NHL - Playoffs - Round 1 - San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers - Oilers Win Series 4-2

Game 1 - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - Sharks Win 3-2 OT

The San Jose Sharks demonstrated experience is a factor, battling back from down two goals for a 3-2 overtime victory against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round at Rogers Place. Melker Karlsson beat goalie Cam Talbot at 3:22 of overtime off a pass from Joe Pavelski to give San Jose the win. Game 2 of the best-of-7 series is Friday in Edmonton. Oscar Klefbom and Milan Lucic scored for the Oilers, who were playing their first Stanley Cup Playoff game in 11 years. Talbot made 41 saves. Joel Ward and defenseman Paul Martin scored, and Martin Jones made 17 saves for the Sharks, who lost the 2016 Stanley Cup Final to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. The Sharks roster had played a total of 1,169 NHL postseason games compared to the Oilers' 342 entering the series. Klefbom scored at 6:44 of the first period to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead. The defenseman received a cross-ice pass from Jordan Eberle, and his shot from the left faceoff circle hit San Jose defenseman David Schlemko, changed direction, and slid underneath Jones.

Lucic put the Oilers up 2-0 on the power play with 2:53 left in the first when he scored off the rebound of a Mark Letestu shot. The Sharks began to battle back in the second period, when they outshot the Oilers 10-4. San Jose started the period on the power play, and then was awarded two more. Ward got the Sharks within 2-1 on the power play at 1:43. Joonas Donskoi attempted a wraparound, and the puck slid to Ward at the other side of the net for a shot past Talbot. Martin tied the game 2-2 at 5:22 of the third period at 4-on-4. Oilers forward Patrick Maroon and Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic each was serving a roughing penalty. San Jose outshot Edmonton 18-3 in the third and 6-2 in overtime.

* Hertl collected the puck behind the net off a Letestu turnover, skated out front, and tried to jam it past Talbot on the left side of the net. Talbot made the save, but the rebound went to Martin on the right side for the tying goal.
* Talbot came out of his crease and made a right-pad save on Brent Burns at the bottom of the left circle at 3:42 of the second period.

* Oilers defenseman Kris Russell had a game-high six blocked shots and played 6:08 of the 11:58 Edmonton was shorthanded.

* Vlasic played the puck along the wall from behind the San Jose net to Pavelski at the blue line. Pavelski passed from the red line to Karlsson with speed at the Oilers blue line, and he shot from the top of the left circle past Talbot's glove.
* Sharks center Joe Thornton did not play because of a knee injury. … Vlasic had two assists. ... Oilers defensemen Adam Larsson and Eric Gryba each had eight hits. ... With an assist on Lucic's goal, McDavid has at least a point in 15 straight games going back to the regular season.

"There wasn't much panic. We realized we played not a bad period for the first one of the playoffs, coming into this building. You could feel the energy right away. It was great. So we come out and get a pretty good start, and they get one that goes off one of our guys a little bit. That happens." Joe Pavelski said.
"We played a solid game, pretty good defensively. We got the chance and I snuck it in. I got a little space and [Pavelski] saw me in the middle. It was a half-breakaway. It was nice." Karlsson said.
"It was a big win, we came back so strong. The reason we went so far last year is because we kept coming back in the second and third periods. We just keep going. We have a deep team. If we keep playing this same way, we will win the next game here too." Tomas Hertl said.

Game 2 - Friday, April 14, 2017 - Sharks Lose 0-2

Connor McDavid and Zack Kassian each scored a shorthanded goal to help the Edmonton Oilers to a 2-0 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 2 of their Western Conference First Round series at Rogers Place. Cam Talbot made 16 saves for the Oilers, who tied the best-of-7 series 1-1 with their first postseason win since Game 6 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes.
It was Talbot's first NHL playoff shutout. Kassian scored on a breakaway 42 seconds into the second period to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead. Sharks center Joe Pavelski lost control of the puck at the Oilers blue line on the power play, and Mark Letestu sent Kassian in alone against Jones with a pass in the neutral zone. Kassian had six hits, including a big one in open ice on Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon at 7:54 of the first period and another on Logan Couture along the boards at 12:44 of the second. San Jose was 0-for-6 on the power play, and Edmonton was 0-for-4. McDavid scored his first NHL playoff goal at 10:31 of the second to give Edmonton a 2-0 lead. The goal extended McDavid's point streak to 16 games dating back to the regular season (March 14).

* Pavelski had a second chance after he accidentally put the puck on Kassian's stick with San Jose on the power play, but he played it to Letestu while Kassian was skating past him. Letestu passed ahead to Kassian, who calmly skated in on Jones and beat him from between the hash marks to open the scoring.

* Jones came out to challenge Letestu and was able to freeze the puck after stopping his slap shot from the left circle with his chest at 4:32 of the third period.

* Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson had a plus-1 rating and six hits in 21:01.
* McDavid collected a loose puck in the Oilers zone, raced down the left wing, and shot the puck between Jones' pads from the top of the left faceoff circle.
* Edmonton defenseman Oscar Klefbom left the game after blocking a Patrick Marleau shot at 8:56 of the third period. ... McDavid, at 20 years, 91 days, is the youngest Oilers player to score in the Stanley Cup Playoffs since Martin Gelinas (19 years, 319 days) in Game 2 of the Smythe Division Final against the Los Angeles Kings on April 20, 1990, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. ... It was the first time Edmonton scored two shorthanded goals in a postseason game since Game 4 of the Smythe Division Final against the Calgary Flames on April 24, 1986 (Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri).

"Going into the third period, we were only down 1-0. I thought from a road perspective, we still had a chance to win the game. Those are games when you go on playoff runs, you find a way to get a power-play goal or someone steps up and makes a play, and it didn't happen tonight." Peter DeBoer said.
"Scoring on our power play would have been nice. We just need to work through it. It is frustrating, obviously. We need to communicate better and help each other. We need to get better there. That was the difference in the game, it doesn't take a genius to figure that out." Brent Burns said.

