Blue Jackets(3) vs. Penguins(5)

The Penguins and Rangers will meet in the playoffs for the eighth time and first since facing off in three straight postseasons from 2014-16. Pittsburgh was 1-3-0 against New York in the regular season, being outscored 11-4. … Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin left with an undisclosed injury at 11:13 of the third. There was no update. … Pittsburgh forward Jason Zucker did not play with a lower-body injury sustained in a 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. His status for the start of the playoffs is uncertain. … Columbus scored 258 goals this season, passing its previous high of 256 in 2018-19. … Letang scored an NHL career-high 68 points (10 goals, 58 assists) in 77 games this season. His previous high came in 2015-16, when he had 67 points (16 goals, 51 assists) in 71 games. … Nyquist had a goal and an assist to reach 401 points (164 goals, 237 assists) in 652 NHL games.

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Blackhawks(2) vs. Sabres(3) - o

Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe played his first game in Buffalo since signing with Chicago as a free agent in the offseason. McCabe, who was drafted by the Sabres in 2012, played parts of eight seasons with the team. … Skinner finished the season with 63 points, matching his career high done three previous times. … Sabres goalie Malcolm Subban, acquired from the Blackhawks on December 2, sang the American national anthem before the game.

Bruins(2) vs. Maple Leafs(5)

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Panthers(2) vs. Canadiens(10)

Panthers forward Anton Lundell and defenseman Gustav Forsling dressed but did not play. ... Caufield has 23 goals this season, tying him for second among NHL rookies with Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting and Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond. Hoffman ended the season on a five-game point streak (six points; four goals, two assist). … Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry ended the season on a five-game point streak (seven points; two goals, five assists). … Dvorak ended the season on a five-game point streak (seven points; one goal, six assists).

Red Wings(5) vs. Devils(3)

Seider is the fifth rookie defenseman in the past 32 years to score 50 points in a season, joining Quinn Hughes (53, 2019-20), Cale Makar (50, 2019-20), Vladimir Malakhov (52, 1992-93) and Nicklas Lidstrom (60, 1991-92). ... Seider, Mercer and Detroit forward Lucas Raymond are the only NHL rookies to play in all 82 games this season. ... Hischier went 15-for-20 on face-offs (75.0 percent) and played 19:12 in his 300th NHL game. ... Zetterlund finished the season with a three-game point streak (two goals, two assists).

Capitals(2) vs. Rangers(3)

Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom was a healthy scratch for maintenance reasons, Laviolette said. … The Rangers tied for the second most wins in their history (52-24-8 in 1993-94). They were 53-22-7 in 2014-15. … Lafreniere had a point in four of the last five games (two goals, two assists). … Rangers forwards Artemi Panarin (upper body) and Andrew Copp (lower body) each missed a second straight game. They're expected to be ready to play Game 1 against the Penguins next week.

Senators(4) vs. Flyers(2)

Tkachuk finished the season with 67 points (30 goals, 37 assists), the most by a Senators forward since Spezza scored 84 (34 goals, 50 assists) in 2011-12. He also led the Senators with nine shots on goal Friday, the fourth time this season he's had at least that many. ... Norris' 35 goals were the most by a Senators player since Michalek in 2011-12. ... Hamonic's goal was his first in 24 games, dating to March 9. ... Senators forward Viktor Lodin had three shot on goal in 10:25 of ice time in his NHL debut. He had been recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League earlier Friday. ... Tippett's goal was the first the Flyers scored at 5-on-3 this season. ... Provorov had two assists.

Lightning(6) vs. Islanders(4)

Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov had his eight-game goal streak end, but had two assists and finished the regular season with 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) during a nine-game point streak. ...Bailey had seven points (three goals, four assists) in his final six games. ...Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point was a late scratch with an undisclosed injury.

Golden Knights(7) vs. Blues(4)

Marchessault matched his NHL career-high with 30 goals; he had 30 with the Florida Panthers in 2016-17. ... Stone has 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) in 22 games against the Blues. ... Pacioretty has 21 points (13 goals, eight assists) in 22 games against St. Louis. ... O'Reilly became the ninth Blues player to reach 20 goals, one off the St. Louis record of 10 in 1980-81; he has seven points (four goals, three assists) the past three games and 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 19 games against the Golden Knights. ... Kyrou has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past three games. ... St. Louis defenseman Torey Krug had two assists to give him 14 points (two goals, 10 assists) the past 13 games.

Avalanche(1) vs. Wild(4)

Wild forward Marcus Foligno left the game at 5:28 of the first after a collision with Avalanche defenseman Kurtis MacDermid, who was assessed a five-minute major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct. There was no update on Foligno's status. … Spurgeon and Minnesota defenseman Matt Dumba each returned from an upper-body injury. Spurgeon, who missed two games, had an assist and was plus-2 in 22:11 of ice time; Dumba, who missed 12 games, had an assist in 18:24. … Colorado finished the regular season with 119 points, a team record. … Minnesota set team records for most wins (31) and points (64) at home.

Flames(1) vs. Jets(3)

Tkachuk extended his point streak to eight games (12 points; five goals, seven assists). … Flames forward Dillon Dube played his 200th NHL game. … Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau had his seven-game point streak end (14 points, six goals, eight assists). … The Jets are 27-1-1 this season when leading after two periods.

Ducks(2) vs. Stars(4)

Robertson ended the season on a six-game point streak (nine points; five goals; four assists). … Terry ended the season with a three-game point streak (three points; one goal, two assists) and 10 points (six goals, four assists) in nine games. … Harley scored his first NHL goal in his 34th career game. He was selected in the first round (No. 18) of the 2019 NHL Draft and has three career assists. … Dallas defenseman Miro Heiskanen had an assist to set a new career high in points (36 points; five goals, 31 assists).

Canucks(2) vs. Oilers(3) - s

Edmonton went 26-9-3 after Woodcroft replaced Dave Tippett on Feb. 10 … Miller played 24:15, the most of any forward on either team. … Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse missed his fourth consecutive game because of a lower-body injury. His status for Game 1 against the Kings is unknown. … Vancouver outshot Edmonton 17-6 in the first period.

Sharks(0) vs. Kraken(3)

Matty Beniers had an assist to extend his home point streak to five games (2 goals, 3 assists). The first draft pick in Seattle history (No. 2 in the 2021 NHL Draft) has points in eight of his first nine NHL games (seven points; three goals, four assists). … Kahkonen had won two of his three previous starts.

Predators(4) vs. Coyoes(5)

The Predators lost in regulation for the first time in the 33 games they led after two periods this season (31-1-1) and had never squandered a four-goal lead in a game they lost in their history. … Josi has eight points (three goals, five assists) in a six-game point streak. He had an assist to finish the season with 96 points, leading NHL defensemen. … Tolvanen was a healthy scratch in three of the previous four games. … Nashville defenseman Mattias Ekholm was held out for maintenance reasons. … Gostisbehere had seven points (three goals, four assists) in his final three games. … Predators forwards Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene each extended their point streak to eight games. Forsberg has four goals and eight assists and Duchene has five goals and six assists. … … Predators defenseman Jeremy Davies had an assist and four hits in 17:47 in his first game since April 1. … It was the final game for the Coyotes at Gila River Arena after 19 seasons. They will play at Arizona State University beginning next season.

【日更挑战】2022-04-30比赛日NOTES