NHL roundup: Svechnikov hat trick lifts Hurricanes

Svechnikov, a second-year left winger, scored a goal in each period. His last
tally came with 5:58 remaining.

Petr Mrazek made 23 saves for the Hurricanes, who will vie for a series sweep
on Tuesday night. Jordan Martinook also scored, Sebastian Aho provided three
assists, and Sami Vatanen set up two goals for Carolina.

Hart Trophy finalist Artemi Panarin had a goal and Henrik Lundqvist made 30
saves for the Rangers.

Oilers 6, Blackhawks 3

Connor McDavid's first career playoff hat trick led host Edmonton to a victory
over Chicago in Game 2 of their Western Conference qualifying series. The
best-of-five series is tied 1-1.

After collecting a goal and two assists in Game 1, McDavid recorded another
three-point performance with his first multi-goal game in the postseason.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins assisted on all three of McDavid's goals while Edmonton
forward Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist. James Neal and Tyler Ennis
also scored for the Oilers. Patrick Kane and Slater Koekkoek each had a goal
and an assist for the Blackhawks.

Penguins 3, Canadiens 1

Jason Zucker's third-period goal stood as the winner as Pittsburgh beat
Montreal to even their qualifying-round series in Toronto. The teams have
split the first two games of the best-of-five series.

Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel also scored for Pittsburgh, which broke a
string of seven straight postseason losses. Matt Murray made 27 saves for the
Penguins after having lost for the ninth time in his past 10 postseason starts
in Game 1.

Jesper Kotkaniemi scored for Montreal, and Carey Price made 35 saves.

Jets 3, Flames 2

Nikolaj Ehlers scored the game-winning goal, and Adam Lowry netted one goal
and an assist to lead injury-riddled Winnipeg to a win over Calgary Flames in
Edmonton to even their Western Conference qualifying-round series at one win
apiece.

With the score even midway through the third period, Ehlers set up shop in the
high slot and neatly deflected Neal Pionk's point shot at the 10:24 mark of
the frame. His first career postseason goal came in his 23rd playoff game.

It was a huge win for the Jets, who were without two of their top forwards in
Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine, as well as Mason Appleton. All were injured
in the first game of the series. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves in
the victory.

Lightning 3, Capitals 2 (SO)

Nikita Kucherov scored in regulation and added the winner in the shootout as
Tampa Bay skated to a victory over Washington in the Eastern Conference
round-robin tournament at Toronto.

The reigning Hart Trophy recipient recorded the game-winning tally by sending
the puck off the right post and into the net in the third round of the
shootout. Brayden Point also scored in the shootout for Tampa Bay, while T.J.
Oshie potted the lone shootout goal for Washington.

In regulation, Mitchell Stephens had his first career playoff goal for
Washington, and teammate Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves. Washington's
Richard Panik and Evgeny Kuznetsov each scored late in the second period, and
Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots.

Golden Knights 5, Stars 3

William Carrier, Mark Stone and Nate Schmidt each scored goals over a
five-minute span to highlight a four-goal third period as Vegas rallied for a
victory over Dallas in a Western Conference round-robin opener in Edmonton.

Carrier's first career playoff goal, with 5:03 remaining, was initially waived
off for goalie interference but was overturned following a Vegas challenge. It
proved to be the game-winner. William Karlsson, who along with Schmidt and
Stone each added an assist, sealed the win on an empty-netter with 21 seconds
to go.

Joe Pavelski, Jamie Oleksiak and Corey Perry each scored goals and Miro
Heiskanen had three assists to lead Dallas. Ben Bishop finished with 28 saves
for the Stars. It was the first three-assist game of Heiskanen's career.

--Field Level Media