Game 3 - Sunday, April 16, 2017 - Sharks Lose 0-1

For the second straight game, Cam Talbot earned a shutout and Zack Kassian scored the winning goal for the Edmonton Oilers. Talbot made 23 saves, and Kassian scored at 10:45 of the third period to lift the Oilers to a 1-0 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at SAP Center. Kassian intercepted Sharks defenseman David Schlemko's errant pass from below the goal line and beat goalie Martin Jones from the slot. Kassian scored a shorthanded goal in the second period of Edmonton's 2-0 win in Game 2 on Friday. The Sharks pulled Jones with 1:47 remaining, but they had only one shot on goal with the extra attacker. San Jose's Joe Thornton was in the lineup for the first time since injuring his left knee April 2 against the Vancouver Canucks. He played center on the top line between Joe Pavelski and Melker Karlsson. Thornton had two shots on goal in the first period, when the Sharks outshot the Oilers 13-6 and outhit them 32-14. Edmonton controlled play for much of the second period, outshooting San Jose 12-4 and outhitting them 17-13. Early in the second, Oilers coach Todd McLellan, looking for a spark, shuffled his lines, moving Anton Slepyshev from the fourth line to the top line, in place of Leon Draisaitl, to skate with Connor McDavid and Patrick Maroon. Draisaitl dropped to the third line with Kassian and Drake Caggiula. McDavid had his first two shots on goal, both good chances, late in the second.

* Schlemko tried to hit forward Tomas Hertl with a breakout pass, but Kassian picked it off in the right faceoff circle and beat Jones with a backhand through the five-hole. "I saw he was looking for a long pass and I just tried to get in the way," Kassian said.

* Talbot made a right-pad save on rookie forward Timo Meier's wrist shot through traffic from above the right circle with 3:10 remaining.

* Meier had a game-high nine hits and three shots on goal in 12:10.
* McDavid was held without a point for the first time in 17 games dating to the regular season, but he brought some excitement when he skated past San Jose defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, zipped behind the net, and tried to score on a wraparound at 15:49 of the second period.
* Sharks forward Mikkel Boedker was scratched to make room for Thornton in the lineup. ... Couture wore his regular visor Sunday after using a full cage the first two games of the series to protect an injury he sustained March 25 when hit by a puck in his mouth against the Nashville Predators. ... Defenseman Oscar Klefbom, who sustained a bone bruise in his left foot blocking a Brent Burns shot late in Game 2, played an Oilers-high 24:44.
"We didn't generate enough Grade A chances. We had the puck in their zone, but we got stuck in corners and they swarmed pretty good. They block shots. We've got to find a way to create more offense." Logan Couture said.
"Early on, we had some pep. One-goal game that could go [either] way. We have another level to go to the next game." Thornton said.

Game 4 - Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - Sharks Win 7-0

The San Jose Sharks had been shut out by the Edmonton Oilers in back-to-back games entering Game 4 of their Western Conference First Round series at SAP Center. It took Joe Pavelski 15 seconds to give San Jose a 1-0 lead, and the Sharks kept scoring on their way to a 7-0 victory against the Oilers. Pavelski and Logan Couture each scored two goals, and Martin Jones made 23 saves for the fourth Stanley Cup Playoff shutout of his career, the previous three coming last season in San Jose's run to the Final. The Sharks tied their postseason record for most goals in a game and set their record with four power-play goals in eight opportunities. Patrick Marleau, Marcus Sorensen and David Schlemko each scored, and Brent Burns had three assists for San Jose. Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot made saves on all 39 shots he faced in Games 2 and 3 but gave up five goals on 24 shots Tuesday and was replaced by Laurent Brossoit at 12:52 of the second period. Pavelski gave the Sharks the early lead when he redirected Justin Braun's shot past Talbot for his first goal of the playoffs. It was the first time San Jose opened the scoring in the series.

San Jose increased their lead to 2-0 on a power-play goal by Couture at 11:02 of the first. It was his first goal of the series. Marleau made it 3-0 at 2:02 of the second period when he scored his first goal of the series, also on the power play. Sorensen knocked a rebound past Talbot from close range for his first goal of the series, extending San Jose's lead to 4-0 at 9:46 of the second. Couture scored his second goal of the game at 12:52 of the second on a snap shot from the right faceoff circle to make it 5-0. The Sharks went on their fourth power play of the game at 13:44 of the second when Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for spearing Chris Tierney, who went to the locker room in pain but returned for the third period. Pavelski tipped in a Burns shot for his second goal of the game at 16:46 of the second to make it 6-0, and Schlemko scored a power-play goal at 6:45 of the third period.

* Pavelski went to the slot after winning a faceoff against Connor McDavid and got his stick on Braun's wrist shot from the right point for San Jose's first goal since Melker Karlsson scored 3:22 into overtime in Game 1.

* Jones made 12 saves in the first period, including with 7:04 left and the Oilers on the power play when he got his left pad on Mark Letestu's redirection from the slot.

* Sharks defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Braun spent much of the game playing against McDavid and held the NHL scoring champion without a point for the second straight game.
* The Sharks entered the game with one power-play goal in 14 chances, but Couture took a cross-ice pass from Pavelski and beat Talbot from the right circle on San Jose's first man-advantage opportunity of the game.
* The Sharks scored seven goals April 30, 1999, in Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Colorado Avalanche and April 20, 2014, in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Kings. … San Jose forward Mikkel Boedker was scratched for the second straight game.

 

"We were just ready. Everyone was ready. … We just got inside and made a few plays and the power play responded with a little momentum, for sure, scoring some goals and being dangerous. We were just building off it. There weren't really any lapses in our game." Joe Pavelski said.
"A lot of times with players looking for answers, it's as simple as that. Come in and shuffle the deck and start fresh [on playing Patrick Marleau on the top line with Pavelski and center Joe Thornton, among other lineup moves for Game 4]." "Our first period was probably similar to last game's first period except we got on the board and got things rolling. That's an important piece, getting that momentum. We weren't able to do it last game. To get it early tonight and get that feeling was critical." Peter DeBoer said.
"That was something we wanted to do, obviously, was get one early [Pavelski's goal, the fastest to start a playoff game in Sharks history]. This is an intimidating building to play in, and it is even more when you've got a lead early. [Pavelski] made a great tip on that one, the building got into it, and we rode that momentum." Couture said.

