tuukka Rask, 32, said, “I don't know. have loved to have closed it out on home ice tonight. We didn't, so we'll regroup as a team, I just felt the contact, so I went after the ref there, let him know there was contact…They looked move forward and learn from our mistakes. We'll be ready to go in Boston in a couple days. I at it, so it's a goal. I mean I just saw him, (Muzzin) had the puck, as soon as he passed it thought our first five or six minutes were good, but then their power play got them going and (Hyman) kind of like bumped into my head, and then that was it. But you know, I mean I trust we didn't really have an answer.” that they get them right.” • Bruins and Maple Leafs are the third teams in Stanley Cup Playoff history to have a • Bruins’ centre Patrice Bergeron, 33, said, “We have to rely on each other and put ourselves in series go to Game 7 in three consecutive head-to-head postseason appearances. Boston won a bubble and do the job, that's the bottom line. Everything is on the line now. Obviously a missed Game 7 in the first round last year (7-4) and in the first round in 2013 (5-4 in overtime). The opportunity tonight, but like I said, there's not much we can do right now about tonight's game. other teams to do it were the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames (1989, 1994, 2004), and So now it's about moving forward and be ready to head on the plane tomorrow…and be ready the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals (2012, 2013, 2015). for a big game.” • Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara, 42, would play his 13th Game 7, which would tie him with • Toronto forward Patrick Marleau, 39, played his 189th Stanley Cup Playoff game, tying Mark Patrick Roy and Scott Stevens for the Stanley Cup Playoff record. Recchi for 24th place all time. • Bruins forward Sean Kuraly, 26, returned to the line-up after missing 12 games with a fractured hand. He had two shots in 14:22 of ice time.

2 ATL BOSTON BRUINS 107 v. 3 ATL TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 100 GM DON SWEENEY, HC BRUCE CASSIDY v. GM KYLE DUBAS, HC MIKE BABCOCK

BRUINS WIN SERIES IN 7

Tuesday, April 23 1900 ET on HNIC TORONTO 1 @ BOSTON 5

FIRST PERIOD 1. BOSTON, Joakim Norstrom 2 (Mark Grzelcyk, Sean Kuraly) 14:29 2. BOSTON, Marcus Johansson 1 (unassisted) 17:46 GWG

Penalties ― None

SECOND PERIOD 3. TORONTO, John Tavares 2 (Tyler Ennis) 3:54

Penalties ― Carlo B 8:22

THIRD PERIOD 4. BOSTON, Sean Kuraly 1 (Noel Acciari, Joakim Nordstrom) 2:40 5. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 3 (David Krejci) 17:26 ENG 6. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 3 (unassisted) 19:59 ENG

Penalties ― Bruins’ bench (served by Pastrnak) 5:19

Shots on goal by MAPLE LEAFS 12 13 8 33 BRUINS 11 8 13 32 TORONTO, Frederik Andersen; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask

Power play: TOR ― 0 for 2 3 for 16 in series, BOS ― 0 for 0 7 for 16 in series Referees: Wes McCauley, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Pierre Racicot 17,565 at TD Garden

• G Tuukka Rask BOS, C Sean Kuraly BOS, C Joakim Nordstrom BOS game’s three stars • Entering this game, teams that score first in Game Seven are 128-44 (.744) and home teams are 100-72 (.581). Forty-one Game Sevens had to overtime (23.8 percent) and home teams are 21-20. • Bruins and Maple Leafs are the third set of franchises in NHL history to require a Game Seven in three consecutive head-to-head postseason meetings, joining CGY-VAN (1989 DSF, 1994 CQF, 2004 CQF) and NYR-WSH (2012 CSF, 2013 CQF, 2015 R2). • Boston won their sixth consecutive series against Toronto, which matches the third- longest head-to-head series winning streak in NHL history. It was a Stanley Cup-record 27th Game Seven for the Bruins, who are 14-12 in their previous 26 and 13-8 at home. Boston now has 15 Game Seven victories, one more than Montreal (14-9) and Detroit (14-11). • This was the 24th Game Seven for the Maple Leafs, who are 12-12 but 5-11 on the road. They tried to win a series by earning three victories on the road for the fourth time. Two of the three (1949 and 1951 SF) came against the Bruins. • It's the third time since 2013 and second in as many years that the Original Six rivals have gone to Game Seven in the opening round. The Maple Leafs, who last won a playoff series with a seven-game victory against the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 Eastern Conference QF, were also trying to eliminate the Bruins for the first time in the expansion era. • Mike Babcock becomes the second head coach in Maple Leafs’ history to lose three consecutive opening round series, joining Frank ‘King Clancy’ from 1954 – 1956. • “Well, I think we've been there before,” Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron, 33, said. “I think a lot of guys, we try to rely on our experiences, try to share that with other guys. Most of the young guys were with us last year and lived it also. So I think it's definitely a great character win for us tonight against a really good team.” • Toronto head coach Mike Babcock, 56, said, “We've got to push through this because you can't be talking after a playoff series that you're going home. That's the bottom line. We've improved our team drastically, you've witnessed it. This series we were a way better team than we were a year ago, but we're at the same point with the same result here today, and so that part is disappointing.” • Boston captain D Zdeno Chara, 42, said, “It was amazing. The fans were obviously very excited, very loud, gave us extra energy, and we were obviously feeding off that. So thanks to everyone who came and cheered us on and everyone who was watching at home.” Chara tied the Stanley Cup Playoff record by playing in his 13th Game Seven, joining Patrick Roy and Scott Stevens. • Boston forward Joakim Nordstrom scored from along the goal line on a shot that got through Andersen's pads short side to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 14:29 of the first period. “We were talking before the game that we wanted to have a shot-first mentality,” Nordstrom, 26, said. “I was just trying to get a rebound, (Kuraly) was crashing the net. It ended up going in, so we'll take it.” • “We have to find ways to get better,” Maple Leafs’ forward John Tavares, 28, said. “We have a quality team, we have a lot of talent, we have a lot of youth, a lot of growth still ahead of us…(You) really realize you have to make the most of every chance you get. It's just difficult right now.” • “Well, I personally felt good from the start of the series,” Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, said. “I felt good pretty much all year. You know, obviously the workload hasn't been too much, so I feel fresh. It's all about feeling confident and preparing yourself the right way, trusting your teammates. I thought we battled hard for each other all year, and you know, I think it showed again today.” • Bruins centre David Krejci, 32, has five points (two goals, three assists) in a five-game point streak. • Boston had a power-play percentage of 43.8 percent (7-for-16), its second highest in a Stanley Cup Playoff series (44.4 percent, 1978 quarterfinals against the Chicago Blackhawks). • In this series, the Bruins were led in scoring by 30-year old LW Brad Marchand, who had 4g, 5a, 9 pts with a +4 rating in seven games. For the Maple Leafs, 21-year old centre Auston Matthews had 5g, 1a, 6 pts with a -3 rating to lead the team in scoring.

2019 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

2 MET NEW YORK ISLANDERS 103 v. 3 MET PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 100 GM LOU LAMORIELLO, HC BARRY TROTZ v. GM JIM RUTHERFORD, HC MIKE SULLIVAN ISLANDERS SWEEP SERIES

Wednesday, April 10 1930 ET on HNIC J Bartlett, G Galley, Ch Simpson Friday, April 12 1930 ET on HNIC PITTSBURGH 3 @ NEW YORK 4 OVERTIME PITTSBURGH 1 @ NEW YORK 3

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. NEW YORK, Jordan Eberle 1 (Anders Lee, Adam Pelech) 1:40 NO SCORING 2. PITTSBURGH, Phil Kessel 1 (Dominik Simon, Brian Dumoulin) 5:42 3. NEW YORK, Brock Nelson 1 (Jordan Eberle, Devon Toews) 15:46 PPG Penalties ― Malkin P 5:51, J. Johnson P 13:38, J. Johnson P 15:47, Lee N 16:52 Penalties ― Pettersson P 15:21 SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 1. PITTSBURGH, Erik Gudbranson 1 (Evgeni Malkin) 10:36 4. PITTSBURGH, Evgeni Malkin 1 (Justin Schultz, Phil Kessel) 13:41 PPG 2. NEW YORK, Anthony Beauvillier 1 (Mathew Barzal, Jordan Eberle) 13:25 Penalties ― Kessel P 5:43, Komarov N 8:32, Malkin P Mayfield N 10:43, Pulock N 12:30 Penalties ― Crosby P 3:25, Gudbranson P 4:31, Pettersson P Barzal N (double minor) 13:25 THIRD PERIOD 5. NEW YORK, Nick Leddy 1 (Valtteri Filppula, Leo Komarov) 12:35 THIRD PERIOD 6. PITTSBURGH, Justin Schultz 1 (unassisted) 18:31 3. NEW YORK, Jordan Eberle 2 (Mathew Barzal, Johnny Boychuk) 7:54 Penalties ― Lee N 8:34, Letang P Nelson N 13:42 4. NEW YORK, Josh Bailey 2 (Anders Lee, Devon Toews) 11:38 PPG

FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD Penalties ― Hornqvist P 9:50 7. NEW YORK, Josh Bailey 1 (Mathew Barzal) 4:39 GWG

Penalties ― None Shots on goal by PENGUINS 7 11 15 33 Shots on goal by ISLANDERS 11 12 11 34 PENGUINS 17 13 11 3 44 PITTSBURGH, Matt Murray; NEW YORK, Robin Lehner ISLANDERS 12 10 9 2 33 PITTSBURGH, Matt Murray; NEW YORK, Robin Lehner Power play: PIT ― 0 for 2 1 for 5 in series, NYI ― 1 for 6 2 for 8 in series Power play: PIT ― 1 for 3, NYI ― 1 for 2 Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Derek Amell, Andrew Smith 13,917 at NYCB Live: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,917 at NYCB Live: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum • C Jordan Eberle NYI, C Mathew Barzal NYI, G Robin Lehner NYI game’s three stars • During this regular season, the Islanders and Penguins met four times — with the last • “It was Friday at the (Coliseum),” Islanders’ forward Jordan Eberle said. “It was awesome, and meeting coming way back on 10 December. The Islanders won the first two meetings. The the boys responded well to the energy. We played a strong game throughout and it's only going Penguins won the last two. Pittsburgh outscored New York, 13-12, over the four games. to be that way as each game gets more and more important. It was a good job by us taking • It has been 31 years since the Islanders began a Stanley Cup Playoff series at home. And advantage of home ice, but we have to get ready for Sunday.” it’s the fifth time the Islanders and Penguins have met in the postseason. • The Islanders’ line of Anders Lee-Nathew Barzal-Eberle has nine points (two goals, seven • The Islanders were led in scoring this season by 21-year old centre Matthew Barzal, who had assists) in the series. “That line was really good,” Islanders’ head coach Barry Trotz said. 18g, 44a, 62 pts with a -5 rating in 82 games. Behind Barzal was 29-year old centre Josh Bailey, “(Eberle and Barzal) are attacking, they're skating so well, and they're playing off each other. who had 16 goals and 56 points. 26-year old defenceman Scott Mayfield had 68 penalty minutes Eberle's goal was fantastic in a tight space there and it was a big goal for us.” to lead New York. • “I thought we still did a good job of generating chances and had some big penalty kills to keep • The Penguins’ leading scorer this season was 31-year old centre Sidney Crosby, who just keeps us in the game,” Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby said. “We had opportunities similar to last on ticking. Crosby led the club with 35g, 65a, 100 pts and a +18 rating in 79 games. With 27 game (a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 1), but they hung around and got the win. We just have to goals and 82 points, 31-year old RW Phil Kessel ranked second on the Pens. Kessel’s 10 game- execute a little better.” winning goals led the league. With 89 penalty minutes, 32-year old centre Evgeni Malkin led • “The message is, it's the first team to win four games and not the first to win two games. So we Pittsburgh in PIM. have to go back home, control what we can to win one game, and then we'll go from there,” • Islanders’ 33-year old G Thomas Greiss and 27-year old G Robin Lehner shared the William Penguins’ head coach Mike Sullivan, 51, said. M. Jennings Trophy this season. The Islanders the first NHL team to go from most goals- • “We stuck with our game. I think everyone was involved, everyone was playing their game. I against (296 in 2017-18) to least goals-against (196 in 2018-19) in one season since the 1919 thought we were patient, but structured. They're a really good team. They're going to find ways Ottawa Senators. to get some chances. No matter if we play really good defensively, they still find some chances. • RW Josh Bailey NYI, RW Jordan Eberle NYI, D Nick Leddy NYI game’s three stars But it was a lot better than the back-and-forth game in Game One,” said Islanders’ netminder • Islanders had a goal overturned after coach's challenge for offside (33 seconds into game), and Robin Lehner, 27. a no-goal call upheld after review (in OT). Forward Tom Kuhnhackl was the shooter on each. • Penguins’ centre Sidney Crosby, 31, who had 100 points (35g. 65a) in the regular season, and • The Islanders have not lost a Game One on home ice since the 1984 Stanley Cup Final v. Penguins’ forward Jake Guentzel, 24, who had 76 points (40g, 36a), do not have a point in the the Oilers. And they hosted their first Game One since the 1988 Patrick Division SF v. Devils. series thus far. • On the overtime winner, Islanders’ forward Mathew Barzal picked up the puck, at full speed, as • Penguins’ forward Jared McCann was scratched because of an upper-body injury and was he was entering the Penguins’ zone down the left wing. Barzal cut to the middle of the ice, right replaced by Teddy Blueger, who had two shots in 11:41 of ice time. between the circles, completely changed direction and backhanded the puck past G Matt Murray • Penguins’ defenceman Jack Johnson, 32, played 16:09 after being a healthy scratch in Game PIT. But the puck went off the post and 29-year old centre Josh Bailey, who had originally sent One. the puck forward to Barzal to start the play, was there to simply tap it into the open stick side. • Islanders’ forward Jordan Eberle, 28, who has four points (two goals, two assists) in the series, • “I was kind of tired,” Josh Bailey, 29, said. “I was just trying to catch up. Fortunately, (Barzal) has been on the ice for six of the seven goals scored by New York. made a great play and showed a lot of poise. We got the bounce that we needed. We've become • Islanders’ forward Cal Clutterbuck, 31, had a game-high eight hits. accustomed to that. (Barzal) did it yet again.” • “It's everything we talked about for the last couple of days. Making sure we manage the puck and have situational awareness in mind. If we're late in shifts, especially when it's a long change from the bench, you have to make good decisions with the puck. If we had numbers and an opportunity for a potential scoring chance, I think that is a calculated risk. I'm not sure we had the awareness that we needed there in that situation,” said Pens’ head coach Mike Sullivan, 51, on the aggressive play by defenceman Kris Letang that led to a turnover and the winning goal.

Sunday, April 14 1220 ET on HNIC Tuesday, April 16 1930 ET on HNIC NEW YORK 4 @ PITTSBURGH 1 NEW YORK 3 @ PITTSBURGH 1

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. PITTSBURGH, Garrett Wilson 1 (Marcus Pettersson, Justin Schultz) 12:54 1. PITTSBURGH, Jake Guentzel 1 (Sidney Crosby, Jared McCann) 0:35 2. NEW YORK, Jordan Eberle 3 (Ryan Pulock, Mathew Barzal) 13:22 2. NEW YORK, Jordan Eberle 4 (Mathew Barzal, Scott Mayfield) 2:09 3. NEW YORK, Brock Nelson 2 (Tom Kuhnhackl) 14:24 GWG 3. NEW YORK, Brock Nelson 3 (Josh Bailey, Tom Kuhnhackl) 18:06 GWG Penalties ― Pelech N 10:35 Penalties ― Penguins’ bench (served by Simon) 6:39, Barzal N 14:29 SECOND PERIOD

NO SCORING SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Filppula N 8:17, Rust P 11:13, J. Johnson P 12:20, Barzal N 13:36 NO SCORING

THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Kuhnhackl N 7:55, Lehner N (served by Kuhnhackl) Hornqvist P (double minor) 10:33 4. NEW YORK, Leo Komarov 1 (Anthony Beauvillier, Valtteri Filppula) 10:27

5. NEW YORK, Anders Lee 1 (Valtteri Filppula, Adam Pelech) 18:32 THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Pelech N Hornqvist P 13:06 4. NEW YORK, Josh Bailey 3 (Valtteri Filppula) 19:22 ENG

Shots on goal by Penalties ― Pulock N 5:55, Bjugstad P 8:07 ISLANDERS 8 16 12 36

PENGUINS 8 9 9 26 Shots on goal by NEW YORK, Robin Lehner; PITTSBURGH, Matt Murray ISLANDERS 7 10 9 26 Power play: NYI ― 0 for 2 2 for 10 in series, PIT ― 0 for 3 1 for 8 in series PENGUINS 10 14 9 33 Referees: Dan O’Rourke, Tim Peel Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot NEW YORK, Robin Lehner; PITTSBURGH, Matt Murray 18,610 at PPG Paints Arena Power play: NYI ― 0 for 3 2 for 13 in series, PIT ― 0 for 3 1 for 11 in series • G Robin Lehner NYI, C Brock Nelson NYI, RW Jordan Eberle NYI game’s three stars Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tony Sericolo • “This group, we've talked about just worrying about one game,” Islanders’ head coach Barry 18,609 at PPG Paints Arena Trotz, 56, said. “You just want to compete so you can continue to play. This group is not afraid of work. They're not afraid of competition. They're not afraid of a whole lot. They just go out • G Robin Lehner NYI, RW Jordan Eberle NYI, LW Jake Guentzel PIT game’s three stars and do their job. Everybody does their job.” • The Islanders swept a best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoff series for the first time since 1983, • “You've got to find ways to score goals this time of year,” said Pittsburgh captain and centre in the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers. “We wanted to play a certain way,” Sidney Crosby, 31. “It's not easy, but you have to find a way to do it. Obviously, we haven't Islanders’ head coach Barry Trotz, 56, said. “We talked about culture and identity. We tried to done a good enough job of that these first three games.” create that with what we felt we had. We didn't know a lot about our goaltending. We didn't • “Another good response by us,” Islanders’ forward Brock Nelson, 27, said. "There's been lots know a lot about our defense…Getting everybody to play for each other is a hard thing. of talking from the coaching staff and the players of just sticking with it, staying even. Not Understanding that you just do your job, do it well, do it for the guy next to you.” getting too high or too low, especially now. In the playoffs, there's a lot of emotion and high • “We knew the type of game (the Islanders) were going to play and what we were up against,” intensity. So great job by us and good job in the second and third period of keeping it going.” Penguins’ head coach Mike Sullivan, 51, said. “You can use any vocabulary you want to describe • “In the first period, we get a big goal at the end of our power play. They were able to come back it. We talked about having patience with our game and taking what the game gives us and and answer it in a fairly short time frame. It seems like, in each game at this point, that's making better decisions with the puck so we don't put ourselves in some difficult circumstances. occurred. We have to do a better job of hanging onto the momentum when we get it,” said Unfortunately, we put ourselves in some difficult circumstances.” Penguins’ head coach Mike Sullivan, 51. • His assist in Game Four was Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby's one point of the playoffs after • Teams that lead a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-0 have a series record of 186-4. having 100 points (35 goals, 65 assists) in the regular season. His previous playoff low was four • The goals by Islanders’ Jordan Eberle and Brock Nelson were the fastest pair of playoff goals points (two goals, two assists) in five games against the New York Rangers in 2015. “It's scored by the Islanders since Kip Miller and Mariusz Czerkawski scored 38 seconds apart in obviously frustrating,” Crosby, 31, said. “I haven't had a lot of time to digest it. Just Game 6 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Toronto Maple Leafs. disappointing. I think we felt good about our game coming into the playoffs and were playing • Eberle is the second player in Islanders’ history to score in each of his first three playoff games some good hockey. And then got off to a rough start, but still felt like we had a chance here with New York. Forward Ray Ferraro did it in 1993. coming home.” • Penguins’ netminder Matt Murray, 24, has lost his past five starts in the playoffs, including • “(The series) was definitely closer than it looked,” Eberle said. “We had to really work to try to Games 5 and 6 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Second Round against the Washington Capitals. get above them, try to frustrate them and try to limit their chances. Obviously, (Islanders’ netminder Robin Lehner) was huge back there…Anytime they had a chance, he was there to • The Penguins have had the lead twice in the series for a combined 3:17. stop them.”

• New York netminder Robin Lehner (1.47 GAA, .956 sv pct in this series) said, “It was four really tight games. Even if we won four, they were down to the wire, every single one of them. You get that sense of relief a little bit because they're a (heck) of a hockey team…You don't want to give them life. So there were some nerves there in the end, but we stuck together.” • Penguins’ forward Jake Guentzel, 24, said, “They played well and they played hard. They defend hard. So maybe sometimes, with the puck, we were careless. But I thought we played well the last couple games. It just didn't go our way.” • Islanders defenceman Johnny Boychuk (7:40) and forward Cal Clutterbuck (18:48) each left in the second period. • Islanders’ forward Jordan Eberle, 28, became the third player in the past seven years to score in each of his first four games of a postseason. He joined Sean Monahan with the Calgary Flames in 2017 and Patrick Marleau with the San Jose Sharks in 2013. • With his assist on Guentzel's goal, Crosby passed Steve Yzerman for 10th on the NHL's all- time playoff points list with 186 points (66 goals, 120 assists) in 164 games. • The Penguins lost a sixth straight game in the playoffs, which includes Games 5 and 6 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Second Round against the Washington Capitals, who were coached by Trotz. • Pittsburgh was outscored 14-6 in the series and 10-3 in the final three games.

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

1 PAC CALGARY FLAMES 107 v. WC 2 COLORADO AVALANCHE 90 GM BRAD TRELIVING, HC BILL PETERS v. GM JOE SAKIC, HC JARED BEDNAR AVALANCHE WIN SERIES IN 5

Thursday, April 11 2000 MT on HNIC R Ball, C Campbell-Pascal, R Leslie Saturday, April 13 2030 MT on HNIC COLORADO 0 @ CALGARY 4 COLORADO 3 @ CALGARY 2 OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING Penalties ― Johnson Co 6:38, Backlund Ca 11:02, Hanifan Ca 15:58

SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Brassard Co Smith Ca (served by Tkachuk) 4:34, Brassard Co 10:26, Ryan Ca 13:45, Bennett Ca 1. CALGARY, Andrew Mangiapane 1 (unassisted) 14:25 20:00 2. CALGARY, Matthew Tkachuk 1 (Mark Giordano, Elias Lindholm) 18:58 PPG

Penalties ― Brodie Ca 0:49, Soderberg Co 10:05, Nemeth Co 18:37 SECOND PERIOD 1. COLORADO, Matt Nieto 1 (unassisted) 7:16 SHG THIRD PERIOD 2. CALGARY, Rasmus Andersson 1 (Sam Bennett, Mikael Backlund 12:36 PPG 3. CALGARY, Mikael Backlund 1 (Sam Bennett, Rasmus Andersson) 17:01 PPG 4. CALGARY, Matthew Tkachuk 2 (Mike Smith) 17:15 ENG Penalties ― Bourque Co 5:30, Smith Ca (served by Monahan) 9:31, Brassard Co 11:38, Andersson Ca 17:28 Penalties ― Zadorov Co 16:36, Calvert Co Hamonic Ca 18:05, Landeskog Co 19:52 THIRD PERIOD Shots on goal by 3. CALGARY, Sean Monahan 1 (Sam Bennett, Johnny Gaudreau) 12:27 AVALANCHE 7 8 11 26 FLAMES 6 13 13 32 4. COLORADO, J.T. Compher 1 (Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen) 17:21 with extra attacker COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer; CALGARY, Mike Smith Penalties ― Nemeth Co Gaudreau Ca 6:40, Zadorov Co 9:21 Power play: COL ― 0 for 4, CGY ― 2 for 5 Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dan O’Halloran Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD 19,289 at Scotiabank Saddledome 5. COLORADO, Nathan MacKinnon 1 (Mikko Rantanen, Ian Cole) 8:27 GWG • During this regular season, the Flames and Avalanche squared off three times. Calgary won all three games, the first one in overtime. Over the three games, the Flames outscored Penalties ― Cole Co 2:09 Colorado, 14-10. The Flames and Avalanche have never met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. • The Flames were led in scoring this season by ‘Johnny Hockey.’ 25-year old LW Johnny Shots on goal by Gaudreau had 36g, 63a, 99 pts with a +18 rating in 82 games. 24-year old centre Sean AVALANCHE 15 12 10 2 39 Monahan had 34 goals and 82 points to rank behind Gaudreau. Centre Sam Bennett, 22, had FLAMES 10 10 10 7 37 93 penalty minutes to lead the Flames. With a +39 rating, Flames defenceman Mark Giordano COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer; CALGARY, Mike Smith led the NHL. • The Avalanche’s leading scorer this season was 23-year old centre Nathan MacKinnon, who Power play: COL ― 0 for 4 0 for 8 in series, CGY ― 1 for 5 3 for 10 in series had 41g, 58a, 99 pts and a +20 rating in 82 games. MacKinnon also led the NHL in shots on Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk goal with 365. RW Mikko Rantanen, 22, had 31 goals and 87 points to rank behind MacKinnon 19,289 at Scotiabank Saddledome with Colorado. With 115 penalty minutes, defenceman Ian Cole, 29, topped the Avs. • G Mike Smith CGY, LW Matthew Tkachuk CGY, LW Andrew Mangiapane CGY game’s 3 stars • G Mike Smith CGY, C Nathan MacKinnon COL, C Sam Bennett CGY game’s three stars • Netminder Mike Smith, 36, is the first goaltender in Flames’ history to earn a shutout in a series- • In overtime, G Philipp Grubauer made a point-blank save on Flames’ forward Matthew opening game. “This time of year, you want to do your best,” said Smith, who had not played a Tkachuk. The Avs quickly turned the puck up-ice and, from the circle to netminder Mike Smith’s Stanley Cup Playoff game since 22 May 2012, for the Arizona Coyotes. “You want to feel like stick side, MacKinnon fired a beautiful, hard snapshot into the upper corner over Smith’s glove you're contributing. I wanted this to be one of my better games of the year. I don't know if you to end the game. “The last 10 games (of the regular season) we had to tie up a lot of hockey ever quite feel it. You just make one save at a time, and fortunately I was able to shut them games and we also blew some leads, we were in close games all season…it's been a dogfight,” down.” MacKinnon, 23, said. “We feel good. We feel going back to Pepsi Center that we can hopefully • “He made some big glove saves early; it was great to see the fans get behind Smith, as well as win two games. Saying that, we have to take care of Game 3, but we feel good as a group.” the team. He played with a lot of juice tonight. Smith has been doing it for a long time and has • “A tough way to lose, but there's these moments all the time in playoffs and you've got to deal been playing his best hockey the last six weeks, and it showed tonight,” said Flames’ head coach with them and move on,” Calgary defenceman Mark Giordano, 35, said. Bill Peters, 53. • “(Flames’ netminder Mike) Smith has had two really good games and he's a good goaltender, • “I liked (our) start coming into an energized building against an energized team. Overall, I didn't but we as a group felt it was just a matter of time before we'd break through,” Avs’ forward think we did enough to win the hockey game, there weren't more than a handful of players I Gabriel Landeskog, 26, said. “That's a split. That's the least we came here for. We would've was happy with,” said Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, 47. liked to win both games, but a 1-1 split, we'll take that. Now it's a matter of us coming home • It was the first playoff win for the Flames since a 4-3 overtime victory against the Anaheim and repeating this effort. We're not going to sit back. It's right back to preparing for Monday.” Ducks in Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round on 5 May 2015. • “They seemed hungrier than us. Seemed like they wanted it more than us and we're definitely • The Flames are 10-12 in series as the higher seed and have lost their past six such series going to learn from that. We can't sit back. Into Game 3, we've got to play with that urgency dating to the 1990 Smythe Division Semifinals against the Los Angeles Kings. that they played with and I think we definitely learned a lesson tonight,” said Flames’ forward Sam Bennett, 22. • Nathan MacKinnon's goal is the second playoff overtime winner in his NHL career. He also scored in Game 5 of the 2014 Western Conference First Round against the Minnesota Wild. Monday, April 15 2000 MT on HNIC • Calgary had been 8-0-1 in the past nine home games against Colorado, including playoffs. The last Colorado win in Calgary in the regular season was Dec. 6, 2013. CALGARY 2 @ COLORADO 6 • The Avalanche are 7-10 all-time in playoff series when splitting the first two games of a

FIRST PERIOD best-of-seven series, and 6-7 since moving to Denver. 1. COLORADO, Nathan MacKinnon 2 (Tyson Barrie, J.T. Compher) 8:26 PPG • The Avalanche are 38-29 all-time in playoff overtime, including 28-20 since moving to 2. COLORADO, Nathan MacKinnon 3 (Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog) 13:34 PPG Denver. 3. COLORADO, Cale Makar 1 (Nathan MacKinnon, Alexander Kerfoot) 16:02 • Calgary is 18-27 in playoff overtime, and 7-15 at home. Penalties ― Cole Co 3:52, Flames’ bench (served by Tkachuk) Fantenberg Ca 7:11, Hathaway Ca 13:03

SECOND PERIOD 4. COLORADO, Matt Nieto (Ian Cole, Erik Johnson) 7:51 SHG 5. CALGARY, Sam Bennett (Rasmus Andersson, Mikael Backlund) 8:34 PPG 6. COLORADO, Mikko Rantanen 1 (Colin Wilson) 12:58 Wednesday, April 17 2000 MT on HNIC

Penalties ― Andrighetto Co 6:54, Tkachuk Ca 16:16, Cole Co 18:40, Backlund Ca (double minor) 18:55, CALGARY 2 @ COLORADO 3 OVERTIME Landeskog Co 19:53

THIRD PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 7. COLORADO, Erik Johnson 1 (Ian Cole, Matt Nieto) 0:54 NO SCORING

8. CALGARY, T.J. Brodie (Noah Hanifan, Sean Monahan) 1:09 Penalties ― Lindholm Ca Kerfoot Co 7:21, Brodie Ca 17:27, Avalanche bench (served by Jost) 18:59 Penalties ― Fantenberg Ca 4:14, Wilson Co 5:34, Bennett Ca (minor, 10-minute misconduct) Calvert Co 7:12, SECOND PERIOD Tkachuk Ca (double minor, 10-minute misconduct) Landeskog Co 11:06, Hathaway Ca (10-minute misconduct) 1. CALGARY, Elias Lindholm 1 (Mark Giordano) 3:25 PPG Zadorov Co (minor, 10-minute misconduct) 15:16 Penalties ― Johnson Co 3:19, Lindholm Ca 6:08 Shots on goal by FLAMES 8 12 9 29 THIRD PERIOD AVALANCHE 21 19 16 56 2. CALGARY, Derek Ryan 1 (Valimaki, Matthew Tkachuk) 6:58 CALGARY, Mike Smith; COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer 3. COLORADO, J.T. Compher 2 (Matt Calvert, Matt Nieto) 8:10

Power play: CGY ― 1 for 6 4 for 16 in series, COL ― 2 for 8 2 for 16 in series 4. COLORADO, Mikko Rantanen 2 (Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Barrie) 17:10 PPG

Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich Penalties ― Backlund Ca 16:39, Hanifan Ca 17:23 18,098 at Pepsi Center FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD • C Nathan MacKinnon COL, RW Mikko Rantanen COL, D Cale Makar COL game’s three stars 5. COLORADO, Mikko Rantanen 3 (Carl Soderberg, Gabriel Landeskog) 10:23 GWG • “We're just trying to get to four wins,” Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, 23, said. “We're being very aggressive and guys were involved with a shooting mentality. We feel good, but at Penalties ― Cole Co 8:01 the same time, we got to move on. It's two wins now, but we need to regroup and get ready for Shots on goal by a huge game Wednesday…My legs feel good, I could play all night.” FLAMES 13 12 7 5 37 • Goaltender Mike Smith made 50 saves for Calgary. “It's one game, it's a long series,” Smith, AVALANCHE 15 17 14 6 52 36, said. “They outworked us tonight, they outscored us. They were better in a lot of areas. The CALGARY, Mike Smith; COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer great thing about the NHL playoffs, you have to win four. You have to have that mindset.” • Flames’ coach Bill Peters, 53, said he considered replacing Smith with David Rittich after the Power play: CGY ― 1 for 3 5 for 19 in series, COL ― 1 for 4 3 for 20 in series second period. “We talked about it and asked him what he wanted to do, and he wanted to stay Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brad Meier Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy in and battle,” Peters said. “That's what he is, a battler. He made a lot of saves. We gave up, 18,102 at Pepsi Center what 56? There are some things we need to correct.” • RW Mikko Rantanen COL, LW J.T. Compher COL, G Phillip Grubauer COL game’s three stars • Last week, Avalanche rookie defenceman Cale Makar, 20, who was born in Calgary in 1998, • In overtime, Avs’ forward Gabriel Landeskog carried the puck over the Calgary line and slid a played in the Frozen Four championship game in Buffalo for UMass and won the Hobey Baker pass to Carl Soderberg on the left side. Soderberg spotted Mikko Rantanen at the top of the Award. On Sunday, he signed with the Avalanche. And, today, he played his first NHL game — and scored at 16:02 when his first shot beat Smith five-hole. He is the seventh different player, circle and slid a beautiful cross-ice pass onto his stick. Rantanen one-timed a low blast that and first defenceman, in NHL history to make their NHL debut in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and beat Flames’ netminer Mike Smith low to his glove side. “Carl made an unreal pass, so just tried score a goal. “(MacKinnon) made a really good drop pass there and honestly, I just tried to get to get it to the net, and it went in,” said Rantanen, 22, who tied the game 2-2 with a power- it inside the (defence) and try to slip one on net and hope for the rebound,” Makar said. play goal with 2:50 left in the third period. “Fortunately, it went in.” • “It's tough,” said Flames goalie Mike Smith, 36, who made 49 saves. “We get a power play, we • Avs’ head coach Jared Bednar, 47, said, “I thought (Makar) was good, right from the get-go get a chance in overtime, and the goalie makes a good save, and they bury one of their chances. he was involved. He looked calm, cool, collected. He obviously makes a nice play jumping up in That's the way it goes, and the series keeps moving forward…Cross-seam pass to Rantanen, the rush and getting the goal, getting his shot off, and there was some deception to it. And then and he's got an unbelievable release. Buried it.” he followed it up with a big play in the defensive zone when we got caught on a short 2-on-1 • “It felt like we stopped playing a little and let them come to us waves after waves,” Calgary down the boards and a guy open at the net. He lays his stick down, breaks it up, and it comes forward Elias Lindholm, 24, said. “It's tough. We played well, Smitty played well for us. I think back to him and he still gets another block. I liked him. He uses his legs, he executes, he was still we can play better than we did, but it's a step in the right direction from last game (a 6-2 good tonight.” loss).” • Colorado's 56 shots were the third most ever recorded by a team in a non-overtime Stanley • Calgary head coach Bill Peters, 53, said, “We've got to go home and play our best game in Cup Playoff game. In 1980, the Minnesota North Stars had 61 shots in a game and, in 1996, the Game 5. That's what we have to do; we have to win one game and take it from there. I liked a Florida Panthers also had 61. lot of things we did tonight. Goaltending is good again. We had some looks that could've changed • Flames called their time-out after Avs’ D Cale Makar scored his first NHL goal. the complexion. It was 2-1 there, if we can chip a few pucks and get a few pucks out, but we • On the day of this game, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France was ravaged by fire. weren't able to do that.” • Colorado forward J.T. Compher, 23, said, “We've (come back) a few times this year, and there's a belief in this room that no matter what the score is, we can come back. We showed that tonight. We stuck with it, we didn't panic, we kept playing our game and turned it back on them Friday, April 19 2000 MT on HNIC GOOD FRIDAY in playing offence.” • It is the first time the Avalanche have had a 3-1 lead in a playoff series since the 2006 COLORADO 5 @ CALGARY 1 Western Conference QF, which they won in five games against the Dallas Stars.

