NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Tuesday night to win the Presidents Trophy. , took a 2-0 lead in the first game. round playoff series.
Jack Roslovic and K'Andre Miller also scored for the Rangers, and Erik Gustafsson and Alexis Lafreniere each had two assists. Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 shots.
New York, seeking its first Stanley Cup championship in 30 years, has won 12 of its past 15 games and four straight. The Rangers, who were third on the power play on the season, took advantage with 2-for-6 at bats and scored a short-handed goal.
Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist, and Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who finished the season winning four of five games and earned the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Charlie Lindgren finished with 23 saves.
Panthers 3, Lightning 2, OT
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Carter Verhaeghe's backhand shot just off the crossbar 2 minutes, 59 seconds into overtime gave Florida State a 2-0 victory over Tampa Bay in the first round of the NHL playoff series. .
It was the fifth OT winner in Verhaeghe's career, and it came on a play in which Matthew Tkachuk gave the puck to Anton Randell, who found Verhaeghe. He waited for Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to shoot and placed the puck on him to end the game.
Sam Bennett left the game with an injury in the second period, seemingly hit by a slapshot from teammate Brandon Montour, and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 shots, including a highlight-reel save.
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