Game 5 - Thursday, April 20, 2017 - Sharks Lose 3-4 OT

David Desharnais scored at 18:15 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory against the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at Rogers Place. Leon Draisaitl passed out of the right corner to Desharnais, who beat goalie Martin Jones from the right hash marks to win it.

Desharnais set up the tying goal late in the third period. He passed the puck back to defenseman Oscar Klefbom, whose shot from the point went in off the post with 2:46 remaining to tie it 3-3. Patrick Maroon and Mark Letestu scored for Edmonton, and Cam Talbot made 27 saves two nights after he allowed five goals on 24 shots in a 7-0 loss in Game 4. Draisaitl and defenseman Matt Benning had two assists. David Schlemko, Mikkel Boedker and Patrick Marleau scored for San Jose, and Jones made 44 saves, including 13 in overtime.

Maroon scored at 5:28 of the first period to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead. He collected a rebound off a point shot from Benning and swept the puck in past Jones. San Jose scored the next three goals. Boedker tied it 1-1 at 10:12 on an excellent three-way passing play. Marcus Sorensen slid a pass from just inside the Oilers blue line to the left faceoff circle for Chris Tierney, who sent it across the slot to Boedker for an easy tap-in. Edmonton hit the post three times between the Maroon and Boedker goals (Jordan Eberle, 9:46; Darnell Nurse, 8:26, 5:42). Marleau gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead at 15:52 of the first, knocking in a puck on the goal line after it squeezed between Talbot's pads on a shot from Joe Thornton. Schlemko scored at 8:38 of the second period to put the Sharks up 3-1, two seconds after a goaltender interference penalty on Oilers forward Patrick Maroon ended. Schlemko's wrist shot from the point beat Talbot through traffic. The Oilers outshot the Sharks 14-2 in overtime, but Jones kept San Jose in the game with several outstanding saves. Letestu scored on the power play with 1:27 left in the second to get Edmonton within 3-2.

* After defenseman Andrej Sekera skated the puck from the right side of the rink to the left side along the Sharks blue line, he sent it to Desharnais, who had just jumped off the Oilers bench, at the right point. Desharnais passed to Draisaitl in the corner, skated to the net, and snapped Draisaitl's return feed over Jones' glove to win it.

* Jones made a left-pad save on Connor McDavid's shot from the right circle off a pass from Draisaitl on a 2-on-1 rush 7:13 into overtime.

* Draisaitl was 15 of 19 on faceoffs (79 percent).

* Draisaitl passed the puck through Milan Lucic's legs in front to Letestu, who scored on the power play to get the Oilers within a goal late in the second period.
* Desharnais had not scored a Stanley Cup Playoff goal since May 7, 2015, when he played for the Montreal Canadiens against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round. … Defenseman Justin Braun had 10 of San Jose's 38 blocked shots.

"I really liked our third period. We managed it really good, we had our chances to put the puck in the net. Then we started to defend with 10 minutes left in the third, got into that mindset, and they tied it up." Peter DeBoer said.
"[Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic] played it pretty well [his save on Connor McDavid at 7:13 of overtime]. I know the pass went through, but [Draisaitl] kind of had to throw a slow saucer pass over to him, so it gave me some time to get over there." Martin Jones said.
"It's always disappointing to lose, losing [stinks]. There is no way around that. We battled hard tonight and did some good things to take that 3-1 lead, but unfortunately we couldn't battle it out." Joe Pavelski said.

Game 6 - Saturday, April 22, 2017 - Sharks Lose 1-3 OT

The Edmonton Oilers hung on for a series-ending 3-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at SAP Center.
Edmonton won the best-of-7 series 4-2 and will play the Anaheim Ducks in the second round. Leon Draisaitl and Anton Slepyshev each scored his first Stanley Cup Playoff goal early in the second period, Connor McDavid scored into an empty net with less than a second left, and Cam Talbot made 27 saves for the Oilers, who won a postseason series for the first time since advancing to the 2006 Cup Final. Patrick Marleau scored, and goalie Martin Jones made 18 saves for the Sharks, who made it to the Cup Final for the first time in their history last season. Draisaitl scored 54 seconds into the second period to put the Oilers ahead 1-0. He got behind the Sharks defense to take a stretch pass from Adam Larsson, fended off defenseman Justin Braun, and beat Jones. Less than a minute later, Slepyshev scored unassisted on a breakaway when he shot past Jones' blocker to make it 2-0 at 1:50. Marleau scored from the left of the Oilers net off a pass from Logan Couture through the slot at 12:12 of the third period to get the Sharks within 2-1. It was his third goal of the series, 68th in the NHL playoffs in his career. Edmonton killed a San Jose power play after being penalized for too many men on the ice with 4:57 remaining. Sharks forward Joe Pavelski beat Talbot with a backhand but hit the crossbar with 3:46 left. Edmonton defenseman Oscar Klefbom did not play in the third period because of an illness. Several Oilers, including Draisaitl, have had the flu.

* Klefbom started the play that led to Draisaitl's goal when he blocked San Jose defenseman Justin Braun's shot from the right point. Larsson got the puck and sent it ahead to Draisaitl, who had a step on Braun and beat Jones through the five-hole.

* Marleau cut through the slot on a short breakaway for a backhand from close range, but Talbot made a left-pad save at 2:42 of the second period. "I was just trying to stay patient, and when he made the move, I tried to get a good push across because he's so quick, he can beat you back there pretty quick," Talbot said.

* Sharks defenseman Brent Burns had six shots on goal, 13 shot attempts and six hits, each a game high.

