Jordan Staal scored 4:04 into overtime and Petr Mrezek stopped 31 shots for his fifth career postseason shutout in the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 overtime win over the New York Islanders in Brooklyn. Staal managed to dent the twine from a sharp angle after Nino Niederreiter’s shot missed the net and came to him off the back boards. Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner also made 31 saves in the game.
The San Jose Sharks overcame a one-goal deficit with three straight goals in the second half of the second period to beat the Colorado Avalanche by a 5-2 count to take Game 1.