The Canadiens are hoping to ride momentum into Game 4 with a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead, but are expecting the Lightning to play desperate hockey and bring their best tonight.
After the Senators were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday, Bruce Garrioch joins Claire Hanna to discuss what cost the Senators the series, who is to blame and whether or not this years Sens team is an improvement on the one from a year ago.
Matt Boldy scored on a deflection with 28.9 seconds left in the first overtime and the Wild rallied to beat the Stars in Game 4 on Saturday to tie the series. Marcus Foligno tied it for the Wild on a second-effort tip-in with 5:20 left in the third period, and Jesper Wallstedt made 43 saves. Series tied 2-2.
With the Penguins on the brink of elimination, Sidney Crosby came up clutch with a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh beat the Philadelphia Flyers to stay alive in the playoffs. TSN's Hockey analyst Martin Biron joins SportsCentre to discuss how Crosby always finds a way to make an impact and the difference Arturs Silovs had in net.
Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell each had a goal and an assist, and the Penguins extended their season with a 4-2 win against the Flyers in Game 4. Kris Letang and Connor Dewar also scored for the Penguins, and Arturs Silovs made 25 saves after he got the call to start in place of Stuart Skinner. PHI leads series 3-1.
The Carolina Hurricanes completed the sweep against the Ottawa Senators Saturday afternoon. After Taylor Hall opened the scoring in the second, Drake Batherson and the Sens responded with a powerplay marker to tie it up. In the third, Logan Stankoven stayed hot with his fourth goal of the post-season and Sebastian Aho buried a pair of empty netters to seal it. Frederik Andersen stood tall allowing two goals on 27 shots as the Hurricanes move on to play the winner of the Flyers and Penguins series in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. CAR wins series 4-0
Logan Stankoven's fourth goal of the series proved to be the difference maker as the Hurricanes completed the sweep over the Senators to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours.
Logan Stankoven scored a goal in each game, Frederik Andersen only allowed five goals in four games, and the Hurricanes completed their four-game sweep of the Senators to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. TSN's Hockey panel discuss what went wrong for the Senators in this series, and more.
Sebastian Aho's two empty-netters seal it for Carolina in Game 4 as they sweep the Senators to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
After dropping four straight games to a dominant Hurricanes squad, Senators head coach Travis Green says his group battled hard throughout the series and have taken steps from the year previous towards being a Stanley Cup contender. Green touches on the 'what ifs' of the series and praises the outstanding play of netminder Linus Ullmark.
After being held pointless in the series, Senators captain Brady Tkachuk expressed his dissatisfaction with the result of the series and shares what he learned about his team that battled through adversity and came up short of expectations. Defenceman Thomas Chabot gives credit to the Hurricanes for their dominant play and assures that his group will be back in the postseason next season.
Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis reveals that he watches Seinfeld to unwind and fall asleep at night and that George Costanza is his favourite character. St. Louis also he likes 'Friends' as well, but that it's "nowhere near Seinfeld".
Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson says he joked that he was going to score the overtime-winner in Game 3 during the intermission. Hutson also talks about how he's been working on his shot.
With Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Ivan Demidov all still searching for their first goal of the series, the Habs have full confidence in their depth and believe their star players are close to snapping their scoring slump.
Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis explains how important it is to take momentum in a playoff series, while the players share how "super dialed" the club is right now, especially with the series having gone to three straight overtime games.
Senators head coach Travis Green says he's "not happy" the team is in an 0-3 series hole to the Hurricanes, but explains that the focus is to win one game at a time. Green also shares his message to the group ahead of today's must-win game.
With the team's backs against the wall today against the Hurricanes, Senators head coach Travis Green refuses to share if they'll be any changes to his lineup for Game 4.
Lawson Crouse scored twice in a 5:42 span in the second period and the Utah Mammoth won the first NHL playoff game in the state, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Friday night. UTA leads series 2-1.
TSN's Edmonton Bureau Chief Ryan Rishaug joins SportsCentre to discuss what went wrong for the Oilers in their Game 3 loss to the Ducks, and what Anaheim is doing to make Connor McDavid's life difficult so far in the series.
Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson scored 42 seconds apart in the third period, Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks celebrated their first home playoff game in eight years with a 7-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. ANA leads series 2-1.
Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime to regain the series lead. Alexandre Texier and Kirby Dach scored for the Canadiens, while Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point countered for the Lightning. MTL leads series 2-1.
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