Hart, Voracek lift Flyers to 1-0 win
Jake Voracek scored and Carter Hart stopped 23 shots to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 1-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night and grab a 2-1 lead in their opening-round Eastern Conference series in Toronto.
The top-seeded Flyers got another sensational performance from the 22-year-old Hart, who made a slew of big saves and benefited from Montreal shots that clanged off the post.
Hart was stout in the final minute when the Canadiens pulled the goalie and became the youngest Flyers goalie to record a shutout at 22 years, 3 days. He had been pulled late in the second period of the Flyers’ Game 2 loss.
Voracek scored early in the first to snap a 95-minute scoreless streak for the Flyers, who scored first for the fifth time in six games since the NHL restart.
They are 5-0 in those games.
Other games
Stars 5, Flames 4: Alexander Radulov tipped in John Klingberg’s hard shot at 16:05 into overtime after Joe Pavelski forced the extra period by completing a hat trick in the final seconds of regulation as Dallas beat Calgary to even the first-round Western Conference series at 2-2 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Klingberg finished with a goal and two assists.
Blackhawks 3, Golden Knights 1: Corey Crawford made 46 saves in a stellar performance as Chicago stayed alive in its first-round
Western Conference series against Vegas in Edmonton, Alberta. Drake Caggiula and Matthew Highmore scored first-period goals for the Blackhawks, and Alex DeBrincat added an empty-netter with 10 seconds left to ensure the Game 4 win.
Chicago handed Robin Lehner his first loss in a Golden Knights uniform since the goaltender was acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks in February, and Vegas lost for the first time since arriving in Edmonton for the restart.
Elsewhere
The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the man who performs as the team’s mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him. The team suspended Tim Smith, who portrays Bailey the lion and is the senior manager of game presentation and events for the team, after the suit was filed by a former member of the Kings Ice Crew, ESPN reported.
The lawsuit against Smith, the Kings and team owner AEG Corp. seeks more than $1 million in damages. The team said it plans to conduct an investigation.
The woman who filed the lawsuit began working in 2018 a member of the Kings Ice Crew, who work as brand ambassadors leading fan activities during games and promoting the team away from the arena. The lawsuit alleges Smith verbally and physically harassed the woman and then fired her after she protested.