* Slepyshev quickly got to a loose puck in the neutral zone after Chris Tierney's errant pass went off defenseman Paul Martin's outstretched stick at the right point near the Oilers blue line, and then beat Jones with a snap shot from close range.
* Jordan Eberle led the Oilers with four shots and had three hits. … After being a healthy scratch for Game 5, Sharks forward Joonas Donskoi returned to the lineup, replacing Timo Meier. Donskoi had an assist and one shot on goal in 12:31.

"The way hockey is sometimes, you get on that roll. And this year the injury bug kind of hit us and it kind of hurt us. But no excuses. They played a great series, and hats off to them." Joe Thornton said.
"I knew we had to control McDavid, and we did. Our guys did a fantastic job of trying to limit his time and space. Their depth guys found some goals ... We did that last year on our playoff run." Peter DeBoer said.

NHL - Playoffs - Round 1 - Chicago Blackhawks vs Nashville Predators - Preds Win Series 4-0

Game 1 - Thursday, April 13, 2017 - Hawks Lose 0-1

Pekka Rinne doesn't have great memories of playing the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the Nashville Predators created one at United Center. Rinne made 29 saves, and Viktor Arvidsson scored a first-period goal to give the Predators a 1-0 win against the Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round. It was Nashville's first road shutout in its nine-year playoff history. Rinne and the Predators have twice been eliminated in the first round by the Blackhawks (2010, 2015). The Blackhawks outshot Nashville 29-20, including 23-9 in last two periods. Corey Crawford made 19 saves for Chicago, which was shut out in a home playoff game for the first time since 2012 (April 23 against the Phoenix Coyotes, a 4-0 loss). The Blackhawks built a 5-1 edge in shots, but the Predators held them without one for the next 13:46. Arvidsson scored at 7:52, tipping a shot pass by Filip Forsberg past Crawford.

The Blackhawks had a 12-4 advantage in second-period shots and 11-5 in third. They failed to get a shot during a power play with 8:08 left in the third and failed to tie the game after pulling Crawford with 2:00 left.

* The Predators made the Blackhawks pay for a defensive miscue on Arvidsson's goal. Johansen got the puck from Arvidsson and drew three defenders to him before passing to Filip Forsberg, who sent the puck to Arvidsson.
"I figured Ryan would put it over there [to Forsberg]," Arvidsson said. "I just tried to get lost behind them, and [Forsberg] made a great shot-pass. I just tapped it in."

* Rinne kept it 1-0 at 4:24 of the third period by going left to right for a save at the left post, stopping a wraparound attempt by Patrick Kane. Anisimov got a shot off the rebound but missed wide to the far side.

* Nashville defenseman Roman Josi played a game-high 28:24 and led the Predators with five of their 26 blocked shots.
* Rinne's sprawling left-skate save against Anisimov kept the Blackhawks from tying the game with 8:15 left in the second period.
"Luckily it stayed on the ice, so it helps my job a little bit ... long legs and stuff," Rinne said. "I was able to reach it and got it away with my toe."
* Anisimov returned after missing the final 13 games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. ... Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok returned after missing the regular-season finale with a lower-body injury. ... Predators forward Colin Wilson (lower body) missed his third straight game.

"We've just got to keep getting better in this series. That was a pretty good game by us, but we have better in us." Crawford said.
"We know it's going to be a long series. We knew we were not going to sweep them. It's a good hockey team. We just have to regroup." Niklas Hjalmarsson said.
"I don't think there's any excuse in the book that you can throw out there that would stand its ground. It's the first game of the playoffs. We should have a better start than we did tonight, but sometimes there's some nerves and you need to shake things off." Jonathan Toews said. 

Game 2 - Saturday, April 15, 2017 - Hawks Lose 0-5

The Nashville Predators added offense to their strong defense for a 5-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round at United Center. Following a 1-0, Game 1 win on Thursday, Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for a second straight shutout that gave the Predators a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Chicago has lost the first two games of a series at home for the first time in a streak of nine straight seasons in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Rinne had two assists, on goals by Harry Zolnierczyk at 2:51 of the second period and Ryan Johansen at 13:49 of the third. Zolnierczyk's goal on a breakaway made it 2-0, and Johansen made it 4-0, after Colton Sissons gave Nashville a 3-0 lead with 7:00 left in the second. Johansen had three points (one goal, two assists). He assisted on Ellis' goal and a power-play goal by Kevin Fiala at 18:13 of the third period that made it 5-0. Rinne made seven saves in the first period, 14 in the second and nine in the third for his third Stanley Cup Playoff shutout. Zolnierczyk, Ellis, Sissons and Fiala each scored his first NHL playoff goal. Corey Crawford allowed five goals on 29 shots for the Blackhawks, who haven't scored in the postseason since Andrew Shaw scored at 3:20 of the third period in a Game 7, first-round loss to the St. Louis Blues last year.

* Ellis' initial shot attempt from the point was blocked by Richard Panik, but the puck came right back for a second shot that beat Crawford through traffic.

* Blackhawks rookie center Tanner Kero passed to Marcus Kruger from behind the Predators net, and Rinne sprawled to make a left-pad save on a quick wrist shot with 8:50 left in the third period.

"There were some unbelievable saves, especially in the third period, when the game is 3-0," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. "We know we are in a good spot, but the next goal is also a big goal in somebody's building."
* Predators defenseman Matt Irwin broke up a pass intended for Marian Hossa that would've created a breakaway at 2:03 of the second period. Zolnierczyk scored for Nashville 48 seconds later.
* Zolnierczyk took a stretch pass from Mattias Ekholm and beat Crawford with a wrist shot high to the glove side.
"I took a quick peek up and just kind of tried to shield the puck," Zolnierczyk said. "I cut in a little bit, and I just wanted to chip it up over his shoulder there. Luckily there was enough room to do that."
* Toews and Kane have one goal between them in Chicago's past nine playoff games. Toews hasn't scored in 11 straight postseason games, dating to the second period of Game 4 in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kane scored in Game 5 against the Blues last year (April 21). ... Rinne is the first Predators goalie to have two assists in a playoff game and the first in the NHL since April 11, 2004 (Jose Theodore for the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Boston Bruins), according to the Elias Sports Bureau. ... Predators forward Colin Wilson (lower body) missed his fourth straight game. ... Blackhawks rookie forward Vinnie Hinostroza didn't skate on a line during warmups but made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut and played 6:48 in place of Jordin Tootoo.

