Blackhawks stay alive vs. Knights
Corey Crawford made 46 saves in a stellar performance, and the Blackhawks beat the Golden Knights 3-1 on Sunday night in Edmonton, Alberta to stay alive in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Drake Caggiula and Matthew Highmore scored first-period goals for the Blackhawks, and Alex DeBrincat added an empty-netter with 10 seconds left. The Blackhawks handed Robin Lehner his first loss in a Knights uniform since the goaltender was acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks in February.
The top-seeded Knights suffered their first loss since the NHL resumed its season. They will have another chance to close out the eighth-seeded Blackhawks in Game 5 on Tuesday.
Shea Theodore scored his fourth playoff goal for the Knights in the first period when his shot from the point slipped through traffic in front of the net.
Crawford, who was in net when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015, set a playoff career high for saves in a game that didn’t go to overtime.
Stars ride hat trick: The Stars scored 16:05 into OT after Joe Pavelski forced the extra period by completing a hat trick in the final seconds of regulation and the Stars beat the Flames 5-4 to even their Western Conference playoff series.
John Klingberg’s hard shot appeared to be tipped by Alexander Radulov before getting past Cam Talbot on the 62nd shot for the third-seeded Stars, their most since 63 in a five-OT loss in the 2003 playoffs.
Klingberg got credit for the goal initially, but the Stars said Radulov would get credit for it. Klingberg had two assists before the goal. The series is tied 2-2.
Pavelski recorded the first playoff hat trick since the Stars franchise moved from Minnesota in 1993, and the first of his career on his 54th career postseason goal.
Isles take 3-0 series lead: Mathew Barzal scored 4:28 into OT, lifting the Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Capitals in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series in Toronto.
The Islanders are up 3-0 in the series, putting the Caps on the brink of being eliminated in the first round for the second straight year after hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2018.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 22 shots for the sixth-seeded Islanders. Braden Holtby had 32 saves for the third-seeded Caps.
Hart shutout keys Flyers: Jake Voracek scored and Carter Hart stopped 23 shots to lead the Flyers to a 1-0 win over the Canadiens and grab a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series in Toronto.
The top-seeded Flyers got another sensational performance from the 22-year-old Hart, who became the youngest goalie in team history to ever record a shutout at 22 years, 3 days. He had been pulled late in the second period of a Game 2 loss to the eighth-seeded Canadiens.