NHL MORNING SKATE: PLAYOFFS EDITION – APRIL 29, 2018

SATURDAY’S RESULTS Pastrnak, Marchand and Bergeron powered Bruins to another high-scoring victory, the Sharks won a double-overtime thriller to even series and the Sabres won the 2018 Draft Lottery.

PASTRNAK, MARCHAND, BERGERON LEAD BRUINS TO ANOTHER HIGH-SCORING WIN The trio of David Pastrnak (0-4—4), (1-3—4) and Patrice Bergeron (2-1—3) combined for 11 points to power the Bruins to a Game 1 victory in Tampa.

* There have been 10 instances of a player recording at least four points in a game this postseason, with the Bruins accounting for five of those performances in eight games played (two apiece for Pastrnak and Marchand and one for Bergeron). Boston players combined for five such outings in the team’s previous 162 playoff games dating to 1994.

* Pastrnak leads the NHL with 5-12—17 in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is the 13th different player in NHL history to record at least 17 points through his team’s first eight games of a postseason – and first since Mario Lemieux (7-12—19) with the Penguins in 1992.

* Only five players in franchise history have recorded more 4+ games in the postseason than Pastrnak and Marchand: Rick Middleton (5x), Johnny Bucyk (4x), (3x), Craig Janney (3x) and (3x).

* Only Esposito (2 in 1969), Bucyk (2 in 1972), Middleton (2 in 1982 and 1983) and Pederson (2 in 1983) had multiple showings of 4+ points in a single postseason.

COUTURE NETS WINNER IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME AS SHARKS EVEN SERIES Logan Couture scored his second of the game at 5:13 of the second overtime to help the Sharks snap the Golden Knights’ five-game winning streak and draw even in their best-of-seven series.

* San Jose improved to 23-22 in 45 postseason overtime games, including a 4-4 record in contests that required multiple overtime periods. The Sharks are the second road team to capture a victory in double overtime in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, joining the Capitals (Game 3 of the FR at CBJ).

* Brent Burns (2-1—3) collected an assist on Couture’s second career postseason overtime goal. Since joining the Sharks in 2011-12, Burns has accumulated three three-point performances in the playoffs, making him the only defenseman in franchise history to post three such outings and the only Sharks blueliner to collect a two-goal outing on multiple occassions (3x). In fact, he is the only NHL defenseman with more than one multi-goal game in the playoffs since 2012.

* San Jose overcame a multi-goal deficit to win a playoff game for the ninth time in franchise history, with the last such rally coming in Game 1 of their First Round series at last year. There are four other instances this postseason of a team winning after facing a multi-goal deficit: Columbus and Pittsburgh each have two such wins.

* The Sharks found the back of the net four times in Saturday’s contest – including three goals in the second period – against a Golden Knights team that allowed only three goals against in its first five postseason games.

DID YOU KNOW? The Golden Knights have required multiple overtime periods in each of their first two overtime games (also Game 2 of FR vs. LAK). They are just the fourth team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to accomplish the feat, joining the and St. Louis Blues, combatants in the 1968 Quarterfinals, and the New York Americans, who did so in four of the franchise’s five overtime contests.

* The Jets/Thrashers franchise is the only active club to have not participated in a game that required multiple overtime periods.

SABRES WIN 2018 DRAFT LOTTERY The Buffalo Sabres, and own the first, second and third overall drafting positions, respectively, for the First Round of the 2018 NHL Draft as a result of the 2018 NHL Draft Lottery Drawing in .

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SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION The Penguins and Jets look to take 2-0 leads in their respective series vs. the Capitals and Predators. Teams that take a 2-0 series lead on the road in a best-of-seven seris in the Stanley Cup Playoffs hold an all-time record of 71-20 (78.0%).

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