FIRST PERIOD 1. COLORADO, Gabriel Landeskog 1 (Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Barrie) 9:40 At 13:54, Johnny Gaudreau CGY was stopped on penalty-shot attempt by Philipp Grubauer COL 2. COLORADO, Mikko Rantanen 4 (Cale Makar, Colin Wilson) 15:38 GWG 3. CALGARY, T.J. Brodie 2 (Sam Bennett) 19:54

Penalties ― Makar Co PS 13:54

SECOND PERIOD 4. COLORADO, Colin Wilson 1 (Mikko Rantanen) 6:52 5. COLORADO, Colin Wilson 2 (Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Barrie) 14:47 PPG

Penalties ― Landeskog Co 3:32, Tkachuk Ca 13:06, Zadorov Co 17:46, Bennett Ca 19:36

THIRD PERIOD 6. COLORADO, Mikko Rantanen 5 (Tyson Barrie, Nathan MacKinnon) 0:57 PPG

Penalties ― Brodie Ca 2:03, MacKinnon Co 2:33, Frolik Ca 15:41, Hathaway Ca 17:23

Shots on goal by AVALANCHE 15 10 7 32 FLAMES 9 14 6 29 COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer; CALGARY, Mike Smith

Power play: COL ― 2 for 5 5 for 25 in series, CGY ― 0 for 3 5 for 22 in series Referees: Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Derek Amell, Andrew Smith 19,289 at Scotiabank Saddledome

• RW Mikko Rantanen COL, C Colin Wilson COL, C Nathan MacKinnon COL game’s three stars • On his penalty-shot attempt, Johnny Gaudreau tried to deke G Philipp Grubauer to his glove side but, just as Gaudreau went to tuck the puck into the net, Grubauer stuck out his left toe and deflected the puck past the net. • “It feels good to be on this side of the series for once,” Colorado captain F Gabriel Landeskog, 26, said. “I've been on the other side in 2014 and last year. It feels good. It's just the start. I'm really proud of the guys and the way we've come together and the way we've played in this series. I think it's awesome. This is step one. We're looking to get some days of rest and get back at it next week.” • “It's big, but we're not done yet," said Avs’ F Mikko Rantanen, 22, said. “I think everybody's hungry. We could see even after this game, guys were not celebrating too much. We know we're not done yet. There's lots of work to do. This is the first step.” • With Calgary's loss, the top two teams entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs have been eliminated in opening round for the very first time. The two division format began in 1967-68. • “Everybody that makes it in is an NHL playoff team and they deserve to be in there,” Calgary netminder Mike Smith, 36, said. "It's a hard season to get into the playoffs. It's so competitive. Once you're in there, anything can happen. I didn't think we played our best consistently throughout this series and you have to do your best if you want to move on. You can't move on just being average. They were better. They were the better team and they deserve some credit.” • Flames’ forward Johnny Gaudreau, 25, said, “It sits with you for the rest of the playoffs. You hear about other teams playing games and you're obviously watching. It sits with you for a while, probably until the end of playoffs. It's going to be a long couple months, but hopefully it (doesn't) sit well with us, we learn from this, and come back next year.” • © Steve Lansky 2019 bigmouthsports.com

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

1 CEN NASHVILLE PREDATORS 100 v. WC 1 DALLAS STARS 93 GM DAVID POILE, HC PETER LAVIOLETTE v. GM JIM NILL, HC JIM MONTGOMERY STARS WIN SERIES IN 6

Wednesday, April 10 2030 CT on SN1 C Cuthbert, J Micheletti Saturday, April 13 1700 CT on SN DALLAS 3 @ NASHVILLE 2 DALLAS 1 @ NASHVILLE 2 OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. NASHVILLE, Roman Josi 1 (Ryan Ellis, Nick Bonino) 12:12 NO SCORING

Penalties ― Janmark D 8:51, Boyle N 14:13 Penalties ― Zuccarello D 4:03, Watson N 7:29, Ekholm N (double minor) 10:55, Polak D 15:49, Comeau D Granlund N 16:36 SECOND PERIOD 2. DALLAS, Miro Heiskanen 1 (Justin Dowling, Radek Faksa) 12:37 PPG SECOND PERIOD 1. DALLAS, Jamie Benn 1 (Tyler Seguin) 1:59 Penalties ― Bishop D Sissons N 3:18, Klingberg D 8:08, Sissons N 11:10, Polak D 15:30, Turris N 17:16 2. NASHVILLE, Rocco Grimaldi 1 (Austin Watson, Calle Jarnkrok) 3:56 THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Ekholm N 5:20, Seguin D 10:43, Josi N 13:10 3. DALLAS, Miro Heiskanen 2 (John Klingberg) 6:10 4. DALLAS, Mats Zuccarello 1 (Ben Lovejoy, Jamie Benn) 10:39 GWG THIRD PERIOD 5. NASHVILLE, P.K. Subban 1 (Brian Boyle, Mattias Ekholm) 13:24 NO SCORING

Penalties ― Janmark D 15:08 Penalties ― Smith N 6:25

Shots on goal by FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD STARS 9 10 10 29 3. NASHVILLE, Craig Smith 1 (Mattias Ekholm, Calle Jarnkrok) 5:00 GWG PREDATORS 12 5 15 32 Penalties ― None DALLAS, Ben Bishop; NASHVILLE, Pekka Rinne Shots on goal by Power play: DAL ― 1 for 3, NSH ― 0 for 4 STARS 9 6 6 2 23 Referees: Dan O’Rourke, Tim Peel Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy PREDATORS 16 13 8 5 42 17,458 at Bridgestone Arena DALLAS, Ben Bishop; NASHVILLE, Pekka Rinne • During this regular season, the Predators and Stars met five times. Nashville won three times (with two of those coming in overtime) and Dallas won twice. Each team scored 14 goals Power play: DAL ― 0 for 6 1 for 9 in series, NSH ― 0 for 3 0 for 7 in series Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dan O’Halloran Linesmen: Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich over their five meetings. From 28 February through the end of the season, the Stars went 17.611 at Bridgestone Arena 12-5-2. • The Predators were led in scoring this season by centre Ryan Johansen, 26. He had 14g, 50a, • RW Craig Smith NSH, C Rocco Grimaldi NSH, G Pekka Rinne NSH game’s three stars 64 pts and a +7 rating in 80 games. Defenceman and team captain Roman Josi, 28, ranked • Predators’ RW Craig Smith scored his overtime winner off a bouncing puck inside the left face- behind Johansen with 15 goals and 56 points. Defenceman P.K. Subban, 29, had 60 penalty off circle after a shot hit Stars’ defenceman Roman Polak, 32. “It was kind of a delayed minutes to lead Nashville. reaction,” Smith, 29, said. “I didn't see what it hit or how it went in or if it was in. Pretty exciting • Dallas’ leading scorer this season was centre Tyler Seguin, 27, who had 33g, 47a, 80 pts and a stuff. I've been on the bench watching overtime winners, but never have gotten one before, so +17 rating in 82 games. With 29 goals and 72 points, RW Alexander Radulov, 32, ranked behind it was awesome. It was cool.” Seguin with Dallas. 32-year old defenceman Roman Polak had 69 penalty minutes to top the • “I think we needed to shoot a little bit more,” Dallas forward Mats Zuccarello, 31, said. Stars. “Obviously I think we didn't play our best game today, but we're playing a really good team over • The night before these Stanley Cup Playoffs began, the NHL’s Draft Lottery was held in there. If you would've asked me before the series if we would take a 1-1 series going home, I Toronto. With NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly revealing the draft order, the New Jersey would take it. It's a good home team. We gave them two good games.” Devils won the first overall choice. The Rangers will draft second and the Chicago Blackhawks • “It was difficult at first to get (centre Rocco Grimaldi) in there,” Nashville head coach Peter will choose in the third spot in 2019 at the draft in Vancouver. Laviolette, 54, said. “He jumped into the lineup as a late decision here today. Just the way the • An NHL team that wins Game One has a best-of-7 series record of 467-214 (.686). game played out with the penalties that were called early on, he was a guy that was always kind • D Miro Heiskanen DAL, C Mats Zuccarello DAL, G Ben Bishop DAL game’s three stars of the odd man out. It makes it even more difficult to keep your legs in the game, keep your head in the game. I thought he did an excellent job.” • The Stars got two goals from 19-year old rookie defenceman Miro Heiskanen, who was chosen by Dallas third overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. “It feels pretty good,” said Heiskanen, who • “It's a thriller when it comes to an [overtime] game,” Predators’ netminder Pekka Rinne, 36, was born in Finland. “It was a great atmosphere here. It feels great to play and a great win for said. “It's a one-shot game. But I thought that we did an unbelievable job, especially the third us.” Heiskanen gave the Stars a 2-1 lead at 6:10 of the third period with a wrist shot from the period and (overtime). We were able to pressure them hard, get the puck in their zone and they left point through traffic. “Yeah, I just tried to shoot it to the net and it went in. I think (Dallas had to ice the puck a lot. We kept changing fresh bodies on the ice and kept the pace of the forward Alexander Radulov) tipped (the shot). It was great goals, and I just tried to shoot it to game really high. I felt confident that we were going to get it, but until you see that hit the back the net.” of the net, you just try to stay in the moment.” • “I mean, we feel good right now. Come tomorrow, we're going to look forward to Saturday. • “We're going to move on from this game just as quick as we moved on from winning last game. These guys are a great team. I'm sure they're not too worried. Been around for a while, so have This is a seven-game series here. We came into Nashville wanting to get one and steal one. to focus on the next one,” said Stars’ captain Jamie Benn, 29. That's what we wanted to do on the road, and we did that. We're excited to get home and play in front of our fans,” said Stars’ centre Tyler Seguin, 27. • “I think we played a simple game. I thought we put it behind them. I thought we forechecked very hard, and we were relentless with our game. I thought we were on a good level. I thought • “I think right from the start you could see it in our game. I felt like we were pretty steady we could've probably scored a few more to be honest, and then the second period wasn't close throughout that whole game. Obviously there's good players over there and at times (they) to that,” said Predators’ defenceman Mattias Ekholm, 28, on the difference between the first made some plays, but for the consistent part of executing the game plan, I thought we did a period and the second and third. good job,” said Nashville centre Ryan Johansen, 26. • Stars’ forward Mattias Janmark, 26, was helped off the ice in the second period with an injury but returned. He slid into the end boards trying to make a play on the puck against Predators’ defenseman Dan Hamhuis. • Nashville forward Wayne Simmonds, 30, left the game in the first period after being hit by a Monday, April 15 2030 CT on SN shot from Predators’ defenceman Roman Josi. NASHVILLE 3 @ DALLAS 2

FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING Wednesday, April 17 1900 CT on SN

Penalties ― Radulov D 4:18, Forsberg N 8:14 NASHVILLE 1 @ DALLAS 5 SECOND PERIOD 1. NASHVILLE, Rocco Grimaldi 2 (P.K. Subban, Miikka Salomaki) 3:29 FIRST PERIOD 2. NASHVILLE, Filip Forsberg 1 (Nick Bonino) 14:35 1. DALLAS, Roope Hintz 1 (John Klingberg, Tyler Seguin) 3:42 PPG 3. DALLAS, Mats Zuccarello 2 (John Klingberg) 17:11 2. DALLAS, Alexander Radulov 2 (Esa Lindell, Justin Dowling) 4:58 PPG GWG 3. DALLAS, Andrew Cogliano 1 (Blake Comeau, Esa Lindell) 8:24 Penalties ― Arvidsson N 5:38, Bonino N 6:09, Watson N 19:34 4. DALLAS, Mats Zuccarello 3 (John Klingberg, Jason Spezza) 13:45 PPG

THIRD PERIOD Juuse Saros replaced Pekka Rinne in Predators’ net at 13:45 of first period

4. DALLAS, Tyler Seguin 1 (Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov) 8:15 Penalties ― Ekholm N 3:01, Forsberg N 4:31, Radulov D 5:30, Jarnkrok N 8:50, Ekholm N 12:03, Cogliano D 5. NASHVILLE, Mikael Granlund 1 (Dante Fabro, Kyle Turris) 11:41 GWG 15:46

Penalties ― None SECOND PERIOD

5. DALLAS, Roope Hintz 2 (John Klingberg) 10:09 Shots on goal by PREDATORS 14 6 8 28 Penalties ― None STARS 11 16 15 42 THIRD PERIOD NASHVILLE, Pekka Rinne; DALLAS, Ben Bishop 6. NASHVILLE, Roman Josi 2 (Ryan Johansen, Ryan Ellis) 8:11 Power play: NSH ― 0 for 1 0 for 8 in series, DAL ― 0 for 4 1 for 13 in series Penalties ― Saros N (served by Granlund) 5:48, Sissons N Zuccarello D 6:46, Josi N 13:25 Referees: Trevor Hanson, Brad Meier Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk 18,532 at American Airlines Center Shots on goal by PREDATORS 10 10 15 35 • G Pekka Rinne NSH, LW Filip Forsberg NSH, C Tyler Seguin DAL game’s three stars STARS 11 8 10 29 • Predators’ forward Mikael Granlund, 26, acquired 25 February in a trade from the Minnesota NASHVILLE, Pekka Rinne, Juuse Saros (13:45 of first period); DALLAS, Ben Bishop

Wild, scored the game-winning goal on a wrist shot from just inside the blue line along the right Power play: NSH ― 0 for 2 0 for 10 in series, DAL ― 3 for 6 4 for 19 in series boards that sailed through traffic. “One of those, you try to score, you can't get anything, and Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey then all of a sudden one of those go in,” said Granlund, who scored one goal in 16 regular- 18,532 at American Airlines Center season games with the Predators. • LW Roope Hintz DAL, D John Klingberg DAL, G Ben Bishop DAL game’s three stars • Stars’ netminder Ben Bishop, 32, finished second in the NHL during the regular season with a 1.98 goals-against average and led the League with a Stars record .934 save percentage. Game • “I don't think it's as easy as it looks,” Dallas defenceman John Klingberg, 26, said. “If they Three was the first time that he allowed more than two goals since giving up four in a 5-4 win score a couple of goals there, they create momentum, they're suddenly back in the game. We did a good job today. We closed it down and kept playing our game.” against the Arizona Coyotes on 4 February. Dallas head coach Jim Montgomery, 49, said, “I don't know if we're playing (in these Stanley Cup Playoffs) if it's not for our goalies and especially • “We have home ice back for a best-of-3, so that's our focus,” Predators forward Nick Bonino, Ben. Our players got to pick him up for how many times he's picked us up, right?” 30, said. “Did we do what we wanted to do coming to Dallas? We would have loved to go up 3- 1. Didn't happen. Everyone on this team's been in a 2-2 series before. We'll go home and try to • Predators’ head coach Peter Laviolette, 54, said, “There are things that I think we can do better, get Game 5.” so we'll take a look at that and prepare ourselves for Game 4.” • The Stars led 4-0 in the first period, with three goals on the power play. They went 1-for-13 • Dallas forward Mats Zuccarello, 31, has scored two goals in this series after playing only two with the man-advantage the previous three games. Dallas hadn't scored a goal in the first period regular-season games for Dallas after being acquired from the New York Rangers in a trade on in the series and was last in the NHL with 39 first-period goals during the regular season. “We 23 February then breaking his arm in his Stars debut on 24 February. got the puck deep,” Stars’ forward Roope Hintz, 22, said, “and we didn't mess around and took • On the day of this game, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France was ravaged by fire. the puck to the net.” • Predators’ captain and defenceman Roman Josi, 28, said, “You have to put it in the trash tomorrow and look forward. It's one game, but we're definitely angry about it.” • Dallas netminder Ben Bishop said, “We know they're going to come out hard in their building Saturday, April 20 1420 CT on SN (in Game 5), so just be ready.” • The Predators went 0-for-2 on the power play and are 0-for-10 in the series. DALLAS 5 @ NASHVILLE 3 • Stars’ forward Mats Zuccarello, 31, has six points (four goals, two assists) in six games with the Stars — two during the regular season and four in the playoffs — after being acquired in a FIRST PERIOD trade from the New York Rangers on Feb. 23. 1. NASHVILLE, Rocco Grimaldi 3 (Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis) 6:25

2. DALLAS, Jason Dickinson 1 (Roope Hintz, Roman Polak) 13:08

Penalties ― Forsberg N 3:15

SECOND PERIOD Monday, April 22 1930 CT on SN1 3. DALLAS, Alexander Radulov 3 (Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn) 0:40 4. DALLAS, Alexander Radulov 4 (Jamie Benn) 7:41 NASHVILLE 1 @ DALLAS 2 OVERTIME 5. NASHVILLE, Ryan Johansen 1 (Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi) 9:18 6. DALLAS, Tyler Seguin 2 (Jamie Benn) 15:54 GWG FIRST PERIOD 1. NASHVILLE, Austin Watson 1 (Brian Boyle, P.K. Subban) 5:47 Penalties ― Faksa D Johansen N 11:52, Ekholm N 16:21 Penalties ― Zuccarello D 14:55, Watson N 17:53 THIRD PERIOD 7. DALLAS, Jason Dickinson 2 (unassisted) 1:57 SECOND PERIOD 2. DALLAS, Blake Comeau 1 (Radek Faksa) 5:20 8. NASHVILLE, Kyle Turris 1 (Mikael Granlund) 2:25 Penalties ― Comeau D 8:02, Dickinson D 15:32 Penalties ― Heiskanen D 3:39 THIRD PERIOD Shots on goal by NO SCORING STARS 14 8 4 26 PREDATORS 9 8 16 33 Penalties ― Comeau D 18:07

DALLAS, Ben Bishop; NASHVILLE, Pekka Rinne FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD

Power play: DAL ― 0 for 2 4 for 21 in series, NSH ― 0 for 1 0 for 11 in series 3. DALLAS, John Klingberg 1 (Alexander Radulov, Tyler Seguin) 17:02 GWG

Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Brad Kovachik Penalties ― None 17,633 at Bridgestone Arena Shots on goal by • RW Alexander Radulov DAL, D Jason Dickinson DAL, LW Jamie Benn DAL game’s three stars PREDATORS 19 13 8 8 48 • “I think we make it tough on ourselves,” Nashville defenceman P.K. Subban, 29, said. “I think STARS 10 14 13 14 51 it's the details that are killing us. Right now, I think we're stretching our game out. And we've NASHVILLE, Pekke Rinne; DALLAS, Ben Bishop

got to play in blocks of five and shorten the ice a little bit. We're trying to make stretch plays, Power play: NSH ― 0 for 4 0 for 15 in series, DAL ― 0 for 1 4 for 22 in series and it's not working for us. That's our game plan, is to play in blocks of five, and we have to Referees: Marc Joannette, Jon McIsaac Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tony Sericolo work for each other. I think once we start doing that, we'll tie the series up.” 19,025 at American Airlines Center

• Stars’ Tyler Seguin’s line with Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov combined for seven points • G Ben Bishop DAL, D John Klingberg DAL, G Pekka Rinne NSH game’s three stars (three goals, four assists), 16 shots on goal, and was plus-7. “It was pretty impressive,” Stars’ • Dallas defenceman John Klingberg, 26, took a cross-ice pass from Alexander Radulov and head coach Jim Montgomery said. “They drove play all the time, and they wanted more ice scored with a wrist shot from the left face-off circle. He credited backup goalie Anton time. A couple times (Jamie) was banging his stick and looking at me. They wanted it. They felt Khudobin for giving him a shooting tip before overtime. “He told me to shoot low glove, and it, and they were playing well.” that's where the puck went in,” said Klingberg, who ended a 14-game goal drought dating to • “We've just got to be better, myself included,” Predators’ netminder Pekka Rinne, 36, said. “It's the regular season. “He was laughing about it.” Klingberg is the first defenceman in a huge game on Monday obviously, with our backs against the wall and not the situation we Stars/Minnesota North Stars history to score in overtime in a series-clinching game. wanted. But you've got to give some credit to Dallas. They're playing well and right now. I feel • Nashville's top line of Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson was limited to four like they have taken advantage of our mistakes. It's tough right now.” points (2g, 2a) in the series. Much of the credit for that went to Dallas' checking line of Andrew • Dallas netminder Ben Bishop, 32, noted, “We played a good (first) period. We knew they were Cogliano, Radek Faksa and Blake Comeau. “I thought that line was our best line tonight,” going to come, their crowd was going to be in it. It was about going out there and playing our Stars’ head coach Jim Montgomery said. “That's the best thing about our group, is it's from game. We've done a good job of that this series and (have) to continue to work the same way.” top to bottom. From the goalie out, everybody brings the best and brings something to this team.” • Nashville head coach Peter Laviolette, 54, said, “It seems like the mistakes that we made, they were obvious tonight. And once we made them, they were in the back of our net. I don't feel • Preds’ forward Austin Watson, 27, said of the Stars, “They did such a good job of defending and tight checking…They made it hard on us, and full credit to that group over there.” like it was a point when we were under siege. I just felt like when we made a mistake it was costly and it turned over quick and it had a result to the end of it. Those are the ones we've got • Predators were 0-for-15 on the power play in series after finishing last in NHL in power- to clean up.” play percentage during season (12.9 percent). “I'm part of the power play, so I take full responsibility for that,” Preds’ captain D Roman Josi, 28, said. “It's a huge part, and you saw it • “It's the right time of year for pucks to be going in. Our shooting percentage was like 8 percent in the playoffs. Even tonight we had the chances, and if we got a goal there, it's a different in the regular season. I don't know what it is, but the last two games it's probably more like 40 game.” percent,” said head coach Jim Montgomery, 49; Dallas' shooting percentage is 18.1 percent • Dallas netminder Ben Bishop, 32, who grew up in St. Louis, talked about the upcoming second that past two games. round, saying, “Going to have a lot of conflicted friends and family. But once the game obviously • Nashville forward Brian Boyle, 34, returned to the lineup after having an appendix issue that starts, it's just hockey. It'll be nice to go home and see some friends and family, but it's a caused him to miss the prior three games. He had four shots on goal in 10:06 of ice time. business trip. Just focus on Game One.” • On the day before this game, Steve Yzerman was announced as the new general manager of • Stars’ head coach Jim Montgomery, 49, said, “I give credit to our leaders and everybody in the Detroit Red Wings. there. We kept getting better, and it's not easy to do when a team is playing well like Nashville did tonight.” © Steve Lansky 2019 bigmouthsports.com

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

2 CEN WINNIPEG JETS 99 v. 3 CEN ST. LOUIS BLUES 99 GM KEVIN CHEVELDAYOFF, HC PAUL MAURICE v. GM DOUG ARMSTRONG, INTERIM HC CRAIG BERUBE BLUES WIN SERIES IN 6

Wednesday, April 10 1900 CT on SN D Randorf, L DeBrusk, S Oake Friday, April 12 2030 CT on SN ST. LOUIS 2 @ WINNIPEG 1 ST. LOUIS 4 @ WINNIPEG 3

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. WINNIPEG, Patrik Laine 1 (Bryan Little, Dustin Byfuglien) 13:28 1. ST. LOUIS, Oskar Sundqvist 1 (Jay Bouwmeester, Jaden Schwartz) 5:23 Penalties ― Scheifele W 0:34 2. WINNIPEG, Blake Wheeler 1 (Mark Scheifele, Andrew Copp) 12:01

SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― O’Reilly S 3:58, Scheifele W 4:55, Scheifele W 7:58, Copp W 9:41 NO SCORING

Penalties ― Perreault W 5:53, Kulikov W 9:55, Bozak S 16:51 SECOND PERIOD 3. WINNIPEG, Patrik Laine 2 (Blake Wheeler, Dustin Byfuglien) 2:49 PPG THIRD PERIOD 4. ST. LOUIS, Pat Maroon 1 (Robert Thomas, Alex Pietrangelo) 6:42 2. ST. LOUIS, David Perron 1 (Colton Parayko, Oskar Sundqvist) 4:05 5. ST. LOUIS, Oskar Sundqvist 2 (David Perron, Joel Edmundson) 9:50 3. ST. LOUIS, Ryan Bozak 1 (Patrick Maroon, Alex Pietrangelo) 17:55 GWG 6. WINNIPEG, Mark Scheifele 1 (Kyle Connor, Dustin Byfuglien) 18:55 PPG Penalties ― None Penalties ― Bortuzzo S 2:30, Thomas S 18:33 Shots on goal by BLUES 8 8 10 26 THIRD PERIOD JETS 7 11 7 25 7. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 1 (Jay Bouwmeester, Colton Parayko) 3:46 GWG ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; WINNIPEG, Connor Hellebuyck

Power play: STL ― 0 for 3, WPG ― 0 for 1 Penalties ― Myers W 5:11 Referees: Chris Lee, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich 15,321 at Bell MTS Place Shots on goal by BLUES 8 15 9 32 • During this regular season, the Jets and Blues faced one another four times this season, JETS 8 6 15 29 with their final meeting coming way back on 7 December. Winnipeg won the first three match- ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; WINNIPEG, Connor Hellebuyck ups (with the second one coming in overtime) and St. Louis won the last one. The Jets outscored St. Louis, 18-10, over the four games. Power play: STL ― 0 for 4 0 for 7 in series, WPG ― 2 for 3 2 for 4 in series • The Jets were led in scoring this season by RW Blake Wheeler, 32. He had 20g, 71a, 91 pts with Referees: Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Brad Kovachik an E rating in 82 games. Centre Mark Scheifele, 25, had 38 goals and 84 points to sit behind 15,321 at Bell MTS Place Wheeler in Jets’ scoring. 33-year old defenceman Dustin Byfuglien had 69 PIM to lead the Jets. • The Blues leading scorer this season was centre Ryan O’Reilly. The 27-year old had 28g, 48a, • “I don't think we're frustrated,” Winnipeg forward Adam Lowry, 25, said. “I think for the most 76 pts and a +22 rating in 82 games. RW Vladimir Tarasenko, 27, had 33 goals and 68 points part we've played two pretty solid games. It comes down to a couple breaks. We miss a chance, to place behind O’Reilly among the Blues. 25-year old defenceman Joel Edmundson had 68 they go down and tie the game 2-2 instead of it going to 3-1. We get a couple chances late penalty minutes to lead St. Louis. there, they get a couple blocks and some big saves. I feel like we're right here.” • The Blues began this season with Mike Yeo as their head coach. They started 7-9-3 and Yeo • “I would like every single goal I ever let in back,” Jets’ netminder Connor Hellebuyck, 25, said. was shown the door, being replaced by 52-year old Craig Berube. From 2013-15, Berube head “I'm going to prepare the same way and make sure my game's right, and we're gonna take it coached the Philadelphia Flyers. Berube took over the Blues in mid-November and, on the to them.” morning of 3 January, St. Louis was dead-last among the 31 NHL teams with a 15-18-4 record • “I think we find a way to have a little response, whether it's bumping our physical play or a and 34 points. From that point on, under Berube, the Blues finished the season with a 30-10- couple shifts of possession shifts down low,” said Blues’ forward Ryan O'Reilly, 28, who scored 5 record. That included an eleven-game winning streak in early February. Overall, under Berube the winning goal. “We do a good job of kind of rallying and come together as a team and getting this season, St. Louis was 38-19-6. through together, and you have to do it against this team because they're obviously so skilled • The first goal of the game was 20-year old Jets’ forward Patrik Laine’s first goal in seven games, and they're good. We have to do those things.” and just his second in his last 20. “We had a pretty solid game,” Laine said. “We lost their guys • “They are going to give us their best game, Game 3 at home. And there's no reason to get too in the third a couple of times and they got some good chances. They were able to score two, high. You've got to stay ready and you gotta play even better than we've played,” said Blues’ but overall, for two periods, we played some good hockey. It's a frustrating loss, but we've got head coach Craig Berube, 53. to focus on Game Two.” • “If your recipe is that your goaltender is going to have to be the best player on your team, you're • “That buzzer couldn't have come sooner,” Blues’ 25-year old netminder Jordan Binnington said. not going to spend…it won't be a long playoffs. You've got to have some nights where you either “We were just battling throughout in our D-zone. It was a grind right until the end, so it was a give him run support or block enough shots or play tight enough that on a maybe an off night, good win.” After being promoted from the AHL San Antonio Rampage in the first week of it's three and two instead of four,” said Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice, 52. January, Binnington finished this season with an almost unbelievable 22-3-1 record. He was th • The Blues are taking a 2-0 series lead back home after starting on the road for the fourth chosen 88 overall by the Blues in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, after helping the OHL’s Owen time in their history. Sound Attack reach the 2011 Memorial Cup Tournament. • St. Louis netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, is the second rookie goalie in St. Louis history to • “It's funny, I told (Bozak) right before his shift, I said, ‘You're not going to miss again,’ because win his first two playoff games. Curtis Joseph won Games 1-3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs he missed two chances before that. I said, ‘You're not going to miss three times,’ and he buried in the 1990 Norris Division Semifinals. that one high blocker, I think, so that was awesome for us,” said Blues’ forward David Perron, • Jets’ forward Mathieu Perreault, 31, was a late scratch with an undisclosed injury. Paul Maurice 30. had no update but said the injury happened in the morning skate Friday. • “It was good playoff hockey. It wasn't an open game, and none of them are going to be. It's not breaking loose in this series. It's going to look almost like that right through. Just take one or two of their chances away from them a night, the ones you think you can clean up, and then make good on yours,” said Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice, 52. • Jets’ netminder Connor Hellebuyck, 25, has now lost five Stanley Cup Playoff games in a row, Tuesday, April 16 2030 CT on SN dating back to 2018. WINNIPEG 2 @ ST. LOUIS 1 OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING

Sunday, April 14 1830 CT on HNIC, SN Penalties ― Perron S 12:12

WINNIPEG 6 @ ST. LOUIS 3 SECOND PERIOD NO SCORING FIRST PERIOD Penalties ― Perreault W 19:28 1. ST. LOUIS, David Perron 2 (Alex Pietrangelo, Jordan Binnington) 19:12 PPG THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Edmundson S 8:47, Myers W 18:36, Bouwmeester S 19:44 1. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 2 (Alex Pietrangelo, Ryan O’Reilly) 0:35 PPG SECOND PERIOD 2. WINNIPEG, Mark Scheifele 2 (Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler) 7:33 2. WINNIPEG, Kevin Hayes 1 (Mathieu Perreault, Josh Morrissey) 4:57 Penalties ― Perreault W 16:19 3. WINNIPEG, Patrik Laine 3 (Jacob Trouba, Bryan Little) 7:47 4. WINNIPEG, Kyle Connor 1 (Blake Wheeler, Patrik Laine) 8:58 PPG FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD 3. WINNIPEG, Kyle Connor 3 (Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler) 6:02 GWG Penalties ― Byfuglien W Schenn S 7:18, Bouwmeester S 8:45, Kulikov W 14:06, Perreault W 18:40 Penalties ― None THIRD PERIOD 5. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 1 (Vince Dunn) 1:51 PPG Shots on goal by 6. WINNIPEG, Brandon Tanev 1 (Andrew Copp, Dustin Byfuglien) 4:25 GWG JETS 5 14 15 5 39 7. WINNIPEG, Dustin Byfuglien 1 (Andrew Copp) 8:06 BLUES 10 14 7 1 32 8. ST. LOUIS, Alexander Steen 1 (Alex Pietrangelo, Joel Edmundson) 13:42 WINNIPEG, Connor Hellebuyck; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington 9. WINNIPEG, Kyle Connor 2 (Mark Scheifele) 14:44 Power play: WPG ― 0 for 1 3 for 10 in series, STL ― 1 for 2 3 for 14 in series Penalties ― Wheeler W 1:19, Sundqvist S 1:54, Scheifele W Pietrangelo S (double minor) 17:27, Hayes W Referees: Marc Joannette, Jon McIsaac Linesmen: Derek Amell, Andrew Smith 19:43 18,346 at Enterprise Center

Shots on goal by • LW Kyle Connor WPG, G Jordan Binnington STL, C Mark Scheifele WPG game’s three stars JETS 13 12 4 29 • Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor scored from the slot off a pass from Mark Scheifele after BLUES 7 6 16 29 goalie Jordan Binnington was unable to control the rebound of Scheifele's shot from the left WINNIPEG, Connor Hellebuyck; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington face-off circle. “It's a sense of relief, a lot of excitement,” Connor, 22, said. “There's nothing

