NHL roundup: Jackets rebound, even
series with Lightning
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[August 14, 2020]
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead
goal late in the first period to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a
3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in Game 2 of
their Eastern Conference first-round series in Toronto.
Defenseman Ryan Murray and Alexander Wennberg also scored, and
Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists for the Blue Jackets, who evened
the series at one victory apiece after a crushing five-overtime
defeat in Game 1 on Tuesday.
The Lightning had a 37-22 shots advantage, yet were short on quality
scoring chances thanks to a signature Columbus defensive effort. The
Blue Jackets deployed their customary game plan of controlling the
middle of the ice.
Following his NHL-record 85-save performance in Tuesday's marathon,
Columbus goaltender Joonas Korpisalo delivered another big
performance on Thursday. He turned aside 36 shots -- allowing only
Nikita Kucherov's first-period tally -- and made a big save on Blake
Coleman in the final five minutes of play.
Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
In just his second game since suffering a broken leg in January,
Dougie Hamilton scored with 11:30 remaining to break a tie, and
"visiting" Carolina defeated Boston in Game 2 of the Eastern
Conference first-round series in Toronto to even the best-of-seven
set going into Saturday afternoon's Game 3.
Hamilton's goal was set up by Martin Necas' second assist of the
game. Necas circled behind the net and sent a pass to Hamilton, and
the All-Star defenseman -- and former Bruin -- unleashed a blast
from the right side.
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Blue Jackets right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (28) celebrates with
teammates after scoring a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in
the second period in game one of the first round of the 2020 Stanley
Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA
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Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the
Hurricanes, and Svechnikov added an assist. Carolina goalie James
Reimer made 33 saves. David Krejci and Brad Marchand had the Boston
goals. Tuukka Rask stopped 23 shots.
Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)
Reilly Smith scored in the first overtime to push Las Vegas past
"visiting" Chicago in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series in
Edmonton.
Smith and Paul Stastny each had a goal and an assist, Tomas Nosek
and Mark Stone also scored, Jonathan Marchessault had two assists,
and Robin Lehner made 22 saves for top-seeded Vegas, which has a 2-0
lead in the best-of-seven series.
Kirby Dach, Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Strome scored, Patrick Kane
had three assists, and Corey Crawford made 35 saves for the
12th-seeded Blackhawks. Kane's three assists gave him 130
career-playoff points, and moved him past Bobby Hull into third on
the all-time franchise list behind Denis Savard (145) and Stan
Mikita (150).
--Field Level Media
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