Overall, Boston generated a towering 44-20 shots on goal advantage. The Isles are perfectly comfortable playing under those circumstances, and in Monday’s case, they succeeded.Florida Panthers
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The second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders has shifted to Nassau Coliseum for Game 3 on Thursday night.Boston Bruins
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The Golden Knights should turn back to Vezina Trophy finalist Marc-Andre Fleury in net. Meanwhile, agitator Ryan Reaves will serve the first of a two-game suspension for his end-of-Game 1 antics (including throwing Ryan Graves to the ice, and pulling out a chunk of his hair). Colorado's top line looks unstoppable right now. Throughout the playoffs, when Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen are on the ice together, the Avs have outscored opponents 11-1.
Canadiens forward Jake Evans was taken off the ice at Winnipeg's Bell MTS Place on a stretcher after he sustained a brutal hit from Jets forward Mark Scheifele while scoring into an empty net with 57 seconds to go.Vegas Golden Knights
However, the Caps failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2006-07, and traded Halak, a pending unrestricted free agent, to the New York Islanders for a fourth-round draft pick in May 2014. It was always jarring to see him in red anyway after the term 'Halaked' became a thing in 2010 when Halak and the Montreal Canadiens handed Washington one of its most painful playoff series losses in the first round that year. The Capitals' 3-1 series lead and Presidents' Trophy-winning regular season all went up in smoke thanks to Halak.