The 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs opened last night, unfortunately without our Florida Panthers, and it was all about the road teams. Well, almost...
The Pittsburgh Penguins were the only home team to pick up a win, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 3-1 count. Bryan Rust, Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino scored the goals for the Pens.
The Boston Bruins dropped all of their regular season meetings with the Ottawa Senators, but reversed that trend with a 2-1 win in Canada’s capital on third period goals from Frank Vatrano and Brad Marchand.
Henrik Lundqvist posted a 31-save shutout to lead the New York Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre.