Oshie, Capitals rally late, stun Panthers 4-2 in Game 1
SUNRISE, FLA. » T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 shots and the Washington Capitals rallied past the top-seeded Florida Panthers 4-2 in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series Tuesday night.
Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller also scored for Washington, which trailed 2-1 going into the third period. Teams had been 0-39-1 against Florida in the regular season when trailing after 40 minutes, 0-22-0 when doing so on the Panthers’ home ice.
Game 2 is Thursday in Florida.
RANGERS 4, PENGUINS 3
(3OT) » Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection 5:58 into the third overtime, giving Pittsburgh a victory over New York in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
Jake Guentzel scored twice and Bryan Rust had a goal and two assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby also had two assists.
AVALANCHE 7, PREDATORS 2 IN GAME 1 »
Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews scored 22 seconds apart in a five-goal first period, sending Colorado to a win over Nashville in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series.
The five goals tied the team playoff record for a period and chased Nashville’s backup goaltender David Rittich from the game with 4:56 remaining in the first.