Thursday night, Martin Jones bounced back for the Sharks, Jaden Schwartz capped a big comeback for the Blues, and the Capitals/Hurricanes series has further tightened.
Carolina Hurricanes 2, Washington Capitals 1
Series tied 2-2
- In 50 career games following a loss during the playoffs, Alex Ovechkin leads the Caps with 52 career points.
- Warren Foegele scored 17 seconds into the first period to establish a Canes/Whalers franchise record for fastest goal to start a playoff game.
- Patrick Brown is the first player in Canes/Whalers franchise history to not appear in a regular season game for the team and then play in a playoff game in the same year.
St Louis Blues 3, Winnipeg Jets 2
St Louis leads series 3-2
- Adam Lowry scored 12 seconds into the first period to establish a Jets/Thrashers franchise record for fastest goal to start a playoff game.
- Thursday marks the first day in NHL history to feature multiple postseason games with a goal in the opening 20 seconds.
- Jaden Schwartz at 59:45 scored the second latest game winning goal in regulation in Blues playoff history, behind only Gino Cavallini at 59:51 in 1990 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
San Jose Sharks 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2
Vegas leads series 3-2
- A bounce back performance in net for Martin Jones as he stopped 40 of 42 shots to earn the crucial win for the Sharks, staving off elimination for now.
- Tomas Hertl scored two goals in the win and has guaranteed in the media that a Game Seven will be played.
- Ryan Reaves played a game low 6:34 of total ice time.
Headline photo: NBC Sports California
