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 Holtby, who tied the NHL record with 48 regular-season wins,
helped the Capitals kill off four Philadelphia power plays --
including three in the first period -- as he picked up his third
career postseason shutout.
The Capitals limited the Flyers to just eight shots on goal over the
final two periods.
With the Capitals pressuring in the Philadelphia end late in the
second period, the puck deflected off the stick of Flyers defenseman
Brandon Manning and into the crowd. The officials conferred briefly
and Manning was sent to the box for delay of game at 16:02.
Only 19 seconds later, Carlson's blast from the point deflected off
a Philadelphia's Chris VandeVelde and skittered by Mason to give
Washington the lead.
The Capitals picked up some insurance with 3:23 left when Beagle
beat Mason with a wrist shot from the slot after Marcus Johansson
set him up by stealing the puck from Jakub Voracek in the neutral
zone.
Johansson had two assists for Washington, which went 1-for-6 on the
power play.
 Mason was solid for the Flyers, finishing with 29 saves.
Islanders 5, Panthers 4
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Kyle Okposo scored the tie-breaking goal with 17:27
left in the third period as New York beat Florida in Game 1 of their
first-round playoff series.
The Islanders rallied from three deficits, getting tying scores from
Brock Nelson, Frans Nielsen and John Tavares. The fifth goal was
scored by Ryan Strome, who pounced on a rebound with 13:59 left.
Tavares, who led the Islanders with 33 goals in the regular season,
was brilliant against Florida, posting one goal and two assists.
Reilly Smith scored twice for Florida. His second goal, which came
with 13:04 left in the third period, closed New York's lead to 5-4.
Florida's other goals came from Teddy Purcell and Jussi Jokinen.
Florida right winger Jaromir Jagr, who has only one goal in his past
34 playoff games, did not get a point.
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Stars 4, Wild 0
DALLAS -- Captain Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists and Kari
Lehtonen stopped 22 shots for Dallas in a win against the Minnesota
in Game 1 of their Western Conference first round playoff series at
American Airlines Center.
Rookie Radek Faksa scored the eventual game-winner 3:53 into the
second period, beating Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk high on his
glove side with a wrist shot from the slot. Jason Spezza and Patrick
Eaves both scored while adding assists for Dallas, the top seed in
the Western Conference.
Dubnyk stopped 28 of 31 shots in a losing effort.
Sharks 4, Kings 3
LOS ANGELES -- Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the go-ahead
goal early in the third period, and San Jose earned a victory over
Los Angeles in Game 1 of a Western Conference quarterfinal series at
Staples Center.
Brent Burns had a goal and assist, Tomas Hertl had a goal, and Joel
Ward finished with two assists for the Sharks.
Martin Jones, a former King, recorded 21 saves on 24 shots for San
Jose. Jonathan Quick stopped 19 of 23 shots for the Kings.
Jake Muzzin, Jeff Carter and Trevor Lewis scored for the Kings.
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