Power play: WPG ― 1 for 5 3 for 9 in series, STL ― 2 for 5 2 for 12 in series better than to celebrate with teammates all coming in there.” Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Steve Miller • Blues’ netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, lost for the first time in back-to-back games this 18,486 at Enterprise Center season. “I can't really remember exactly,” Binnington said of the winning goal. “The rebound was there and (Scheifele) kind of passed it in front to Connor and (it) just went in.” • LW Kyle Connor WPG, D Dustin Byfuglien WPG, LW David Perron STL game’s three stars • “Our game got better as the game went on,” Winnipeg forward Mark Scheifele, 25, said. “We • “We're building every shift, every game throughout the series,” said Winnipeg forward Kyle knew they were going to push, and they pushed all night. They played solid, they made us work Connor, 22. “We're getting closer to our game, and it's pretty dangerous.” for every inch.” • “We just stayed within our game and tried to play it simple,” said Jets’ forward Patrik Laine, 20, • “I liked our penalty kill, a little bit like our 5-on-5 game…when we have an opportunity to be who has a goal in each game in the series after scoring one goal in his final 19 regular-season aggressive we're picking the right time to do that, and when not, we're patient,” Jets’ head coach games. “We got going and just tried to keep our foot on the gas the whole 60 (minutes).” Paul Maurice, 52, said. “We're keeping our lanes covered pretty well.” • “Tonight was not really our team obviously,” Blues’ forward David Perron, 30, said. “We weren't • “It's obviously tough, for sure, but it's a tight series,” Blues’ head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. happy with our effort. We didn't play a good game, but we've got to give them credit, they “Two good teams. Could have went either way.” played a good game as well. We didn't respond enough.” • Winnipeg forward Blake Wheeler, 32, said, “Now we're fired up. Obviously we came in here in • “Hopefully we can keep going and getting pucks by (Blues’ netminder Jordan Binnington),” a hole and with a job to do, and mission accomplished. Those guys are obviously playing Winnipeg defenceman Dustin Byfuglien 33, said. “We have to focus on the little things and awesome and we're playing well and it's a hell of a series.” focus on our zone and the offence will come.” • St. Louis defenceman Alex Pietrangelo, 29, said, “They had some chances. I think we got away • “It was good to get rewarded. Obviously (a 3-0 series deficit) is a bad hole to get into. We stayed from it a bit in the third. I think both teams controlled parts of the game. It would have been with the game plan, stayed with what we've done the whole series so far, and just got a little nice to close it out but again, it's an overtime game, it could have gone either way. Have to find bit more rewarded,” said Jets’ captain Blake Wheeler, 32. a way to regroup for Thursday.” • “Yeah, they had a lot of time in the offensive zone and let them into the inside a little too much. • The overtime win was the first in Jets’ playoff history. They're 1-2, including 1-1 on the The first two games, kept them to the outside. Got to be harder in front of our net,” said Blues’ road. The Blues are 35-32 all-time in playoff overtime, including 24-15 at home. defenceman Alex Pietrangelo, 29. • Wayne Gretzky, 58, was in attendance, sitting in the Blues alumni booth with other former • Winnipeg is 3-0-0 at Enterprise Center this season, and has outscored St. Louis 19-8. Blues players. • Rookie netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, made 13 first-period saves but allowed six goals on 16 shots the rest of the game, the first time he's allowed more than four goals in an NHL game. Saturday, April 20 1800 CT on HNIC

Thursday, April 18 1930 CT on HNIC WINNIPEG 2 @ ST. LOUIS 3

FIRST PERIOD ST. LOUIS 3 @ WINNIPEG 2 1. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 2 (Brayden Schenn) 0:23

FIRST PERIOD Penalties ― None 1. WINNIPEG, Adam Lowry 1 (Brandon Tanev, Andrew Copp) 0:12 2. WINNIPEG, Kevin Hayes 2 (Dustin Byfuglien) 13:35 SECOND PERIOD 2. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 3 (Ryan Bozak, Vince Dunn) 12:36 PPG Penalties ― None Penalties ― Trouba W 7:36, Byfuglien W 10:39 SECOND PERIOD NO SCORING THIRD PERIOD 3. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 4 (Ryan O’Reilly, Alex Pietrangelo) 3:55 GWG Penalties ― Thomas S (double minor) 9:31, Trouba W 19:39 4. WINNIPEG, Dustin Byfuglien 2 (Kevin Hayes, Andrew Copp) 12:17

5. WINNIPEG, Bryan Little 1 (Mathieu Perreault, Dustin Byfuglien) 19:23 SHG with extra attacker THIRD PERIOD 3. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 2 (David Perron, Brayden Schenn) 1:29 PPG Penalties ― Tarasenko S 6:13, Wheeler W (double minor) 17:49 4. ST. LOUIS, Brayden Schenn 1 (Oskar Sundqvist, Jay Bouwmeester) 13:52 5. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 1 (Ryan Bozak) 19:45 GWG Shots on goal by JETS 5 1 14 20 Penalties ― Edmundson S 6:10 BLUES 10 16 9 36 WINNIPEG, Connor Hellebuyck; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington Shots on goal by BLUES 15 6 8 29 Power play: WPG ― 0 for 1 3 for 14 in series, STL ― 1 for 4 5 for 19 in series JETS 12 10 9 31 Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; WINNIPEG, Connor Hellebuyck 18,524 at Enterprise Center

Power play: STL ― 1 for 1 4 for 15 in series, WPG ― 0 for 3 3 for 13 in series • C Jaden Schwartz STL, G Jordan Binnington STL, D Alex Pietrangelo STL game’s three stars Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tony Sericolo • Blues’ forward Jaden Schwartz became the third St. Louis player to score a natural hat trick in 15,321 at Bell MTS Place the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In 1969 v. the Kings in a SF game, Blues’ centre Red Berenson did it. • Blues’ forward Jaden Schwartz batted the puck out of the air off a centering pass by Tyler And in 1995 @ the Canucks in the Western Conference QF, forward Brendan Shanahan did it. Bozak after sustained pressure by the Blues. “We're just staying with it,” Schwartz, 26, said. • “It's nice definitely to help out and step up,” Schwartz, 26, said. “We played a great team game “We believe in each other, we believe in the system, and we work as a team. When the team today. We didn't give them much, we worked our butts off. Our [defensemen] were great. I has success, we know that we all get rewarded. We're all playing the same, we're working hard, thought our forwards backchecked really hard and frustrated them. That was the biggest game we're tight defensively, and the power play had a big goal to give us momentum. This whole of the year for us. We played aggressive and we were on our toes.” series is so tight. You just never know right now with the bounces that are happening.” • “It was tough. Tough to swallow,” said Winnipeg forward Bryan Little, 31, who scored late in • “Lucky pinballs,” Jets’ netminder Connor Hellebuyck, 25, said of Schwartz's goal. “The puck the third period. “I think we had really high expectations for ourselves coming into the season. just bounced and ended up right on their tape. Tough to eat that one, but I thought we were It just feels disappointing right now.” the better team. If we keep fighting here, it's not over.” • “We talked about bringing that momentum from the third period from Game 5 and I think the • “No different than being down 0-2,” Jets’ captain Blake Wheeler, 32, said. “Happens all the guys did,” St. Louis interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. “We mentioned it yesterday, time, man. Gotta win a hockey game. Won almost a hundred of them the last two years, so talked again today about it. I think they carried momentum over from this game and had good we're confident we can do that.” energy and played hard. It's a hard game out there.” • “If we lose, we're done,” Winnipeg forward Kevin Hayes, 26, said. “That's enough motivation. • “This is a tough trophy to win,” said Jets’ captain Blake Wheeler, 32. Game 6 will be our best game.” • Winnipeg netminder Connor Hellebuyck, 25, said, “It's hard to say what went wrong. We really • St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington, 25, said, “My job is to give the team a chance to win. shouldn't point fingers and try to find blame. They're a good team over there, and they played Obviously, (Winnipeg) got out to an early lead, and I kind of had to shut the door from there on very well. So I guess on this one, unfortunately we have to tip our caps to them.” out. It wasn't easy, and the boys really helped me out and battled. The penalty kill was • St. Louis netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, noted, “We didn't want to go back there, we wanted outstanding, and it was a great team effort for pretty much 60 minutes.” to win tonight in front of our home fans. They deserved it, and we wanted to win as a team. It's • Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice, 52, said, “You're going to eat it for the rest of the night, Saturday night, the team's going to have some fun. I think we fed off that and (the) carryover and then we'll go through the places in our game that we need to tighten up and get better at. into tonight.” We'll deal with the goals so they understand it. And then you have an edge, certainly, going into • Schwartz's first goal was the third-fastest in Blues playoff history. Sergio Momesso (18 the game in terms of, I don't mean one team, but you're going to be a little grumpy over that seconds, Game Three of 1990 Smythe Division Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks) and Brett one.” Hull (20 seconds, Game Three of 1995 conference quarterfinals against the Vancouver Canucks) • Schwartz's goal was the second-latest game-winning goal in regulation in Blues playoff history, did it faster. behind Gino Cavallini (59:51) in Game 3 of the 1990 Norris DF, a 5-4 win against the Chicago • The Jets/Thrashers are 2-12 in Stanley Cup Playoff games decided by one goal. Blackhawks. • Winnipeg was 10-2-0 in its previous 12 games at St. Louis. • Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers, 22, left late in the third period after blocking a shot. There was no • After series ended, Jets’ forward Nikolaj Ehlers, 22, admitted he played this Game Six with update. a broken bone in his leg, earned when blocking a D Colton Parayko STL shot in Game Five.

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

2 PAC SAN JOSE SHARKS 101 v. 3 PAC VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 93 GM DOUG WILSON, HC PETER DeBOER v. GM GEORGE McPHEE, HC GERARD GALLANT SHARKS WIN SERIES IN 7

Wednesday, April 10 1930 PT on SN Friday, April 12 1930 PT on SN360 VEGAS 2 @ SAN JOSE 5 VEGAS 5 @ SAN JOSE 3

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. SAN JOSE, Joe Pavelski 1 (Brent Burns) 14:42 PPG 1. VEGAS, Cody Eakin 1 (Max Pacioretty) 0:58 2. VEGAS, Colin Miller 1 (unassisted) 4:37 SHG Penalties ― Bellemare V 13:35 3. VEGAS, Max Pacioretty 1 (Paul Stastny) 6:11

SECOND PERIOD Aaron Dell replaced Martin Jones in Sharks’ net at 6:39 of first period 2. SAN JOSE, Brent Burns 1 (Erik Karlsson, Tomas Hertl) 6:59 4. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 1 (Joe Pavelski, Erik Karlsson) 16:59 3. SAN JOSE, Marc-Edouard Vlasic 1 (Joe Thornton, Evander Kane) 7:44 GWG 5. SAN JOSE, Erik Karlsson 1 (Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc) 17:38 PPG 4. VEGAS, Mark Stone 1 (Paul Stastny, Max Pacioretty) 8:32 6. SAN JOSE, Joe Thornton 1 (Brenden Dillon, Evander Kane) 19:08 5. SAN JOSE, Evander Kane 1 (Erik Karlsson, Gustav Nyquist) 19:42 Penalties ― Miller V 2:27, Engelland V 3:27, Stone V Meier S 6:39, McNabb V 11:19, Labanc S 13:25, Hertl S Penalties ― Meier S 0:20, Marchessault V Dillon S 5:02, Engelland V 5:48, Pavelski S 6:25, Carrier V 8:55 15:03, Miller V 16:05

THIRD PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 6. VEGAS, Mark Stone 2 (Shea Theodore, Max Pacioretty) 15:26 PPG 7. SAN JOSE, Mark Stone 3 (Paul Stastny, Alex Tuch) 1:31 PPG GWG 7. SAN JOSE, Tomas Hertl 1 (Logan Couture, Marc-Edouard Vlasic) 18:11 ENG

Penalties ― Couture S 0:51, Tuch V 6:35, Schmidt V 16:10 Penalties ― Holden V 1:33, Stastny V Haley S 5:31, McNabb V 9:05, Goodrow S 11:44, Labanc S 15:11,

Nosek V Reaves V Kane S (10-minute misconducts) 19:31 THIRD PERIOD

Shots on goal by 8. SAN JOSE, William Karlsson 1 (Reilly Smith, Nate Schmidt) 7:35 SHG GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5 5 16 26 SHARKS 8 14 11 33 Penalties ― Theodore V 5:52, Nosek V 15:46, Engelland V (double minor) Kane S Meier S 20:00 VEGAS, Marc-André Fleury; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones Shots on goal by Power play: VEG ― 1 for 4, SJ ― 1 for 5 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 9 10 4 23 Referees: Chris Rooney, Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Steve Miller SHARKS 12 10 15 37 17,562 at SAP Center VEGAS, Marc-André Fleury; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones, Aaron Dell (6:39 of first period)

• During this regular season, the Sharks and Golden Knights met four times — with each Power play: VEG ― 1 for 3 2 for 7 in series, SJ ― 1 for 8 2 for 13 in series team winning twice. Vegas outscored San Jose, 18-10, over the four meetings. Referees: Chris Lee, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Steve Miller • The Sharks were led in scoring this season by 33-year old defenceman Brent Burns, who had 17,562 at SAP Center 16g, 67a, 83 pts with a +13 rating in 82 games. Behind Burns was centre Tomas Hertl, 25, with 35 goals and 74 points. 27-year old Evander Kane racked up 153 penalty minutes to lead • G Marc-André Fleury VEG, C Logan Couture SJ, C Paul Stastny VEG game’s three stars the entire NHL. • “Special teams were the difference,” Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said. “It's hard to • The Golden Knights’ leading scorer this season was C Jonathan Marchessault, 28. He had just win this time of year if you don't win the special teams. When you give up the first three goals 25g, 34a, 59 pts with a +2 rating in 82 games, but that was enough to lead the team. Centre of the game and lose that battle you're playing with fire. That was disappointing.” William Karlsson, 26, had 24 goals and 56 points to rank second among the Knights. 32-year • “It wasn't a great start, obviously. You hope to get a save or two and we're right in that game. old RW Ryan Reaves had 74 penalty minutes to lead Vegas. It's what we expected. We knew they were going to have some jump. We did a great job • D Brent Burns SJ, D Erik Karlsson SJ, C Joe Pavelski SJ game’s three stars responding, but not the start we wanted, obviously,” said Sharks’ netminder Martin Jones. • “We shot ourselves in the foot. We didn't play our style, we didn't play our game. That's • “So good. He's the backbone of this team. He stepped up there in a couple of kills, made some something we have to refocus and get back to,” said Golden Knights’ defenceman Shea big saves that were the difference in the game tonight. It wasn't a perfect game but having Theodore, 23. (Fleury) back there always gives you the confidence that you can win a game.” said Golden • “The only critics that matter are the ones in the room, and there aren't any. I don't think he Knights’ forward Max Pacioretty of Vegas netminder Marc-Andre Fleury. cared if he silenced (critics), and I don't think we do either,” said Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, on goaltender Martin Jones, who had a 2.94 goals-against average and .896 save • Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic left at 1:06 of the second period after deflecting a percentage this season. shot from Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore. Vlasic did not return. • Sharks’ 34-year old forward Joe Pavelski was credited with a power-play goal at 14:42 of the • San Jose netminder Martin Jones, 29, has now been pulled five times in 14 starts against Vegas. first period to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead after Brent Burns’ shot deflected off Pavelski's face. • G Marc-André Fleury VEG played his 76th postseason game, moving within one of Mike Vernon Pavelski did not play the remainder of the first period but returned at the beginning of the for seventh all-time. second. “He goes to where it hurts,” Sharks’ forward Timo Meier, 22, said of Pavelski. “He's a • Vegas' losing streak in the postseason ended at five games. They lost four consecutive tough guy and we know that. He shakes off those kinds of things, and he's a leader. He definitely games in last season's Stanley Cup Final against the Washington Capitals, and Game 1 on helped a lot in us winning the game tonight.” Pavelski, 34, said he lost teeth and received Wednesday. stitches in the room after his goal. • Golden Knights’ defenceman Colin Miller, 26, replaced Nick Holden in the lineup after being a healthy scratch in Game 1.

Sunday, April 14 1900 PT on SN360 SAN JOSE 3 @ VEGAS 6 Tuesday, April 16 1930 PT on SN360

FIRST PERIOD 1. VEGAS, Mark Stone 4 (Nate Schmidt, Derek Engelland) 0:16 SAN JOSE 0 @ VEGAS 5 2. VEGAS, Max Pacioretty 2 (Shea Theodore, Paul Stastny) 12:16 PPG 3. SAN JOSE, Kevin Labanc 1 (Joe Thornton, Marcus Sorensen) 15:26 FIRST PERIOD 1. VEGAS, Max Pacioretty 3 (Mark Stone) 1:11 GWG Penalties ― Kane S 9:35, Kane S (double minor) 12:11 2. VEGAS, Shea Theodore 1 (Reilly Smith, Max Pacioretty) 19:13 SECOND PERIOD 4. VEGAS, Paul Stastny 1 (Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone) 0:21 Penalties ― Tuch V 3:04, Kane S 4:52, Braun S 7:36, Eakin V 8:55, Theodore V 14:06 5. VEGAS, Paul Stastny 2 (Mark Stone, Shea Theodore) 16:04 PPG GWG

Penalties ― Labanc S 6:34, Tuch V 10:02, Labanc S 14:25, Thornton S 16:54, Dillon S Pacioretty V 17:54 Aaron Dell replaced Martin Jones in Sharks’ net at start of second period

THIRD PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 6. VEGAS, Mark Stone 5 (Jonathan Marchessault, Paul Stastny) 0:36 3. VEGAS, Max Pacioretty 4 (Mark Stone, Shea Theodore) 12:33 PPG 7. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 2 (Erik Karlsson, Martin Jones) 4:57 PPG 8. SAN JOSE, Timo Meier 1 (Gustav Nyquist) 5:51 Penalties ― Dillon S 11:51, Carrier V 13:36 9. VEGAS, Mark Stone 6 (Paul Stastny, Shea Theodore) 13:57 THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Karlsson V 3:49, Burns S Nosek V 4:18, Carrier V 9:11, Kane S Reaves V (majors) 17:59 4. VEGAS, Alex Tuch 1 (Nate Schmidt, Max Pacioretty) 6:37 Shots on goal by 5. VEGAS, Jonathan Marchessault 1 (Nate Schmidt, Reilly Smith) 16:24 PPG SHARKS 12 7 9 28 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 20 10 10 40 Penalties ― Pavelski S 3:06, Kane S (double minor, 10-minute misconduct) 9:20, Meier S 11:54, Goodrow S SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; VEGAS, Marc-André Fleury 15:12, Meier S (minor, 10-minute misconduct) 16:37

Power play: SJ ― 1 for 3 3 for 16 in series, VEG ― 2 for 6 4 for 13 in series Referees: Marc Joannette, Jon McIsaac Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Brad Kovachik Shots on goal by 18,461 at T-Mobile Arena SHARKS 18 8 2 28 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 7 7 13 27 • RW Mark Stone VEG, C Paul Stastny VEG, LW Max Pacioretty VEG game’s three stars SAN JOSE, Martin Jones, Aaron Dell (start of second period); VEGAS, Marc-André Fleury • On the Friday before this game, JP Barry of CAA Sports confirmed that they received 26-year old Nikita Gusev’s contract release from the Deputy Chairman and Vice President of SKA HC Power play: SJ ― 0 for 4 3 for 20 in series, VEG ― 2 for 9 6 for 22 in series Roman Rotenberg. Gusev is now eligible to sign a one-year deal with Vegas Golden Knights for Referees: Dan O’Rourke, Tim Peel Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Kiel Murchison these 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. 18,567 at T-Mobile Arena • “We've really stressed since Game 1 that we need to have good starts, need to have good starts to periods, good starts to games,” Golden Knights’ forward Mark Stone, who had his first career • G Marc-André Fleury VEG, LW Max Pacioretty, D Shea Theodore VEG game’s three stars three-goal game, said. “It's so important. You want to make sure you're playing with a lead, it's • Sharks’ centre Joe Thornton was suspended for this one game for a Game Three hit on F Tomas a lot harder to come back, especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.” Nosek VEG. San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer said, “Disappointed. I understand where the • Vegas Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves in his 77th playoff win, tying Mike Vernon for seventh league is on contact to the head. There's always difference of opinion on the intent. I really don't in NHL history. “I feel very fortunate,” said Fleury, 34, whose first 62 postseason wins came believe there was any intent by Joe. But you have to live with the consequences. We'll take it with the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I've played with many good teams. Maybe the first game (a 5-2 and move on.” loss) wasn't the way we could've played, but the last two, we came out strong and played a solid game the whole length of the ice.” • This was the 15th Stanley Cup Playoff shutout for Golden Knights’ netminder Marc-André Fleury, • “Not good enough,” San Jose captain Joe Pavelski, 34, said. “There's always a lot of emotion 34, tying Chris Osgood and Clint Benedict for fourth in SCP history. It was his 78th playoff win in playoff games. It's the starts of periods we need to be better at it.” to pass Mike Vernon for seventh place. And Fleury played his 139th career Stanley Cup Playoff game, passing Vernon for fifth among goaltenders. • “They've eaten us up this series so far. We haven't had an answer for them. You get three really good players playing at a high level right now. That's part of the issue, and we have to find an • “When you look at the game, you can't put all of this on the goalies,” San Jose coach Peter answer to slow those guys down,” said Sharks coach Peter DeBoer about Golden Knights’ DeBoer, 50, said of Martin Jones and Aaron Dell. “You have to score too. We have to find a forwards Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny and Mark Stone. way to solve Fleury. This isn't all on our goalies.” • “I'm just loving being here. I love playing in Vegas, my teammates, the fans, this city. This is • “You always want to win that next game,” Vegas forward Max Pacioretty, 30, said. “You have why I came here. I want to play playoff hockey. Playing here is unbelievable. Everything I to be prepared for whatever's brought at you. They're going to get a ton of energy from their expected and more,” said Golden Knights’ forward Mark Stone, 26, who was acquired in a trade crowd. They're going to play their best game of the series, and we have to be ready for that.” with Ottawa Senators on 25 February 2019. • The Golden Knights became the first team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to score in the • Sharks’ forward Joe Thornton, 39, received a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head first 90 seconds of three consecutive playoff games and in four consecutive postseason periods. against Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek at 16:54 of the second period. • Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, spoke about his team in the wake of player absences, • Golden Knights became the second team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to score a goal saying, “I think our guys responded and we got what we wanted from the guys that went in in the first minute of each period in a playoff game. Boston Bruins did it on 9 April 1981 — and there. I was proud of our group considering Joe (Thornton) and (Marc-Edouard) Vlasic were lost the game to the Minnesota North Stars. out. We played as good of a game as we did in Game 1, just (Golden Knights goalie) (Marc- Andre) Fleury was great.” • Golden Knights’ forward Alex Tuch, 22, looked ahead to Game Five, saying, “Doesn't matter what happened tonight. It's a clean slate. Everyone's going to come out, it's going to be physical, Thursday, April 18 1900 PT on SN it's going to be gritty. We've got to grind it out.” VEGAS 2 @ SAN JOSE 5 • Forward Joonas Donskoi, 26, took suspended C Joe Thornton's place in the San Jose lineup. He was minus-1 with one shot on goal and one hit in 13:15 in his first game of the series. FIRST PERIOD • Vlasic (undisclosed) missed his second straight game. Sharks’ forward Micheal Haley (lower- 1. SAN JOSE, Tomas Hertl 3 (Erik Karlsson, Gustav Nyquist) 1:16 body injury) did not play. 2. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 3 (Timo Meier, Erik Karlsson) 11:00 3. VEGAS, Reilly Smith 1 (Colin Miller, William Karlsson) 19:30 PPG

Penalties ― Kane S 18:17

SECOND PERIOD 4. SAN JOSE, Barclay Goodrow 1 (Justin Braun, Joakim Ryan) 12:22 GWG

Penalties ― McNabb V 7:16, Pacioretty V 13:44

THIRD PERIOD 5. VEGAS, Jonathan Marchessault 2 (Colin Miller, William Karlsson) 11:36 PPG 6. SAN JOSE, Tomas Hertl 4 (Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton) 14:45 PPG 7. SAN JOSE, Joe Pavelski 2 (Evander Kane) 18:14 ENG

Penalties ― E. Karlsson S 10:15, Marchessault V 14:30

Shots on goal by GOLDEN KNIGHTS 12 6 14 32 SHARKS 6 14 9 29 VEGAS, Marc-André Fleury; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones

Power play: VEG ― 2 for 2 8 for 24 in series, SJ ― 1 for 3 4 for 23 in series Referees: Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Kiel Murchison 17,562 at SAP Center

• C Tomas Hertl SJ, D Erik Karlsson SJ, G Martin Jones SJ game’s three stars • Golden Knights lost a clinch game for the first time. They were 3-0 in their inaugural Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2018. “It was a game that could have gone either way, and they made just a couple more plays on their goals,” Vegas forward Max Pacioretty, 30, said. “They played a strong game, we knew that they would play their best. We have a little bit better we feel to give in this next game and hopefully win a hockey game. So we forget about it and move on to the next one.” • “I like the fact we got the lead,” San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said. “That's the first time since Game One we've come out and started ahead, and I think that's affected our game in Games Two, Three and Four. So it was nice to get the first goal. It just takes a little a pressure off.” • The line of Pacioretty, Paul Stastny and Mark Stone had no points for the Golden Knights after combining for 28 (12 goals, 16 assists) in the first four games of the series. “It's already wiped out of our memory,” Pacioretty said. “We look at it and try to figure out why it happened, but at the same time, forget about it and just worry about the next one.” • Vegas netminder Marc-André Fleury, 34, said, “They came out hard as expected. They are a good team…We have such great fan support. We've had some success at home. It would have been nice to do it tonight, but we got to finish it out next game.” • Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, 31, returned after missing the past two games with an undisclosed injury. He was plus-1 in 23:43. • Golden Knights have scored at least one power-play goal in each game in the series. They are 8-for-24. • San Jose centre Joe Thornton, 39, had an assist on Hertl's second goal in his return to the lineup after he was suspended for Game Four for an illegal check to the head of Vegas forward Tomas Nosek in Game Three. Thornton is one assist from 100 in Stanley Cup Playoffs (164 games). • Sharks had lost their past two elimination games — 2018, G6 against Golden Knights in second round and 2017, G6 against Edmonton Oilers in first round. • © Steve Lansky 2019 bigmouthsports.com

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

2 PAC SAN JOSE SHARKS 101 v. 3 PAC VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 93 GM DOUG WILSON, HC PETER DeBOER v. GM GEORGE McPHEE, HC GERARD GALLANT SHARKS WIN SERIES IN 7

Sunday, April 21 1900 PT on SN Tuesday, April 23 1900 PT on HNIC SAN JOSE 2 @ VEGAS 1 DBL OVERTIME VEGAS 4 @ SAN JOSE 5 OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 4 (Timo Meier) 19:51 1. VEGAS, William Karlsson 2 (Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith) 10:10

Penalties ― Theodore V 9:20 Penalties ― Miller V 1:56, McNabb V 4:15, E. Karlsson S 12:36, Tuch V 13:26 SECOND PERIOD 2. VEGAS, Jonathan Marchessault 3 (Shea Theodore, William Karlsson) 11:20 SECOND PERIOD 2. VEGAS, Cody Eakin (Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore) 10:00 Penalties ― Meier S 14:26, Marchessault V 18:50

THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Reaves V 6:22 NO SCORING THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― M. Karlsson S 5:56 3. VEGAS, Max Pacioretty 5 (Mark Stone) 3:36

FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD 4. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 5 (Kevin Labanc, Tomas Hertl) 9:20 PPG 5. SAN JOSE, Tomas Hertl 6 (Erik Karlsson, Kevin Labanc) 10:09 PPG NO SCORING 6. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 6 (Brent Burns, Kevin Labanc) 12:53 PPG Penalties ― None 7. SAN JOSE, Kevin Labanc 2 (Timo Meier) 13:21 PPG 8. VEGAS, Jonathan Marchessault 4 (Reilly Smith, Mark Stone) 19:13 with extra attacker SECOND OVERTIME PERIOD 3. SAN JOSE, Tomas Hertl 5 (Marc-Edouard Vlasic) 11:17 SHG GWG Penalties ― Eakin V (major, served by Reaves, game misconduct) 9:13, Labanc S 16:19 Penalties ― Goodrow S 10:46 FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD Shots on goal by 9. SAN JOSE, Barclay Goodrow 2 (Erik Karlsson, Marcus Sorensen) 18:19 GWG SHARKS 9 7 4 8 1 29 GOLDEN KNIGHTS 10 17 17 7 8 59 Penalties ― None SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; VEGAS, Marc-André Fleury Shots on goal by Power play: SJ ― 0 for 2 4 for 25 in series, VEG ― 0 for 3 8 for 27 in series GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4 10 15 9 38 Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Derek Amell, Andrew Smith SHARKS 11 9 14 14 48 18,458 at T-Mobile Arena VEGAS, Marc-André Fleury; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones • C Tomas Hertl SJ, C Jonathan Marchessault VEG, G Martin Jones SJ game’s three stars Power play: VEG ― 0 for 2 8 for 29 in series, SJ ― 4 for 9 8 for 34 in series • Sharks’ forward Tomas Hertl, 25, got the puck in the centre circle after a pass from Marc- Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dan O’Halloran Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy Edouard Vlasic, skated into the zone, and scored from above the left face-off circle. It was the 17,562 at SAP Center first time in Stanley Cup Playoff history that a multiple-overtime game was decided by a shorthanded goal. “At first when I got it, I was already a little bit tired,” Hertl said. “I was • RW Kevin Labanc SJ, C Logan Couture SJ, C Tomas Hertl SJ game’s three stars thinking maybe just dump it in and change, but I saw the space. I just took a couple of steps • Sharks won a best-of-7 series after trailing 3-1 for the first time since entering the NHL in and tried to shoot it. Maybe (Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore) hit my puck a little bit. If you 1991. Sharks are now 7-4 in Game Sevens, and 4-1 at home. This was the first Game Seven don't try, you'll never know. Somehow it got through.” in the two-year history of the Golden Knights. • “It's a tough one,” Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault, 28, said. “I felt like we were the • Vegas failed to become the 16th NHL team to win its first Game Seven and second in as better team. Sometimes those games feel a little tricky. We kept buzzing and kept going. They many seasons. The Winnipeg Jets eliminated the Predators from the second round with a 5-1 get one little crack at it and sneak one by (Fleury).” victory at Bridgestone Arena. • After allowing 11 goals in Games Two-Four and being pulled twice, Sharks’ netminder Martin • Vegas goalie Marc-André Fleury, 34, had won three Game Sevens, all on the road while he was Jones, 29, has a 1.19 goals-against average and .967 save percentage in the past two games. with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2009 Eastern Conference Semifinal against Washington, 2009 • There have been no lead changes in the series. Stanley Cup Final against Detroit, 2017 Eastern Conference Second Round against Washington). The Stanley Cup Playoff record for Game Seven wins by a goalie is six shared by Patrick • Sharks’ D Brent Burns, 33, played a game-high 42:04. Defenceman Brayden McNabb led Roy, Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Brodeur. Golden Knights with 35:34 TOI. Vlasic (37:14) and Sharks’ defencemen Erik Karlsson (36:40) and Justin Braun (36:12) each played more than McNabb. • Al MacInnis (11 in 1984 DF w/ CGY) and Paul Coffey (11 in 1985 CF w/ EDM) are the only defencemen in Stanley Cup Playoff history to record more assists in a playoff series than Erik • Vegas' top line of Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny and Mark Stone was held without a point for Karlsson (0g, 9a, 9 pts in seven GP in series). the second consecutive game. Those forwards combined for 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) in • “That was the best game I've ever been a part of. Period,” Sharks centre Joe Thornton, 39, the first four games. said. “Down 3-1. Down 3-0 with 10 (minutes) to go. It was just…That's an incredible series.” • Tomas Hertl has scored five goals in the series, including three in the past two games. He scored • In overtime, Sharks’ forward Barclay Goodrow took a pass from D Erik Karlsson and cut twice in Game 5, a 5-2 victory at SAP Center on Thursday. toward the net from the right wing to score from close range against Marc-André Fleury. “I saw • Sharks are 2-0 in multiple overtime games against the Golden Knights. They won 4-3 in Erik get the puck in the middle,” Goodrow, 25, said. “I just got on the ice, so I saw the second overtime in Game 2 of the 2018 Western Conference Second Round at T-Mobile (defenceman Brayden McNabb) was a little flat-footed. I thought maybe if I could skate, I could Arena. maybe get behind him. Obviously, Erik's a world-class player. He's able to make that play. I • It is the first time the Sharks have forced a Game Seven after trailing 3-1 in a Stanley Cup thought if I could get to the far side on Fleury I might have a chance.” Playoff series. • “This one will sting,” Vegas forward Max Pacioretty, 30, said. “We thought we played well • Golden Knights have lost consecutive closeout games after going 3-0 last season. It will enough to win this series. We know in the (Stanley Cup) Playoffs it comes down to a bounce or be the first Game Seven in their history. two, but this will be tough to digest for a while.” • “Last year, we were in the Stanley Cup Final, and it was tough to lose,” Vegas head coach Gerard Gallant, 55, said. “Tonight was tougher than that, it really was, the way we lost.” He added, “San Jose came out and played well. (Marc-André) Fleury made some unbelievable saves in the first 15 minutes, and it was 3-0 for us. We were a little fortunate to be there, but you've seen what happened after that. It's a shame (the Cody Eakin major penalty) happened. We should be playing the next game.” • Gallant referenced the major taken by Cody Eakin, 27, in the third period — which completely changed the complexion of the game. As the puck was dropped for a face-off in the Vegas zone between C Joe Pavelski SJ and Eakin, Eakin cross-checked Pavelski in the chest. As Pavelski began to lose his balance backwards, he was hit again, slightly, by Paul Stastny. Here is the explanation of the penalty on Cody Eakin from series supervisor Don van Massenhoven: “The referees called a crosschecking penalty for an infraction that caused a significant injury. In their judgment, the infraction and its result merited a major penalty.” • “That's the craziest game I've ever seen,” Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said. “I think they'll be talking about that one for a long time here.” • Sharks’ forward Logan Couture, 29, who pointed as his bench after scoring his team’s first goal in the comeback and said, ‘That’s one!’, noted after the game, “That's a once-in-a-lifetime game, I think. Knock on wood. I don't think my heart can take another one like that. That was up and down, and by the 10-minute mark of the overtime, there was just nothing left…What a game.” • Sharks were 4-for-25 on the power play in Games One through Six and 0-for-4 in Game Seven before scoring four times during Eakin's five-minute major. • With his nine assists and -3 rating, Sharks’ 28-year old defenceman Erik Karlsson led the team in scoring in this series. C Logan Couture and C Tomas Hertl each had six goals for the Sharks. Golden Knights’ RW Mark Stone, 26, had 6g, 6a, 12 pts and a +2 rating in seven games to lead Vegas in scoring. LW Max Pacioretty, 30, had 5g, 6a, 11 pts in seven games to rank second for Vegas.

