The Hurricanes were helped to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by some puck luck, with Islanders captain Anders Lee lamenting, "It's just a tough way to lose a game."
Two goals, overturned because of goaltender interference, were "clearly a turning point" on Monday night, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, as the Lightning saw their season end with a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of their first-round series.
After a Game 2 loss in which his star captain was held scoreless again, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, facing a 2-0 series deficit after a 4-3 defeat, told reporters that Alex Ovechkin is "struggling" against the matchups the Rangers are presenting.
The Hurricanes shocked the Islanders on Monday night, scoring the game-tying and winning goals just nine seconds apart in the third period, giving them a 2-0 lead in this Round 1 series, a loss that New York captain Anders Lee said "hurts the gut."
Edmonton star Connor McDavid, who returned to the lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury, notched his 100th assist of the regular season in the Oilers' convincing 9-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday they have retrieved the missing shipment of Jaromir Jagr bobblehead dolls the team reported stolen, adding a "team negotiated the return of the stolen property to a secure warehouse located in Ontario, California."