The Penguins evened the series with the Senators last night, but it was a costly 1-0 victory: Brian Rust and Justin Schultz each left the game with injuries after suffering big hits. Playoff carnage.
Islanders-ish Reads
- More on Mathew Barzal’s WHL championship, as they overcame lots of adversity this season — including losing Barzal to the NHL for a while, and then to illness. [My Northwest] And here’s more on their comeback OT win to clinch the title.
- Over in Europe, Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves in Russia’s 5-0 shutout win over Latvia at the Worlds.