2019 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND

2 ATL BOSTON BRUINS 107 v. WC 2 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 98 GM DON SWEENEY, HC BRUCE CASSIDY v. GM JARMO KEKALAINEN, HC JOHN TORTORELLA BRUINS WIN SERIES IN 6

Thursday, April 25 1900 ET on HNIC J Hughson, Cr Simpson, K Bukauskas Saturday, April 27 2000 ET on HNIC COLUMBUS 2 @ BOSTON 3 OVERTIME COLUMBUS 3 @ BOSTON 2 DBL OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. BOSTON, Noel Acciari 1 (Charlie McAvoy) 10:34 SHG 1. BOSTON, Mark Grzelcyk 1 (Charlie McAvoy, David Krejci) 7:50 PPG

Penalties ― Harrington C 3:19, Bruins’ bench (served by Johansson) 4:37, Coyle B 9:20 Penalties ― Anderson C 6:29, Marchand B 20:00

SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 2. COLUMBUS, Artemi Panarin 3 (Seth Jones, Cam Atkinson) 1:03 PPG 3. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 3 (Charlie Coyle, Marcus Johansson) 2:01 Penalties ― Nash C 2:56, Krejci B 5:16, Bergeron B 14:47, Werenski C 18:48 4. COLUMBUS, Artemi Panarin 4 (Seth Jones) 8:01 THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Chara B 6:36, Anderson C (double minor) 7:37 2. COLUMBUS, Brandon Dubinsky 1 (Riley Nash, Seth Jones) 7:39 3. COLUMBUS, Pierre-Luc Dubois 2 (Artemi Panarin, Seth Jones) 7:52 THIRD PERIOD 4. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 4 (Marcus Johansson, Torey Krug) 15:25 NO SCORING

Penalties ― Jenner C 1:20 Penalties ― Atkinson C 10:48

FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD 5. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 5 (Marcus Johansson, Danton Heinen) 5:15 GWG NO SCORING

Penalties ― None Penalties ― McAvoy B 10:48

Shots on goal by SECOND OVERTIME PERIOD BLUE JACKETS 4 10 7 1 22 5. COLUMBUS, Matt Duchene 4 (Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson) 3:42 PPG GWG BRUINS 14 6 13 4 37 Penalties ― Bergeron B 2:59 COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask Shots on goal by Power play: CBJ ― 0 for 4 5 for 14 in SCP, BOS ― 0 for 4 7 for 20 in SCP BLUE JACKETS 9 10 7 10 5 41 Referees: Francis Charron, Dan O’Rourke Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Jonny Murray BRUINS 6 7 8 10 0 31 17,565 at TD Garden COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask • During this regular season, the Bruins and Jackets met three times. Columbus won the first Power play: CBJ ― 2 for 4 2 for 8 series, 7 for 18 SCP, BOS ― 1 for 4 1 for 8 series, 8 for 24 SCP game and Boston the last two. Boston outscored Columbus, 12-10, over those three games. Referees: Marc Joannette, Tim Peel Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk • In the first round G Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ, 30, stopped 117 of the 125 Lightning shots he faced 17,565 at TD Garden for a 2.01 GAA and .932 sv pct. For the Bruins, G Tuukka Rask, 32, stopped 223 of the 239 Maple Leafs’ shots he faced for a 2.31 GAA and .928 sv pct. • C Matt Duchene CBJ, G Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ, G Tuuka Rask BOS game’s three stars • C Charlie Coyle BOS, G Tuukka Rask BOS, LW Marcus Johansson BOS game’s three stars • After Boston forward Patrice Bergeron was penalized for tripping at 2:59, Artemi Panarin shot • This was the eleventh overtime of this postseason — one more than in all of 2018 Stanley from the point and Blue Jackets’ forward Matt Duchene got the rebound, kicked it up to his Cup Playoffs. stick and scored his first Stanley Cup Playoff overtime goal five-hole on Tuukka Rask. “(Panarin) took a great shot…I thnk Rask was expecting it, and it just came to me and I was • In overtime, Boston F Charlie Coyle tipped in a pass from Marcus Johansson behind able to find a hole,” Duchene, 28, said. goalie Sergei Bobrovsky at the right post. “I was just relieved we got the win,” Coyle, 26, said. “I didn't care who scored, to be honest. I was at the end of it, but, yeah, it's special. It's special • “I think it was a tight match,” said Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, who made 38 saves. personally. But it's all about the team here. And I was glad after the turnover (that led to “Third period was ours, but we didn't score there. I thought they came out hard. They played a Columbus' first goal) just to get the win, no matter how we did it.” hard, heavy game. Both teams had chances. Yeah, it's tough. I don't think we (gave) this away, it was just a tight game and second overtime, penalty and they scored.” • “I thought we were clearly the better team in the first period,” Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy, 53, said. “The residual effect of the emotional win in Game Seven (on Tuesday), they had time • Blue Jackets’ captain F Nick Foligno, 31, talked about netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, saying, “I off, that can go either way, and usually it's hard to find your game when you have that much just think he's confident in his game. I think he feels like he's being backed up by us, and we time off, the intensity level. I think every game is important, but if we played well and it had feel like we're backing him up and he's backing us up. So it's been a good marriage in that sense, where we've done our work in front of him so he can make the saves. And then the hard not gone our way tonight, you're going to be a little hard on yourself.” ones, I mean, that's why he is a world-class goalie. So we don't want to give those up, but when • “Yeah, it's tough, obviously, you know we'd like to get that one back there at the end of the he makes them it just gives us the confidence as well.” third, but we didn't sit back afterwards,” Blue Jackets’ forward Brandon Dubinsky, 32, said. “I thought we pushed them for the last five minutes of that period and into overtime. And it's • Columbus head coach John Tortorella, 60, noted, “I mean, you don't want to lose two in a row. overtime, anything can happen.” I'm not getting off the mindset that our team has as far as just get ready to play the next game. We win this game, I hope they have a ball tonight and they should. They should feel really good • “Yeah, we had our struggles in the first,” Blue Jackets’ head coach John Tortorella, 60, said. about themselves, but then when we get back to work on Monday, it's getting ready for the next “But found our game for a number of minutes there, but we just couldn't finish the game.” game.” • Columbus forward Riley Nash, 29, said, “When you're turning pucks over and you're chasing • Boston is now 9-9 in games that end in the second overtime. Columbus is now 2-1. their butts, your legs don't feel good doing that.” • 25-year old Boston defenceman Matt Grzelcyk's goal was his first career in the Stanley Cup • Boston forward Marcus Johansson, 28, said, “The group we have is very special. I mean there Playoffs. is nothing that fazes us. I think the way we stepped up after they scored their two goals and • Blue Jackets won a playoff game in which they trailed multiple times to win for the second came back and we never gave up. That's something special.” time in their history (Game 1 of 2018 Eastern Conference First Round at the Washington • Bruins centre David Krejci, 32, did not play in overtime because of an undisclosed injury. He is Capitals). day to day. • Blue Jackets’ forward Artemi Panarin's six-game point streak (four goals, five assists) is the • Boston netminder Tuukka Rask's Stanley Cup Playoff record is 40-33, making him the 12th longest in the playoffs in Blue Jackets’ history. goalie from an Original Six team to reach 40 wins.

Tuesday, April 30 1900 ET on HNIC Thursday, May 2 1930 ET on HNIC BOSTON 1 @ COLUMBUS 2 BOSTON 4 @ COLUMBUS 1

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. COLUMBUS, Boone Jenner 1 (Riley Nash, Scott Harrington) 18:37 1. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 4 (Charlie McAvoy) 3:33

Penalties ― Foligno C 11:17, Krug B 19:04 At 6:52, Boone Jenner was stopped on penalty-shot attempt by Tuukka Rask BOS

SECOND PERIOD 2. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 4 (Brad Marchand, Torey Krug) 7:18 PPG GWG 2. COLUMBUS, Matt Duchene 5 (Nick Foligno, Cam Atkinson) 12:42 PPG GWG 3. COLUMBUS, Artemi Panarin 5 (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Pierre-Luc Dubois) 8:46

3. BOSTON, Jake DeBrusk 2 (David Krejci, Karson, Kuhlman) 19:20 Penalties ― Texier C 6:38, Marchand B (PS) 6:52, Anderson C 8:55, Kukan C 12:30, Marchand B 16:00

Penalties ― Marchand B 10:49 SECOND PERIOD

THIRD PERIOD NO SCORING

NO SCORING Penalties ― Clifton B 6:48, Clendening C 12:06, Anderson C 14:19, Marchand B 18:01

Penalties ― Savard C 11:18, Bergeron B 11:35 THIRD PERIOD

Shots on goal by 4. BOSTON, Sean Kuraly 2 (Zdeno Chara, David Backes) 8:40 BRUINS 12 10 15 37 5. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 5 (David Pastrnak, Torey Krug) 17:30 PPG

BLUE JACKETS 10 17 7 34 Penalties ― DeBrusk B 12:12, Dubois C 15:59, Dubois C (10-minute misconduct) 17:30 BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky Shots on goal by Power play: BOS ― 0 for 2 1 for 10 series, 8 for 26 SCP, CBJ ― 1 for 3 3 for 11 series, 8 for 21 SCP BRUINS 13 12 21 46 Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Devin Berg, Greg Devorski BLUE JACKETS 15 11 13 40 19,337 at Nationwide Arena BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky

• G Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ, C Boone Jenner CBJ, C Matt Duchene CBJ game’s three stars Power play: BOS ― 2 for 6 3 for 16 series, 10 for 32 SCP, CBJ ― 0 for 4 3 for 15 series, 8 for 25 SCP • Columbus netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, 30, made 15 saves in the third period and said he Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy heard the frequent “Bob” chants. “We had unbelievable support from our fans,” he said. “The 19,431 at Nationwide Arena atmosphere was crazy. It was fun to play. It's a huge win for us.” • G Tuukka Rask BOS, C Patrice Bergeron BOS, RW David Pastrnak BOS game’s three stars • “The secondary saves that he's making are very impressive, but he's going to crack at some • “I don't think they got too many rebound opportunities,” Bruins’ netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, point,” Bruins’ defenceman Brandon Carlo, 22, said of Bobrovsky. “I have a lot of faith that said of the Blue Jackets. “That's how they've been scoring. They were trying to play down low, we're going to put pucks behind him pretty soon. Credit to him today, but overall I don't think pushing more pucks in there but I thought we protected the house well, (I) saw every puck” it's going to last.” • Boston’s Patrice Bergeron made it 2-0 from the high slot on the power play after Tuukka Rask • “That's the best I've seen him play since I've been here,” Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, got his blocker a Boone Jenner penalty shot 26 seconds earlier during the same man- 60, said of forward Boone Jenner, who led Columbus with five shots and had three hits and advantage. Jenner was tripped by Brad Marchand. “It's a huge stop because we score right three blocked shots in 17:36. “At a very important time, obviously.” after,” Bergeron, 33, said of the Bruins, who were 1-for-10 on the power play in the first three • “I still think we had enough good looks to win the game,” Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy, games of the series. “It gave us a chance to redeem ourselves on the power play and get that 53, said. “We hit two posts and a crossbar. (Bobrovsky) stopped a lot of other good ones. goal.” Clearly we'd love to get into the slot a little more.” • Blue Jackets’ forward Artemi Panarin cut it to 2-1 off a pass from Oliver Bjorkstrand. Before • “We need to respond. They were outhitting us pretty good here, and it felt like it. We need a the goal, the puck hit the protective netting above the glass and came back onto the ice, and pushback. The number of hits they had means we had the puck a lot, so that's one of the several Bruins players stopped. Play was not stopped when the puck hit the netting, and the positives, but we need a pushback,” said Bruins’ forward Jake DeBrusk, 22, on Boston having play was not reviewable because Panarin was not the first player to touch the puck afterward. 28 hits compared to 53 for Columbus. “It's easy to lose your composure when something like that happens, something out of (your) • Blue Jackets’ captain F Nick Foligno, 31, noted, “You're seeing our top guys really work on the control,” Boston defenceman Charlie McAvoy, 21, said. “Credit to us to staying with it, realizing defensive side. They want to make a difference. (Artemi Panarin) made some great backchecks there's still a lot of hockey to be played.” today. (Pierre-Luc Dubois) is just competing. It makes a difference. When you see your top line • “We've kind of prided ourselves on being disciplined and that's the most disappointing part,” doing it, everyone falls in line, then you've got four lines that continue to chip away, and huge Columbus head coach John Tortorella, 60, said. “Their top guys score some goals on the power goal by Boone's line again.” play. We gave them a chance to get going now by just sitting in the box too much.” • Bruins are 1-for-10 on the power play in the series after going 7-for-16 in the first round • The crowd of 19,431 was a record for a Columbus home game. The previous high was 19,395 against Toronto Maple Leafs. for Game 4 of the first round against the Washington Capitals on 19 April 19 2018. • F Boone Jenner, 25, was the 14th Columbus player to score in these 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. • On the day of this game, Leonard ‘Red’ Kelly, 91, passed away. Kelly won eight Stanley Cups • This was the first second-round home game in Blue Jackets’ history. Game Four will mark — four with Red Wings, four with Maple Leafs — and his number 4 jersey has been retired by the first time they will have hosted 4 playoff games in a season. Columbus is in its 18th season. both teams. Kelly played in 65 career games in the Stanley Cup Final, tied with Henri Richard and one more than Jean Béliveau for the most ever.

Saturday, May 4 1915 ET on HNIC Monday , May 6 1900 ET on HNIC COLUMBUS 3 @ BOSTON 4 BOSTON 3 @ COLUMBUS 0

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING NO SCORING Penalties ― Dubois C 6:46 Penalties ― Atkinson C 9:03, McAvoy B 11:35, Blue Jackets’ bench (served by Dzingel) 13:43 SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 1. BOSTON, David Krejci 4 (Jake DeBrusk, Connor Clifton) 12:13 GWG 1. BOSTON, David Krejci 3 (Jake DeBrusk, David Backes) 1:39 Penalties ― Pastrnak B 2:42, Marchand B 9:22, McAvoy B 19:40 Penalties ― Krug B 9:52 THIRD PERIOD THIRD PERIOD 2. BOSTON, Marcus Johansson 2 (Charlie Coyle, Danton Heinen) 8:58 2. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 5 (Connor Clifton, Patrice Bergeron) 4:51 3. BOSTON, David Backes 1 (Torey Krug, David Krejci) 10:39 3. COLUMBUS, Seth Jones 3 (Zach Werenski, Cam Atkinson) 10:33 Penalties ― Nordstrom B 4:48 4. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 5 (Brad Marchand) 11:16 5. COLUMBUS, Ryan Dzingel 1 (Matt Duchene, David Savard) 12:07 Shots on goal by 6. COLUMBUS, Dean Kukan 1 (Artemi Panarin, Josh Anderson) 13:58 BRUINS 12 5 12 29 7. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 6 (Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo) 18:32 GWG BLUE JACKETS 10 17 12 39 BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky Penalties ― None Power play: BOS ― 0 for 1 3 for 19 series, 10 for 35 SCP, CBJ ― 0 for 4 3 for 21 series, 8 for 31 SCP Shots on goal by Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot BLUE JACKETS 8 15 13 36 19,219 at Nationwide Arena BRUINS 9 12 15 36 COLUMBUS, Sergei Bobrovsky; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask • G Tuukka Rask BOS, C David Krejci BOS, LW Marcus Johansson BOS game’s three stars • “We played hard,” Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, said after his sixth career Stanley Cup Power play: CBJ ― 0 for 2 3 for 17 series, 8 for 27 SCP, BOS ― 0 for 2 3 for 18 series, 10 for 34 SCP Playoff shutout. “We played solid. We closed it out. They had a great push in the second (period), Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey a lot of shots. Then we had some penalty kills in the third there. We defended hard. It always 17,565 at TD Garden makes my job easier when there's no second chances.”

• RW David Pastrnak BOS, G Tuukka Rask BOS, LW Brad Marchand BOS game’s three stars • Boston is in the conference final for the first time since 2013, when it lost in the Stanley Cup • “It's nice to score goals,” Boston forward David Pastrnak, 22, said. “…(We) had a good game Final to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games. as a line, picked each other up when it's the most needed.” • “Just disappointing,” Blue Jackets’ captain Nick Foligno, 31, said. “I thought we played really well tonight, just didn't get a result. It's frustrating for a game where I really thought, I wasn't • Boston defenceman Torey Krug, 28, talked about Pastrnak, saying, “It was great. We've been planning on sitting here talking to you guys about this. Don't really have much to go on tonight, waiting for that for a while…He put a lot of onus to get himself out of the funk, and we need him just one of those games. We had chances, just didn't bury them.” to win hockey games and that showed tonight. If we can get that consistency factor out of him, • “I hear people saying we're coming into another team's building, we've got to weather the we're a scary team.” storm,” Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy, 53, said. “We want to create the storm. We're not • Columbus centre Matt Duchene, 28, said, “It's frustrating. We should still be playing hockey interested in weathering any storm. We wanted to go out there and be aggressive and let them right now. We should be in OT and who knows what happens there. It's frustrating, but we're know we're here to play be assertive, and I thought we did a pretty good job of that.” going to park this, get ready for Game Six, hopefully go home and do our job and come right • “We are halfway to our goal. You need to relish the plateaus along the way. We are certainly at back here.” one of those to be among the final four teams. We've had to sacrifice to win some games against • Boston forward David Krejci, 32, scored his 35th career Stanley Cup Playoff goal, passing Ken some really good teams. Toronto was a different beast than Columbus was. They each bring Hodge and Don Marcotte for eighth in Boston history. their own challenges. We were able to answer both challenges,” said Boston forward David • Start of this game was delayed 15 minutes, to 1930 ET, by NBC as they finished their Backes, 34. telecast of the 145th Kentucky Derby. The delay was necessitated when Derby winner, • “It's tough. Some of the things we've been through, some of the things that are going to happen Maximum Security, was DQd and the stewards took about 20 minutes to award the victory to this summer, I thought inside the room we had a real team chemistry-wise off the ice. It just 65-1 shot Country House. (stinks),” said Blue Jackets’ defenceman Seth Jones, 24.

2019 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND

2 MET NEW YORK ISLANDERS 103 v. WC 1 CAROLINA HURRICANES 99 GM LOU LAMORIELLO, HC BARRY TROTZ v. GM DON WADDELL, HC ROD BRIND’AMOUR HURRICANES SWEEP SERIES

Friday, April 26 1900 ET on HNIC J Bartlett, G Galley, Ch Simpson Sunday, April 28 1500 ET on HNIC CAROLINA 1 @ NEW YORK 0 OVERTIME CAROLINA 2 @ NEW YORK 1

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING 1. NEW YORK, Mathew Barzal 1 (Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle) 13:17 PPG

Penalties ― Williams C 7:03 Penalties ― Pelech N 7:13, Williams C 12:29

SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD NO SCORING Curtis McElhinney replaced Petr Mrazek in Hurricanes’ net at 6:27 of second period

Penalties ― Staal C 11:40, Lee N 17:07, Staal C 18:53 Penalties ― Eberle N 3:16, Mayfield N 3:51

THIRD PERIOD THIRD PERIOD NO SCORING 2. CAROLINA, Warren Foegele 5 (Lucas Wallmark, Saku Maenalanen) 0:17 Penalties ― Clutterbuck N (double minor) 0:50, Wallmark C 2:43, Lee N 10:37, McGinn C 13:51 3. CAROLINA, Nino Niederreiter 1 (Teuvo Teravainen, Jaccob Slavin) 1:05 GWG

FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD Penalties ― Hamilton C 9:11

1. CAROLINA, Jordan Staal 4 (Nino Niederreiter, Brett Pesce) 4:04 GWG Shots on goal by Penalties ― None HURRICANES 3 9 6 18 ISLANDERS 7 13 7 27 Shots on goal by CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek (groin), Curtis McElhinney (6:27 of second period); NEW YORK, Robin Lehner HURRICANES 9 12 10 1 32 ISLANDERS 11 12 6 2 31 Power play: CAR ― 0 for 3 0 for 7 series, 3 for 32 SCP, NYI ― 1 for 2 1 for 6 series, 3 for 19 SCP CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek; NEW YORK, Robin Lehner Referees: Francis Charron, Dan O’Rourke Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey 15,795 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY Power play: CAR ― 0 for 4 3 for 29 in SCP, NYI ― 0 for 4 2 for 17 in SCP Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy • RW Nino Niederreiter CAR, LW Warren Foegele CAR, C Mathew Barzal NYI game’s three stars 15,795 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY • Hurricanes’ goaltender Petr Mrazek, 26, was injured 6:27 into the second period while making a save against Leo Komarov on a 2-on-1. He left the game after making nine saves on 10 shots. • During this regular season, the Isles and Canes met four times. New York won the first three G Curtis McElhinney, 35, playing in a game for the first time in 22 days, made 10 saves in the games with Carolina taking the fourth. New York outscored Carolina, 11-7, in those games. second and seven in the third for his first career Stanley Cup Playoff win. “(McElhinney)'s been • In the first round, Islanders’ netminder Robin Lehner, 27, stopped 136 of the 142 shots he great all year, so there was no, ‘Oh no, we have to put that guy in,’” Hurricanes’ head coach faced for a 1.47 GAA and .956 sv pct. For the Hurricanes, G Petr Mrazek, 26, stopped 189 of Rod Brind'Amour said. “It was more, this is how this night is going, we're dropping like flies the 208 shots he saw for a 2.53 GAA and .899 sv pct. and now our goalie goes down. I certainly loved the fact that (McElhinney) was there ready to • G Petr Mrazek CAR, G Robin Lehner NYI, C Jordan Staal CAR game’s three stars rock and roll.” • Hurricanes’ forward Jordan Staal, 30, scored after a shot by Nino Niederreiter came off the • “I'm not really surprised by our play because we've been playing playoff hockey the entire second end boards to him to the right of Robin Lehner, and his short-side shot hit the left skate of the half of the season,” Hurricanes’ forward Warren Foegele, 22, said. “This is a real resilient group goalie. “(The puck) came off the wall and popped out to me; I don't know even how it got to my and we keep getting injuries each game, but someone else is stepping up, whether that's stick,” Staal said. “I'm just trying to get goals and trying to win games. I'm not really sure blocking shots or contributing in some way. I'm really proud of the group.” (where the scoring is coming from), but I can't complain. We came into this game feeling good • Islanders’ forward Devon Toews, 24, thought he had given New York a 2-0 lead with 14 seconds about ourselves, knowing our game is rising. We need to stay with it and hopefully things will remaining in the second period when an attempt to kick the puck into the slot with his right continue to go our way.” skate hit the left pad of Curtis McElhinney and into the net. The referee ruled no goal since • It was the first loss of the postseason for the Islanders, who swept the Pittsburgh Penguins Toews kicked the puck over the goal line. in the first round and last played April 16. • Hurricanes’ netminder Curtis McElhinney said, “I was looking at (Mrazek) and I knew • “The biggest thing is, we've got to focus on the bigger picture here,” New York captain F Anders something was up, so I knew I was going in there at that point. You just grab your helmet and Lee, 28, said. “Learn from what we did tonight, go back, regroup. We've got a big one in a go. To go in there without a lot of practice, it does have its challenges, but I felt pretty good couple of days that we've got to take advantage of.” getting in there.” • “The thing I give our group the most credit for is somehow figuring out how to match the • Islanders’ forward Josh Bailey, 29, noted, “They play very structured. I feel like it's similar to intensity right away,” Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind'Amour, 48, said. “We didn't have a the way we play. You can't let frustration set in. We've found ways to frustrate teams throughout bad first period. I thought we dug, considering what I thought could happen.” the year and in the playoffs. You can't let them reverse it back on you. You've got to just stick • Carolina captain F Justin Williams, 37, said, “(The Islanders) play the right way and they don't with it, and we will. I'm sure we'll tweak a couple things here and there, but really Game Three give you anything for free. They block a lot of shots and they frustrate a lot of opponents. The is about finding a way to get the win, first and foremost.” trick is to just not let them do that; don't allow them to get you frustrated and you'll be fine. If • Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead on the road in a playoff series for the second time in we have to play 1-0 games the whole series, then we'll be patient enough to do that.” Hurricanes/Whalers history. Hartford had a three-game sweep against the Quebec Nordiques in • Islanders’ netminder Robin Lehner said, “I think we can get a little more traffic in front of the a Best-of-Five 1986 Adams Division SF. net and just keep shooting. I think we tried to complicate things a little bit, overpass it • Carolina defenceman Jaccob Slavin, 24, led all skaters in ice time (27:21). sometimes, but it's the first game back. I think we played well for the first game in 10 days. I • Islanders’ head coach Barry Trotz had no update on forward Cal Clutterbuck, 31, who was was happy with the energy we brought, and I thought we played with pretty good detail. It's a helped off the ice by teammate Matt Martin after the game ended. (1-0) loss in overtime, it happens. We've just got to get a good night's sleep and have nice day Saturday, and come win on Sunday.” • The Islanders won two home games at Nassau Coliseum in the first round. They will play any remaining home games at Barclays Center. • Carolina forwards Andrei Svechnikov (concussion protocol), Micheal Ferland (upper body) and Jordan Martinook (lower body) did not play. • Hurricanes’ forward Clark Bishop, 22, had two hits playing 7:02 in his Stanley Cup Playoff debut. • Islanders’ defenceman Nick Leddy, 27, led the game with five blocked shots and forward Matt Martin led with nine hits.

Wednesday, May 1 1900 ET on HNIC Friday, May 3 1900 ET on HNIC NEW YORK 2 @ CAROLINA 5 NEW YORK 2 @ CAROLINA 5

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. CAROLINA, Teuvo Teravainen 4 (Jaccob Slavin, Dougie Hamilton) 6:41 1. NEW YORK, Mathew Barzal 2 (Devon Toews, Jordan Eberle) 2:30 PPG 2. NEW YORK, Devon Toews 1 (Josh Bailey, Jordan Eberle) 8:20 PPG 2. CAROLINA, Sebastian Aho 4 (Teuvo Teravainen, Justin Faulk) 4:44 PPG

Penalties ― Foegele C 7:03, McGinn C 10:25, Cizikas N 16:12 Penalties ― Svechnikov C 1:13, Komarov N 4:02, Mayfield N Martinook C 6:33

SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 3. CAROLINA, Justin Faulk 1 (Warren Foegele, Jordan Staal) 11:58 3. CAROLINA, Teuvo Teravainen 6 (Warren Foegele, Sebastian Aho) 2:11 4. NEW YORK, Josh Bailey 4 (Tom Kuhnhackl) 14:13 4. CAROLINA, Greg McKegg 1 (Brett Pesce, Jordan Martinook) 3:17 GWG

Penalties ― Faulk C 9:51, Cizikas N 17:09 Thomas Greiss replaced Robin Lehner in Islanders’ net at 3:17 of second period 5. CAROLINA, Justin Williams 3 (Jordan Staal, Nino Niederreiter) 8:51 THIRD PERIOD 5. CAROLINA, Justin Williams 2 (Sebastian Aho) 10:15 Penalties ― McGinn C 5:38, Mayfield N 9:54, Niederreiter C 14:47, Cizikas N 17:40 6. CAROLINA, Teuvo Teravainen 5 (Brock McGinn, Brett Pesce) 19:02 ENG THIRD PERIOD 7. CAROLINA, Sebastian Aho 3 (Lucas Wallmark) 19:55 ENG 6. CAROLINA, Andrei Svechnikov 3 (Justin Faulk) 15:13 Penalties ― None 7. NEW YORK, Brock Nelson 4 (Mayfield, Devon Toews) 18:51

Shots on goal by Penalties ― Komarov N 5:02 ISLANDERS 10 12 8 30 Shots on goal by HURRICANES 11 14 13 38 ISLANDERS 10 6 12 28 NEW YORK, Robin Lehner; CAROLINA, Curtis McElhinney HURRICANES 6 11 4 21 Power play: NYI ― 1 for 3 2 for 9 series, 4 for 22 SCP, CAR ― 0 for 2 0 for 9 series, 3 for 34 SCP NEW YORK, Robin Lehner, Thomas Greiss (3:17 of second period); CAROLINA, Curtis McElhinney Referees: Marc Joannette, Tim Peel Linesmen: Matt McPherson, Mark Shewchyk Power play: NYI ― 1 for 3 3 for 12 series, 5 for 25 SCP, CAR ― 1 for 4 1 for 13 series, 4 for 38 SCP 19,066 at PNC Arena Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Jonny Murray • RW Justin Williams CAR, D Jaccob Slavin CAR, D Justin Faulk CAR game’s three stars 19,495 at PNC Arena

• At 35y 343d old, Hurricanes’ netminder Curtis McElhinney becomes to the oldest netminder to • LW Teuvo Teravainen CAR, RW Sebastian Aho CAR, G Curtis McElhinney CAR game’s 3 stars ever make his first career Stanley Cup Playoff start. He passes Les Binkley. “I thought we did • This series marks the ninth time in Stanley Cup Playoff history that a team has swept its a great job,” said McElhinney, who was born in London, Ontario. “I think it was even a little first-round series and then been swept in the second round, as the Islanders were in 2019. The tighter than the last game we played (a 2-1 win). It was a great effort and a huge third period last time it happened was to the Buffalo Sabres in 1993, when the Sabres swept Boston in the for us again.” McElhinney is 37 days older than Pittsburgh’s Les Binkley, who made his first Adams Division SF and then were swept by Montreal in the Adams Division Final. Chicago Stanley Cup Playoff start for the Penguins against Oakland Golden Seals on 8 April 8 1970. Blackhawks (1970, 1972) also turned the trick twice. • Justin Williams gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead after a turnover by G Robin Lehner NYI. The • “This means a lot to a lot of people,” Carolina captain Justin Williams, 37, said. “It means a lot netminder tried to clear the puck into the corner, but Hurricanes’ forward Sebastian to me, it means a lot to everyone here, everyone watching at home, everyone on the radio. And Aho intercepted it and quickly passed to Williams, who shot past Lehner's left shoulder. “I it means a lot to our players as well.” Williams’ goal was the 100th point of his Stanley Cup made a read, I saw him on the forehand, so I kind of cheated on the boards,” Aho, 21, said. “I Playoff career (39g, 61a). just tried to knock it out of the air, and I got a piece of it.” • This is the first sweep of a Best-of-Seven Stanley Cup Playoff series in Carolina/Hartford • “It was a mistake; I own that one,” said Lehner, 27, of Aho’s winner. “Tight game. I think we Whalers’ history. Hurricanes have advanced to the conference final in four straight SCP had chances, I think they had a lot of good chances. It came down to one play.” appearances (2002, 2006, 2009). Carolina also has won six straight SCP games since losing • “I thought we were good all game. It looked more like our team,” Carolina coach Rod Game Five to the Washington Capitals in the first round. Brind'Amour, 48, said. “We had some mistakes, and (McElhinney) came up big again when • “You think about (how) we've had success all year, it's being able to shut down other teams,” he had to. It was great to see him get in there and get (this) win.” New York head coach Barry Trotz, 56, said. “Counter, frustrate them, all that. They did a lot of • Islanders’ head coach Barry Trotz, 56, said, “There are two high-character groups, two groups that to us. When you're pressing, we usually counter, and they did that against us. We were that value playing both sides of the puck and they get contributions from their whole lineup. I chasing the whole series.” think the DNA is similar in terms of how they win and how we win. We haven't been able to find • Trotz said of changing goalies, “Goals had been pretty hard to come by in this series, and we the extra goal to be on the positive side here.” couldn't let it get past three. I just felt that hopefully it could quiet it down, maybe guys would • Hurricanes’ captain F Justin Williams, 37, talked about his netminder, saying, “It's what focus in for (Greiss). We just couldn't get close enough in the end.” (McElhinney) does. Am I extremely proud and giddy for him? Absolutely. I'll show some • Islanders’ netminder Robin Lehner, 27, said of the Canes, “You've got to give this team a lot of emotion if he's not. He's going to be pretty stoic and not give you much, but it's awesome for credit; (heck) of a hockey team, probably one of the best in the League since Christmas moving him. We're proud of him. He's such a great team guy and I can't say enough good things about forward. They're hard to play against. They're really, really detailed. They beat us fair and him.” square. It probably was tighter than 4-0. A bounce here, a bounce there, but honestly, they • Chicago Blackhawks (1970, 1972) and the Buffalo Sabres (1993) were swept in the second were the better team.” round after sweeping in the first — as the Islanders are poised to now experience. • Carolina head coach Rod Brind’Amour, 48, noted, “It's taking pride in how they do things, who they're doing it with. They just come to work, man. They earn everything that they're getting right now. That's what makes me the most proud. It's not always going to be pretty, but it's not from a lack of commitment or digging in.” • With nine playoff points (5g, 4a), Carolina F Warren Foegele, 22, is tied with Erik Cole (2002) for the most by a rookie in Hurricanes/Whalers’ history. • Before Sebastian Aho's goal, Carolina had not scored on 23 straight power plays dating to Game Three against Washington. • Islanders’ forward Jordan Eberle, 28, had an assist, giving him at least one point in seven of the New York's eight Stanley Cup Playoff games (5g, 4a, 9 pts).

