Day two of the First Round of the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs saw three favorites pick up wins, one in double overtime, and a pair of surprising upsets.
Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (2OT)
Patrice Bergeron scored at 1:13 of the second overtime period to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
SBN Recaps: Stanley Cup of Chowder / Canes Country
New York Islanders 4, Washington Capitals 2
Fresh off of defeating the Florida Panthers in four games in the Qualifying Round, the New York Islanders scored four straight goals to rally for a 4-2 Game 1 win over the Washington Capitals.
SBN Recaps: Lighthouse Hockey / Japers’ Rink
Colorado Avalanche 3, Arizona Coyotes 0
Mikko Rantanen, J.T. Compher and Nazem Kadri scored in the third period, and Philipp Grubauer made 14 saves as the Colorado Avalanche blanked the Arizona Coyotes 3-0 in Game 1.
SBN Recap: Mile High Hockey
Philadelphia Flyers 2, Montreal Canadiens 1
Carter Hart made 27 saves and Jakub Voracek and Joel Farabee scored the goals for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 2-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens.
SBN Recaps: Broad Street Hockey / Eyes On The Prize
Vancouver Canucks 5, St. Louis Blues 2
Bo Horvat scored twice and Elias Pettersson, Troy Stecher and J.T. Miller also lit the lamp for the Vancouver Canucks in a 5-2 win against the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues.
SBN Recaps: Nucks Misconduct / St. Louis Game Time
Today’s Games
Game Two: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 p.m. NBCSN
Game Two: Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights 5;30 p.m. NBCSN
Game Two: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins 8 p.m. NBCSN
Game Two: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars 10:30 p.m. NBCSN