The National Hockey League's 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs commenced on Wednesday with five games.
All series throughout the playoffs are best four of seven.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
At Montreal:
Tanner Glass scored what proved to be the winning goal in the first period while Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 31 shots as the New York Rangers seized home-ice advantage in their conference quarterfinal series with the Montreal Canadiens after their 2-0 series-opening road blanking.
At Ottawa:
Brad Marchand scored the winning goal with 2:33 remaining in regulation as the Boston Bruins came from behind to knock off the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in the opening game of their first-round series on the road.
At Pittsburgh:
Evgeni Malkin assisted on second-period goals by Phil Kessel and Bryan Rust while Nick Bonino also scored a second-period tally while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 of 32 shots in place of an injured Matt Murray as the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in game one of their opening-round series.
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
At St. Paul, Minnesota:
Joel Edmundson scored the game winner at 17:48 of overtime while Jake Allen saved a career-high 51 saves as the St. Louis Blues knocked off the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on the road in game one of their opening-round series.
At Edmonton, Alberta:
Melker Karlsson scored the winning goal 3:22 into overtime as the San Jose Sharks came from behind to overtake the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in the opening match of their conference quarterfinal series, spoiling the Oilers' first playoff game since losing the 2006 Stanley Cup Final to Carolina.
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