The Habs push to the playoffs have been driven by their depth, led by the likes of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson and Juraj Slafkovsky. When it is all said and done, who is the Canadiens' most valuable player this season? TSN Hockey analyst Bruce Boudreau shares his thoughts.
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.
The TSN Hockey playoffs panel reacts to Lane Hutson's overtime-winning goal, Kirby Dach's huge bounce back performance, and more from the Canadiens' Game 3 victory over the Lightning.
Lane Hutson buried the overtime-winner in Game 3 to give the Canadiens a 2-1 series lead over the Lightning, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours for Friday night.
Are the Ducks shutting Connor McDavid down or Is there something specific missing from his game right now? What's the biggest issue with the Oilers' man-advantage right now? Should Tristan Jarry stay ready or is the net still Connor Ingram's long-term? TSN's Ryan Rishaug discusses this and more ahead of tonight's Game 3.
Jake Sanderson will be a significant loss for the Senators on many fronts as the team is hanging on by a thread in their first-round series against the Hurricanes. Claire Hanna has more on how Sanderson's absence is only one of the issues facing Ottawa as its season hangs in the balance ahead of Game 4.
Despite the Oilers scoring eight goals in their first two games against the Ducks, Connor McDavid has yet to record a point in the series. Can McDavid get back to his scoring ways as the series shifts back to Anaheim? SportsCentre discusses this and other storylines ahead of the Oilers Game 3 clash with the Ducks.
With their series knotted at a game apiece, the Canadiens and Lightning will play Game 3 at the electric Bell Centre and Kaiden Guhle says the home crowd's roar could encourage a little more physicality out of their team. Will the physical play continue to ramp up? Kenzie Lalonde and Pierre LeBrun join SportsCentre to discuss.
The Montreal Canadiens head back home with a split of the first two games in Tampa Bay but were heavily outshot and outplayed in overtime of Game 2. Frankie Corrado, Mike Johnson and Martin Biron join the TSN Hockey panel to discuss how the Canadiens need to find a way to stay composed at home, their struggles to score at even strength and how under appreciated Brandon Hagel has been so far in this series.
Although the Penguins are facing elimination on Saturday when they take on the Flyers and only four teams have overcome an 0-3 deficit to come back and win a series, Sidney Crosby stresses the importance of taking it one game and win at a time.
For the second-straight playoffs, the Senators have put themselves in a 3-0 hole in the first round but what has made things more frustrating for the team is knowing they have yet to play their best hockey against the Hurricanes. Not helping the matter is the fact that Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stützle have yet to register a point in the series.
The Senators have yet to score on the power play in their series against the Hurricanes in 12 opportunities and came up empty with a two-man advantage midway through the second period in Game 3. The players spoke about the need to execute better in those crucial moments.
Reality of having home-ice advantage for the next two games against the Lightning is setting in for the Canadiens. It hit head coach Martin St. Louis when he noticed a few additions to the fan zone while picking up his morning coffee. Kenzie Lalonde has more.
Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson exited Game 3 against the Hurricanes early as a result of a hit to the head from Taylor Hall. Head coach Travis Green revealed Sanderson suffered a concussion and his teammates spoke about the hit on Friday.
The Lightning discuss the atmosphere they're expecting tonight at the Bell Centre and head coach Jon Cooper says he's not worried because they've played in some 'pretty hostile environments' this year and they had a pretty good road record.
The Canadiens and Lightning will be playing Games 3 and 4 in Montreal and the Habs are very excited to be playing at the Bell Centre which Alex Newhook described as 'a whole different beast' in the playoffs.
The Canadiens have done a good job of shutting down the Lightning off the rush through the first two games of the series and are focused on continuing that in tonight's pivotal Game 3 in Montreal.
Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. COL leads series 3-0.
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