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND

3 CEN ST. LOUIS BLUES 99 v. WC 1 DALLAS STARS 93 GM DOUG ARMSTRONG, INTERIM HC CRAIG BERUBE v. GM JIM NILL, HC JIM MONTGOMERY BLUES WIN SERIES IN 7

Thursday, April 25 2045 CT on SN B Burke, AJ Mleczko, P McGuire Saturday, April 27 1400 CT on SN DALLAS 2 @ ST. LOUIS 3 DALLAS 4 @ ST. LOUIS 2

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. ST. LOUIS, Robby Fabbri 1 (Ivan Barbashev, Colton Parayko) 5:57 1. DALLAS, Roope Hintz 3 (Mats Zuccarello, Jason Dickinson) 7:11 2. DALLAS, Miro Heiskanen 2 (Roope Hintz, Mats Zuccarello) 13:39 Penalties ― None 3. ST. LOUIS, Colton Parayko 1 (Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron) 14:25 SECOND PERIOD 4. DALLAS, Mattias Janmark 1 (Jason Dickinson) 14:51 GWG 2. DALLAS, Jason Spezza 1 (John Klingberg, Mats Zuccarello) 10:25 Penalties ― Benn D Tarasenko S 13:04, Fedun D 17:05, Faksa D 18:41, Janmark D Maroon S 20:00 3. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 3 (Brayden Schenn, Alex Pietrangelo) 18:03 PPG SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Benn D 6:37, Polak D 17:55 NO SCORING THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Perron S 9:28, Comeau D 11:37, Klingberg D 16:01 4. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 4 (unassisted) 3:51 GWG 5. DALLAS, Jamie Benn 2 (Roope Hintz) 17:43 PPG THIRD PERIOD 5. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 5 (Colton Parayko) 1:48 Penalties ― Gunnarsson S 1:09, Comeau D Dunn S (double minors) Lindell D Pietrangelo S 12:22, 6. DALLAS, Roope Hintz 4 (Jamie Benn) 19:57 ENG Pietrangelo S 17:02 Penalties ― Perron S 12:39, Hintz D 17:15 Shots on goal by STARS 8 4 17 29 Shots on goal by BLUES 7 7 6 20 STARS 10 7 18 35 DALLAS, Ben Bishop; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington BLUES 10 14 10 34 DALLAS, Ben Bishop; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington Power play: DAL ― 1 for 2 5 for 24 in SCP, STL ― 1 for 2 6 for 21 in SCP Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey Power play: DAL ― 0 for 2 1 for 4 series, 5 for 26 SCP, STL ― 0 for 5 1 for 7 series, 6 for 26 SCP 18,014 at Enterprise Center Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Devin Berg, Greg Devorski 18,285 at Enterprise Center • During this regular season, the Blues and Stars met four times. Dallas won three of the games, St. Louis one. The Stars outscored the Blues, 13-7, over the four meetings. • LW Roope Hintz DAL, D Colton Parayko STL, C Jason Dickinson DAL game’s three stars • By finishing the First Round series v. Jets, Stars improved to 16-8 in 24 potential series- • Ben Bishop made 32 saves for the Stars. He is 11-3 in his Stanley Cup Playoff career following clinching games at home. This is the 14th playoff series between the Blues and Stars/Minnesota a loss. He came into the game with a 1.60 goals-against average and .941 save percentage in North Stars. St. Louis leads 7-6 and has won the past two, including a seven-game victory in those situations after losing Game 1 3-2. “I do a pretty good job of not carrying the luggage the 2016 second round. with me,” Bishop said. “I've been pulled, I've given up six (goals). It happens. That's the cool • In the first round, G Jordan Binnington STL stopped 173 of the Jets’ 189 shots he faced for a thing about playoffs. Every game is a new game and you don't carry on that from the last game. 2.63 GAA and .908 sv pct. G Ben Bishop DAL stopped 218 of the 230 Predators’ shots he saw You can have good ones, you can have bad ones. There is obviously a bigger spotlight on the for a 1.89 GAA and .945 sv pct bad ones and everybody else wants to blow them up. But I've done a pretty good job of leaving them in the rearview mirror and getting ready for the next one.” The 32-year old Bishop, a St. • RW Vladimir Tarasenko STL, G Jordan Binnington STL, C Robby Fabbri STL game’s 3 stars Louis native, added, “It's pretty crazy to think you were that kid up there in St. Louis, screaming • “That was a massive one to give us some confidence,” Blues’ centre Ryan O'Reilly, 27, said. (Ed) Belfour's name, and now you're on the ice and they're screaming your name. Never in a “Our first power play we had there wasn't great. We needed to get back to shooting the puck to million years would I have thought that when I was watching playoff games as a kid that I would generate some momentum, and obviously it was a big play. Everyone was involved on it, and it be in the net playing against the Blues. But it's pretty neat now. I'm not thinking too much about gave us some big confidence for sure.” it, but obviously, it's pretty cool.” • St. Louis forward Vladimir Tarasenko, 27, scored the game-winner with a power move from • Blues’ goaltender Jordan Binnington, 25, noted, “It's not going to be easy. These teams are the right side around defenceman Miro Heiskanen to make it 3-1 at 3:51 of the third. Tarasenko here for a reason. Both are good and both can play. We're going on the road tied 1-1.” had another cutting power move in the second he didn't score on. “I obviously scored (in the • Dallas forward Roope Hintz, 22, leads rookies in the playoffs with seven points (four goals, three third),” Tarasenko said. “Cut the middle. It's nice, but guys know you do this a lot, so you just assists). try to take the puck wide, take it to the net, use the body, and good thing it works at the right time…There's no space in the playoffs, so we need to find a way to go into the hard areas to • Stars’ defenceman Esa Lindell, 24, led in ice time (30:13) and blocked shots (six). score the goals, hang out down low with the puck, and don't make the turnovers.” • Blues’ centre Ryan O'Reilly, 27, took 34 face-offs and lost 20, a season high. His previous • “We stuck with it,” Stars’ forward Jamie Benn, 29, said. “I thought our third was not bad. We season high was 18 against the Florida Panthers on 5 February. gave up that one early, but it's going to happen…They're a good team. Tarasenko made a great • “They took advantage of some opportunities they had there,” said Blues’ forward Jaden move, and you've got to give credit to them.” Schwartz, 26, who scored his Blues-leading fifth goal in the playoffs. “Our puck play wasn't as • Stars’ forward Jason Spezza, 35, spoke about his fourth-line role, saying, “I thought we created good, wasn't as sharp as it usually is. They took advantage and executed on their opportunities. some chances and had some good energy when we got out there. Probably could have scored We did a good job climbing back, but that's a lapse we can't have.” another one somewhere along the way there in the third, but just trying to create momentum • Dallas had to withstand a fifth Blues power play late, including a 6-on-4 for 55 seconds. “That when we get out there.” Spezza's goal was his first since 24 February. was a big kill, obviously,” Stars’ head coach Jim Montgomery, 49, said. “I thought the two • Blues’ forward Vladimir Tarasenko tied Bernie Federko for second in Blues’ history in multi-goal consecutive in the second was even more impressive. And I thought special teams, our power playoff games with his seventh multi-goal game — still well behind Brett Hull's 13. play was good too. We generated a lot of opportunities. Special teams was good and our goaltender was great.” • 23-year old St. Louis forward Robby Fabbri's goal was his first since 23 Novembers. He missed 50 regular-season games. It was his fourth game in these Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Monday, April 29 1900 CT on SN Wednesday, May 1 2045 CT on SN ST. LOUIS 4 @ DALLAS 3 ST. LOUIS 2 @ DALLAS 4

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 6 (Colton Parayko, Ryan O’Reilly) 1:27 1. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 5 (Vince Dunn, Ryan O’Reilly) 5:02 PPG 2. DALLAS, Alexander Radulov 5 (Jason Spezza, Justin Dowling) 17:12 PPG 2. DALLAS, Jason Dickinson 3 (Tyler Seguin, Mats Zuccarello) 11:23 3. DALLAS, Jason Spezza 2 (Alexander Radulov, Esa Lindell) 19:08 PPG Penalties ― Benn D 13:11, Bouwmeester S 15:36

Penalties ― Dickinson D 4:44, Bozak S 17:15 SECOND PERIOD 3. ST. LOUIS, Tyler Bozak 2 (Robert Thomas, Vince Dunn) 8:30 SECOND PERIOD

Penalties ― Bouwmeester S 0:57, Gunnarsson S 16:10, Bortuzzo S Lindell D 16:29 4. DALLAS, John Klingburg 2 (Tyler Seguin, Mats Zuccarello) 9:26 GWG 5. DALLAS, Roope Hintz 5 (Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov) 17:28 THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Faksa D 10:33, Binnington S (double minor, served by Bouwmeester and Bozak) Benn D 20:00 4. DALLAS, Andrew Cogliano 2 (Mattias Janmark) 13:06 5. ST. LOUIS, Alex Pietrangelo 1 (Jay Bouwmeester, Jaden Schwartz) 14:24 THIRD PERIOD 6. DALLAS, Tyler Seguin 3 (Miro Heiskanen, Mats Zuccarello) 15:52 6. ST. LOUIS, Robert Thomas 1 (Alex Pietrangelo, Ryan O’Reilly) 13:44 7. ST. LOUIS, Patrick Maroon 2 (Jay Bouwmeester, Tyler Bozak) 18:22 GWG Penalties ― Pitlick D 2:47 Penalties ― Polak D 12:07, Parayko S 19:17 Shots on goal by Shots on goal by BLUES 8 9 12 29 BLUES 10 15 8 33 STARS 12 14 5 31 STARS 11 10 9 30 ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; DALLAS, Ben Bishop ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; DALLAS, Ben Bishop Power play: STL ― 1 for 3 2 for 12 series, 7 for 31 SCP, DAL ― 1 for 2 3 for 10 series, 7 for 32 SCP Power play: STL ― 0 for 2 1 for 9 series, 6 for 28 SCP, DAL ― 1 for 4 2 for 8 series, 6 for 30 SCP Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Jonny Murray 18,790 at American Airlines Center 18,532 at American Airlines Center • C Tyler Seguin DAL, LW Jamie Benn DAL, C Mats Zuccarello DAL game’s three stars • C Jaden Schwartz STL, LW Patrick Maroon STL, C Tyler Seguin DAL game’s three stars • “They played better than us when you look at the whole game. We had some good things at • Blues are now 4-0 on the road in these Stanley Cup Playoffs times, but our consistency wasn't there,” Blues’ forward Ryan O'Reilly, 28, said. “We didn't find • Blues’ forward Pat Maroon scored the game-winner as he collected a loose puck behind the net our offensive structure until later on and it was too late. That happens, (there are) adjustments and scored under the arm of Stars goalie Ben Bishop at the right post. “I think I just had more we have to make. We're disappointed. That wasn't the kind of game we wanted, but it's a best time to use my hands,” Maroon, 30, said. “Usually, I'm muffing it into the pads. But I got it up out of three now and we're confident we'll turn it around.” quick, and I've been working on that in practice, just taking it from the back of the net and • Stars’ head coach Jim Montgomery, 49, who frequently changed lines during the regular trying to lift it instead of just putting it into the pads. Got one through tonight.” season, broke up his top line of Seguin-Benn-Radulov for the game. Seguin played on a line • “Once again tonight, it's not the way we drew it up before the game, but we'll take it,” Blues’ with Jason Dickinson and Zuccarello, and Roope Hintz joined the line with Benn and captain D Alex Pietrangelo, 29, said, then talked about St. Louis’ line of Maroon, Tyler Bozak Radulov. “What I think it comes down to is guys personally elevating their game,” Dickinson and Robert Thomas, saying, “They might not get one in the first period, they might not get one said. “If it took shaking up the lines to get guys to do that, then it's a great move by the coach.” in the second period, but as the game goes on, they're going to wear you down.” • Blues’ netminder Jordan Binnington was assessed two minor penalties at the end of the second • “It was a great playoff game. It was back and forth, both teams were giving what they had,” period, one for roughing Stars’ F Jamie Benn and one for slashing Stars’ G Ben Bishop, but Stars’ head coach Jim Montgomery, 47, said. “I just thought the Blues did a better job Dallas forward Jason Spezza, 35, doesn't think the Stars have gotten inside his head. “Nah. possessing pucks in the offensive zone than we did.” He's on a hot streak, and he's a guy that's played great,” he said. “He's proven to be a really • Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, noted, “Our road record's been fantastic all year. good goaltender. It's going to be a full reset next game, and I expect he'll be that way, too.” I thought right from the get-go we were engaged right away in the game. We were aggressive. • Binnington, 25, said, “It's playoff hockey. We'll change our game up a little bit and see what Sets the tone for us in the game.” happens.” • Blues’ netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, tied the NHL record for fewest games played (39) to • Dallas forward Jason Dickinson, 23, noted, “This is exactly where we're supposed to be at this earn his 30th NHL win (including regular season and playoffs) with Toronto Maple Leafs point, right? We're supposed to be 2-2. It's now a three-game series. We've got to go take care goalie Frederik Andersen, who set the record with the Anaheim Ducks on 31 October 2014. of business there.” Binnington also became the first Stanley Cup Playoff rookie goalie to win his first four road • Stars Alexander Radulov (5g, 4a), Tyler Seguin (3g, 6a), Jamie Benn (2g, 7a) and Mats playoff games since Cam Ward did so with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006. Zuccarello (3g, 6a) each has nine points in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games. • Blues’ forward Jaden Schwartz's goal was his sixth of the playoffs, tying him with Mark • Stars’ forward Roope Hintz, 22, has five goals in the playoffs, tied for third most by a Finland- Stone of Vegas Golden Knights and Tomas Hertl and Logan Couture of San Jose Sharks for born rookie in NHL history, behind Ville Leino (seven with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010) the league lead. Schwartz scored 11 goals during the regular season. and Joonas Donskoi (six with the San Jose Sharks in 2016).

Friday, May 3 2045 CT on SN Sunday, May 5 1420 CT on SN DALLAS 2 @ ST. LOUIS 1 ST. LOUIS 4 @ DALLAS 1

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. DALLAS, Jason Spezza 3 (Tyler Seguin, Mattias Janmark) 2:42 1. ST. LOUIS, Alex Pietrangelo 2 (Joel Edmundson, Jaden Schwartz) 1:03 2. DALLAS, Tyler Seguin 4 (Mats Zuccarello, Jamie Benn) 11:35 PPG Penalties ― Schenn S 6:57, Polak D 19:24 Penalties ― Janmark D 3:06, Dunn S 10:58, Radulov D 13:07, Schenn S 13:13, Comeau D 17:29, Maroon S SECOND PERIOD 19:06 2. DALLAS, Esa Lindell 1 (Alexander Radulov, John Klingberg) 6:13 GWG SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Comeau D 9:47, Cogliano D 17:14 3. ST. LOUIS, David Perron 3 (Oskar Sundqvist, Ivan Barbashev) 15:24 GWG THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― None 3. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 7 (unassisted) 8:26 THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Benn D 8:47, Schenn S 20:00 4. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 8 (Alexander Steen, Colton Parayko) 7:37 Shots on goal by 5. ST. LOUIS, Sammy Blais 1 (Ryan O’Reilly) 8:10 STARS 11 11 5 27 Anton Khudobin replaced Ben Bishop in Stars’ net at 8:10 of third period BLUES 13 11 15 39 DALLAS, Ben Bishop; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington Penalties ― Radulov D 15:58

Power play: DAL ― 0 for 1 3 for 11 series, 7 for 33 SCP, STL ― 0 for 4 2 for 16 series, 7 for 35 SCP Shots on goal by Referees: Francis Charron, Dan O’Rourke Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk BLUES 10 4 11 25 18,542at Enterprise Center STARS 7 9 7 23 ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; DALLAS, Ben Bishop, Anton Khudobin (11:50 of third period) • G Ben Bishop DAL, D Esa Lindell DAL, LW Jaden Schwartz STL game’s three stars • “We just have to collect ourselves, get some rest, and get ready for a game,” Dallas forward Power play: STL ― 0 for 4 2 for 20 series, 7 for 39 SCP, DAL ― 1 for 3 4 for 14 series, 8 for 36 SCP Jason Spezza, 35, said. “It's going to come quickly with the afternoon game. We have a good Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy 18,876 at American Airlines Center opportunity to close out the series on home ice, and we have to make the most of it.” • “There was real good stretches where we were good, physical, on top of things, getting some • LW Jaden Schwartz STL, D Alex Pietrangelo STL, LW David Perron STL game’s three stars looks,” St. Louis interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. “But there were other times when • Jaden Schwartz scored for St. Louis in the third period. Stars’ netminder Ben Bishop went we were a little bit sloppy, for sure, with our puck play that caused them to get opportunities.” down on the ice in pain after making a high save on a slap shot from Colton Parayko, but St. • Dallas forward Jason Dickinson, 23, said, “We didn't show panic tonight. We were able to handle Louis kept possession of the puck and Schwartz eventually scored on a redirection into an open their best, their pressure fairly well. They had some pretty good chances still, but all in all, we've net. “It's the referee's discretionary call. We've got to keep playing, we've got to keep fighting got [goalie Ben Bishop] back there to shut it down when we need him to.” through that,” Stars’ head coach Jim Montgomery, 49, said. “(The referees are) doing a good • Blues’ captain D Alex Pietrangelo, 29, said, “The second period wasn't great, but when you job and they're at this level of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a reason, and they thought there only give up two goals, they didn't get a whole lot. I thought we played pretty well, especially was no reason to blow the whistle.” Schwartz has eight goals in the playoffs, one behind Logan in the first period and the third. I thought we controlled most of the game, but we've got to find Couture of the San Jose Sharks for the NHL lead. Schwartz scored 11 goals in 69 regular- ways to score more than one goal. One goal is tough this time of the year.” season games. • Stars/Minnesota North Stars have a 10-1 series record when winning Game Five in a Best- • Sammy Blais, 22, who was playing in his first NHL playoff game, made it 4-1 with a slap shot of-Seven series that was tied 2-2. The only loss came against the Blues in the 1972 Western from the left circle on a 2-on-0. Blais, who hadn't played since 12 March, replaced Robby Conference QF. Fabbri on the second line after receiving a text from Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube on Saturday night telling him to see him on Sunday morning. “I was a little bit nervous, but I • Stars’ defenceman Dillon Heatherington, 23, made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, in for Joel had a good night's sleep,” Blais said. Hanley, who has an upper-body injury. Heatherington, who last played in the NHL on 10 November, is the ninth Dallas player to make his postseason debut this year. He had one hit • “Maybe he's got some secret recipe he's got going on there. Good coaches find a way to find and one blocked shot in 7:56. the right mix, right?” said Blues’ captain D Alex Pietrangelo, 29, on interim head coach Craig Berube inserting Sammy Blais. • It was St. Louis' first win in these Stanley Cup Playoffs by more than one goal. • Dallas went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and leads these Stanley Cup Playoffs (33-for-35, 94.3 percent).

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND

3 CEN ST. LOUIS BLUES 99 v. WC 1 DALLAS STARS 93 GM DOUG ARMSTRONG, INTERIM HC CRAIG BERUBE v. GM JIM NILL, HC JIM MONTGOMERY

BLUES WIN SERIES IN 7

Tuesday, May 7 1900 CT on HNIC DALLAS 1 @ ST. LOUIS 2 OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD 1. ST. LOUIS, Vince Dunn 1 (Alex Pietrangelo, Robert Thomas) 13:30 2. DALLAS, Mats Zuccarello 4 (unassisted) 15:55

Penalties ― None

SECOND PERIOD NO SCORING

Penalties ― Ritchie D 7:07, Klingberg D 11:02

THIRD PERIOD NO SCORING

Penalties ― None

FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD NO SCORING

Penalties ― None

SECOND OVERTIME PERIOD 3. ST. LOUIS, Patrick Maroon 3 (Robert Thomas, Tyler Bozak) 5:50 GWG

Penalties ― None

Shots on goal by STARS 13 1 3 10 3 30 BLUES 10 18 13 11 2 54 DALLAS, Ben Bishop; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington

Power play: DAL ― 0 for 0 4 for 14 series, 8 for 36 SCP, STL ― 0 for 2 2 for 22 series, 7 for 41 SCP Referees: Marc Joannette, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jonny Murray 18,531 at Enterprise Center

• LW Patrick Maroon STL, G Jordan Binnington STL, G Ben Bishop DAL game’s three stars • In the second overtime, after Tyler Bozak won an offensive-zone face-off, Blues’ forward Patrick Maroon poked the puck to Robert Thomas, whose shot from low in the right circle hit the post and deflected off Stars goalie Ben Bishop's mask before Maroon tapped the rebound into the net. “That's a face-off play we run all the time, and (Bozak's) a veteran player that wins face- offs, a lot of face-offs at key times,” said Maroon, 30, a native of St. Louis who also scored the game-winner with 1:38 left in Game Three. “He won that, Thomas came around, made a great move around (Stars’ defenceman John Klingberg), hit the post, off the back of Bishop, and I just found the rebound. It's a greasy goal that I kind of score.” • Patrik Maroon’s goal ended the fifth-longest Game Seven overtime in Stanley Cup Playoff history. The four longer G7 overtimes were ended by: Pat LaFontaine NYI 68:47 in 1987 v. WSH, Mel Hill BOS 48:00 in 1939 v. NYR, Brock McGinn CAR 31:05 in 2019 v. WSH and Pete Babando DET 28:31 in 1950 v. NYR. • Stars’ netminder Ben Bishop, 32, made an NHL career-high 52 saves. “I guess the first word that comes (to mind) is frustrated,” he said. “There was a good opportunity there and just a little frustrated right now, tough to end your season in OT…But the guys did a good job and kind of have to look back on it in a few days.” • In this game, Dallas’ Ben Bishop became just the fifth netminder (since they started tracking SOG in the SCP in 1960) to make 50-or-more saves in a Game Seven. The others are Kelly Hrudey NYI 1987 with 73, Wade Flaherty SJ 1995 with 56, Bob Mason WSH 1987 with 54 and Frank Pietrangelo HAR 1992 with 53. • “Obviously, we had lots of shots and the puck was in their end a lot of the game (outshot Dallas 31-4 over the second and third periods), and as a goalie you just have to be patient and stay composed and just believe in your team,” said St. Louis netminder Jordan Binnington, 25. “Pat Maroon came in huge.” • “I can't really describe the feeling,” said Blues’ forward Robert Thomas, who had two assists. “That's kind of been the story of the season. When our backs are against the wall, we play our best and find a way to fight through it.” • “I thought our goaltender was great, I thought a lot of players had good games, but overall, I thought the Blues were the better team,” Dallas head coach Jim Montgomery, 49, said. “I thought they were in Game Six and I thought they were in Game Seven. They continued to get better and we kind of stagnated…They earned the right to move on. We almost got it because of Ben Bishop, and we were getting better throughout the game, but it didn't materialize.” • Stars’ centre Tyler Seguin, 27, described his feeling after the game with, “Not good, pretty empty. What a game by (Bishop). He was incredible tonight. Really wish we could have got him one.” • Blues’ captain D Alex Pietrangelo, 29, said, “He played a (heck of a) game, (Bishop) played a (heck of a) series. We knew it wasn't going to be easy all series. I don't know what we ended up with, close to 60 (shots), but that's a lot of rubber for him. We just found a way.” • It's the first time in Stanley Cup Playoff history three or more Game Sevens have gone to OT in the same postseason (Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes and San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights in the first round). • A Stars’ win would have given the New York Rangers their first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, but it remains a second-round pick from the Mats Zuccarello trade of Feb. 23. • St. Louis forward Robert Thomas (19 years, 309 days) became the first teenager in Blues history to get a point in Game 7. • On the day of this game, 63-year old Ken Holland was hired as the eighth NHL general manager of the Edmonton Oilers. Holland won three Stanley Cups at the GM of the Detroit Red Wings.

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND

2 PAC SAN JOSE SHARKS 101 v. WC 2 COLORADO AVALANCHE 90 GM DOUG WILSON, HC PETER DeBOER v. GM JOE SAKIC, HC JARED BEDNAR SHARKS WIN SERIES IN 7

Friday, April 26 1900 PT on HNIC D Randorf, L DeBrusk, S Oake Sunday, April 28 1930 PT on HNIC COLORADO 2 @ SAN JOSE 5 COLORADO 4 @ SAN JOSE 3

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. COLORADO, Gabriel Bourque 1 (Cale Makar, Tyson Jost) 2:10 1. SAN JOSE, Evander Kane 2 (Brent Burns, Tomas Hertl) 7:57 2. SAN JOSE, Gustav Nyquist 1 (Brent Burns, Logan Couture) 14:44 Penalties ― Zadorov C 15:05 Penalties ― Avalanche bench (served by Wilson) 3:00 SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 2. COLORADO, Gabriel Landeskog 2 (Tyson Barrie, Nathan MacKinnon) 8:21 3. COLORADO, Colin Wilson 3 (Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon) 3:56 PPG 3. COLORADO, Tyson Barrie 1 (Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen) 16:31 4. SAN JOSE, Joe Thornton 2 (Marcus Sorensen) 10:05 Penalties ― Soderberg C 4:37, Vlasic S 19:16 5. SAN JOSE, Kevin Labanc 3 (Brent Burns) 16:02 6. SAN JOSE, Brent Burns 2 (Marcus Sorensen, Joe Thornton) 19:00 THIRD PERIOD 4. COLORADO, Matt Nieto 3 (Matt Calvert, Tyson Barrie) 10:10 Penalties ― Gambrell S 2:46, Dillon S (double minor) 4:56 5. SAN JOSE, Brent Burns 3 (Erik Karlsson, Marcus Sorensen) 15:26 THIRD PERIOD 6. COLORADO, Nathan MacKinnon 4 (Matt Calvert, Philipp Grubauer) 18:58 GWG 7. SAN JOSE, Timo Meier 2 (Brent Burns) 19:31 ENG 7. SAN JOSE, Brent Burns 4 (Tomas Hertl, Evander Kane) 19:50 PPG with extra attacker

Penalties ― Calvert C (double minor) Dillon S 19:49 Penalties ― Meier S 16:15, Cole C 19:42

Shots on goal by Shots on goal by AVALANCHE 13 11 4 28 AVALANCHE 6 13 13 32 SHARKS 9 13 5 27 SHARKS 11 13 10 34 COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones

Power play: COL ― 1 for 3 6 for 28 in SCP, SJ ― 0 for 2 8 for 36 in SCP Power play: COL ― 0 for 2 1 for 5 series, 6 for 30 SCP, SJ ― 1 for 3 1 for 5 series, 9 for 39 SCP Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot Referees: Chris Rooney, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot 17,562 at SAP Center 17,562 at SAP Center

• During this regular season, San Jose and Colorado played three times. San Jose won all • D Tyson Barrie COL, LW Gabriel Landeskog COL, D Brent Burns SJ game’s three stars three games, by a combined score of 14-9. • “It's big for our confidence,” Avalanche defenceman Tyson Barrie, 27, said. “This is a tough • In the first round, G Philipp Grubauer, 27, COL stopped 163 of the 173 Calgary shots he faced building to win in, and we haven't had a whole lot of success here, but we wanted to come in for a 1.89 GAA and .939 sv pct. For the Sharks, G Martin Jones, 29, stopped 209 of the 229 and at least get the split, and we did that.” He added, “(Avs’ netminder Philipp Grubauer's) a Golden Knights’ shots he faced for a 3.20 GAA and .904 sv pct. big reason why we are where we are. He's been lights out the last two months of the season • C Joe Thornton SJ, G Martin Jones SJ, D Brent Burns SJ game’s three stars and into the playoffs. Every night he's given us a chance to win hockey games and what more can you ask for?” • “It can be tough, obviously, after a Game Seven like that (against the Golden Knights) but we did a great job,” Sharks’ netminder Martin Jones said. “We hung in there early in the game and • “(Avs’ D Tyson) Barrie was involved right from the start and got better as the game went on,” I really liked the job we did in the third. We were grinding them in the O-zone and didn't really Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, 47, said. “Elite players find a way to generate offense give them much.” even when the checking is tough, and that's what he did tonight.” • “I thought the first 30 minutes of this hockey game we played really well and we could absolutely • “We had some Grade A looks throughout the first couple periods, we didn't capitalize,” Sharks’ have had a couple more (goals),” Avalanche captain F Gabriel Landeskog, 26, said. “Jones forward Evander Kane, 27, said. “I know we scored two goals late, but we need to find a way comes up big on (Carl Soderberg with two saves) in the first period, so I feel good about where to put more pucks by their goalie.” we're at.” • Avalanche captain F Gabriel Landeskog, 26, said, “I'm not saying it's game over if it's 2-0 for • “We're playing real well at the start of the second period and we're in some power plays and at them, but we'd definitely be in a hole. Now all of a sudden, the series is shifting back to Denver 2-1, we don't capitalize on that four-minute power play and then we put one in their pads and and we got a split and all of a sudden, it's home-ice advantage for us.” it's 2-2,” Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, 47, said. “So 30 minutes into the game, we're • Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, noted, “You got two really evenly matched teams. They doing a lot of good things and we're 2-2 off of just two quick plays. You hate to see them happen, found a way to get a split. We have to go there and win at least a game. It's that time of year, but mistakes are going to be made. It's the 10 minutes after that I didn't like at the end of the you're down to the final eight teams in the League and everybody's good.” second.” • Avs Nathan MacKinnon (four goals, seven assists) and Mikko Rantanen (five goals, six assists) • “We kind of felt our groove as the game kind of went on and a big goal by (Kevin Labanc), big each has 11 points during a six-game point streak. goal by (Brent Burns) and we just continued to battle,” Sharks’ forward JoeThornton, 39, said. • Forward Micheal Haley, 32, led the Sharks with five hits in 4:47 of ice time in his return after • Sharks’ forward Kevin Labanc, 23, noted, “We just outworked them I think. We were winning missing five games because of a leg injury. our battles in the O-zone and in the D-zone, so we just got to stick with it and keep that • San Jose defenceman Brent Burns, 33, has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past four momentum going for us in the second game.” games. • Defenceman Brent Burns, 33, is the first Sharks’ defenceman with four points in a Stanley Cup • Sharks’ forward Tomas Hertl, 25, had two assists and has seven points (four goals, three Playoff game and became their leader in Stanley Cup Playoff points among defencemen with 51, assists) in his past five games. passing Dan Boyle (48). • Including the playoffs, Colorado is 2-15-6 at SAP Center since the 2008-09 season. • Forwards Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi each did not play because of an undisclosed injury. • San Jose is the only team to score at least five goals four times in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. • Teams that take a 1-0 lead in a Best-of-Seven series have an all-time series record of 472- 217 (68.5 percent), including a 5-3 this year. Thursday, May 2 2000 MT on HNIC SAN JOSE 0 @ COLORADO 3

FIRST PERIOD Tuesday, April 30 2000 MT on HNIC NO SCORING

Penalties ― None SAN JOSE 4 @ COLORADO 2 SECOND PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. COLORADO, Nathan MacKinnon 6 (Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar) 10:34 GWG 1. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 7 (Gustav Nyquist, Timo Meier) 15:24 Penalties ― Meier S 0:23, Kerfoot C 6:15, Labanc S 6:48, Barrie C 19:40 2. SAN JOSE, Timo Meier 3 (unassisted) 18:42 THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Nieto C 4:55, Cole C 9:02, Kane S 10:22 2. COLORADO, Colin Wilson 4 (Mikko Rantanen) 3:11 PPG SECOND PERIOD 3. COLORADO, Erik Johnson 2 (Matt Calvert, Matt Nieto) 18:51 ENG 3. COLORADO, Nathan MacKinnon 5 (Ian Cole) 15:51 Penalties ― Braun S 2:32, Meier S Landeskog C 5:29, Braun S 11:55, Burns S 13:38 Penalties ― Cole C 5:06, Dillon S 10:48, Kerfoot C 13:51 Shots on goal by THIRD PERIOD SHARKS 12 11 9 32 4. COLORADO, Matt Nieto 4 (Samuel Girard, Cale Makar) 11:45 AVALANCHE 10 12 6 28 5. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 8 (Timo Meier, Gustav Nyquist) 12:50 GWG SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer 6. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 9 (Melker Karlsson) 19:30 ENG Power play: SJ ― 0 for 2 1 for 11 series, 9 for 45 SCP, COL ― 1 for 5 2 for 14 series, 7 for 39 SCP Penalties ― Sharks’ bench (served by Labanc) 6:02, Couture S 17:04 Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey 18,110 at Pepsi Center Shots on goal by SHARKS 13 13 5 31 • G Philipp Grubauer COL, C Nathan MacKinnon COL, RW Mikko Rantanen COL game’s 3 stars AVALANCHE 7 9 11 27 • “(Avalanche netminder Philipp Grubauer) was great tonight,” said Avalanche forward Nathan SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer MacKinnon, 23, who scored a goal to extend his point streak to eight games (6g, 7a). “It would

Power play: SJ ― 0 for 4 1 for 9 series, 9 for 43 SCP, COL ― 0 for 4 1 for 9 series, 6 for 34 SCP be awesome to win Game Five and come back here 3-2.” It was Grubauer's first Stanley Cup Referees: Francis Charron, Dan O’Rourke Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy Playoff shutout. “Yeah, it's huge, but all we needed was the win,” Grubauer said. “As long as 18,106 at Pepsi Center we could keep the zero up there, the better it is, the better the chance we have to win. I learned from last game, that was horrible. We were really good on the forecheck today. We were on • C Logan Couture SJ, G Philipp Grubauer COL, RW Timo Meier SJ game’s three stars them, we didn't give them any time to get the puck into our zone.” • “I'd like to lie and say it doesn't mean something, but it was special,” Sharks’ forward Logan • The Avalanche reunited their top line of Gabriel Landeskog, MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, Couture, 29, said of his first Stanley Cup Playoff three-goal game. After Matt Nieto COL tied it and the three combined for a goal and three assists. “They're good, they're going to create 2-2 with a deflection at 11:45 of the third period, Couture scored the game-winner 1:05 later stuff,” San Jose defenceman Erik Karlsson, 28, said. “I think we keep it to a limit where we can to give San Jose a 3-2 lead with a shot from low in the right circle that beat Grubauer short control it. They're still going to create stuff and score goals, and we have to find a way around side. “I think one of their (defencemen) may have turned it over to (Nyquist) at the blue line,” it. Today wasn't our best effort. We just have to learn from it and go back to San Jose and put Couture said. “At first, I thought it was offside, but the play continued. Got in the corner, knew up a better effort next game.” (Meier) was up a little higher. Kind of looked off the goalie a little bit, and he took a side step • MacKinnon gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead in the second period. F Mikko Rantanen was in the to the right and I was able to beat him short side.” Couture leads the NHL with nine goals in slot when he deflected D Cale Makar's shot. G Martin Jones SJ made the save, but MacKinnon these Stanley Cup Playoffs. “We haven't won (the series), so I don't care what my numbers get batted in the rebound of his initial shot from near the left post. “I just cleaned up garbage, to be,” he said. “I could go this whole playoffs and have zero points, and if we win the Stanley nothing really,” MacKinnon said. “Good play by Cale. High tipped to Mikko, and I found a quiet Cup I'll be the happiest guy in this room.” area on the other side of the net. We just wanted to stick with it. You never know when you're • Sharks’ netminder Martin Jones, 29, said of Couture, “He's clutch. Big games, big moments in going to get (a goal). We were prepared for a 0-0 game the whole way. It just felt like a really games, he's a guy that every time you can rely on. He was huge again tonight.” tight game out there. We had some looks, not a ton. That's OK, it's playoff hockey, ready to win • Couture becomes the fourth player to score three-or-more goals in a Stanley Cup Playoff game. every game 1-0. We'll take that.” Patrick Marleau did it three times. Ulf Dahlen and Devin Setoguchi once each. • Nathan MacKinnon's eight-game point streak is tied for the third longest in the playoffs by an • “Down 2-0, we found a way to tie it up,” Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, 23, said. “That Avalanche player. Peter Forsberg had an eight-game streak in 2002, Claude Lemieux a nine- was nice and we kind of threw it away. We got desperate and started to play well. Our power game streak in 1997, and Joe Sakic a 10-game streak in 1996. play wasn't great tonight either (0-for-4), so that kind of hurt us.” • Grubauer's shutout was the first by a Colorado goalie since a 1-0 win by Craig Anderson on • MacKinnon has 12 points (5g, 7a) in a seven-game point streak. It's the longest playoff streak 18 April 18 2010, against San Jose in G3 of the Western Conference QF. by an Avalanche player since Peter Forsberg had a seven-game streak in 2004. • On the day of this game, Leonard ‘Red’ Kelly, 91, passed away. Kelly won eight Stanley Cups • Couture has eight points (7g, 1a) in his past six games. — four with Red Wings, four with Maple Leafs — and his number 4 jersey has been retired by • Sharks’ netminder Martin Jones is 5-1 in his past six starts, allowing 14 goals. both teams. Kelly played in 65 career games in the Stanley Cup Final, tied with Henri Richard • San Jose forward Gustav Nyquist, 29, arrived in Denver on Tuesday afternoon after flying from and one more than Jean Béliveau for the most ever. Detroit to be with his wife, who gave birth to their first child, Charlotte Nyquist.

