The winners of the conferences with a different result, held the first matches of the playoffs for the Stanley Cup.
Washington, the strongest team of the regular season, faced big problems in the opening match of the series with Toronto. “Capitals” to the middle of the first period, allowed two goals, but scored Williams returned to the owners in the game.
In the final period the goalkeeper “Toronto” Andersen made 13 saves and did not allow “Washington” to win in regulation time. In overtime, the Canadians have lasted a little more than five minutes – an accurate throw Wilson opened the scoring in the series in favor of “capitals”.
Chicago in 60 minutes and failed to punch the goalkeeper “Nashville” Pekka Rinne, who made 29 saves. The efforts of his goalkeeper “Predators” reinforced the only one abandoned by the washer – at the end of the eighth minute of the starting period Arvidsson completed the combination, with the participation of Forsberg and Johansen. “Chicago” immediately loses home ice advantage.
The results of the matches of the day:
Washington — Toronto 3:2 (in the first overtime) (1:2, 1:0, 0:0, 1:0), the account in a series 1:0
Chicago — Nashville 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0), the account in a series 0:1
© 2017, paradox. All rights reserved.