"They're doing everything defensively to frustrate us and give us nothing. It seems like we're trying to force plays that aren't there sometimes, and when they get their chances, they're taking advantage of our mistakes and it ends up in the back of our net." Jonathan Toews said.
"I haven't scored a goal in two games. Not acceptable. As an offensive guy, you pride yourself in that. I've got to be better personally." Patrick Kane said.

Game 3 - Monday, April 17, 2017 - Hawks Lose 2-3 OT

Kevin Fiala scored at 16:44 of overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Bridgestone Arena. Fiala deked around Corey Crawford and scored his second goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Nashville has a 3-0 series lead for the first time in its history. Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators to make it 2-1 at 4:24 of the third period. The puck bounced off of the glass behind the net on a shot by Viktor Arvidsson and back into the slot, and Forsberg shot it past Crawford for his first goal. Forsberg tied the game 2-2 at 14:08 from the slot.

Dennis Rasmussen gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead at 1:05 of the second period on a backhand shot from in front of the net. Marcus Kruger made the pass from behind the net, and Rasmussen beat Pekka Rinne for Chicago's first goal of the 2017 playoffs. Rasmussen's goal ended Rinne's postseason shutout streak at 141:05. Patrick Kane gave the Blackhawks a 2-0 lead at 11:15 on the power play. He took a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that beat Rinne for his first goal. It was Kane's 50th career NHL playoff goal. Crawford made 46 saves.

* Neal made a backhand pass to Fiala below the left faceoff circle, and he slid the puck past Crawford's glove on the backhand.

* Crawford made a toe save on Fiala at 13:56 of overtime on a shot from the slot. Neal passed the puck to Fiala in the slot, and Crawford reacted in time to get enough of the puck to keep it out of the net.

* Rinne made a breakaway save on Nick Schmaltz early in the third period to keep it 2-0. Schmaltz tried to beat Rinne on the forehand on the glove side, but Rinne made the save and moved the puck to P.K. Subban.

* Forsberg redirected a shot from the point from Ryan Ellis that Crawford saved. Forsberg gathered the rebound and moved the puck from his backhand to his forehand and beat Crawford.

* Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith had 32:27 of ice time. Kane had nine shots on goal and 12 shot attempts. Anisimov went 2-for-17 in the faceoff circle. … The Predators improved to 5-7 in overtime in the playoffs in their history. Nashville had 49 shots on goal and 94 shot attempts.

"We've got to make them realize that winning that fourth game is the toughest for any team in any series." Jonathan Toews said.
"It's tough right now. Let this one sting a little bit tonight. We have two [days] in between, so get rested, come back feeling good. Take it one at a time. I know that's cliché and things you have to say, but at the same time win one game. See what happens after that." Kane said.

Game 4 - Thursday, April 20, 2017 - Hawks Lose 1-4

The Nashville Predators completed the first Stanley Cup Playoff sweep in their history with a 4-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators advanced to second round for the fourth time and will play either the St. Louis Blues or Minnesota Wild. Chicago clinched the top seed in the Western Conference on an off day April 1. The Blackhawks did not win another game, losing eight in a row (final four of regular season, four in playoffs). Predators goalie Pekka Rinne made 30 saves and allowed three goals in the series. He made 123 saves for an 0.70 goals-against average and .976 save percentage. Josi gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 9:41 of the second period on a one-timer from above the right faceoff circle. His shot got through traffic and beat Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford five-hole. Colton Sissons gave the Predators a 2-0 lead at 8:52 of the third period on a shot from the slot. It hit the post, bounced off Crawford's back and into the net. Josi gave the Predators a 3-0 lead at 10:21. Sissons took a pass from Austin Watson and slid the puck to Josi, who beat Crawford for his second goal of the playoffs. Jonathan Toews scored on the power play at 14:42 of the third period make it 3-1, before Viktor Arvidsson made it 4-1 on an empty-net goal with 1:48 left. St. Louis leads Minnesota 3-1 in their best-of-7 series with Game 5 on Saturday.

* Josi's second goal was a tic-tac-toe play he finished off a pass to Crawford's blocker side by Sissons. Josi joined the rush and beat Toews to the puck.

* Patrick Kane tried to beat Rinne through the five-hole from the left faceoff circle in the third period, but Rinne squeezed his pads in time and controlled the rebound. 

* Filip Forsberg blocked a shot attempt by Kane in the second period to prevent a goal into an open net and keep the score 1-0.
* The puck got caught in Crawford's pads on Sissons' goal and went into the net when Crawford moved laterally across the crease.
* The Blackhawks are the third team in NHL history to be swept in the first round of the playoffs after having the best record in their conference during the regular season (1981 Montreal Canadiens, by Edmonton Oilers in best-of-5 preliminary round; and 1993 Blackhawks, by St. Louis Blues in division semifinals), according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The 1993 series was the last time Chicago was swept. … Kane had an assist to finish with two points (one goal, one assist) in the series. He was tied for second in the NHL during the regular season (89 points).

"It's tough to lose a series and fall short. It's a whole different story to lose four straight and get swept like we did. I think we've got guys in this room that have experienced the highs of going all the way. I think aside from what it would feel like to miss the playoffs, especially with the potential in this room, this has to be the next worse feeling for sure." Jonathan Toews said.
"Give them credit. They played great. I still think we didn't push in a lot of areas. We could have had the puck a lot more in a lot of situations, lost lots of those 1-on-1 or those individual battles, relentless around the net, missing shots, missing pucks. I think that was contagious. We had to be better." Joel Quenneville said.

