NHL: “Pittsburgh” and “San Jose” victories opened the playoffs Stanley Cup

The ocean five matches kicked off the playoffs for the umpteenth season in NHL history.

The defending champion Pittsburgh title defense began with a convincing victory over “Barcelona”. “Penguins” did not prevent the injury of goalkeeper Matt Murray, who was damaged during the warm-up and gave the goalkeeper Mark-Andre Fleury. The reservist did not disappoint, becoming the main star of the evening – Fleury made 31 saves in a single washer. Two points scored Kessel (1+1) and Malkin (0+2).

“Minnesota” immediately lost the home ice advantage in the series against the “St. Louis”. “Savages” for 78 minutes struck twice more shots, but even missed puck for 23 seconds before the end of the match did not break the “Blues”. Late in the first overtime shot Joel Edmundson brought the guests the first victory in the playoffs.

“San Jose” in the away match with “Edmonton” recouped from the account 0:2 and snatched the victory in overtime. The author of the winning puck was the Melker Karlsson, has punched the goalkeeper Talby, who had 44 times to join the game.

Impressive work, Henrik Lundqvist, who made shutout with 31 saves helped the Rangers out to deal with “Montreal” and to seize home ice advantage. The courage of their goalkeeper accurate shooting reinforced glass and Grabner.

Another away victory was “Boston”. In the final period, the Bruins efforts Vetrano equalized, and two minutes before the final siren the best scorer Marchand re-opened the defense of Ottawa.

The results of the matches of the day:

Ottawa — Boston 1:2 (0:0, 1:0, 0:2), the account in a series 0:1

Montreal — new York Rangers 0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1), the account in a series 0:1

Pittsburgh — Columbus 3:1 (0:0, 3:0, 0:1), the account in a series 1:0

Edmonton — San Jose 2:3 (in the first overtime) (2:0, 0:1, 0:1, 0:1), the account in a series 0:1

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

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