• The winner of the President’s Trophy, the New York Rangers, thanks to the goals and assists of Vincent Trochek and Mika Zybanezhad, beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 at home for the second victory in the series (2-0)..
• “Capitals” player Connor McMichael opened the score of the game in the sixth minute of the first period (1:0). In the continuation of the first period, Troček and Zībanežads stood out with accurate shots (2:1). It was the No. 7’s seventh-most Stanley Cup goals, the Rangers’ seventh-best all-time mark.
• In the second period, “Capitals” realized the majority, reaching 2:2, however, “Rangers” responded with two consecutive goals. Jack Roslovich scored the majority (3:2), but K’Andre Miller scored the goal in the minority (4:2). In the final third, Tom Wilson scored one goal, but the visitors failed to draw a tie (3:4).
• Miller became the fourth defenseman in the last 20 years to score the winning goal in a Stanley Cup. He had a total of five shots on goal for Washington in the game.
• 2023/24 “Rangers” won for the 29th time in the season of 2008, even though they were initially behind. In the history of “Rangers”, if you count the regular and elimination tournaments together, then there were more such games only in 2021/22. in the season of the year.
• Colorado Avalanche, who beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2, tied the series (1-1). The visitors scored four goals in the second period. Stanley Cup franchise record five goals in a period (2020).
• In the ranks of the winners, only one hockey player reached two points. 28-year-old Arturi Lehkonen scored 1+1. Georgiev saved 28 of 30 opponents’ shots (93.3%) in Colorado’s goal.
• Both teams scored a combined 20 goals in the first two matches of the series. The last time the Oilers and Flames scored at least 20 goals in the first two games of the series (2022), the record for this statistic was set in 1981 (24 goals in the first two games of the series).
First round of the NHL playoffs
| Conference | A couple | 1. sp. | 2nd sp. | 3rd sp. | 4th sp. | 5th sp. | 6th sp. | 7th sp. | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Rangers [1.] – Capitals | 4:1 | 4:3 | 27.04. | 29.04. | 2-0 | |||
| Hurricanes – Islanders | 3:1 | 5:3 | 26.04. | 27.04. | 2-0 | ||||
| Panthers – Lightning | 3:2 | 3:2 p.m | 26.04. | 28.04. | 2-0 | ||||
| Bruins – Maple Leafs | 5:1 | 2:3 | 25.04. | 28.04. | 1-1 | ||||
| West | Ray [1.] – Golden Knights | 3:4 | 25.04. | 28.04. | 29.04. | 0-1 | |||
| Jets – Avalanche | 7:6 | 2:5 | 27.04. | 28.04. | 1-1 | ||||
| Canucks – Predators | 4:2 | 24.04. | 27.04. | 29.04. | 1-0 | ||||
| Oilers – Kings | 7:4 | 25.04. | 27.04. | 29.04. | 1-0 |
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