Adam Vinatieri, perhaps the most clutch player in NFL history and the league's all-time leading scorer, announced his retirement on Wednesday after 24 seasons.
Things got off to a decent start for the Islanders, as Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 11:48 of the first period for the 1-0 lead. David Pastrnak answered back with just 24 seconds remaining in the period, also on a power play, getting one past the rook.Arizona Coyotes
Alex Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie and Anthony Mantha were all held without a single 5-on-5 goal while Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson all failed to record a single 5-on-5 point.Carolina Hurricanes
The Capitals were making a strong push to tie the score in the third period when Bergeron made a tremendous defensive play in the attacking zone to steal the puck and again beat Samsonov to increase Boston's advantage to 3-1 with 7:35 remaining.Washington Capitals
Vegas will have little time to celebrate. The NHL announced Thursday that the second-round series with No. 1 seed Colorado will begin on Sunday in Denver.
Kevan Miller was injured during Game 4 and won't be ready for the start of Round 2. The Bruins might also be without Jeremy Lauzon (upper body), but he is making progress. Bruins GM Don Sweeney is hopeful that Jakub Zboril (upper body) will be available at some point during the second round, but Steven Kampfer (hand), John Moore (hip), and Ondrej Kase (upper body) have been ruled out for the rest of the Bruins’ playoff run.
As Tavares was falling to the ice, Perry launched himself into the air to avoid a collision. What ended up happening instead was Perry’s knee catching Tavares on the head which then slammed into the ice.New York Islanders
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