NHL: “Pittsburgh” and “St. Louis” go

The ocean continues the starting round of the playoffs for the umpteenth season in NHL history.

The current holder of the Stanley Cup “Pittsburgh” in the final period, finished off the “Columbus” and had fulfilled the mandatory program, consisting of two victories on home ice. The main hero of the match became the leader of the Penguins Sidney Crosby (1+2).

“Minnesota” until it fails miserably against a series of “St. Louis” – “the Savages” lost the second home game in a row and was in a very difficult situation. The second key moment of the match occurred in the 58th minute – accurate throw Schwartz brought the “St. Louis” to a comfortable lead in the series.

He allowed himself “Minnesota”, made of “Montreal”. “The Canadiens” narrowly escaped a 0:2 in series with the Rangers. 18 seconds before the end of the final quarter Plekanec sent the game into overtime and the winning goal in the 78th minute of the game scored Radulov, who scored three points (1+2).

Edmonton also rehabilitated before the fans for losing the first game in the series, “San Jose”. Victory can not be called ordinary, because both goals are “oilers” scored in the minority – in the opening stages of the second period, “sharks” punished Cassian, and in the middle of a crucial 20-minute period had their say the best sniper of the regular season for McDavid.

The results of the matches of the day:

Pittsburgh — Columbus 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0), the account in a series 2:0

Mn — Saint Louis 1:2 (0:0, 1:1, 0:1), the account in a series 0:2

Montreal — NY Rangers 4:3 (in the first overtime) (2:1, 0:2, 1:0, 1:0), the account in a series 1:1

Edmonton – San Jose 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0), the account in a series 1:1

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