DUCKS 3, FLAMES 2ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jakob Silfverberg scored the tiebreaking power-play goal late in the second period, and captain Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames in their first-round playoff series opener Thursday night.
The same Maple Leafs who had never played in a playoff game also have never faced a 1-0 playoff deficit. Washington D John Carlson was in the lineup after missing the last four regular-season games with a lower-body injury.
The Maple Leafs lost their final game of the regular season to slip into the second wild card position in the Eastern Conference and earned themselves an opening round date with the league's best team in a matchup they desperately wanted to avoid heading into their game with the Blue Jackets last weekend. It's a daunting task for any team to go up against a juggernaut, but anything can happen over the course of a seven-game series. Van Riemsdyk sent the rebound toward the net, and it caromed off the post out to Marner, who banged it home at 1:35.
William Nylander recalls being a kid, hanging around his father's National Hockey League team, the Washington Capitals.
After watching playoff hockey his whole life, Mitch Marner understands that "it's going to be a battle every shift" and scored a goal in the first period of his debut Thursday night.
Washington did expose the thin Leafs blue line, who pressed injury-replacement Martin Marincin into service.
It was a stop-and-start type of game once the second period began.
"It's time right now to maybe start to concentrate on different things than shooting the puck", Ovechkin said, "because it's not gonna be attractive goals out there". Does Babcock prefer the 26-year-old and Polak to combat the Caps' best unit or Rielly and Hunwick, the Leafs' top pair from last season? The only problem for Washington was number 31 in white.
The Capitals have a limited window with TJ Oshie, Karl Alzner and Justin Williams heading to unrestricted free agency and adding Kevin Shattenkirk at the trade deadline to an already deep blueline means it will be tough for the speedy Leafs to get many scoring chances on Braden Holtby.
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"We want to play a grittier game, play in their end, cycle around a bit, and then maybe the game opens up as you've got exhausted bodies on the ice, poor changes, penalty kills".
This wasn't the case in game one of the 2017 edition of the playoffs.
Minutes later, Marcus Johansson had a similar shot and put the puck on net, only for Andersen to snag it with his glove.
Where the Leafs have faltered is on the defensive side of the puck. With 2:40 to play, Leo Komarov found himself alone in front, but struggled to control the puck and spun it wide.
Holding on to a 2-1 lead in the second period, the Leafs were trying their best to absorb a physical push from the Capitals.
EDMONTON, Alberta - Veteran San Jose taught upstart Edmonton a lesson in playoff intensity, spotting them two early goals and then roaring back to win. Minutes later, an innocent enough looking play would end the game.
Tom Wilson (in red) celebrates his overtime victor.
It wasn't all bad as the Capitals settled in. The Leafs won 40. Maybe one a series. Instead, the cheapest ticket available for a game at Air Canada center is $254, which is over five-times more expensive than the cheapest ticket to see the Capitals and over twice as expensive as the Blackhawks.
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