Eberle scores two in Islanders’ victory
Jordan Eberle scored twice, including the goahead goal, and the New York Islanders rallied to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers and took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five NHL preliminary round playoff series in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon.
Ryan Pulock and Matt Martin also scored, and Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots in a game New York overcame a pair of one-goal deficits.
Mike Hoffman had a goal and assist and captain Aleksander Barkov also scored for Florida, which is one loss from going one-and-done in the playoffs for a fifth consecutive time.
The Panthers have advanced past the playoffs’ opening round just once in franchise history, in 1996, when Florida reached the Stanley Cup Final before being swept by Colorado.
LIGHTNING 3, CAPITALS 2: Nikita Kucherov scored the shootout winner to give Tampa Bay a victory over Washington on Monday in Eastern
Conference round-robin play in Toronto.
Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped two of the three Capitals players he faced in the shootout after making 31 saves in regulation and overtime.
OILERS 6, BLACKHAWKS 3: Connor McDavid recorded his first playoff hat trick to lead Edmonton over Chicago on Monday, tying their best-of-five qualifying series at one game apiece in Edmonton.
Mcdavid scored 19 seconds into the game, then off an electrifying solo rush just past the four-minute mark, and once more on the power play late in the second period.
JETS 3, FLAMES 2: Nikolaj Ehlers scored a power-play goal in the third period, lifting Winnipeg past Calgary on Monday as the teams drew even in their qualifying round in Edmonton.
Adam Lowry led the Jets with a goal and an assist in Game 2 of the best-of-five series. Rookie Jansen Harkins also scored for Winnipeg and
Jack Roslovic contributed a pair of assists. Vezina Trophy finalist Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves for the win.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, STARS 3: Will Carrier scored the tiebreaker with 5:12 left, Robin Lehner had 24 saves and Vegas beat Dallas on Monday in Western Conference round-robin play in Edmonton.
Carrier backhanded a rebounded shot through his own legs and past Stars goaltender Ben Bishop after the Knights rallied from a 3-1, thirdperiod deficit. Vegas scored three times in 5:02 and added an empty-netter with 21 seconds left.
PENGUINS 3, CANADIENS 1: Sidney Crosby, Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel scored for Pittsburgh in a win over Montreal in Toronto on Monday, tying the bestof-five qualifying series at one game apiece.
Crosby beat Montreal's Carey Price early in the first period and Zucker scored with about five minutes left in the third. Guentzel sealed the win with an empty-net goal.