The 7-Eleven Power Rankings: Golden Knights still rolling

In their sweep of Los Angeles, Vegas allowed just three goals, becoming the sixth team in the last 38 years to allow that few goals in a four-game series. Marc-Andre Fleury has a 0.65 GAA.

The Jets not only won their first playoff series in franchise history, Vezina finalist Connor Hellebuyck carries a two-game shutout streak into Round 2 against Nashville after being lifted in the Game 3 loss.

Fifteen different players had a point in their sweep of Anaheim, and none of them were named Joe Thornton, still recovering from knee surgery and ruled out for the Round 2 series opener.

The Lightning beat the Devils in five, with all four of their wins coming by at least two goals. Nikita Kucherov set a team scoring record for one series with 10 points (five goals, five assists).

For the second straight playoffs, Austin Watson has followed up a low-scoring regular season with a high-scoring playoffs. After 19 regular-season points (76 games) he has seven in six playoff games.

Jake Guentzel scored four goals in the series’ winning game for the Penguins, who don’t take the easy route. They’ve won nine series in a row, but seven of the nine went at least six games.

David Pastrnak had 11 points, tied for the second most ever (Gretzky, 15) in the first four games of a series, but he and Boston’s big line were shut out in Game 5 despite a 45-21 shot edge.

After losing the first two games, both in overtime, the Capitals have won three straight, with two in OT. After returning to his starting role, Braden Holtby has all three wins, stopping 39 shots in Game 5.

Alex Ovechkin isn’t the only one who can guarantee wins. After a Game 5 overtime loss in Washington, coach John Tortorella says the Blue Jackets will be back there for Game 7.

Just when it looked like the Maple Leafs were headed to elimination, they battled a furious comeback effort by Boston in Game 5. They can thank Frederik Andersen (42 saves – 19 in the third period).

You can’t accuse the Avs of giving up. In Game 4 they scored the only goals of the third period to make it a game (3-2 loss) and in Game 5 they scored twice in 2:41 late in the third for a 2-1 victory.

When the Flyers lost, they left no doubt about it. In their four losses to the Pens, they were outscored 25-6. It wasn’t a traditional playoff, as the winning team scored at least five goals in all by one game.

For the Devils, their victory ends up being just making the playoffs for the first time in six years and winning a game, as well as keeping the other scores close against the powerful Lightning.

Making the playoffs is one thing, being successful another. The six-season playoff streak ties the Wild for the longest (Anaheim) but they’ve been eliminated in Round 1 four of those six times.

Not only were the Ducks outscored 16-4 in their loss to San Jose, they held the lead just once. They scored just one goal beyond the 7:51 mark of the second period in all their games.

Jonathan Quick had a sensational save percentage (.947) in the first round, and lost all four games. That’s the best SV% by a goalie through four losses in a playoff series in NHL history.