NHL - Playoffs - Round 1 - St Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild - Blues Win Series 4-1

Game 1 - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - Blues Win 2-1 OT

Jake Allen made 51 saves, and Joel Edmundson scored at 17:48 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center. Zach Parise ended Allen's shutout when he scored with 22 seconds remaining in the third period. Allen's teammates and coaches were impressed with his performance. Sobotka scored when he took a pass from Alexander Steen and let go a shot that deflected off Christian Folin and got past Dubnyk. The Wild outshot the Blues 52-26.

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* Vladimir Tarasenko pushed toward the net with a shot that rebounded for Edmundson's put-away.
"That's up there for the best one," said Edmundson, who had three goals in 69 games during the regular season. "It beats the one last year in Dallas [in the playoffs]. I'm just happy the team could get the win tonight."

* Allen robbed Charlie Coyle of a sure goal with a glove save at 16:38 of the second period to preserve a 1-0 lead.

* Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester helped clear the crease from a near-tying goal at 10:38 of the third period. Bouwmeester had two blocked shots and one takeaway in 30:53 of ice time.

* Mikael Granlund passed to Mikko Koivu, who perfectly fed Parise for the tying goal on a crisp tic-tac-toe play.
* Vladimir Sobotka played in his first playoff game with the Blues since 2014 after spending the three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League. … The Wild recalled Steve Michalek from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Wednesday to be their third goalie. Sobotka gave the Blues a 1-0 lead at 6:21 of the second period.

Blues Quotes

"They threw a lot at me, but it's my job to stop the puck and give the boys a chance, and they scored the goal. Big win for us."
"[There were] a lot of shots from tough angles. I did a pretty decent job of keeping pucks away from their players. That's their forte; that's how they score, they crash the net, they have a lot of skilled guys that can make quick plays in front of the net, so we're going to expect the same and hopefully it goes well Friday." Jake Allen said.

"One word: amazing. A really good game." Vladimir Sobotka

"I thought [Sobotka] was phenomenal. Really not much to say. He was outstanding. He was challenged in so many situations and certainly stepped up."

"We're not kidding ourselves. We know we have to be better. We found a way to win a hockey game, but we'll find a way to get better." Mike Yeo said.

Wild Quotes

"We gave ourselves a chance at least. We extended the game, and then you never know what can happen in overtime. But you've got to score more than one."

"Win or lose, short memories are important. You still have to look at the good things that we did and look at where we can be better. Unfortunately right now, we're down 1-0 [in the series] and now we've got to even it up." Parise said.

"I wouldn't say it wasn't good enough. Obviously the outcome wasn't there, but I think [if] we play like that every game, we're probably going to get the results we want, and that's the important thing. When a game like that doesn't finish how you want it to, [you've] just got to keep doing what you're doing. We stick to that game, we're going to be tough to beat." Devan Dubnyk said.  
"Keep your head up. You've got to win four, and it's a long series. I thought we played a good game." Bruce Boudreau.

Game 2 - Friday, April 14, 2017 - Blues Win 2-1
Jaden Schwartz scored with 2:27 left in the third period to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center. The Blues, who took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series with their second 2-1 road win. Joel Edmundson, who scored the overtime winner for St. Louis on Wednesday, scored at 3:51 of the second period to give the Blues a 1-0 lead. The defenseman had three goals in 69 games during the regular season and scored in consecutive games for the first time in his two NHL seasons. Zach Parise tied it 1-1 at 17:44 of the second with a 5-on-3 power-play goal. Parise also scored the tying goal in Game 1.
Jake Allen made 23 saves for St. Louis and has stopped 74 of 76 shots winning back-to-back postseason starts for the first time. Devan Dubnyk made 20 saves for Minnesota.

* Schwartz shot over Dubnyk's glove for the game-winner. The forward has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his past 13 games.

* Allen denied Jason Pominville on a point-blank wrist shot at 11:21 of the third period to keep it 1-1.

* Blues forward Kyle Brodziak cleared a loose puck from the goal mouth at 7:06 of the third period to keep it tied.

* Parise got to a loose puck after Jay Bouwmeester blocked a shot by Eric Staal and lifted it top shelf for the tying goal.
* Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo had two hits playing 12:35 in his first game after missing six with an upper-body injury. … St. Louis is 10-2 in series after taking a 2-0 lead.

Blues Quotes

"We didn't lose Game 1, we did enough things to win a hockey game. Obviously Jake was outstanding in that game, but he wears a jersey for a reason. He's part of our group. I think what we saw in Game 1 was it was a very even game until we got the lead and then we backed off a little bit. So we knew we had to be more aggressive, more assertive in our game. We knew we had to tweak a couple things and adjust a little bit and find a way to get better between (Games) 1 and 2 and I think we did that today. And now we're going to have to do the same thing [in Game 3]." Mike Yeo
"It's a good start for us, but the job's not over yet. We know the last two are going to be the hardest and it starts in Game 3. They're going to throw everything at us, and we're excited to go home for sure. We did a good job so far, but we know it's going to get a lot tougher."
"You learn how desperate a team can play. When we were down one game to none in a different series (against the Dallas Stars in the second round last year), you want to come back with a really good effort in the second game. It only gets harder from here on out. We're happy with the win tonight, but our focus has to turn to Sunday." Schwartz said.

"Maybe back in Peewee when I was a forward or something like that, [I scored in consecutive games], but no, not in the pro level, no." Edmundson said.

Wild Quotes

"Obviously we have to score goals. It's tough to win games when you're having a tough time scoring. Just focus on the next game and try to find a way to get the puck behind the goalie." Ryan Suter said.
"When it's tight like that, any play can be the difference, and we've just got to keep playing. It's one game at a time, and we know we're one play or one breakaway from getting that goal we need to win the game." Dubnyk said.
"Both games were 2-1. If they were 6-0 or something, I'd say it's going to be a tough task [to dig out]. Not that it's not going to be a tough task, but let's face it, both games could've gone either way. So I don't see why we can't go in there and do the same thing to them that they did to us. This is what happened last year, when (the Anaheim Ducks) went into Nashville and won the next three games. So it's not impossible." Bruce Boudreau said.

