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SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NY Rangers 4, PITTSBURGH 2 – series tied 1-1
WASHINGTON 4, Philadelphia 1 – WSH leads 2-0
DALLAS 2, Minnesota 1 – DAL leads 2-0
San Jose 2, LOS ANGELES 1 – SJS leads 2-0
LUNDQVIST SHINES IN RETURN, HELPS RANGERS EVEN SERIES
Henrik Lundqvist, who missed the final two periods of Game 1 due to injury, made 29 saves in his return to the net to help the Rangers even their series with the Penguins.
* Lundqvist earned his 55th career postseason win – tops among active goaltenders – to move past Terry Sawchuk (54) and into sole possession of 15th place in NHL history. He also made his 112th consecutive playoff start.
* Down 1-0 midway through the second period, the Rangers scored four consecutive goals – including two in 18 seconds – to take a lead they would not relinquish.
TRIO OF TEAMS PULL AHEAD 2-0 IN RESPECTIVE SERIES
The Sharks, Capitals and Stars all posted wins to take 2-0 leads in their respective series:
* Joe Pavelski notched 1-1—2, including the opening goal less than four minutes into the first period, to help the Sharks escape Los Angeles with a 2-0 series advantage. Via Elias, teams that take a 2-0 lead on the road in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series hold an all-time series record of 65-18 (78.3%). The Sharks have achieved that feat on two other occasions: the 1995 CQF vs. CGY (4-3 W) and 2013 CQF vs. VAN (4-0 W).
* Braden Holtby made 41 saves, including 19 in the first period, to backstop the Capitals past the Flyers. Holtby picked up his 18th career playoff victory; he has allowed no more than one goal in 15 of those wins, including each of the last 12 dating to 2012. Overall, Holtby ranks fourth in Stanley Cup Playoffs history (minimum: 25 GP) with a 1.84 goals-against average, behind Lorne Chabot (1.54), Dave Kerr (1.74) and Patrick Lalime(1.77).
* Jamie Benn scored what stood as the winning goal to power the Stars past the Wild, despite a late Minnesota surge in the final 20 seconds of regulation. Benn has collected 12-16—28 in 28 career regular-season and playoff games vs. MIN, including at least one point in 10 straight dating to Nov. 28, 2014 (5-12—17). He also has registered at least one point in seven of his eight career postseason outings (6-3—9).
DID YOU SEE THAT?
Capitals forward Jason Chimera redirected a puck at center ice for what stood as the winning goal against the Flyers.
MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS
* Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin (37-34—71 in 74 GP) scored to move within one point of tying Dale Hunter (25-47—72 in 100 GP) for the most in franchise playoff history.
LOOSE PUCKS
Rangers teammates Derick Brassard (1-2—3) and J.T. Miller (0-3—3) both registered three points . . . Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom (1-2—3) also recorded three points . . . Forward Phil Kessel (2-0—2) scored his first two playoff goals with the Penguins. He has 15-9—24 in 24 career postseason games . . . ICYMI: Click here to watch the latestNHL LiveWire, which features sights and sounds from Game 2 between the Blues and Blackhawks. . . Jimmy Kimmel Live! host Jimmy Kimmel attended the Kings-Sharks game at STAPLES Center.
SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
St. Louis @ Chicago, series tied 1-1, 3:00 p.m., NBC, TVAS, SN
Tampa Bay @ Detroit, TBL leads 2-0, 7:00 p.m., CNBC, CBC, TVAS, FS-D, SUN
Florida @ NY Islanders, series tied 1-1, 8:00 p.m., NBCSN, SN, TVAS2, MSG+, FS-F
Nashville @ Anaheim, NSH leads 1-0, 10:30 p.m., NBCSN, TVAS, SN, FS-W, FS-TN
BREAKING THE TIE
Elias says that when teams are tied 1-1 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series, the winner of Game 3 holds an all-time series record of 194-97 (66.7%).