Saturday, May 4 1900 PT on HNIC Monday, May 6 2000 MT on HNIC COLORADO 1 @ SAN JOSE 2 SAN JOSE 3 @ COLORADO 4 OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING NO SCORING

Penalties ― Labanc S 12:06, Thornton S 15:00, Rantanen C 15:34 Penalties ― Meier S 7:04, Rantanen C 15:54 SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 1. COLORADO, Tyson Jost 2 (J.T. Compher, Ian Cole) 4:05 1. COLORADO, Tyson Jost 1 (unassisted) 17:01 2. SAN JOSE, Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2 (Timo Meier, Gustav Nyquist) 14:36 2. ST. LOUIS, Tomas Hertl 7 (Logan Couture, Erik Karlsson) 19:40 PPG 3. COLORADO, J.T. Compher 3 (Carl Soderberg, Alexander Kerfoot) 18:44 Penalties ― Soderberg C 9:31, Dillon S 12:35, Kane S 14:46, Barrie C 18:54 4. SAN JOSE, Brent Burns 5 (Erik Karlsson, Timo Meier) 19:50

THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Haley S 9:17

3. ST. LOUIS, Tomas Hertl 8 (Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Joonas Donskoi) 6:26 GWG THIRD PERIOD

Penalties ― Zadorov C 0:31, Zadorov C 7:31 5. COLORADO, J.T. Compher 4 (Derick Brassard, Colin Wilson) 4:00 6. SAN JOSE, Marc-Edouard Vlasic 3 (Logan Couture, Gustav Nyquist) 17:32 Shots on goal by Penalties ― None AVALANCHE 6 9 7 22 SHARKS 12 17 10 39 FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones 7. COLORADO, Gabriel Landeskog 3 (Cale Makar) 2:32 GWG

Power play: COL ― 0 for 3 2 for 17 series, 7 for 42 SCP, SJ ― 1 for 5 2 for 16 series, 10 for 50 SCP Penalties ― None

Referees: Marc Joannette, Tim Peel Linesmen: Devin Berg, Greg Devorski Shots on goal by 17,562 at SAP Center SHARKS 5 8 8 1 22

• C Tomas Hertl SJ, G Martin Jones SJ, C Logan Couture SJ game’s three stars AVALANCHE 11 8 5 2 26 SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer • “I think right away from the start, all 60 minutes we played hockey,” Sharks’ forward Tomas Hertl, 25, said. “(Goalie Martin Jones) was again amazing. He made some great saves again Power play: SJ ― 0 for 1 2 for 17 series, 10 for 51 SCP, COL ― 0 for 3 2 for 20 series, 7 for 45 SCP and we take over this game. But we have to be ready because we know in Colorado, they will Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk come hard.” 18,098 at Pepsi Center

• “I thought (Hertl) was a horse tonight,” Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said. “I thought • LW Gabriel Landeskog COL, LW J.T. Compher COL, D Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJ game’s 3 stars him and Logan Couture were fantastic for us, and you need those two guys up the middle of • In overtime, Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog, 26, chipped the puck in from the slot after the ice when you're playing a team like this. I thought they were both great from the face-off Cale Makar kept it in the Sharks’ zone at the right point and played it toward the net. “Never circle, all 200 feet of the ice, penalty killing…and their minutes reflected that (Hertl, 24:01; had an OT goal in the playoffs before, so to do that on home ice, no doubt is very exciting,” said Couture, 24:42).” Landeskog, who has three goals in 11 games in these 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. “And for me, • “We didn't win so it wasn't good enough,” Avs’ netminder Philipp Grubauer, 27, said. “I gave as I said before, I haven't been happy with my offensive output this time of year, I haven't been one up, two up and I think two lucky ones, but they pushed way harder than they did in our dangerous enough, I haven't been a threat enough, so it was nice to definitely get this one building. So a different team in their own barn, but I think we played a good game for the most tonight, and hopefully we can build off of this for Wednesday.” part.” • “It was a huge effort by our team tonight,” Avs’ forward J.T. Compher, 23, said. “We knew it was win or go home, and a bunch of guys stepped up tonight…The plan was to force Game • Sharks’ captain F Joe Pavelski, 34, who has missed the past five games since sustaining an Seven, and we were able to do that.” undisclosed injury against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Seven of the first round, was at SAP Center and waived to the crowd in the third period. Peter DeBoer did not rule him out for • “We didn't play good enough to win this one,” Sharks’ forward Timo Meier, 22, said. Game 6. “I didn't know it was going to happen, but it gives you a chill type moment, that type • “Two evenly matched teams,” Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer 50, said. “What did they do of ovation,” DeBoer said. “I think our coaching staff would give him the same ovation when we tonight that we didn't do? They found a way to get an extra goal.” find out he's back.” • “It's a great opportunity for us to…60 minutes away from the Western Conference Final. I mean, • Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, 23, had his eight-game point streak end (6g, 7a). who would have thought (it) before the season, who would have thought (it) before this series…We accomplished step No. 1 to win this one, now we've got to regroup and win another • F Tomas Hertl SJ, 25, has scored 11 of his 12 playoff points (7g, 4a) in six home games. He one,” said Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog. has one goal in five road playoff games. • Sharks’ forward Joe Pavelski, 34, missed his sixth straight game with a head injury. He skated with the team before the game, but there is no timetable for his return.

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND

2 PAC SAN JOSE SHARKS 101 v. WC 2 COLORADO AVALANCHE 90 GM DOUG WILSON, HC PETER DeBOER v. GM JOE SAKIC, HC JARED BEDNAR

SHARKS WIN SERIES IN 7

Wednesday, May 8 1800 PT on HNIC COLORADO 2 @ SAN JOSE 3

FIRST PERIOD 1. SAN JOSE, Joe Pavelski 3 (Brent Burns, Tomas Hertl) 5:57 2. SAN JOSE, Tomas Hertl 9 (Joe Pavelski, Evander Kane) 11:35 3. COLORADO, Mikko Rantanen 6 (Samuel Girard, Gabriel Landeskog) 19:53

Penalties ― E. Karlsson S 1:22, Brassard C 3:40, Cole C 11:59

SECOND PERIOD 4. SAN JOSE, Joonas Donskoi 1 (Brent Burns, Melker Karlsson) 12:37 GWG

Penalties ― Soderberg C 2:08, E. Karlsson S 8:28

THIRD PERIOD 5. COLORADO, Tyson Jost 3 (Colin Wilson, Alexander Kerfoot) 0:51

Penalties ― Couture S 4:56

Shots on goal by AVALANCHE 9 5 15 29 SHARKS 12 13 2 27 COLORADO, Philipp Grubauer; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones

Power play: COL ― 0 for 3 2 for 23 series, 7 for 48 SCP, SJ ― 0 for 3 2 for 20 series, 10 for 54 SCP Referees: Wes McCauley, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherry 17,562 at SAP Center

• C Joe Pavelski SJ, C Tomas Hertl SJ, RW Joonas Donskoi SJ game’s three stars • Joe Pavelski, 34, scored his 47th career Stanley Cup Playoff goal, tying Kevin Stevens and Chris Drury for fifth all time among American-born players. Joe Mullen 60, Mike Modano 58, Jeremy Roenick 53 and Patrick Kane 50 are ahead of Pavelski. • “It was nice. I'm not going to lie,” Sharks’ forward Joe Pavelski said. “Come out, score early, get that shot of adrenaline, which was going since the drive in to the rink. The crowd was great…It was fun.” Pavelski missed the first six games of the series against Colorado after sustaining a concussion against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Seven of the first round. • “It really was a coin toss,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said of Pavelski's return. “He obviously made the ultimate decision, and what an impact. What do you say? He's a special player, special guy.” • San Jose forward Joonas Donskoi, 26, talked about Pavelski’s impactful return, saying, “That was huge. Me personally, I wasn't sure if he was going to play tonight. When I got to the rink, I saw him in the lineup, and he scored a huge goal right at the beginning. He's obviously a huge part of this team, and I feel like everyone got energy when we saw him back there.” • “Our season is over,” Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, 47, said. “It's tough. We set high expectations for ourselves, and we came up a little bit short…Our guys worked every day to try to fulfill our expectations. It was a real good series, but they were the better team for too big a portion of tonight's game, and they won, and they deserved to win.” • Colorado appeared to tie the game when Colin Wilson scored from the slot off a pass from Nathan MacKinnon at 7:49 of the second period. But San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer challenged for offside, and video review showed Gabriel Landeskog in the zone ahead of the puck before going off for a change. “I was just as surprised as anybody,” Landeskog, 26, said of the goal being overturned. “I came off, and all of a sudden two seconds later we score. I didn't think anything of it, to be honest with you. And then we were wondering why they weren't dropping the puck. Obviously I was still on the ice. We saw some replays on the bench and from what we saw it could have gone either way…It's a clumsy mistake, you know. Get off the ice…If I could have done something different on that play, I would have jumped the boards a lot quicker.” • Sharks improved to 8-4 in Game Seven in their history, including 5-1 at home. Avalanche are 4-7 since relocating from Quebec for the 1995-96 season, including 0-4 on the road. • Sharks’ head coach Peters DeBoer is the second coach in Stanley Cup Playoff history to win his first four Game Sevens. Tommy Ivan with Detroit Red Wings did it in in 1949 SF, 1950 SF, 1950 Stanley Cup Final and 1954 Stanley Cup Final). DeBoer has won three with the Sharks after winning one with the New Jersey Devils. • Sharks’ defenceman Brent Burns, 33, had 10 points (4g, 6a) in this series.

2 ATL BOSTON BRUINS 107 v. WC 1 CAROLINA HURRICANES 99 GM DON SWEENEY, HC BRUCE CASSIDY v. GM DON WADDELL, HC ROD BRIND’AMOUR BRUINS SWEEP SERIES

Thursday, May 9 2000 ET on HNIC J Hughson, Cr Simpson, K Bukauskas Sunday, May 12 1520 ET on HNIC CAROLINA 2 @ BOSTON 5 CAROLINA 2 @ BOSTON 6

FIRST PERIOD 1. BOSTON, Steven Kampfer 1 (Marcus Johansson) 2:55 FIRST PERIOD Johansson works his way into zone and spots Kampfer cutting down the middle • scores low, stick side 1. BOSTON, Matt Grzelcyk 2 (Marcus Johansson, Charlie Coyle) 15:22 2. CAROLINA, Sebastian Aho 5 (Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Staal) 3:42 PPG Johansson wheels right around Hurricanes’ zone, finds Gryzlyk down low • beats Mrazek from a tough angle On PP, right off draw, Aho cuts through slot and beautifully deflects Svechnikov’s low shot past Rask 2. BOSTON, Jake DeBrusk 3 (David Pastrnak, Torey Krug) 18:32 PPG DeBrusk tips low point shot, but Mrazek stops it • DeBrusk takes two more whacks and finally scores Penalties ― Kuraly B 3:39, Coyle B 14:37, Niederreiter C 16:55

SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Chara B 11:56, Williams C 18:26 3. CAROLINA, Greg McKegg 2 (Jordan Martinook, Micheal Ferland) 9:18 Barrels down left side, fires puck high and it trickles past Rask just before McKegg plows into net SECOND PERIOD 3. BOSTON, Connor Clifton 1 (Marcus Johansson, Danton Heinen) 3:46 GWG Penalties ― Kuraly B 4:08, Ferland C 16:56 Johansson has puck in front, shoots, but puck goes off McKegg’s foot and right to Clifton, who has open net

THIRD PERIOD 4. BOSTON, Matt Grzelcyk 3 (Torey Krug, Charlie Coyle) 17:56 PPG On PP, after a great breakout, takes pass in high slot, cuts toward net, freezes Mrazak, backhand it in 4. BOSTON, Marcus Johansson 3 (Brad Marchand, David Krejci) 2:26 PPG On PP, shot gets stopped in front and, from a crush of bodies, Johansson slips it high over sprawled Mrazek Penalties ― Bergeron B 1:09, Wagner B 13:36, Williams C 16:07 5. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 6 (Brad Marchand, Jake DeBrusk) 2:54 PPG On PP, beautiful three-way passing play end as Marchand sees Bergeron in slot and he scores glove side THIRD PERIOD 6. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 6 (Brandon Carlo, Sean Kuraly) 17:47 ENG 5. BOSTON, David Backes 2 (David Krejci, Torey Krug) 1:10 From his own side of centre, Carlo fires puck that hits Coyle and rolls all the way down into empty net Long shot gets double deflected before it best to Mrazek • Backes scoops up rebound and stuffs it in 7. BOSTON, Chris Wagner 1 (unassisted) 17:58 6. BOSTON, Danton Heinen 2 (Patrice Bergeron, Charlie Coyle) 4:32 With Mrazek back in CAR net, Wagner steals at blueline, goes in alone and tucks it through five-hole on deke Bergeron comes out of box, takes lead pass, flies into Canes’ zone, sends great pass in front, Heinen tucks it in Penalties ― Staal C 0:49, D. Hamilton C 2:41, D. Hamilton C 5:29 7. CAROLINA, Justin Williams 4 (Justin Faulk, Sebastian Aho) 11:17 Faulk takes low wrist shot from point and Williams tips it over Rask’s blocker Shots on goal by 8. CAROLINA, Teuvo Teravainen 7 (unassisted) 17:32 HURRICANES 10 15 6 31 Rask comes out toward blueline to play puck and fires it right to Teravainen, who has open net to score BRUINS 8 10 10 28 CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask Penalties ― Bergeron B 2:22

Power play: CAR ― 1 for 3 5 for 41 in SCP, BOS ― 2 for 5 12 for 40 SCP Referees: Marc Joannette, Dan O’Rourke Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray Shots on goal by 17,565 at TD Garden HURRICANES 6 11 6 23 BRUINS 11 10 4 25 CAR dressed — 4 D Fleury, 19 D D. Hamilton, 22 D Pesce, 27 D Faulk AC, 44 D de Haan, 74 D Slavin • CAROLINA, Petr Mrazek; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask 11 C J. Staal AC, 13 LW Foegele, 14 RW Williams C, 20 RW Aho, 21 RW Niederreiter, 23 LW McGinn,

37 RW Svechnikov, 42 C McKegg, 48 LW Martinook, 71 C Wallmark, 79 LW Ferland, 86 LW Teravainen • G 34 Mrazek, G 35 McElhinney Power play: CAR ― 0 for 4 1 for 7 series, 5 for 45 SCP, BOS ― 2 for 2 4 for 7 series, 14 for 42 SCP Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Devin Berg, Greg Devorski BOS dressed — 25 D Carlo, 33 D Chara C, 44 D Kampfer, 47 D Krug, D 48 Grzelcyk, D 75 Clifton • C 13 Coyle, 17,565 at TD Garden 14 RW Wagner, 20 C Nordstrom, 37 C Bergeron AC, 42 RW Backes, 43 LW Heinen, 46 C Krejci, 52 C Kuraly, 63 C Marchand, 74 LW DeBrusk, 88 RW Pastrnak, 90 LW Johansson • 40 G Rask, 41 G Halak CAR changes — None

• During this regular season, the Bruins and Hurricanes met three times, with the Bruins BOS changes — 44 D Kampfer out → 73 D McAvoy in winning two of the games — one in overtime. Each team scored ten goals over the three games. • To begin this series, Bruins were without defenceman Charlie McAvoy, 21, who was suspended • D Matt Grzelcyk BOS, LW Marcus Johansson BOS, D Torey Krug BOS game’s three stars one game for a check to the head of F Josh Anderson CBJ in Game Six of Boston’s series v. • “I think, again, it was just kind of the importance of taking advantage of home ice,” Boston D Columbus. Matt Grzelcyk, 25, said. “We came out ready to go and that's been a strength of our team • Hurricanes’ netminder Petr Mrazek, 26, enters this series with a 2.22 GAA and .913 sv pct in 9 throughout the playoffs. So going into the game, I think we were a little lackadaisical with the games in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, enters with a 2.02 puck in Game One in the second period. They were able to capitalize on a few chances, so it's GAA and .938 sv pct with one shutout in 13 games. something we talked about. So we wanted a full 60-minute effort and I thought we played really • LW Marcus Johansson BOS, G Tuukka Rask BOS, LW Brad Marchand BOS game’s three stars well in the second period as well. So kind of just didn't allow them to get momentum.” • F Patrice Bergeron, 33, gave Boston a 3-2 lead at 2:54 after former Bruins defenceman Dougie • Grzelcyk gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 15:22 of the first period when his shot from the left circle Hamilton was called for roughing Joakim Nordstrom. He scored on a one-timer from the slot trickled under Mrazek's arm. “I wasn't happy about the first goal,” Carolina netminder Petr off a one-touch pass by Brad Marchand. “I think it's nice to get those goals,” Bergeron said, Mrazek, 26, said. “Obviously, I have to have that. I knew it went through me…It's 2-0 and we “and you know, I think we took the momentum once we did, and after that it's kind of contagious have been in this situation before (against the Washington Capitals in the first round). We are and every line got going, and that's what you need.” going home, and we know that we can do it at home and we have to shake it off and think about • Hurricanes’ netminder Petr Mrazek, in his first game since he left Game Two of the second the next one.” round against the New York Islanders with a lower-body injury, made 23 saves for the Carolina, who had won six in a row. • “I think just all in all we've got to rediscover who we are,” Hurricanes’ captain F Justin Williams, 37, said. “You spend all this time off leading up (to the series) and everyone writing • “We're not going to win if we don't play better than that,” Carolina head coach Rod articles about how great we are and then you come out and sometimes you've got to eat a poop Brind'Amour, 48, said. “We had spurts, but that's not going to be good enough, I don't think, during the regular season. Certainly, it's not going to be good enough at this time of the year. sandwich. It doesn't taste good, and you have to chew on it for a little bit, and we'll have to do So we'll regroup and try to get better for the next game.” it for a couple days and get the taste out of our mouths next game.” • “This playoff, we've been successful holding leads, and we got kicked in the pants a little bit • Jake DeBrusk scored a power-play goal to make it 2-0 at 18:32 after getting his third rebound today,” Carolina captain F Justin Williams, 37, said. “That hasn't happened in a while, and we've at the top of the crease. “Yeah, we got a little frustrated after the second one went in,” got to get the next one.” Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind'Amour, 48, said. “But again, we weren't very good after the • “I thought the third was the way we want to play,” Boston forward Patrice Bergeron said. “I'm first period or the last five minutes of the first and throughout the rest of the game. We got off not going to lie: The second goal got us going, got the momentum on our side and then we got our game and give them credit. There's a reason we got off our game. They're playing their rolling. The third period was a little bit more the type of game we want to bring.” game and we haven't gotten to ours.” • Hurricanes’ defenceman Dougie Hamilton, 25, who took two penalites in the third period said, • Hurricanes’ forward Jordan Staal, 30, said, “I don't think we played in their end enough to get “I think we were playing a not-bad game but had the lead in the third and took some penalties enough point shots. I thought we were trying to be a little too cute around the blue lines with and gave them the lead. So tough to come back from that.” our forwards and D instead of crashing the net and shooting the puck more. I think in general • “Outstanding for a player that's been out of the lineup for quite some time. I've been talking we have to be grinding it out more in their end and get to the net. But obviously, they make it about him a couple days ago, he's always in a positive mindset and he works hard. It's not easy difficult for you.” to come into a playoff game, for a guy like that who's been out of the lineup for (a while), he • “He's a gamer…He's a rock for us and he played awesome tonight. I couldn't be happier for him did a (heck) of a job,” said Bruins’ captain D Zdeno Chara, 42, on defenceman Steven Kampfer, to break through and get a couple,” Bruins’ defenceman Charlie McAvoy, 21, said of his Matt 30, who played his first game since Game Three of the first round against the Toronto Maple Grzelcyk. Leafs on 15 April. • Carolina defeated the Capitals in seven games in the first round after falling behind 2-0. • Since the NHL adopted the conference format for the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs, teams The 2011 Bruins and 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins are the only teams to come back from trailing that won Game One of the conference final have a series record of 46-26 (.639). 2-0 in a Best-of-Seven series twice in the same postseason. • Carolina forward Sebastian Aho, 21, has a three-game goal streak, one shy of the Hurricanes/ • Grzelcyk is the fifth Bruins’ defenceman in the past 35 years to score more than one goal in a Hartford Whalers’ postseason record (Ray Sheppard, 1999; Bates Battaglia, 2002). playoff game, joining Ray Bourque (1990), Darren Van Impe (1998), Daniel McGillis (2003) • Boston forward Brad Marchand, 30, leads the NHL with 15 points (5g, 10a) in 14 games in the and Zdeno Chara (2010 and 2011). playoffs. It's the third time in his career he's had at least that many in a postseason. D Ray • D Connor Clifton, 23, was the 19th player to score a goal for Boston in these 2019 Stanley Cup Bourque has the most 15-point playoffs for the Bruins (1983, 1988, 1990, 1991). Playoffs, tying the Bruins’ record for most in a single postseason (1988).

Tuesday, May 14 2000 ET on HNIC Thursday, May 16 2000 ET on HNIC BOSTON 2 @ CAROLINA 1 BOSTON 4 @ CAROLINA 0

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING NO SCORING

Penalties ― Carlo B 0:55, Krug B Williams C 6:23, Williams C 10:41, DeBrusk B 11:26, Krejci B 11:32, Krug B Penalties ― Grzelcyk B 1:18, Niederreiter C 10:35, Coyle B 12:19 Coyle B Maenalanen C 14:19, Williams C 18:27 SECOND PERIOD SECOND PERIOD 1. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 7 (Brad Marchand, Torey Krug) 4:46 PPG GWG 1. BOSTON, Chris Wagner 2 (Joakim Nordstrom, Chris Kuraly) 1:21 On PP, Marchand comes racing into zone, fires pass right onto Pastrnak’s stick in slot and he tips it glove side After a Canes’ turnover inside their line, Nordstrom sends a perfect pass to Wagner in slot and he tips it home 2. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 7 (David Pastrnak) 18:34 PPG 2. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 6 (David Krejci, Charlie McAvoy) 6:28 PPG GWG On PP, beautiful tic-tac-toe passing by Bruins in zone finds Bergeron alone in slot and he scores stick side On PP, Marchand cuts into slot, fires a low backhand that goes off D de Haan’s left glove and past McElhinney 3. CAROLINA, Calvin de Haan 1 (Justin Faulk, Sebastian Aho) 13:48 Penalties ― Hurricanes’ bench (served by Williams) 4:28, McKegg C 18:10 Right off draw, takes pass at blueline and just absolutely blasts one five-hole through Rask THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Niederreiter C 4:47, Ferland C 9:53 3. BOSTON, Patrice Bergeron 8 (David Pastrnak) 10:32 Slavin coughs it up coming from behind goalline • Pastrnak gets it and finds Bergeron alone in front THIRD PERIOD 4. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 7 (Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci) 17:43 ENG NO SCORING Marchand chases puck down through neutral zone and, from just inside blueline, fires it into empty net

Penalties ― de Haan C 3:43, Grzelcyk B 5:38 Penalties ― None

Shots on goal by Shots on goal by BRUINS 6 18 7 31 BRUINS 11 8 4 23 HURRICANES 20 6 10 36 HURRICANES 13 4 7 24 BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; CAROLINA, Curtis McElhinney BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; CAROLINA, Curtis McElhinney

Power play: BOS ― 1 for 5 5 for 12 series, 15 for 47 SCP, CAR ― 0 for 5 1 for 12 series, 5 for 50 SCP Power play: BOS ― 2 for 3 7 for 15 series, 17 for 50 SCP, CAR ― 0 for 2 1 for 14 series, 5 for 52 SCP Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot Referees: Francis Charron, Wes McCauley Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey 18,768 at PNC Arena 19,041 at PNC Arena

BOS changes — None BOS changes — 33 D Chara out → 27 D Moore in • 14 RW Wagner out → 55 C Acciari in

CAR changes — 48 LW Martinook out → 8 RW Maenalanen in CAR changes — None

• G Tuukka Rask BOS, RW Chris Wagner BOS, D Calvin de Haan CAR game’s three stars • C Patrice Bergeron BOS, RW David Pastrnak BOS, G Tuukka Rask BOS game’s three stars • Entering this game, Hurricanes’ netminder Curtis McElhinney had a 3-0 record, 1.56 GAA and • Bruins won without their 42-year-old captain D Zdeno Chara, who is day to day with an .947 sv pct in these 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. undisclosed injury. “We found out this morning he wasn't going to be able to go,” Boston head • “(Bruins’ goaltender Tuukka Rask) is always calm and collected,” Boston centre Patrice coach Bruce Cassidy said. “He is dealing with an injury. This time off will help him, and I believe Bergeron said. “Right now, he's in the zone. He's been amazing. He's a huge reason why we're he'll be ready to go in Game One (of the Stanley Cup Final), whenever that is. “We don't think here right now.” Rask is 11-5 in the playoffs with a 1.96 goals-against average and .939 save it's serious, but I have said that before about some of our guys and found out later (it was)…I percentage. believe he will be ready to go next round.” Chara was on the ice to accept the Prince of Wales Trophy from NHL vice-commissioner Bill Daly. • “Such a calming presence for us,” defenceman Charlie McAvoy said of Rask. “Obviously, they came out and played real hard at the beginning, and we gave up more scoring chances than we • “I think the last few games we knew we could be a little bit better than we've been,” Boston would have liked, but (Rask) stood tall for us and allowed us to come in intermission 0-0 and forward Brad Marchand said. “Being up 3-0, everyone in the room wanted to be at their best, reset.” and I think everyone brought their best tonight. Sometimes it bounces your way. Obviously, you look at (Bergeron's) history, the way he steps up in big games, and (Pastrnak) was great • Hurricanes lost at home for the first time in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (5-1). tonight.” • “We came out exactly how we wanted to, but it didn't work out,” Carolina head coach Rod • Bruins have now won seven straight Stanley Cup Playoff games since losing Game Three Brind'Amour said. “I'm proud of the way we played that game.” to the Blue Jackets in the second round. • “I didn't like the way we played (in the first period),” Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy said. • “Did I think we'd be here? Maybe not, but we were going to see if we could get here,” Carolina “We talked about how we want to counter an assertive team, an aggressive team. We were captain F Justin Williams said. “We're good enough to be in the final four, and that means we're trying to attack and counter their aggressiveness. The moral of the story is we survived the first good enough to do it again next year and get better and learn from this. Right now, it hurts, period tonight.” and it will for a little while.” • “Our power play wasn't, again, good enough — 5-on-3, 4-on-3,” Hurricanes’ captain F Justin • Bruins went 7-for-15 on the power play in the series. The Hurricanes were 1-for-14. Williams said. “We didn't get enough on it. The difference, they scored a power-play goal, “Everything's going OK, then we get into (special teams) where it's obviously a huge advantage special teams today, I guess…It was more of how we wanted to play. Absolutely. It just didn't for them, and they made us pay,” Carolina head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. “You've got to happen for us, and that stinks. That's the way it goes sometimes, but we're not going to go give them credit. There's just no weakness, no matter who they throw out there.” away quietly.” • “Proud of the guys, especially the way we played today,” Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy • "(Carolina netminder Curtis McElhinney) was great,” Brind'Amour said. “He gave us a chance said. “We've earned the right be where we are, to go to the Stanley Cup Final. We beat three tonight, and that is all you can ask. (Rask) was pretty special down at the other end. It was a good teams, and there's some unfinished business, so that's part of the emotion that you keep good battle there.” in check. There's still four more steps to take.” • Bruins’ goaltender Tuukka Rask said, “I've felt good for many, many months. It's about timing, • Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, who stopped 109 of the 114 Hurricanes’ shots he saw in this patience and all that. I think experience helps that. You try to stay mentally focused and sharp series for a .956 sv pct, said, “It means a lot. It's so difficult to advance in the playoffs, let alone night in and night out, and not get rattled about anything. Being in the zone, nobody knows make it to the Final. We need to really enjoy this but realize that we have lots of work to do. I what that means. But the way I usually want to play, I want to play calm and make myself look mean, every year is a new year, different groups, you always think you have a chance, and I big and try to make tough chances look easy. If that's in the zone, then so be it, but I just try think the past few years we've really built something special here with a great group of guys. to be focused and give us a chance.” Really, just happy to be part of it.” • Bruins are 22-1 all time in the Stanley Cup Playoffs when Boston F Brad Marchand scores a • “It's always tough to swallow when the season ends abruptly like that. You've got to go home. goal. I just told my kids I was planning on going to Boston tomorrow, but I'll be home tomorrow after • Bruins’ F David Krejci had an assist on Marchand's goal for his 100th career Stanley Cup school. Life goes on,” said Carolina captain F Justin Williams. Playoff point (36g, 64a), tying Rick Middleton and Johnny Bucyk for third in Boston history. • Bruins have made it to the Stanley Cup Final 10 times in the expansion era (since 1967- • Carolina had a 33-9 advantage in shot attempts in the first period. 68), second only to the Montreal Canadiens' 11. • It was the 15th time in their Stanley Cup Playoff history that Boston swept a Best-of-Seven series. • The line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak has combined for 38.6 percent (22 of 57) of Boston's goals in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. • In 17 playoff games, Rask is 12-5 with a 1.84 goals-against average, a .942 save percentage and two shutouts. • Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes with 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in these Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Teuvo Teravainen led them with seven goals.

