Saturday, May 02, 2015

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Lightning, Blackhawks Take Series Openers

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Friday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Montreal:

Nikita Kucherov scored the winning goal 2:06 into the second overtime period as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on the road in the opening game of their conference semifinal series.  Ben Bishop stopped 43 of 44 shots in goal for the Lightning.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Chicago:

Teuvo Taraveinen scored the winning goal as the Chicago Blackhawks recovered from blowing a three-goal lead and defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 4-3 in the opening contest of their conference semifinal series.


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