NHL Peachy: Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Playoffs Edition – May 5, 2017
THURSDAY’S RESULT
Home Team in Caps
NY RANGERS 4, Ottawa 1 – series tied 2-2
LINDBERG, LUNDQVIST HELP RANGERS EVEN SERIES
Oscar Lindberg scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves as the Rangers evened their Second Round series with the Senators at 2-2.
* The Rangers tied a series after facing a 2-0 deficit for the first time since the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. WSH. New York went on to win that series in seven games.
* Lindberg registered his first career multi-goal game in the postseason (12 GP). He has one such outing in 134 career regular-season games (Oct. 10, 2015 vs. CBJ).
* Lundqvist earned his 61st career playoff win to tie Tom Barrasso for 13th place in NHL history. He improved to 6-4 in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a 4-1 clip at Madison Square Garden (1.42 GAA, .947 SV%).
* Elias notes that when teams are tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series, the winner of Game 5 holds an all-time series record of 196-54 (78.7%), including a 3-0 mark in 2017.
LOOSE PUCKS
The Rangers have scored at least four goals in three consecutive playoff games for the first time since April 16-25, 2008 . . . The NHL announced start times for Second Round games on Sunday, May 7, and Monday, May 8 . . . The Golden Knights signed forward Vadim Shipachyov to a two-year contract . . . The NHL and Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced the four recipients chosen for the NHL/Thurgood Marshall College Fund academic scholarship . . . ICYMI: Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg was mic’d up when he scored 45 seconds into overtime in Game 4 of their Second Round series at EDM.
SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Nashville @ St. Louis, NSH leads 3-1, 8 p.m., CBC, TVAS, NBCSN
Edmonton @ Anaheim, series tied 2-2, 10:30 p.m., SN, TVAS, NBCSN
PREDATORS AIM FOR FIRST BERTH IN CONFERENCE FINALS
Nashville looks to become the first team to advance past the Second Round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they take on St. Louis at Scottrade Center. The Predators, who began play in 1998-99 and are competing in the postseason for the 10th time, are aiming to reach the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.