Game 3 - Sunday, April 16, 2017 - Blues Win 3-1
The chants for Jake Allen were deafening. It's been that kind of run for the St. Louis Blues goaltender. For the third time in as many games, Allen was the difference-maker, with 40 saves in a 3-1 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Scottrade Center. Allen has stopped 114 of 117 shots in three games against Minnesota and has a 0.91 goals-against average and .974 save percentage. On multiple occasions chants of 'Al-len!, Al-len!, Al-len!' resonated from the 19,334 in attendance. Alexander Steen had a goal and an assist, and Colton Parayko and Jaden Schwartz scored for the Blues. Charlie Coyle scored and Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves for the Wild, who were held to one goal for the third straight game. Parayko gave the Blues a 1-0 lead 3:25 into the first period, getting the kind of start the Blues needed, giving their fans the jump they wanted. The Wild tied it 1-1 at 12:59 of the second on Coyle's goal, Minnesota's first at 5-on-5 in the series. Schwartz put St. Louis ahead 2-1 with its first power-play goal (1-for-9) of the series at 15:19. Steen scored an empty-net goal at 18:49 of the third to make it 3-1.

* Schwartz had little time and space in tight on Dubnyk, but he outworked Wild defenseman Marco Scandella and was able to score after Steen's pass from behind the net into the short side.

* Allen stopped a wrist shot from Wild defenseman Ryan Suter with 9:43 left in the second period. Suter's shot caromed off Scottie Upshall's stick, and Allen, square to the shooter, was able to recover and make an alert glove save to keep it a 1-0 game.

* Dubnyk made a breakaway save on Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko with 8:48 remaining in the game to keep the Wild in it at 2-1.

* Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson, who scored goals in each of the first two games, played 19:17 and again was a factor. He broke up a 2-on-1 play in the second period, knocking away Eric Staal's pass that would have sent Coyle in alone on Allen at 14:52 of the second period.

* The Wild made two lineup changes. Defensemen Nate Prosser replaced Christian Folin and forward Ryan White replaced Joel Eriksson Ek.

Blues Quotes

"It's been the same. They've stuck to their game plan and we've stuck to ours and it was a real tough test for us out there the second half of the game. They pushed really hard and put us on our heels a bit and we grinded and we got it done. A huge win for us. ... The next game is going to be even harder, so we're going to have to take the next two days to rest up and be ready for the hardest game yet." Jake Allen said.
Allen was asked what the crowd chanting meant to him.
"That we've got loud fans. I don't really get caught up in it, but it's nice to see support from the fans."
"He's fantastic. I'm not very good with words. I don't use big words. I'll just say fantastic is about the biggest one I can figure out. Lights-out, I guess. He's calm back there. Anytime we need a save, a whistle, he's there. We're going to need him the rest of the way." Alex Pietrangelo said.
"One-hundred percent, they were fun. Loud, fun to be a part of and when you have them on your side, it makes things a lot better." Parayko said.

Wild Quotes

"I don't think we're playing that bad. We had 79 shots at their net today, compared to, I think it was 47. Not that that's an indicator of anything, there are some parts of our game that could be better, there's no doubt in my mind. The one thing I'm not going to criticize is our effort. These guys are trying right to the end; they're trying as bad as everybody. They want to bring it home to Minnesota but right now, it's just not working." Bruce Boudreau said.
"We have to find ways. They pack it in pretty tight. We've been saying it the last three games. It's kind of getting old, obviously. We've got to find a way to get pucks through. We need more traffic, get inside their [defensemen]. We've got to find ways to score whatever it is. It's now or never. Pretty tired of talking about it, we've just got to go out and prove it." Charlie Coyle said.

Game 4 - Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - Blues Lose 0-2
Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves for the second Stanley Cup Playoff shutout of his career, and the Minnesota Wild avoided elimination with a 2-0 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Scottrade Center. Charlie Coyle and Martin Hanzal scored for the Wild, who had three goals in the first three games of the series. Blues goalie Jake Allen made 26 saves. Coyle made it 1-0 after picking off Allen's pass around the boards and shooting it into an empty net at 16:50 of the first period. It gave the Wild their first lead 214:38 into the series. The Blues thought the play was going to be whistled down for icing. Allen and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo were there near the puck, and when Allen whipped it from behind his net off the side boards, Coyle intercepted it. Hanzal scored to give Minnesota a 2-0 lead at 16:41 of the second period. The goal came after the Blues, who were outshot 11-4 in the first period, came with some of their biggest charges towards the Wild net.

* Nate Prosser passed out of the Wild zone to Pominville for a quick lay-off pass at the red line for Hanzal, who built up a burst of speed through the neutral zone. Hanzal gained the blue line, and with Blues defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester laying back, Hanzal snapped a shot past Allen's blocker from above the faceoff circles. "It was good because it was the first time we've played with a lead," Hanzal said. "It makes them have to make an effort to push back."

* Dubnyk, who had faced 16 shots entering the third period, made a save on Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson's shot from the left circle on a rush with 16:45 remaining in the game. "You've just got to try to stay sharp, try to get some puck handles in if you can, and don't force it," Dubnyk said.

* Despite a rare mistake in the series leading to the first Wild goal, Allen did his best to keep the Blues in the game. Following a Pietrangelo turnover, he made a left-pad save on Nino Niederreiter's shot from the left circle while sliding from his left to right at 7:34 of the second period.

* Defenseman Marco Scandella had four of the Wild's 28 hits, three shots on goal and three blocked shots in 24:22 of ice time, second-most on Minnesota behind Ryan Suter (25:22).

* Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek replaced injured center Erik Haula (upper body) in the Wild lineup. Haula was minus-2 with five shots on goal the first three games of the series. ... The Blues are 2-4 in closeout games the past two seasons.

Blues Quotes

"It took a little bit for us to get going. They obviously came out hard and played a really good 40 minutes, they played a pretty solid defensive third period. We had a really good push in the third, and it was a little too late." Allen said.
"We started turning it a little bit, but again, details of our game that cost us that one. Again, I think throughout the course of the game we were just a second off. We needed to be a little quicker, a little sharper to create the havoc and earn those goals." Alexander Steen said.

