Capitals, Panthers, and Jets Prevail
Capitals 4 – Canadiens 1 (en) (Series 4-1 Washington) After going down 2-0 after the first period and with a few minutes remaining in the second period allowed another Capitals goal, Montreal was down 3-0 after two periods of play and could not recover as the opening round goes to Washington.
Panthers 6 – Lightning 3 (en) (Series 4-1 Florida) State supremacy decided in five games as Tampa Bay could not win two home games or generate enough offense and Florida goaltender Bobrovsky outplayed Tampa Bay’s netminder Vasilevskiy as the Panthers win the game and series convincingly.
Jets 5 – Blues 3 (en) (Series 3-2 Winnipeg) The home team wins every time in this series and game six is in St. Louis because of the steadfast play of the Jets goaltender rebounding after two overwhelming road losses.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUPS
Maple Leafs vs Ottawa 7pm (Series 3-2 Toronto)
Knights vs Wild 7:30pm (Series 3-2 Nevada)
Stars vs Avalanche 9:30pm (Series 3-2 Dallas)
Kings vs Oilers 10pm (Series 3-2 Edmonton)
Buffalo Winter 