Sunday, May 06, 2018

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Lightning, Golden Knights Advance To Respective Conference Finals

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Sunday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Tampa, Florida:

Brayden Point, J.T. Miller (power play), and Anton Stralman (empty netter) each scored once while Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 27 of 28 shots as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the visiting Boston Bruins 3-1 in game five of their conference semifinal series, which the Lightning won four games to one.

Tampa Bay will have the home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Washington-Pittsburgh series (which the Capitals lead three games to two).



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At San Jose, California:

Jonathan Marchessault, Nate Schmidt, and Cody Eakin (empty netter) each scored a goal while Marc-Andre Fleury saved all 28 shots as the Vegas Golden Knights finished off the San Jose Sharks by blanking them 3-0 on the road in game six of their conference semifinal series, enabling them to win the series four games to two.

Next up for the Golden Knights, an encounter in the Western Conference Final against the Nashville-Winnipeg series winner (the Jets lead that series three games to two).

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