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

2 PAC SAN JOSE SHARKS 101 v. 3 CEN ST. LOUIS BLUES 99 GM DOUG WILSON, HC PETER DeBOER v. GM DOUG ARMSTRONG, INTERIM HC CRAIG BERUBE BLUES WIN SERIES IN 6

Saturday, May 11 1700 PT on HNIC D Randorf, G Galley, S Oake Monday, May 13 1800 PT on HNIC ST. LOUIS 3 @ SAN JOSE 6 ST. LOUIS 4 @ SAN JOSE 2

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 10 (Gustav Nyquist, Timo Meier) 3:31 1. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 9 (Vladimir Tarasenko, Joel Edmundson) 2:34 On a two-on-one, Nyquist sends a beautiful pass into the slot and Couture one-times in into open glove side Receives puck in circle to Jones’ right • steps toward net and remains patient • snaps a beauty high glove side 2. ST. LOUIS, Joel Edmundson 1 (Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko) 9:13 Schwartz takes a drop pass fr Tarasenko, steps into circle, fires shot that Edmundson tips from right in front Penalties ― Hertl SJ 4:04, Bouwmeester STL 6:34, Kane SJ 15:46 3. SAN JOSE, Joe Pavelski 4 (Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson) 11:24 PPG Playing 5-on-3, takes pass at side of crease • first shot stopped, then he swats his own rebound out of air SECOND PERIOD 2. ST. LOUIS, Vince Dunn 2 (Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron) 4:16 Penalties ― Bouwmeester STL 9:36, Parayko STL 10:33 Long, low wrist shot from middle of blueline beats Jones to stick side • may have hit something on way in SECOND PERIOD 3. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 12 (unassisted) 4:55 SHG 4. SAN JOSE, Kevin Labanc 4 (Joe Thornton) 7:41 Playing SH, steals puck from Pietrangelo at blueline • races down ice and dekes Binnington five-hole Moves down left side into zone, cuts into slot and fires a hard wrist shot stick side past Binnington 4. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 13 (Timo Meier) 6:54 5. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 3 (David Perron, Sammy Blais) 8:59 Takes nice lead pass from Meier and enters Blues’ zone, then snaps one through Binnington five-hole Standing right beside net, grabs rebound, completely fools Jones with little deke and tucks it into empty net 5. ST. LOUIS, Robert Bortuzzo 1 (Joel Edmundson, Tyler Bozak) 16:34 GWG 6. SAN JOSE, Timo Meier 4 (Logan Couture) 10:24 GWG Dishes puck off at blueline then breaks for net • takes pass in circle and wires a gorgeous backhand stick side Meier grabs puck just inside STL zone, sweeps to net and ‘Forsberg-ed’ a beauty past Binnington 7. SAN JOSE, Timo Meier 5 (Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Gustav Nyquist) 17:34 Penalties ― Sorensen SJ 4:42, Dillon SJ 19:31 Vlasic fires puck wide • as it comes off end boards, Meier simply swipes at it • it goes off Dunn’s skate and in THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Bozak STL 2:57, M. Karlsson SJ 13:23 6. ST. LOUIS, Oskar Sundqvist 3 (Alexander Steen, Alex Pietrangelo) 16:52 Cutting right down the slot, takes Steen’s pass and one-times a backhand nicely past Jones’ glove side THIRD PERIOD 8. ST. LOUIS, Tyler Bozak 3 (Patrick Maroon, Vince Dunn) 13:01 Penalties ― Thomas STL 10:37, Thornton SJ 12:42 Blues take a few tries close in and finally the puck comes to Bozak at open stick side 9. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 11 (Joe Pavelski, Evander Kane) 17:39 ENG Shots on goal by With net empty, comes over the Blues’ blueline and fires it home BLUES 6 9 10 25

Penalties ― Bortuzzo STL (double minor, 10-minute misconduct) Sundqvist STL Goodrow SJ (minor, 10-minute SHARKS 9 6 11 26 misconduct) Dillon SJ 17:55 ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones

Shots on goal by Power play: STL ― 0 for 5 0 for 6 series, 7 for 47 SCP, SJ ― 0 for 2 1 for 6 series, 11 for 60 SCP BLUES 10 9 12 31 Referees: Francis Charron, Wes McCauley Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey SHARKS 9 11 5 25 17,562 at SAP Center ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones STL changes — None Power play: STL ― 0 for 1 7 for 42 in SCP, SJ ― 1 for 4 11 for 58 in SCP Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Trent Knorr SJ changes — None 17,562 at SAP Center • D Robert Bortuzzo STL, C Logan Couture SJ, D Joel Edmundson STL game’s three stars STL dressed — 6 D Edmundson, 19 D Bouwmeester, 27 D Pietrangelo C, 29 D Dunn, 41 D Bortuzzo, • Blues’ D Robert Bortuzzo, 29, scored his first career Stanley Cup Playoff goal in 31 games. “It's 55 D Parayko • 7 LW Maroon, 9 LW Blais, 10 C Schenn, 17 C Schwartz, 18 C Thomas, 20 LW Steen AC, 21 C Bozak, 49 C Barbashev, 57 LW Perron, 70 C Sundqvist, 90 C O’Reilly, 91 RW Tarasenko • 34 G Allen, not really my game, but it's definitely something that goes in the back of your mind,” said 50 G Binnington Bortuzzo, who has 14 goals in 335 NHL regular-season games. “...It was just a rush of emotion.” SJ dressed — 4 D Dillon, 44 D Vlasic, 47 D Ryan, 61 D Braun, 65 D E. Karlsson, 88 D Burns • 8 C Pavelski C, 9 LW Kane, 14 C Nyquist, 19 C Thornton AC, 20 LW Sorensen, 23 C Goodrow, 27 RW Donskoi, 28 RW Meier, • “He's a gamer. Absolutely,” St. Louis forward Brayden Schenn, 27, said of Bortuzzo. “He's a 39 C Couture AC, 48 C Hertl, 62 RW Labanc, 68 C M. Karlsson • 30 G Dell, 31 G Jones warrior that no matter the circumstances, in or out, he's a team guy, a locker room guy, a glue guy that you need on your team. When he has a big game like that tonight, you got to be • During this regular season, the Sharks and Blues faced one another three times. The Blues pumped for him.” won the first game, 4-0. The Sharks won the second by an identical, 4-0, score. San Jose won the third encounter, 4-3, in overtime. • Bortuzzo, D Alex Pietrangelo, D Vince Dunn and D Joel Edmundson combined for five points (2g, 3a). St. Louis defencemen have 38 points (7g, 31a) in the playoffs, tied with San Jose for • Blues’ rookie netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, enters this series with a 2.39 GAA and .915 sv the league lead. pct (stopped 346 of 378 shots faced) in 13 games in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sharks’ netminder Martin Jones, 29, enters with a 2.72 GAA and .910 sv pct (stopped 363 of 399 shots • “We want our D to be active, and they've produced for us all year and they're producing for us faced) in 14 games in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. now in the playoffs too,” Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. • Sharks’ forward Joe Thornton (1,566 GP) is in search of his first Stanley Cup while skating in • “Every series we get a great first game and the second kind of a little bit struggling,” San Jose his 21st NHL season. Ray Bourque (1,612 GP) and Dave Andreychuk (1,597 GP) are the only forward Tomas Hertl, 25, said. “It's still fine, but we have to be better, we can't play like that.” players in NHL history to win their first Cup after appearing in 1,500+ regular season GP. • “I thought Logan Couture was pretty good, a couple other guys,” Sharks’ head coach Peter • RW Timo Meier SJ, D Erik Karlsson SJ, C Gustav Nyquist SJ game’s three stars DeBoer, 50, said. “But it's tough to win this time of year if you don't have everybody going, • “We're not worried,” Blues forward Robert Thomas, 19, said. “We've had our backs against the and I thought they got contributions from everybody like we did (in Game One). So we've been wall the entire second half of the year. We know we'll respond. I was happy with our third period, here before, and we know how to handle this.” but it was a little late. We'll bring that into Game Two.” • “It's definitely the funnest time of the year,” said St. Louis forward Jaden Schwartz, 26, who • “We were too spread out,” Blues interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. “In playoff time, scored just 11 goals in 69 regular-season games. “I had some struggles earlier that I haven't you've got to have numbers around the puck and have puck support everywhere. We didn't have really had before, but once playoff starts…I don't know, you just embrace the games, have fun enough support…I thought that third period, we got to our game, we were aggressive, we're on with it. I don't really try to think too much about it.” the forecheck, controlled the puck in the offensive zone. We didn't get there enough tonight.” • Blues’ rookie netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, is 4-2 with a .932 save percentage in the • “I thought Timo (Meier) and Gus (Nyquist) played really well,” Sharks’ forward Logan Couture, playoffs following a loss. “It starts with our goalie,” St. Louis forward Ryan O'Reilly, 27, said. 29, said. “(Meier) was a bull. When he skates and (with) his strength, he's tough to defend. “I think (Binnington) was unbelievable tonight. Made some huge saves. He's leading the charge We're fortunate enough to play with him on our line.” that way.” • Sharks won Game One for the third straight series. • Sharks’ forward Logan Couture, 29, was far from happy, saying, “In my opinion, that wasn't • “You need complete games in the playoffs right now, and tonight was a good step in the right anywhere near what we're capable of, and I don't think we've played up to our capabilities in a direction,” Sharks’ forward Joe Pavelski, 34, said. while now…And it's discouraging, it's frustrating, because we're going to need everyone here if • St. Louis defenceman Joel Edmundson, 25, said, “There were a few too many mistakes out we're going to beat these guys, because they're a very good hockey team.” there. Whenever there was, they capitalized on every chance they got…Overall, they were just • “We're fine. We've got a good group in here. We've been resilient all year. This isn't going to a better team. We'll be ready for Monday.” deter us by any means,” said Sharks’ centre Joe Thornton, 39. • San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said, “You don't care how this time of year, you just • D Alex Pietrangelo, 29, tied the Blues record for points by a defenceman in one postseason want to get the win. It was important to get off to a good start. I think both teams looked a little like they were coming out of Game Sevens, and it was a little sloppy in areas, both ways, but with 12 (2g, 10a) with an assist on Sundqvist's goal (Joe Micheletti, 1981; Jeff Brown, 1990 we found a way.” and 1991; Al MacInnis, 1999). • Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic each had an assist for the Sharks, who • St. Louis has outscored opponents 13-3 on the road in the third period in the playoffs, lead the NHL in points by defencemen with 38 (8g, 30a). The Blues are second with 33 (5g, including 11-2 in six wins. 28a). • Couture's second goal was his 100th playoff point with the Sharks (47g, 53a). He trails Patrick • D Jay Bouwmeester's interference penalty at 9:36 of the first period was the Blues' first penalty Marleau (120 points) and Thornton (112) in San Jose history. in 136:19 dating to Game Six of the second round against the Dallas Stars. • Couture is one goal from tying Joe Pavelski's Sharks’ record for most goals in one postseason. • The six goals allowed by the Blues tied their playoff high — 6-3 loss to Winnipeg Jets in Game Pavelski scored 14 in 2016, when San Jose lost in six games to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Three of first round on 14 April. Stanley Cup Final. • Blues were 0-for-5 on the power play and are 1-for-26 in their past eight games. •

Wednesday, May 15 1900 CT on HNIC Friday, May 17 1900 CT on HNIC SAN JOSE 5 @ ST. LOUIS 4 OVERTIME SAN JOSE 1 @ ST. LOUIS 2

FIRST PERIOD 1. SAN JOSE, Erik Karlsson 1 (unassisted) 13:37 FIRST PERIOD Stops puck near point, steps in a bit and sends a seeing-eye wrist shot past Binnington high 1. ST. LOUIS, Ivan Barbashev 1 (unassisted) 0:35 2. SAN JOSE, Joe Thornton 3 (Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kevin Labanc) 16:58 Burns can’t get puck out around boards • Barbashev fires it toward net and it goes off Nyquist’s stick and in Shot from point falls right to Thornton in slot and he slams it past Binnington glove side 2. ST. LOUIS, Tyler Bozak 4 (Patrick Maroon, Vladimir Tarasenko) 17:53 PPG GWG On PP, right off draw, low point shot gets stopped in front and, eventually, Bozak pokes it through Jones’ legs Penalties ― Perron STL 6:58

SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Dillon SJ 5:09, Meier SJ 17:44 3. ST. LOUIS, Alexander Steen 2 (Ivan Barbashev) 1:18 Barbashev comes into zone, cuts to net, then sends puck back to Steen, who has open glove side SECOND PERIOD 4. SAN JOSE, Joe Thornton 4 (Kevin Labanc, Brenden Dillon) 1:36 NO SCORING Labanc takes rebound off backboards and slips it quickly to Thornton, who scores from tough angle 5. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 6 (Brayden Schenn, Colton Parayko) 4:05 Penalties ― Blais STL 5:41, Vlasic SJ Schenn STL 8:24 Barrels into the zone on left side and snaps a beautiful shot high glove side past Jones 6. ST. LOUIS, David Perron 4 (Colton Parayko, Joel Edmundson) 16:03 THIRD PERIOD Takes pass in circle to Jones’ right, waits a beat and then wires a wrist shot high short side 3. SAN JOSE, Tomas Hertl 10 (Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson) 6:48 PPG 7. ST. LOUIS, David Perron 5 (Patrick Maroon, Colton Parayko) 18:42 PPG Binnington can’t stop long shot completely and it trickles through his pads and Hertl pokes it over line On PP, takes puck out near blueline, steps in slightly, then just blasts puck through Braun and past Jones Penalties ― Dillon SJ 4:35, Pietrangelo STL 6:01, Barbashev STL 9:52, Sharks’ bench (served by Labanc) Penalties ― Burns SJ 17:42 12:33

THIRD PERIOD 8. SAN JOSE, Logan Couture 14 (Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski) 18:59 with extra attacker Shots on goal by Thornton sends puck into slot and Pavelski bumps it to Couture who just shoves it inside the post SHARKS 9 11 10 30 BLUES 10 8 4 22 Penalties ― None SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD 9. SAN JOSE, Erik Karlsson 2 (Gustav Nyquist, Timo Meier) 5:23 GWG Power play: SJ ― 1 for 3 2 for 10 series, 12 for 64 SCP, STL ― 1 for 4 2 for 11 series, 9 for 52 SCP Meier, while falling, swats puck in front with his hand and Karlsson ultimately put it in • hotly disputed Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Devin Berg, Greg Devorski

Penalties ― None 18,496 at Enterprise Center

Shots on goal by SJ changes — 18 C Haley out → 20 LW Sorensen in SHARKS 9 8 11 3 32 BLUES 4 13 12 3 32 STL changes — 29 D Dunn out → 4 D Gunnarsson in

SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington • G Jordan Binnington STL, C Tyler Bozak STL, D Colton Parayko STL game’s three stars Power play: SJ ― 0 for 1 1 for 7 series, 11 for 61 SCP, STL ― 1 for 1 1 for 7 series, 8 for 48 SCP • Blues’ rookie netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, got his 10th win of these Stanley Cup Playoffs Referees: Marc Joannette, Dan O’Rourke Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Matt MacPherson and is the 10th rookie goalie in history with at least that many in one postseason. He also set a 18,360 at Enterprise Center Blues record for most wins in one postseason, passing Brian Elliott (2016) and Roman Turek

SJ changes — 20 LW Sorensen out → 18 F Haley in (2001). “That's a great honor obviously,” Binnington said. “I'm having a lot of fun back here playing with this team. They're doing a great job. They limited their chances tonight. We played STL changes — None a complete game. I just tried to do my job.” • D Erik Karlsson SJ, LW David Perron STL, C Joe Thornton SJ game’s three stars • “It was a tough first obviously,” San Jose defenceman Brent Burns, 33, said. “After that I think • In the first period, Blues’ defenceman Vince Dunn, 22, took a rising shot right from Sharks’ D we battled back there, had some good looks. I think we got better. We have to have better. Brenden Dillon in the face/mouth. He went straight to the room and did not return. That's a great team over there. Still looking for a solid 60 (minutes) I think.” • In overtime, Sharks’ forward Timo Meier shot, and after it deflected off Blues’ • The Blues rebounded from losing Game Three 5-4 in overtime when an apparent hand pass defenceman Colton Parayko, the puck came back to Meier as he was falling forward. Meier resulted in the winning goal by Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson, 28. “Obviously there's swatted the puck with his right glove and it bounced to Sharks’ F Gustav Nyquist, who passed different ways to handle that situation, and we did it perfect,” St. Louis forward Vladimir to Karlsson for his second goal of the game. The play was not subject to video review. Tarasenko said. “The atmosphere inside the locker room was good too. It's not separate us, • “I didn't really see it,” Karlsson, 28, said when asked if he saw a hand pass by Meier. “I thought it's keep us more together. What else can we do? We were down by one, and now we're tied. (Nyquist) got it right in front of the net there, and I just kept myself available.” Karlsson We did what we planned to, and the next game will be really important for us.” added, “Well we weren't playing hand ball, were we? We were playing hockey, so I think we • “We wanted to have a really good start, and we sure did with (Barbashev's) goal and added to deserved to win this game. At the end of the day, I don't think either team drew the shorter it with (Bozak's),” Blues forward David Perron, 30, said. “It was a really good first period. We stick on any of the calls. Fair game.” back off after that, but we got the win and that's what matters.” • The Blues were frustrated but said they knew it wasn't going to be overturned. “Did it appear • Blues’ F Ryan Bozak's power-play goal was the Blues' second in three man-advantages dating (to be a hand pass)? It was, but let's move forward, and that's what we'll try to do here in the to the second period of Game Three. They did not score on their previous 18. “We kind of were next 24 hours,” forward David Perron, 30, said. “We're a really good team in here.” stressing we've got to get more pucks to the net with traffic,” Bozak, 32, said. “We were just • Logan Couture tied it 4-4 for the Sharks with 1:01 left in the third period with goalie Martin kind of passing it around the outside a little bit too much.” Jones pulled for the extra attacker. “I was happy that they kept icing the puck,” Couture, 29, • “Gave up two quick ones but we battled, we had our chances,” San Jose captain F Joe Pavelski, said. “I was a little tired, I had been out there for 30 minutes. (Blues’ captain D Alex) 34, said. “We felt we sustained some attack for a while and came up a little short, but definitely Pietrangelo kept icing it, gave me some time to catch my breath. I think a couple of us were room for improvement for sure.” tired, so we were happy that he kept icing it. (San Jose C Joe Thornton) made a good play on • Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer said, “We're in the Western Conference (Final) 2-2 against a the wall, kind of a battle, their guy threw it at the net, we were able to outnumber him. The really good team. I feel pretty good. We've got home-ice advantage so yeah, I feel good.” puck came loose a little bit, and I think I got my stick on it before (Jordan) Binnington could • “We just talked about you know, you've got to just move on. The call, you can't change it now. cover it." It is what it is. I think we talked in terms like that game we had a one-goal lead, we could have • Pietrangelo, 29, said the icing calls were just a series of bounces that didn't go the Blues' way. closed it out then and we didn't. We let it go to overtime, and the only difference tonight, we “You are just trying to make a hard play,” the St. Louis captain said. “They've got the extra guy. closed it out with a one-goal lead,” said Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube on bouncing You're hoping to get a bounce. It's kind of hard when there are guys on you. Sometimes when back after losing Game Three you flip it up like that, it spins back. Sometimes, it goes forward. Again, a game of inches.” • Sharks’ D Erik Karlsson had an assist on Tomas Hertl's goal and leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs • Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, simply said, “Well, it's difficult to lose in overtime with 14. and (the Stanley Cup) Playoffs anytime. We've got to move on and get ready for Game Four. • Two of San Jose D Brent Burns' 16 shot attempts were on goal and seven were blocked. Really, that's all you can do. We played a solid hockey game, but we're on the losing end of it and there's nothing we can do about what happened. We just have to move on.” • San Jose had 73 shot attempts and St. Louis had 35. • His late, game-tying goal was Logan Couture's 14th goal of these Stanley Cup Playoffs, • St. Louis F Tyler Bozak has four points (2g, 2a) the past five games. tying him with Joe Pavelski (2016) for most in a single postseason in Sharks’ history. • On the day of this game, former NHL netminder John Davidson, 66, was named president of • This was Sharks’ C Joe Thornton's first career multi-goal game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the New York Rangers. his 176th career game. Thornton (39 years, 317 days) became the oldest player in history with a multigoal game in the SCP, passing Jeremy Roenick, who was 38 years, 96 days when he scored for the Sharks in Game Seven of the 2008 Western Conference Quarterfinals. • Blues’ F David Perron's goal ended an 0-for-18 drought for the Blues’ power play dating to Game Four of the second round against the Dallas Stars. St. Louis was 1-for-26 with the man- advantage its previous eight games. • When a Best-of-Seven series to decide who plays in the Stanley Cup Final is tied 1-1, the winner of Game Three has a series record of 54-17 (.761).

2019 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

2 PAC SAN JOSE SHARKS 101 v. 3 CEN ST. LOUIS BLUES 99 GM DOUG WILSON, HC PETER DeBOER v. GM DOUG ARMSTRONG, INTERIM HC CRAIG BERUBE BLUES WIN SERIES IN 6

Sunday, May 19 1215 PT on HNIC Tuesday, May 21 1900 CT on HNIC ST. LOUIS 5 @ SAN JOSE 0 SAN JOSE 1 @ ST. LOUIS 5

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. ST. LOUIS, Oskar Sundqvist 4 (unassisted) 5:50 GWG 1. ST. LOUIS, David Perron 6 (Sammy Blais, Ryan O’Reilly) 1:32 Strangely, Dillon SJ fails to receive easy pass in own zone, Sundqvist one-times blast fr top of circle five-hole O’Reilly sends perfect pass right across slot to Blais • his hard wrist shot goes off Perron, standing in front 2. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 8 (Colton Parayko, Ryan O’Reilly) 16:16 PPG GWG Penalties ― Bouwmeester STL 15:18 On PP, Tarasenko steps forward in circle and snaps one to high short side (blocker) past Jones • weak goal

SECOND PERIOD Penalties ― Goodrow SJ 16:09 2. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 10 (unassisted) 3:05 Tarasenko’s shot comes slowly to Jones, he tries to push it away with his stick, but hands it right to Schwartz SECOND PERIOD 3. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 7 (PENALTY SHOT) 6:53 3. SAN JOSE, Dylan Gambrell 1 (Joonas Donskoi, Martin Jones) 6:40 On breakaway, Tarasenko hauled down by D Burns SJ • on penalty shot, snaps a beauty high glove past Jones Sharks move puck up ice quickly • Gambrell’s wrist shot beats Binnington blocker side • another weak one 4. ST. LOUIS, Brayden Schenn 2 (Alex Pietrangelo, Robert Thomas) 12:47 PPG Penalties ― Burns SJ PS 6:53, Donskoi SJ (double minor) 10:43, Bozak STL 11:23 On PP, Pietrangelo’s point shot hits some bodies en route • puck bounces right in front for Schenn to tap home

THIRD PERIOD Penalties ― Braun SJ 10:57 4. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 11 (David Perron, Vladimir Tarasenko) 2:19 PPG Puck comes into slot and bounces off Vlasic in front of Schwartz, and he swats bouncing puck past Jones THIRD PERIOD 5. ST. LOUIS, Jaden Schwartz 12 (Vladimir Tarasenko, Brayden Schenn) 16:02 5. ST. LOUIS, Tyler Bozak 5 (David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly) 13:05 Tarasenko sends a gorgeous pass right across the tight slot to Schwartz, alone at glove side Bozak works give-and-go with Perron, and his shot hits Nyquist’s stick near crease and trickles over line 6. ST. LOUIS, Ivan Barbashev 2 (Oskar Sundqvist) 17:45 ENG Penalties ― Goodrow SJ Haley SJ 1:55, Haley SJ (minor, served by Nyquist, 10-minute misconduct) 7:13, After Sundvist misses empty net, Barbashev fights off check and sweeps one in from circle Meier SJ 8:35, Edmundson S 13:12, Kane SJ (double minor, served by Nyquist, 10-minute misconuct) 17:13 Penalties ― Maroon STL 1:36 Shots on goal by BLUES 4 20 16 40 Shots on goal by SHARKS 11 6 4 21 SHARKS 9 7 10 26 ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; SAN JOSE, Martin Jones BLUES 7 9 3 19 SAN JOSE, Martin Jones; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington Power play: STL ― 1 for 8 3 for 19 series, 10 for 60 SCP, SJ ― 0 for 2 2 for 12 series, 12 for 66 SCP Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot Power play: SJ ― 0 for 1 2 for 13 series, 12 for 67 SCP, STL ― 2 for 2 5 for 21 series, 12 for 62 SCP 17,562 at SAP Center Referees: Francis Charron, Wes McCauley (replaced during first pd by Gord Dwyer after injuring hamstring) Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey STL changes — None 18,684 at Enterprise Center

SJ changes — 20 LW Sorensen out → 18 F Haley in SJ changes — 8 C Pavelski out → 7 C Gambrell in • 48 C Hertl out → 20 LW Sorensen in •

65 D E. Karlsson out → 72 D Heed in • LW Jaden Schwartz STL, RW Vladimir Tarasenko STL, G Jordan Binnington STL three stars • Blues are now on the verge of their first Stanley Cup Final since 1970. STL changes — None

• Sharks’ forward Joe Pavelski, 34, left the game in the third period with an injury following a hit • G Jordan Binnington STL, LW David Perron STL, D Colton Parayko STL game’s three stars by Blues’ defenceman Alex Pietrangelo, and D Erik Karlsson (favouring his leg since Game Four) and F Tomas Hertl (took puck in face) each did not take a shift in the third. San Jose head • Blues advance to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1970. coach Peter DeBoer did not provide any updates. • “The final minutes, counting down there and how loud the rink was and the atmospehere was • “That's something you don't really think about before the game,” St. Louis forward Jaden awesome,” Blues’ netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, said. “We're excited and looking forward Schwartz, 26, said of his hat trick. “You just kind of prepare the way you usually do and get to the next round.” Binnington stopped 145 of 159 SJ shots in this series for a .912 sv pct. focused for the game to help the team. Sometimes you get some bounces your way and you • Sharks were without D Erik Karlsson and forwards Tomas Hertl and Joe Pavelski because of never score a goal by yourself…We've been a team where our depth has gotten us here and injury. “I was proud of our group tonight,” San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said. “I don't different guys step up every night, and tonight was no different.” think the score reflected the work that we put in. I know what the scoreboard said at the end of • “We've seen it before from him,” Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said, of the night, but I felt we made them earn it tonight. I thought we showed up under tough Schwartz. “He's been a pretty consistent performer over the years. It was an off year for him, circumstances…That's all you can ask.” obviously, in the regular season, but the guy keeps working hard. Nothing changes with his • “Nobody wants to fly four more hours back to San Jose,” Blues’ forward Vladimir Tarasenko attitude. He keeps with it and keeps working and it's paying off now. He's been a very good said. “We had a chance like this (to clinch in Game 6 of the first round against the Winnipeg performer for us in the playoffs.” Jets). Everybody was preparing and ready to end it tonight.” • It was Schwartz's second hat trick of these 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Game Six against the • “We didn't score too many goals,” said San Jose forward Logan Couture, 29, who leads the NHL Winnipeg Jets in the first round). He is the first player with two hat tricks in the same postseason with 14 goals and 20 points in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. “It's pretty obvious you're not going since Johan Franzen did it with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008. to win scoring zero, then one most nights. We dried up offensively. They played hard, and we • “I just think we got a bit away from our game,” Sharks’ defenceman Brenden Dillon, 28, said. didn't get enough around their goaltender.” “We were kind of turning some pucks over, and any time you do that this time of year, the other • St. Louis forward Brayden Schenn, 27, scored his first goal in 14 games, dating back to Game teams usually feed off of that.” Five v. Winnipeg. “I think more or less the point in the game we were at we needed a goal, and • “We scored one goal in the last two games, that's not going to cut it,” Sharks’ forward Logan that was huge,” Blues defenceman Colton Parayko, 25, said of Schenn’s tally. “Obviously, he Couture, 29, said. “We're not doing enough around their net or creating enough opportunities was excited for that one. To give us a late lead going into the third was huge for us.” on second chances.” • The Sharks scored two goals in the final three games of the series after scoring 13 in the first • San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer, 50, said, “We've been here before and had to go and win three. “I thought we had a lot of really good chances tonight, too,” Sharks’ defenceman Brent on the road in Vegas in order to get to a Game Seven. You're never comfortable when your back Burns said. “Missed opportunities. That's all it takes this time of year. The difference between is against the wall like that, but we have been here before and found a way. I'm confident we winning and not winning is so close. You can't take anything away from that team, they played can do that again.” great from top to bottom.” • St. Louis defenceman Joel Edmundson, 25, said, “It's really exciting. We just have to keep our • “The feeling? It feels really good,” St. Louis forward Sammy Blais, 22, said. “With all we've been cool. We've got to play Game Six just like we did Game Five and if we do, we'll have a good through this year and getting the win at home in Game Six, it's big for us and it's big for our chance. But we're not getting too high, not getting too low. We've just got to look forward to fans. We're really happy, but we're not done yet. We've got four more wins to get to win the big Game Six.” prize at the end, and we're not going to stop here.” • Jim Roberts was unsuccessful on the only other Blues’ penalty shot in the playoffs, taken in the • “You get a taste in 2016 against these guys, you're two wins away from being in the (Stanley 1968 Western Conference SF against the Minnesota North Stars. Cup Final). When you get a taste of it like that, you want to make sure you take advantage of it again,” said Blues’ captain D Alex Pietrangelo, 29, on losing to the Sharks in the Western • St. Louis is 8-1 when scoring within the first six minutes of a game in these 2019 Stanley Conference Final in 2016. Cup Playoffs. • “Our goal was to win the Stanley Cup, and we didn't get the job done. To take any satisfaction of getting past the first two rounds is pretty hard to do in this moment in time,” said Sharks’ head coach Peter DeBoer. • “We competed hard. We expected that. We expected the 20 guys that dressed to compete hard, and we did. I don't think the score dictated the game. We played hard tonight,” said Sharks’ 39- year old centre Joe Thornton. • Vladimir Tarasenko is the second Blues’ player to have at least one point in each game of a conference final/NHL semifinal. Gary Sabourin had five points (4g, 1a) in four games in the 1969 SF. • St. Louis improved to 9-1 when scoring in the first six minutes of a game in the playoffs. • It's the fourth time the Blues have made the Stanley Cup Final. They were swept three straight years from 1968-70, including by the Bruins in 1970. • F Dylan Gambrell, 22, is the second Sharks’ player to score his first NHL goal in the playoffs, joining Marcel Goc (May 4, 2004). • D Alex Pietrangelo's assist was his 13th point of the playoffs, breaking a tie with Joe Micheletti (1981), Jeff Brown (1990, 1991) and Al MacInnis (1999) for most by a St. Louis defenceman in a single postseason. • Entering this game, San Jose was 4-0 in these Stanley Cup Playoffs when facing elimination. • In this series, the Blues were led in scoring by 27-year old RW Vladimir Tarasenko, who had 3g, 5a, 8 pts with an E rating. For the Sharks, 29-year old centre Logan Couture had 5g, 1a, 6 pts with a -1 rating to top the club in this series. • At 6:22 of the first period, referee Wes McCauley clipped skates with linesman Scott Cherrey. Play continued for another 1:21 before G Jordan Binnington STL froze the puck. At that point, it became apparent McCauley had hurt his leg in the collision. As he left the ice, McCauley said simply, “Hamstring” to HNIC host Scott Oake. McCauley did not return and Gord Dwyer dressed and finished the game as a replacement for McCauley.

2019 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

2 ATL BOSTON BRUINS 107 v. 3 CEN ST. LOUIS BLUES 99 GM DON SWEENEY, HC BRUCE CASSIDY v. GM DOUG ARMSTRONG, INTERIM HC CRAIG BERUBE BLUES WIN SERIES IN 7

Monday, May 27 2015 ET on HNIC J Hughson, Cr Simpson, S Oake Wednesday, May 29 2015 ET on HNIC ST. LOUIS 2 @ BOSTON 4 ST. LOUIS 3 @ BOSTON 2 OVERTIME

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD 1. ST. LOUIS, Brayden Schenn 3 (Jaden Schwartz, Jay Bouwmeester) 7:23 1. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 7 (Jake DeBrusk, David Pastrnak) 4:44 PPG In slot, Schenn takes a moment to settle bouncing puck and then wrists a quick shot high stick side past Rask On PP, Pastrnak moves down left-wing boards and behind net, then finds Coyle alone in front • five-hole goal 2. ST. LOUIS, Robert Bortuzzo 2 (Tyler Bozak, Carl Gunnarsson) 9:37 Penalties ― Kuraly B 3:37, Perron S 13:15, Thomas S 16:45 From boards to Rask’s left, Bortuzzo just fires it at the net and it goes off Grzelcyk and past SECOND PERIOD 3. BOSTON, Joakim Nordstrom 3 (Sean Kuraly) 10:17 2. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 9 (Brayden Schenn) 1:00 Blues can’t get it out and Kuraly corrals puck behind net • slips it in front to Nordstrom, he tucks it five-hole Pastrnak tries to reverse puck behind net, but hands it to Schenn • he finds Tarasenko in slot for a one-timer 4. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 10 (Jaden Schwartz) 14:55 3. BOSTON, Connor Clifton 2 (Sean Kuraly, Joakim Nordstrom) 2:16 Rask leaves a fat rebound off a Schwartz shot, but Tarasenko doesn’t give up and slips it in Kuraly lugs puck in to zone and fires pass into slot, that goes off Clifton’s right skate and past Binnington Penalties ― Blais S 3:55, Sundqvist S 17:57 4. BOSTON, Charlie McAvoy (unassisted) 12:41 PPG McAvoy moves into zone and high slot, then snaps low wrist shot low past Binnington’s glove side • weak goal SECOND PERIOD NO SCORING Penalties ― Edmundson S 5:25, Sundqvist S 11:04 Penalties ― Clifton B 3:34, Edmundson S 12:19, Clifton B (double minor) 15:39, Schwartz S 17:56 THIRD PERIOD 5. BOSTON, Sean Kuraly 3 (Noel Acciari, Zdeno Chara) 5:21 THIRD PERIOD Binnington stops long shot but just can’t corral rebound • puck in Kuraly’s feet and he fires it home glove side NO SCORING 6. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 8 (unassisted) 18:11 ENG Penalties ― Schenn S 13:22 Scoops up puck at Blues’ line, spins and fires it into empty net FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD Penalties ― Krejci B 6:55, Blais S 13:28 5. ST. LOUIS, Carl Gunnarsson 1 (Ryan O’Reilly, Oskar Sundqvist) 3:51 GWG with extra attacker Shots on goal by On a delayed penalty, one-times a blast from blueline past a screened Rask blocker side BLUES 8 3 9 20 Penalties ― None BRUINS 8 18 12 38 ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask Shots on goal by BLUES 10 14 9 4 37 Power play: STL ― 0 for 2 12 for 64 in SCP, BOS ― 1 for 5 18 for 55 in SCP BRUINS 8 6 9 0 23 Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Pierre Racicot ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask 17,565 at TD Garden

STL dressed — 4 D Gunnarsson, 6 D Edmundson, 19 D Bouwmeester, 27 D Pietrangelo C, 41 D Bortuzzo, Power play: STL ― 0 for 3 0 for 5 series, 12 for 67 SCP, BOS ― 1 for 5 2 for 10 series, 19 for 60 SCP 55 D Parayko • 7 LW Maroon, 9 LW Blais, 10 C Schenn, 17 C Schwartz, 18 C Thomas, 20 LW Steen AC, Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey 21 C Bozak, 49 C Barbashev, 57 LW Perron, 70 C Sundqvist, 90 C O’Reilly, 91 RW Tarasenko • 34 G Allen, 17,565 at TD Garden 50 G Binnington STL changes — 18 C Thomas out → 15 C Fabbri in

BOS dressed — 25 D Carlo, 33 D Chara C, 47 D Krug, D 48 Grzelcyk, D 73 McAvoy, D 75 Clifton • C 13 Coyle, BOS changes — None 20 C Nordstrom, 37 C Bergeron AC, 42 RW Backes, 43 LW Heinen, 46 C Krejci, 52 C Kuraly, 55 C Acciari, 63 C Marchand, 74 LW DeBrusk, 88 RW Pastrnak, 90 LW Johansson • 40 G Rask, 41 G Halak • D Carl Gunnarsson STL, RW Vladimir Tarasenko STL, C Joakim Nordstrom BOS three stars

