One more series has met its end and the two other games from Saturday night saw teams go up three wins to two in their respective series.
Dallas Stars 5, Nashville Predators 3
Dallas leads series 3-2
- Jamie Benn recorded three assists in a playoff game for the first time in his career.
- The Stars scored at least five goals in consecutive playoff games for the ninth time in franchise history and the first time since the 1991 Western Conference Finals.
- Alexander Radulov recorded his second career multi-goal game in the playoffs. His first came in his postseason debut with the Nashville Predators in 2007.
St Louis Blues 3, Winnipeg Jets 2
St Louis wins series 4-2
- Jaden Schwartz became the second player in NHL history to score a natural hat trick in a series clinching playoff game, joining Geoff Courtnall who did so in 1992 with the Vancouver Canucks.
- The Blues became the first team in the NHL’s expansion era (1967-68) to win a playoff series after ranking last overall at any point after January 1.
- The 2019 postseason is the first in NHL history to feature six opening minute goals in the opening round of the playoffs (Schwartz, 23 seconds).
Washington Capitals 6, Carolina Hurricanes 0
Washington leads series 3-2
- As always, your numbers for the morning after.
- Nicklas Backstrom joined Dino Ciccarelli and Evgeny Kuznetsov as the only players in Capitals franchise history to post multiple four point performances in the playoffs.
- The Capitals 6-0 win is the second largest margin of victory in a playoff game in franchise history. The only more lopsided win came in 1986 against the New York Rangers where the Caps won 8-1.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov quietly has five assists in five games this series.
Headline photo: NBC Sports
