The Buzzer: Capitals near curse’s end, Connor breaks out against Predators
Saturday’s results” Saturday’s resultsWashington Capitals 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (Capitals lead series 3-2): Pittsburgh held leads early in the first and at the start of the third period but blew them both as the Capitals put themselves within striking distance of the Eastern Conference Final.
Jakub Vrana led the way for the Capitals, scoring the game-winner and adding two helpers.
Braden Holtby stood tall, making a remarkable save prior to Vrana’s goal, while shutting the door on 36 of Pittsburgh’s 39 shots.” Washington Capitals 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (Capitals lead series 3-2): Pittsburgh held leads early in the first and at the start of the third period but blew them both as the Capitals put themselves within striking distance of the Eastern Conference Final.
Jakub Vrana led the way for the Capitals, scoring the game-winner and adding two helpers.
Braden Holtby stood tall, making a remarkable save prior to Vrana’s goal, while shutting the door on 36 of Pittsburgh’s 39 shots.Winnipeg Jets 6, Nashville Predators 2 (Jets lead series 3-2): If you watch the first period, you’d have thought Nashville was in the driver’s seat.
And they were, until the second period at least.
Then Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets got going and nothing stopped them.
Connor scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck stood tall and the Jets head back to Winnipeg with a chance to put themselves into the penultimate round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday.” Winnipeg Jets 6, Nashville Predators 2 (Jets lead series 3-2): If you watch the first period, you’d have thought Nashville was in the driver’s seat.
And they were, until the second period at least.
Then Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets got going and nothing stopped them.
Connor scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck stood tall and the Jets head back to Winnipeg with a chance to put themselves into the penultimate round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday.Three stars” Three starsKyle Connor, Jets: Connor led the league in rookie goal scoring with 31 markers during the regular season but hadn’t scored in nine playoff games.
He picked a good time to start on Saturday, notching two goals and setting up Mark Scheifele with a filthy pass for a three-point night.” Kyle Connor, Jets: Connor led the league in rookie goal scoring with 31 markers during the regular season but hadn’t scored in nine playoff games.
He picked a good time to start on Saturday, notching two goals and setting up Mark Scheifele with a filthy pass for a three-point night.Jakub Vrana, Capitals: A little promotion never hurt anyone… well, except the Penguins.
Vrana got a bump up to Washington’s top line and immediately made the most of the opportunity with the game-winning goal and two assists, including one on the third-period marker that tied the game.” Jakub Vrana, Capitals: A little promotion never hurt anyone… well, except the Penguins.
Vrana got a bump up to Washington’s top line and immediately made the most of the opportunity with the game-winning goal and two assists, including one on the third-period marker that tied the game.Blake Wheeler, Jets: Three assists, including a beauty to set up Connor’s second of the game.
Wheeler had the wherewithal to know he had no chance of scoring on the play and found Connor coming into the slot.
He found him, the Jets scored.
C’est la vie.” Blake Wheeler, Jets: Three assists, including a beauty to set up Connor’s second of the game.
Wheeler had the wherewithal to know he had no chance of scoring on the play and found Connor coming into the slot.
He found him, the Jets scored.
C’est la vie.Highlights” HighlightsThis pass:This save, and then the goal:Kuznetsov’d:Factoids” FactoidsSaturday night’s all right for rookies: Jakub Vrana (1-2—3) is the fourth rookie in @Capitals history to record three points in a postseason game.
He joined Sergei Gonchar (Game 1 of 1995 CQF), Richard Zednik (Game 3 of 1998 CF) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (Game 5 of 2015 FR).
#NHLStats #PITvsWSH #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/n12BDqaLNr — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 6, 2018 ” Kyle Connor (2-1—3) established @NHLJets / Thrashers franchise records for most goals and points in a playoff game by a rookie.
#NHLStats #WPGvsNSH #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/kBe1batorD — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 6, 2018 ” Sunday’s schedule” Sunday’s scheduleTampa Bay Lightning, 3 p.m.
ET (NBC) — Lightning lead series 3-1″ Boston Bruins vs.
Tampa Bay Lightning, 3 p.m.
ET (NBC) — Lightning lead series 3-1Vegas Golden Knights vs.
San Jose Sharks, 7:30 p.m.
ET (NBCSN) — Golden Knights lead series 3-2Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports.
Drop him a line at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck” Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports.
Drop him a line at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck
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