"We just came out slow. I thought we were a little casual to start the game, and you know they were taking advantage of it there in the first (period), but we got the pressure on there in the third." Alex Pietrangelo said.

Wild Quotes

"We just said coming into this game, we need to win one game and this is the only thing that matters is this one game. This was our Stanley Cup. And that's gonna be the same thing on Saturday, because if not, it's over, and we're not gonna think any further ahead than that. It's gonna be the exact same approach on Saturday, and we'll see where the score is when the buzzer ends and move forward." Dubnyk said.
"With the two days off, I thought they handled it well among themselves. They didn't let themselves get down. They faced some bad times in the last six weeks and they didn't get themselves down. [Heck], it's only one game. They still have a tremendous advantage up three games to one. I think we can play a lot better still than we played tonight. It's going to still be an uphill battle."
"It was one bounce. We're happy to get it. They did what they were asked to do on that play. We got a break and we hadn't had too many breaks in the first three games. We'll take any break we can get." Bruce Boudreau said.
"We worked hard. We did what we had to do to win. It wasn't always the prettiest of hockey. Again, we did what we set out to do, which was come here and get one. That was the first step." Zach Parise

Game 5 - Saturday, April 22, 2017 - Blues Win 4-3 OT
Magnus Paajarvi scored 9:42 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a series-ending 4-3 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center. St. Louis won the best-of-7 series 4-1 and will play the Nashville Predators in the second round. Paajarvi took a backhand pass from Vladimir Sobotka in the slot and scored on goalie Devan Dubnyk. Paajarvi is the seventh Blues player to score a series-clinching overtime goal, the first since Pierre Turgeon in Game 7 of the 1999 Western Quarterfinals against the Phoenix Coyotes. Minnesota was eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the first round for the second straight year. It finished the regular season second in the Western Conference with a Wild-record 106 points. The Wild scored two goals in the third period to tie the game. Jason Zucker made it 3-3 with 5:01 remaining, after Mikko Koivu scored a power-play goal with 9:22 left. Vladimir Tarasenko, who was held scoreless through 265:04 of the series, scored at 7:16 of the first period to give the Blues a 1-0 lead.

Alexander Steen made it 2-0 at 10:31 after Blues defenseman Colton Parayko intercepted a clearing attempt by Wild forward Charlie Coyle and fed Steen for a wrist shot to the corner. Ryan Suter scored at 18:31 to make it 2-1. It was the first 5-on-4 power-play goal for Minnesota in the series. Paul Stastny, who returned after missing 14 games with a knee injury, scored at 7:23 of the third period for a 3-1 lead. Jake Allen made 34 saves for the Blues. He allowed eight goals on 182 shots in the series, including 51 saves in a 2-1, Game 1 overtime win. Minnesota center Eric Staal left the game with 6:07 left in the second period after sliding headfirst into the boards. The Wild said he was stable and alert and was taken to the hospital for observation.

* Sobotka pulled back on the puck and hit Paajarvi with a perfect pass for the game-winner.
"It's such a good play, Sobotka's patience with the puck," Paajarvi said. "He's stronger than you think with the puck. My guy kind of went to him and he saw that and gave it to me. Super thrilled."

* Dubnyk stopped Patrik Berglund on a wraparound at 17:20 of the third period to keep the game tied 3-3.

* Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon stopped the puck from crossing the goal line with his skate at 6:29 of the second period to keep it 2-1.

* Zucker got a step on the breakaway and used patience to beat Allen stick side for his first goal of the postseason.

* Nashville swept the Chicago Blackhawks in their first-round series which ended Thursday. … Tarasenko is the fifth player to score at least 20 Stanley Cup Playoff goals for St. Louis (Brett Hull, Bernie Federko, Brian Sutter, Red Berenson). … The Blues are 35-31 in overtime during the playoffs (2-0 in 2017)‬. The Wild are 8-10. … Wild forward Erik Haula played 16:16 after missing Game 4 with an undisclosed injury. … Minnesota was eliminated by the Dallas Stars in six games.

Blues Quotes

"Really happy to finish it tonight. [Minnesota's] a group that definitely ... I know it's tough they didn't get the win, but they gave us more than anything we could handle, and obviously Bruce [Boudreau (coach)] has done a great job, Chuck [Fletcher (general manager)] has done a great job and their team did a great job. They showed a lot of character." Mike Yeo said.
"You don't get a whole lot of chances in OT. Sobotka and [Jori] Lehtera really worked a good chance out for me, and that was nice to see it go in." Paajarvi said.
"It's playoff hockey at its finest, really. Ups and downs for both sides. It was a battle, it was a grind and we got it done. It was a battle. It's just physical and had everything. There was offense, there was a lot of good defense on both sides, it was physical, it was tough, and every game was close. There wasn't a blowout game. Every game was basically one goal besides the 3-1 empty-netter, so it's going to be an even tougher series the next one. You saw what [Nashville] did to Chicago, obviously they're playing their best games of the year and they'll be ready." Allen said.

Wild Quotes

"It's a best-of-7 series, if you get through you deserve it. I'm not going to take anything away from them, but I thought so too. I thought we outshot them, I don't know scoring chances, I'm not a big stat guy, but I thought we had the momentum there for the most part and it seemed like they had that one chance and they put it in." Mikko Koivu said.

"[I] just told them I was proud of their effort for the year. I know this is the part of the year that everybody including myself hates the most, when you put eight months into something and you don't get what you want. They never quit all year. When things were going bad, they still never quit, they kept pushing. I thought when they made it 3-1 we could've said, 'Aww, heck. It was a valiant try.' They kept pushing and I thought the last three or four minutes of the third period I thought we could've had another one and we could've won the game." Boudreau said.

"Usually you remember what you last saw so, unfortunately, [we're] going to remember getting knocked out in five games." Zach Parise said.