Sharks get square with Vegas; Lightning takes 2-1 series lead
Washington’s Wilson suspended 3 games
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl scored his team-leading fifth goal of the playoffs and Martin Jones made 34 saves for his sixth career postseason shutout as the San Jose Sharks evened their second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 4-0 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Marcus Sorensen and Joonas Donskoi scored in the first period to allow San Jose to play from ahead and Joe Pavelski added a power-play goal in the third to help the Sharks rebound from an overtime loss at home in Game 3.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves and Vegas failed to
convert on all five power-play chances to lose for the second time in eight games this postseason.
The teams have now alternated wins through four games, heading into Game 5 on Friday night in Vegas.
LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 1: In Boston, Ondrej Palat scored twice in the first 3:19 of the game as Tampa Bay beat Boston to open a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight since losing the series opener at home.
Anthony Cirelli scored his first career NHL playoff goal — with an assist from Yanni Gourde, whose wife gave birth on Tuesday — giving Tampa Bay a 3-1 lead late in the first.
Patrice Bergeron scored his fourth goal of the playoffs for
Boston, and Tuukka Rask made 33 saves.
WILSON SUSPENDED: Tom Wilson’s aggression helped propel him from fourth-line grinder into a difference-maker who skates alongside Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
“There are very few Tom Wilsons in the league,” Washington coach Barry Trotz said.
And in Game 4 tonight of Washington’s increasingly prickly Eastern Conference best-of-seven semifinal against Pittsburgh, there won’t be any Wilson at all for the Capitals.
The league on Wednesday suspended Wilson three games for his run-in with Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese that left the rookie with a concussion and a broken jaw. Wilson was suspended following a hearing. The NHL deemed the hit illegal.