Capitals at Islanders - Noon (Series tied 1-1)
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH): goal in Game 2 (snapped 6-game point drought in postseason play)
* Capitals: 1-3 on power play in series (league-best 25.3% on PP during regular season)
* Capitals: overcame 2-goal deficit to win Game 2 (first time team has done that to win postseason game since 2008 - ELIAS)
* Islanders: seeking 1st playoff series win since 1993 Patrick Division Finals vs PIT (lost last 7 series since)
* Islanders: won just 2 of last 10 regular-season home games (this is their final season at Nassau Coliseum before moving to Brooklyn)
* John Tavares (NYI): assist in both games of series, but has totaled just 2 shots (both in Game 2)
* Ryan Strome (NYI): goal in each game of series (his first 2 career playoff games) Predators at Blackhawks - 3 ET (Series tied 1-1)
* Predators: set franchise record for postseason game with 6 goals in Game 2 Friday
* Colin Wilson (NSH): 3 goals in series (1 goal in 13 career postseason games before this year)
* Craig Smith (NSH): 2 goals, assist in Game 2 (snapped 10-game goal drought dating back to regular season)
* Scott Darling (CHI): expected to make 1st career playoff start in Game 3 (stopped all 42 shots he faced in Game 1 after relieving Corey Crawford)
* Patrick Kane (CHI): goal, 2 assists in series (missed final 21 regular-season games with fractured collarbone)
* Jonathan Toews (CHI) 0 shots, 0 points in Game 2, snapping 6-game postseason point streak Canadiens at Senators, 7 ET (Game 3, Canadiens lead series 2-0)
* Canadiens: 2-3 in last 5 playoff series in which they took a 2-0 series lead
* Teams up 3-0 in a playoff series go on to win 97.8 percent of the time
* Senators: have never won a playoff series when losing the 1st 2 games of the series (0-8 all-time)
* Senators: 3rd home playoff game vs Canadiens in team history (won previous 2 and outscored Canadiens 9-3) Canucks at Flames, 10 ET (Game 3, series tied 1-1)
* Teams up 2-1 in a playoff series go on to win 69.3 percent of the time
* Canucks: 2-11 in their last 13 playoff games since holding a 3-2 series lead over Bruins in 2011 Stanley Cup Final
* Flames: lost 4 of their last 5 home playoff games against the Canucks (won 8 of their 1st 11 home playoff meetings)
* Kris Russell (CGY): goal in each of the 1st 2 playoff games (4 goals in 79 games in the regular season)
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