• During this regular season, the Bruins and Blues played one another twice. Each team won • After 13 straight losses, dating back to 1968, the Blues finally won a game in the Stanley Cup at home. On 17 January, Boston won 5-2. On 23 February, St. Louis won, 2-1, in overtime. Final. • Entering this series, Blues’ netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, has a 2.37 GAA and .914 sv pct • “I don't score too many, but nothing comes even close,” said Blues’ defenceman Carl (491 svs/537 shots) with a 12-7 record in 19 games in these 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bruins’ Gunnarsson, 32, whose goal was his first in 57 Stanley Cup Playoff games. “It's a pretty good 31-year old netminder Tuukka Rask has a 12-5 record, 1.84 GAA and .942 sv pct (517 svs/549 feeling right now…First game, we weren't happy; today we came out flying and I think we played shots) in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games. a great game for 60-plus minutes. That's just the team we are. We come back like that. We • C Sean Kuraly BOS, LW Marcus Johansson BOS, D Connor Clifton BOS game’s three stars never give up. For me to put it in there and get the winner, it's a great feeling.” • Bruins have now defeated Blues nine consecutive times in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And the • When Carl Gunnarsson scored the game-winning goal in OT, he became the third player in Blues are now 0-13 all time in Stanley Cup Final games, dating back to 1968. Stanley Cup history to score the first playoff goal of his career in overtime of the Stanley Cup • “We weren't too happy with the way the game was going,” Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy, Final. The others two are Cy Wentworth in Game 3 of the 1931 Final and Brian Skrudland in 54, said. “We weren't playing our game, and I think after the (Blues') second goal, our guys, Game 2 of the 1986 Final. that kind of woke us up. We needed something good to happen, and it did.” • Netminder Tuukka Rask, 31, and the Bruins had their eight-game winning streak end. It was • Blues’ rookie netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, wasn’t thrilled with the fact he couldn’t hang their first loss since April 30. Probably wasn't our best game today,” Rask said. “I think, on to the puck right before F Sean Kuraly BOS scored in the third period. “I've got to be better,” especially in the playoffs, the better team always wins. They were definitely the better team.” Binnington said. “That's my puck there.” He added, “When (their) first goal went in, they got • St. Louis netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, is 6-2 with a .935 save percentage in games after some momentum and they had a big push there. We held it to a tie game going into the third, a loss in the playoffs. “The boys played a great game, a disciplined game and played as a team and it wasn't the outcome we wanted. But it was good to feel it out, and we'll be back at 'em for for 60 minutes, or more than 60 minutes, I guess,” Binnington said. “I think we deserved that Game Two.” one.” • “I think our pace was really set by our defencemen,” Bruins’ defenceman Torey Krug, 28, said. “It was sluggish in the first. The second period, we were able to just get around pucks and move • “It's on us to execute better at the end of the day and move a little bit more,” Bruins’ head it north very quickly, and then our forwards weren't trying to do any east-to-west plays. They coach Bruce Cassidy, 54, said. “I thought our whole game was like that. We didn't have as were just chipping it behind their D and going to work. When our pace is like that, it's tough for much energy it seemed with the puck to create offence 5-on-5 and on the power play.” a team to hang with us.” • Boston had to play with five defencemen after Matt Grzelcyk, 25, was injured when he was • “Turnovers,” St. Louis interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. “The second period, I didn't boarded by Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist at 17:57 of the first period. Sundqvist received a think we skated very well. Also, penalties were a part of it all, but the second period we got minor penalty. “You scout enough and see enough video to know what the other team is all pucks and we didn't skate, didn't advance them, turned them over, gave them momentum.” about, so you've got to play like you have a chance to win,” Rask said. “Obviously, (Grzelcyk) Berube added, “It takes a lot of guys out of the game and that burns up a lot of energy from going down in the first we are down to five, so you've got to simplify things. They were just hard other guys that are killing all the time. It's too much. We've got to be better there. We've got on us, so we couldn't get any room and off our game.” to be more disciplined.” • “We kind of worked them, kind of broke them down,” Blues’ centre Ryan O'Reilly said. “I • Boston forward Marcus Johansson, 28, said, “Come the second period, we picked up our game. thought it gave us an advantage and we came out and had a bit more gas. As you see, I thought We got more physical and we started moving our feet, moving the puck and we ended up we outplayed them in that overtime and got the big goal.” spending more time in their end and didn't give them as much room. That's when we started • Blues’ centre Oskar Sundqvist, 24, said, “Berube came in and said that he used the (bathroom) taking the game over.” after the third period, and Gunnarsson came and stood next to him. And all Gunnarsson said • “We just know how to check. We've done it to Carolina, Toronto, Columbus. We know how to to him was, ‘I just need one more chance.’ It's true, apparently. It worked out.” play winning hockey when we need to,” said Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy, who turned 54 during Boston’s ten-day lay-off prior to this Stanley Cup Final. • “Yeah, I can't deny that. That's where it happened. It makes it even more fun, I guess. It's a good story,” said Blues’ defenceman Carl Gunnarsson of his conversation with interim head • Since 1939, when the NHL started using the Best-of-Seven format in the Stanley Cup Final, coach Craig Berube. Game One winners have won the Cup 77.2 percent of the time (61 of 79 series). Teams that have won Game One in any Best-of-Seven series have a series record of 476-219 (.685). • Boston forward Brad Marchand, 30, said, “We need to be better. Personally, I wasn't good the Game One winners this season are 9-5 (.643). last two games, so we can't be playing like that.” • Bruins have won eight straight games since losing Game Three of the Eastern Conference • Blues’ forward Vladimir Tarasenko, 27, has scored goals in four straight and has an eight-game Second Round against the Blue Jackets, outscoring opponents 32-11. point streak, tying Brett Hull (1990) and Gary Sabourin (1969) for the second longest in Blues’ • Seventeen of Boston's 18 skaters had a shot on goal; only defenceman Matt Grzelcyk did not. playoff history. Tony Currie had a nine-game point streak in 1981. • St. Louis was playing its first game in six days. • The Bruins' top line of Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak — the so-called ‘Perfection Line’ — has combined for two points in this series, neither at even strength. • On the day of this game, the Edmonton Oilers named Dave Tippett, 57, as their new head coach. Tippett has head coached Dallas Stars and Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes in the NHL and had been working with the Seattle NHL expansion club. Saturday, June 1 1925 CT on HNIC BOSTON 7 @ ST. LOUIS 2

FIRST PERIOD 1. BOSTON, Patrick Bergeron 9 (Torey Krug, Jake DeBrusk) 10:47 PPG Monday, June 3 1920 CT on HNIC On PP, right off draw, Bergeron wins draw back to Krug • his low wrist shot from point is tipped by Bergeron 2. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 8 (Marcus Johansson, Danton Heinen) 17:40 BOSTON 2 @ ST. LOUIS 4 Bruins break into zone with numbers • Johansson makes slick pass over to Coyle who fires it glove side 3. BOSTON, Sean Kuraly 4 (Joakim Nordstrom) 19:50 GWG FIRST PERIOD With 9.2 secs rem, Kuraly snaps a quick shot off Pietrangelo’s left leg and past Binnington • review confirms 1. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 4 (Zach Sanford, Vince Dunn) 0:43 Rask loses handle on long, low shot from point and O’Reilly grabs rebound and wraps it around to glove side Penalties ― DeBrusk B 1:02, Perron S 10:26, Clifton B Barbashev S 14:22, Blues’ bench (served by Perron) 2. BOSTON, Charlie Coyle 9 (Zdeno Chara) 13:14 19:50 Chara sends it in front • Binnington makes the stop, but rebounds falls right to Coyle who has open glove side

SECOND PERIOD 3. ST. LOUIS, Vladimir Tarasenko 11 (Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden Schenn) 15:30 Pietrangelo takes pass cruising in from the point • takes a quick, low shot and Tarasenko slips rebound home 4. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 8 (Torey Krug, Patrice Bergeron) 0:41 PPG On PP, Bruins work puck around perimeter very quickly and Pastrnak, from tight slot, flips it past Binnington Penalties ― None 5. ST. LOUIS, Ivan Barbashev 3 (Zach Sanford, Alexander Steen) 11:05 Sanford works hard on puck behind net and then slips it to Barbashev in slot, who fires high over Rask SECOND PERIOD 6. BOSTON, Torey Krug 2 (Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron) 12:12 PPG 4. BOSTON, Brandon Carlo 1 (Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand) 14:19 SHG On PP, Krug’s low snapshot goes off Bouwmeester’s stick and past Binnington glove side Playing SH, Bergeron snaps a rolling puck and Binnington sends rebound right to Carlo on glove side

Jake Allen replaced Jordan Binnington in Blues’ net at 12:12 of second period Penalties ― Coyle B 5:47, Parayko S 8:31, Clifton B 13:53

Penalties ― McAvoy B Chara B Maroon S 7:37, Parayko S 11:41 THIRD PERIOD 5. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 5 (Alex Pietrangelo, Carl Gunnarsson) 10:38 GWG THIRD PERIOD Rask makes a nice blocker save of a slapshot, but O’Reilly takes the rebound on the fly and swats it into net 7. ST. LOUIS, Colton Parayko 2 (Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Bozak) 5:24 PPG 6. ST. LOUIS, Brayden Schenn (unassisted) 18:31 ENG On PP, right off draw, Parayko’s blast from point goes off Carlo in front and past Rask’s stick side Grabs puck just past centre ice and fires a long one into empty net 8. BOSTON, Noel Acciari 2 (Joakim Nordstrom, Charlie Coyle) 18:12 ENG Scoops up puck near centre, takes a couple strides and fires it into empty net from distance Penalties ― Heinen B 2:08, Bouwmeester S 6:42, Krug B Bouwmeester S 19:34

9. BOSTON, Marcus Johansson 4 (Torey Krug, Connor Clifton) 18:35 PPG Shots on goal by On PP, Krug sends pass across ice to Johansson and he blasts puck low glove side past Allen BRUINS 9 10 4 23 Penalties ― Clifton B Perron S 0:54, Carlo B 1:31, Chara B 5:18, DeBrusk B 6:04, Pietrangelo S 18:12 BLUES 13 12 13 38 BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington Shots on goal by BRUINS 12 8 4 24 Power play: BOS ― 0 for 2 6 for 16 series, 23 for 66 SCP, STL ― 0 for 3 1 for 13 series, 13 for 75 SCP BLUES 8 10 11 29 Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington, Jake Allen (12:12 of second period) 18,805 at Enterprise Center

Power play: BOS ― 4 for 4 6 for 14 series, 23 for 64 SCP, STL ― 1 for 5 1 for 10 series, 13 for 72 SCP BOS changes — None

Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Pierre Racicot STL changes — 41 D Bortuzzo out → 29 D Dunn in • 15 C Fabbri out → 70 C Sundqvist in 18,789 at Enterprise Center • F Ryan O’Reilly STL, D Alex Pietrangelo STL, F Zach Sanford STL game’s three stars BOS changes — 48 D Grzelcyk out → 27 D Moore in • For the third time in these 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blues scored in the first minute STL changes — 70 C Sundqvist out (one-game suspension) → 12 LW Sandford in of a game — Game Six v. Jets and Game Four v. Sharks.

• C Patrice Bergeron BOS, D Torey Krug BOS, RW David Pastrnak BOS game’s three stars • At 3:07 of the second period, D Zdeno Chara took a shot off F Brayden Schenn’s stick right in • This was the first Stanley Cup Final game played in St. Louis since 5 May 1970. The Blues the right side of his mouth. He left the ice, bleeding and returned for the start of the third period also lost the previous six. wearing a full face shield. But he did not see the ice again in this game, on the advice of team doctors. • The Bruins are the first team since the Colorado Avalanche on 6 June 1996 to score four power-play goals in a Stanley Cup Final game. Boston C Patrice Bergeron leads these Stanley • In their eighth try, this is the first win for the Blues on home ice in the Stanley Cup Final. Cup Playoffs with seven power-play goals, two from the SCP record shared by Mike Bossy (New • “We knew what we had to do tonight to be a better team,” St. Louis interim head coach Craig York Islanders, 1981) and Cam Neely (Bruins, 1991). The Bruins are 6-for-14 on the power Berube said. “First of all, our discipline was a lot better, and second of all, just, we were play in the series and 13-for-29 in the past seven games. relentless, I thought, tonight. We didn't stop for 60 minutes.” • Blues’ netminder Jake Allen, 28, made his first appearance since 3 April — a span of 59 days. • “Things don't really seem to faze us,” Blues’ captain D Alex Pietrangelo said. “Obviously, last • Torey Krug, 28, became the first Bruins’ defenceman to score four points in a Stanley Cup Final game got out of hand and we weren't too proud of that, but we felt like last game we did actually game and just the second ever to do so in an SCF road game (Brian Leetch NYR, G4, 1994 SCF start pretty well the first 5-10 minutes, so we just used the same thing. We used everybody.” at VAN). Pietrangelo noted, “The city has been waiting a long time for this…It's a great sports city, an underrated sports city, in my opinion. The fans are great. They never gave up on us all season. • “I think it was just a night where everything went our way,” Krug said. “We tried to be more They didn't give up on us here in the playoffs. We've been down, and they just keep on cheering, decisive and assertive getting pucks to the net after one or two passes. The fact that we knew keep on supporting us. We're putting on the best effort we can for them.” that someone was going to shoot the puck off of one or two passes allowed our guys to just get to the net in front of the goaltender's eyes and then recover the puck if there's a rebound to be • “From the get-go, they were winning loose pucks, winning their battles,” Bruins’ forward Charlie had.” Coyle said. “They came hungry, and we need to do a better job…We didn't have it as much as they did tonight.” Coyle added, “Everyone in our lineup is confident, from the goalie up. Tuukka • “We were ready to play,” Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy, 54, said. “I felt we would be (Rask) has been great for us. He's been unbelievable for us. We've all got a little more in us, because of the (veteran) guys who have been here and done it, because we tend to respond and we're going to need a little more.” well after a loss (3-2 in overtime Wednesday). Did I think we'd score three goals in the first period? No, but I thought we'd be ready to play.” • “With (Chara) out, the onus comes on us as a staff,” Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy, 54, said. “You have (Connor) Clifton, McAvoy, (Brandon) Carlo, these kids are young. Torey's • Jordan Binnington, 25, allowed five goals on 19 shots before being pulled for the first time in (Krug) been around, (John) Moore, but they're not old, grizzled veterans. So we have to coach 52 starts this season. Jake Allen made three saves in his first home appearance since 8 January. them up. That's our challenge going into Game Five. We have to do a better job as a staff.” “Five goals he allowed, so he had seen enough,” Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. “We just wanted to pull him and get him ready for the next game.” • This is the 16th time in the past 19 seasons years and 41st time in Stanley Cup Playoff history that the Cup Final will require at least six games. • Binnington is 5-2 with a .937 save percentage (10 goals on 153 shots) and 1.84 goals-against average in games after a loss in these Stanley Cup Playoffs, including Game Two. “It's the • Blues’ centre Ryan O'Reilly had one goal in 17 playoff games since 20 April. Stanley Cup Final, lots to play for,” he said. “You prepare the same way. Believe in your • Coyle is the third player in Bruins history to have a goal streak of at least three games in the teammates and believe in yourself. Got to do your job. You just have to handle adversity. It's Cup Final. Johnny Bucyk scored in all four games against the Blues in 1970, and Roy Conacher not going to be perfect. These things will happen. You regroup and move on.” Binnington scored in four straight in 1939 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. added, “I've got to be better. I've got to do a better job giving my team a chance to win. They • Blues defenceman Vince Dunn had an assist and three shots on goal in 12:57 in his first game scored three goals in the first. That's never good. They're a good hockey team. We have to get since May 15. He missed the past six games with a mouth injury. back to our game, stay focused.” • Boston forward David Pastrnak, 23, said, “That's the first thing we tell each other (on the power play): Try to make them pay. Special teams are so, so important, especially this late in the season. It's good for us that the PP went well and PK did a great job (4-for-5), but we can't get comfortable.” • Since 1939, when the Cup Final went to a Best-of-Seven, the team that wins Game Three to take a 2-1 lead in the series has won the Stanley Cup 78.6 percent of the time (22-6).

2019 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

2 ATL BOSTON BRUINS 107 v. 3 CEN ST. LOUIS BLUES 99 GM DON SWEENEY, HC BRUCE CASSIDY v. GM DOUG ARMSTRONG, INTERIM HC CRAIG BERUBE BLUES WIN SERIES IN 7

Thursday, June 6 2015 ET on HNIC Sunday, June 9 1920 CT on HNIC ST. LOUIS 2 @ BOSTON 1 BOSTON 5 @ ST. LOUIS 1

FIRST PERIOD FIRST PERIOD NO SCORING 1. BOSTON, Brad Marchand 9 (David Pastrnak, Torey Krug) 8:40 PPG Playing 5-on-3, Pastrnak sends a smooth pass to Marchand and he blasts a puck past Binnington glove side Penalties ― Dunn S 6:27, Marchand B 17:22 Penalties ― Kuraly B 2:42, Schenn S 7:17, O’Reilly S 8:19, Chara B 18:21 SECOND PERIOD 1. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 6 (Zach Sanford, Alex Pietrangelo) 0:55 SECOND PERIOD Sanford cleverly slips puck in front and cutting O’Reilly, who tucks a nifty backhand over Rask’s glove side NO SCORING

Penalties ― Perron S 9:25 Penalties ― Marchand B 9:11, McAvoy B 13:43

THIRD PERIOD THIRD PERIOD 2. ST. LOUIS, David Perron 7 (Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Bozak) 10:36 GWG 2. BOSTON, Brandon Carlo 2 (Jake DeBrusk) 2:31 GWG Very controversial goal • Bozak dumps Acciari, but no call • Perron swoops to net, takes two tries and scores At point, flips a low knuckler at net and it takes an uneven bounce in front of Binnington and scores stick side 3. BOSTON, Jake DeBrusk 4 (Torey Krug) 13:32 3. BOSTON, Karson Kuhlman 1 (David Krejci) 10:15 Krug checks Sundqvist to get puck • finds DeBrusk in circle and he blasts it five-hole through Binnington Takes pass moving toward top of circle and absolutely wires a wrist shot high stick side past Binnington 4. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 7 (Alex Pietrangelo, David Perron) 12:01 Penalties ― Steen S 3:09 After review, it’s determined O’Reilly’s low shot, even though it hit Rask’s right pad, completely crossed line Shots on goal by 5. BOSTON, David Pastrnak 9 (Brad Marchand, Sean Kuraly) 14:06 BLUES 8 6 7 21 Bruins work to acquire puck down low and, when Pastrnak gets it in front, buries it high over Binnington BRUINS 17 8 14 39 6. BOSTON, Zdeno Chara 2 (unassisted) 17:41 ENG From the circle in his own zone, Chara’s wrist shot goes all the way down the ice into the empty net ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask Penalties ― Clifton B Blais S (double minor) 19:38, Bortuzzo S (minor, 10-minute misconduct) 19:43 Power play: STL ― 0 for 1 1 for 14 series, 13 for 76 SCP, BOS ― 0 for 3 6 for 19 series, 23 for 69 SCP Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Pierre Racicot Shots on goal by 17,565 at TD Garden BRUINS 12 8 12 32 BLUES 9 10 10 29 STL changes — 4 D Edmundson out → 41 D Bortuzzo in BOSTON, Tuukka Rask; ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington BOS changes — 42 RW Backes out → 44 D Kampfer in Power play: BOS ― 1 for 4 7 for 23 series, 24 for 73 SCP, STL ― 0 for 4 1 for 18 series, 13 for 80 SCP • C Ryan O’Reilly STL, G Jordan Binnington STL, D Torey Krug BOS game’s three stars Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey • The only story before this game was the fact that Bruins’ 42-year old defenceman Zdeno Chara, 18,890 at Enterprise Center who suffered a suspected broken jaw when hit by a puck in Game Four, would play for Boston. BOS changes — 44 D Kampfer out → 83 C Kuhlman in Chara played 16:42 with the facial injury that required the defenceman to wear a plastic jaw protector attached to his helmet. “He was medically cleared with some warnings. He made the STL changes — 49 C Barbashev out (suspended) → 18 C Thomas in

decision to play,” Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Inspirational for us, good player for • G Tuukka Rask BOS, LW Brad Marchand BOS, RW David Pastrnak BOS game’s three stars us. We knew he wouldn't be 100 percent. We're happy to have him out there but it just speaks • C Brad Marchand BOS scored his seventh career goal for the Bruins in a Stanley Cup Final a lot to his character and his role.” game. Only C Bobby Orr (16 SCF GP) and LW Johnny Bucyk (24 SCF GP), with eight each, have • “Our team was gutsy tonight,” St. Louis interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. “Our goalie more for Boston. was good and our team was gutsy.” • Bruins will now play in Boston in Game Seven of a Stanley Cup Final for the first time ever. • Blues’ netminder Jordan Binnington made 38 saves in setting a Stanley Cup Playoff record for • With his empty-net goal, Zdeno Chara BOS (42y, 85d) became the oldest defenceman ever to most road wins by a rookie netminder (nine) and tying the SCP record for most wins by a rookie score a goal in the Stanley Cup Final. netminder in a single postseason (15). Patrick Roy (Montréal Canadiens, 1986), Ron Hextall (Philadelphia Flyers, 1987), Cam Ward (Carolina Hurricanes, 2006) and Matt • “Just the thought of it being over tonight was terrifying,” Bruins’ defenceman Charlie McAvoy, Murray (Pittsburgh Penguins, 2016) are the other rookie goalies to win 15 games in a single 21, said. “We'd come all this way. We come together when it matters, and I think tonight was NHL postseason. Only Hextall did not win the Stanley Cup. Hextall won eight road games. just a good example of that. We're thankful. We're blessed with a chance to play in Game 7 now.” • “He was unbelievable in the first when we didn't really have our legs and got caught on our heels a bit,” Blues’ centre Ryan O'Reilly said. “We were able to get through when they had some • “If you told me four months ago we were going to be in the Final in Game Seven, I think I'd really Grade A chances. He made some huge saves. We just hung on. It was huge going into take it,” Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube, 53, said. “We've been a good road team. the second to respond.” We've won twice up there in this series, so we're a confident group.” • The Blues are 7-1 in Games 5-7 of these Stanley Cup Playoffs. They can win the Cup in Game 6 • Boston was 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and is 17-for-18 in the series. G Tuukka Rask BOS made at Enterprise Center on Sunday. “I can only imagine how exciting it's going to be there,” St. 12 saves when the Bruins were shorthanded, including three starting at 2:42 of the first period Louis defenceman Colton Parayko, 26, said. when Sean Kuraly was serving a delay of game penalty. • “Bottom line you have to be ready for Game 6,” Boston centre Patrice Bergeron, 33, said. • “That would have been a kick in the rear if you flip it in the crowd and you don't get through “That's all we can really worry about and that's all we can focus on.” that kill,” Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy, 54, said. “That was a big part of us being able to settle down.” • Blues’ forward David Perron scored to make it 2-0. The puck came back to him in the right circle after his attempted pass to Tyler Bozak hit Bruins’ defenceman Torey Krug, and Perron • LW Brad Marchand BOS scored at 8:40 to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. He beat Binnington with banked a shot off Rask's right pad. “(O'Reilly) created a loose puck for me and I'm happy he a one-timer from the bottom of the right circle off a diagonal pass from David Pastrnak, who saw me because I felt like there was going to be an opening that was going to be created if he was at the top of the left circle. Blues’ F Ryan O'Reilly took a delay of game penalty for shooting gets it to me,” Perron said. “Sure enough, he did.” The Bruins didn't feel Perron should have the puck over the glass 62 seconds into killing a boarding penalty on Brayden Schenn. “I'll take had the chance to score because they thought Bozak should have been called for a penalty blame for that, setting them up on the 5-on-3,” O'Reilly, 28, said. “It gives them the confidence when he took down Boston forward Noel Acciari near the left-wing half wall. “It had a big effect and a big goal there…It shifted momentum.” on the game,” Cassidy said. • “It's a team effort,” Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, said. “The game starts a certain way • Cassidy said Acciari was taken off the ice by the NHL-approved concussion spotter. Acciari and then there might be a penalty kill. You know you may have to make a save and you try to didn't play the remainder of the game but afterward said he was fine and would be ready for keep it tight and hopefully trust your teammates that they're going to get that first goal, get Game Six. “Tough pill to swallow, but the game goes on and you've just got to say, ‘Next; next that lead, and then kind of let that ball roll from that.” shift,’” Acciari said. “We battled hard. We battled back. Jake with the big goal. We came up a • “We needed to win a game with good team defence,” Cassidy said. “We usually get offense little short. Again, Game Six, win or go home.” from that and it showed, eventually came around in the third. Same formula on Wednesday.” • Blues’ interim head coach Craig Berube said, “I try to keep everything in perspective and calm • St. Louis failed in its first chance to win the Stanley Cup since entering the NHL in the 1967-68 and cool as much as I can. It's hard. And it's hard for the players too, but it's important that we season. “You're not going to win every game,” St. Louis netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, said. keep our heads and keep level-headed knowing we've got a big job ahead of us for Game Six.” “You're not going to be perfect. We have to regroup and play our game, be disciplined, stay • Boston forward Jake DeBrusk, 22, said, “We understand what we need to do, it's just a matter composed and hopefully have a better outcome.” of putting in a full 60. It's not that easy. It's obviously going to be tougher and tougher as the • It will be the 17th Cup Final Game Seven since the NHL went to the Best-of-Seven format in games go along. They're one win away, that's what they're thinking over there. We've just got 1939, but the first since 2011, when the Bruins won 4-0 at the Vancouver Canucks. “We are in to go into St. Louis and win a game.” a situation that is everyone's childhood's dream here,” Boston centre Patrice Bergeron, 33, • Since 1939, when the NHL went to a best-of-7 format, the team to win Game 5 of the Cup Final said, “and we must realize it.” to take a 3-2 lead has won the Stanley Cup 72 percent of the time (18-7). • Bruins’ LW Brad Marchand, 31, said, “We were fighting for our lives, obviously, and when you • 25-year old Bruins’ defenceman Matt Grzelcyk (concussion protocol) missed his third straight play desperate normally you see everyone's best game, and I think that's what we had tonight. game. Cassidy said Grzelcyk wasn't cleared by the medical staff. (Rask) made the big saves when we needed them, but we were able to rely on everyone. We came through.” • • Blues’ forward David Perron said, “I'm really excited to get (Game Seven) going. Obviously we

would have wished to finish it off, celebrate with our fans and all that stuff, but three or four months ago we'd take any kind of Stanley Cup game. Right now we have a shot at it.” Wednesday, June 12 2020 ET on HNIC • Blues’ forward Robert Thomas played for the first time since Game One. He was minus-2 with no shots on goal playing 9:24. He replaced forward Ivan Barbashev, who was suspended for ST. LOUIS 4 @ BOSTON 1 Game Six because of an illegal check to the head of Boston forward Marcus Johansson in Game

FIRST PERIOD Five. 1. ST. LOUIS, Ryan O’Reilly 8 (Jay Bouwmeester, Alex Pietrangelo) 16:47 • Bruins are the sixth team to win Game Six on the road to reach Game Seven in the Cup After Binnington stones BOS repeatedly, JB fires a low point shot that O’Reilly tips fr high slot thru Rask 5-hole Final. Four of the previous five won Game Seven — Toronto Maple Leafs, 1942 and 1964 2. ST. LOUIS, Alex Pietrangelo 3 (Jaden Schwartz) 19:52 GWG (defeated Detroit Red Wings); Colorado Avalanche, 2001 (def. New Jersey Devils); Tampa Bay Schwartz worked hard to gain puck entering zone, slips it back to Pietrangelo, he tucks it stick side past Rask Lightning, 2004 (def. Calgary Flames). Detroit lost Game Seven of the 1945 Cup Final at home

Penalties ― Parayko S 7:57 to Toronto. • Bruins’ defenceman Charlie McAvoy said, “I’ve been dreaming of this moment for my whole SECOND PERIOD life, to win this trophy. That’s really all it is, just a dream, than all of a sudden you’re here. It’s NO SCORING gone by fast. We’re already here in Game Seven. I’ll be damned if I blink. There’s no time to be Penalties ― None worried or to be nervous about this situation. There’s guys who never get a chance to play here.

THIRD PERIOD I’ll be damned if I spend a second not being grateful, just playing the best I can, because I’ll 3. ST. LOUIS, Brayden Schenn 5 (Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz) 11:25 look back on it one day, and all you can do is be thankful for these opportunities. You’ve just Tarasenko tracks the puck down in the corner and sends a perfect pass into slot to Schenn • one-timer got to go our and have fun.” 4. ST. LOUIS, Zach Sanford 1 (David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly) 15:22 • On the day of this game, former Boston Red Sox slugger David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz was shot outside Perron works magic to bring the puck out of the corner and slips it to Sanford right in front a bar in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Ortiz was shot in the back and the bullet passed 5. BOSTON, Matt Grzelcyk 4 (David Krejci) 17:50 through his stomach. He underwent surgery. Takes pass near top of circle • snaps an end-over-ender off crossbar above Binnington’s blocker

Penalties ― None

Shots on goal by BLUES 4 6 10 20 BRUINS 12 11 10 33 ST. LOUIS, Jordan Binnington; BOSTON, Tuukka Rask

Power play: STL ― 0 for 0 1 for 18 series, 13 for 80 SCP, BOS ― 0 for 1 7 for 24 series, 24 for 74 SCP Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherrey 17,565 at TD Garden

STL changes — 41 D Bortuzzo out → 6 D Edmundson in • 18 C Thomas out → 49 C Barbashev in

BOS changes — 75 D Clifton out → 48 D Grzekcyk in

• Since 1987, when all rounds switched to a Best-of-Seven format, 21 of 31 Cup winners have contested at least one Game Seven. • Entering this game, home teams owned a 104-73 (.587) record in Game Sevens, including 12-4 in the Stanley Cup Final. And, entering this game, the team that scores first in Game Seven is 131-46 (.740), including 11-5 in the Stanley Cup Final. • Bruins host a Game Seven in the championship round for the first time in their 95-year history. Boston is going for its seventh Stanley Cup championship and St. Louis its first since entering the NHL in 1967. • Bruins’ defenceman Zdeno Chara plays in his 14th Game Seven to pass Patrick Roy and Scott Stevens for most in Stanley Cup Playoff history. The 42-year-old captain has played the past two games with a jaw protector attached to his helmet after being hit in the face with a deflected shot during Game Four. Chara is 6-7 in his previous Game Sevens; Roy was 6-7 and Stevens was 7-6. • Chara's empty-net goal at 17:41 of the third period in Game Six made him the second-oldest • “It had to be this way, man,” St. Louis netminder Jordan Binnington, 25, said. “It was an player in Stanley Cup Playoff history to score in the Stanley Cup Final. Mark Recchi, Chara's incredible year and I can't believe where we're at. It's awesome.” Binnington, who played one Boston teammate in 2011, scored three goals at age 43 against Vancouver. NHL game three seasons ago prior to 16 December 2018, became the first rookie goalie to win • Boston netminder Tuukka Rask's 23 road wins (23-18, 1.97 GAA, .937 save percentage, five 16 games in a single Stanley Cup Playoffs. Patrick Roy MTL 1986, Ron Hextall PHI 1987, Cam shutouts) passed Gerry Cheevers (22-19) for most in Bruins’ Stanley Cup Playoff history. His Ward CAR 2006 and Matt Murray PIT 2016 each had 15 SCP wins as rookies. GAA as a visitor is the second-lowest in SCP history (minimum 30 games) behind Turk Broda • "He was outstanding tonight," Blues coach Craig Berube, 53, said. "I thought it was his best (1.87). game of the series." • A win for the Blues leaves the New York Rangers (53 years from 1940-41 to 1992-93) and • “It was a nightmare for me, obviously,” Boston netminder Tuukka Rask, 32, said. “Barely didn't Toronto Maple Leafs (51 years from 1967-68 to present) as the only franchises to have a longer make a save in the first. And you know we tried to create, we had good chances, and stretch of seasons without winning a Stanley Cup. (Binnington) made the saves when they needed.” • Since they played their first NHL games, it took the Blues 18,872 days, 4,046 regular season • “We did it, we did it,” Blues’ forward Pat Maroon, 31, said. “I mean, there's nothing else. We games, 391 Stanley Cup Playoff games, 72 playoff series and 42 playoff appearances to win put everything on the line from January 3 on and we deserve this. What a way to finish it.” their first Stanley Cup. • Conn Smythe Trophy winner Ryan O’Reilly said, “We knew it was there, we knew we had the • Blues are fifth team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to win Game Seven of Stanley Cup Final on pieces, but it was so educational for myself to see how tough it is and how hard you have to the road, following the 1945 Maple Leafs (2-1 at DET), 1971 Canadiens (3-2 at CHI), 2009 work and how even-keel you have to be to keep coming every day and just keep punching at it. Penguins (2-1 at DET) and 2011 Bruins (4-0 at VAN). It was always there that we can do it, but to actually do it, it's exhausting. I'm exhausted.” • The Blues are the first team from any of the four major North American sports leagues • The Professional Hockey Writers Association members, whose 18 votes decide the Conn to win a championship after placing last place overall in the league standings after one-quarter Smythe Trophy winner annually, revealed the votes breakdown this way: F Ryan O'Reilly STL or more of the season’s games (since 1967-68). had 78 points (13 first-place votes) • Jordan Binnington STL had 46 points (5) • G Tuukka • The Blues were last in the NHL on 3 January. They are the first team to win the Stanley Cup Rask BOS had 21 points (0) • D Alex Pietrangelo STL had 10 points (0) • D Colton Parayko after being last in the standings at least 30 games into a season. St. Louis defeated the Winnipeg STL had 7 points (0). Voting was scored in a 5-3-1 format and tallied by the NHL with 10 minutes Jets in six games in the Western Conference First Round, the Dallas Stars in seven games in the remaining in Game Seven. second round, and the San Jose Sharks in six games in the conference final. • Boston forward Brad Marchand, 31, said, “We thought we were going to do it. We had that • “It doesn't feel real,” Blues centre Brayden Schenn, 27, said. “It's absolutely incredible. I can't belief we have all year. We've done it plenty of times. It takes one goal to get going and swing even explain. It feels like a video game we're in. It's what you dream of as a kid, posing with that momentum, and we just didn't get that one early enough. We thought that we'd be able to the Stanley Cup, getting to lift it. It's a special group. We're going to party hard.” come back, but obviously we didn't.” • Blues’ centre Ryan O'Reilly, 28, won the Conn Smythe Trophy, voted the most valuable player • The road team won five games in the Stanley Cup Final for just the fourth time — in 1945, of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “Most of these guys on (the trophy) I pretended I was as a kid, and Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings; in 1966, Montreal Canadiens and Red Wings and in now to be on here with them, it's an incredible feeling,” O'Reilly said. “I can't believe that we 2000, New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars). hung on and got this done.” O’Reilly became the first player to score in four straight Cup Final • The Blues finished 10-3 on the road in the playoffs, including 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Final. games since Wayne Gretzky did so with the Edmonton Oilers in 1985. O'Reilly was the leading They are the seventh team in NHL history, first since 2000, to win three road games in the Cup scorer of the Cup Final with nine points (5g, 4a) and finished tied for the most points in the Final (1921 Ottawa Senators, 1928 New York Rangers, 1945 Maple Leafs, 1966 Canadiens, 1990 playoffs with 23 (8g, 15a) with Bruins forward Brad Marchand (9g, 14a). Edmonton Oilers, 2000 Devils). All seven won the Stanley Cup. • “Put the team on his back,” F Brayden Schenn said of O'Reilly. “He obviously believed we could • St. Louis tied the record for most road wins in a single postseason (1995 Devils, 2000 do it. We all believed we could do it. He led the way.” Devils, 2004 Calgary Flames, 2012 Los Angeles Kings, 2018 Washington Capitals). • “It's an empty feeling,” Bruins’ head coach Bruce Cassidy, 54, said. “It's a long year. Someone • The Blues are the fourth team in the NHL modern era (since 1943-44), and the first in 30 had to win and someone had to lose and we came out on the wrong side of it. It's not the way years, to win the Stanley Cup without a previous Cup winner on the roster — 1974 Philadelphia you picture it. It's as simple as that.” Flyers, 1980 New York Islanders and 1989 Calgary Flames. • Boston has lost the Cup Final 14 times, most of any team.

RYAN O’REILLY 2019 CONN SMYTHE TROPHY WINNER

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