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 [April 19, 2023]
Brayden Point scored twice and the visiting Tampa Bay
Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 Tuesday night in the
opener of their best-of-seven, Eastern Conference first-round
playoff series.
Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perry each added a goal and two assists
for the Lightning, while Anthony Cirelli and Ross Colton each had a
goal and an assist. Tampa Bay scored the game's first three goals,
then scored four straight in the second and third periods to put the
game away.
Ryan O'Reilly, William Nylander and Calle Jarnkrok scored for
Toronto. Mitchell Marner added three assists and Auston Matthews had
two.
Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman left the game in the second
period with an injury and did not return. Toronto's Michael Bunting
received a major penalty and a match penalty for an illegal hit to
Tampa Bay defenseman Erik Cernak's head with 4:20 left in the
second.
Rangers 5, Devils 1
Adam Fox had four assists and Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves as New
York rolled over New Jersey to open their first-round Eastern
Conference series in Newark, N.J.
Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals, establishing a pair of
Rangers postseason records. Kreider is now New York's all-time
playoff leader in total goals (36) and power-play goals (14). Fox
matched his career high for points in a playoff game.
Shesterkin stopped 27 of 28 shots for his 11th win in 22 career
playoff games. Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan Lindgren and Filip Chytil
also scored for the Rangers. Jack Hughes found the net for the
Devils, and Vitek Vanecek made 18 saves.
Kraken 3, Avalanche 1
Alex Wennberg had a goal and an assist, Philipp Grubauer turned away
34 shots and Seattle beat Colorado in Game 1 of their first-round
Western Conference playoff series in Denver.
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Apr 18, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA;
New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) celebrates his goal
with center Mika Zibanejad (93) and defenseman Adam Fox (23) during
the first period in game one of the first round of the 2023 Stanley
Cup Playoffs against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.
Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Morgan Geekie and Eeli Tolvanen also scored goals
for the Kraken, who won their inaugural playoff game against the
reigning Stanley Cup champions.
Mikko Rantanen scored and Alexandar Georgiev had 27 saves for
Colorado. The Avalanche had won their past six series openers and 10
straight first-round games before Tuesday night.
Jets 5, Golden Knights 1
Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists and Adam Lowry scored twice
in the final minutes to lead Winnipeg to a victory over Vegas in
Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series in Las
Vegas.
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist, Kyle Connor also scored
a goal and Nino Niederreiter added two assists for Winnipeg. Connor
Hellebuyck finished with 16 saves for his 17th career playoff win.
William Karlsson scored for Vegas, which earned the No. 1 seed in
the Western Conference with 111 points, having swept the three-game
regular-season series with the Jets. Laurent Brossoit, making his
first career playoff start, stopped 26 of 30 shots.
--Field Level Media
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