Trailing 3 - 2 after allowing three straight
goals in the second period, the Canucks tied it two minutes into the third when Sedin scored his 12th of the season on a 5 - on - 3 power play as he fell to the ice.
The Predators erased a 1 - 0 deficit and shaky start with three
goals in the second period to win Game 3 on Saturday.
His goal in the second period gave Colorado a 3 - 0 lead and came on a backhand with Niklas Kronwall trying to cover him.
Red - hot Boston scorched Detroit 9 - 2 with six
goals in the second period as Derek Sanderson scored three and assisted on two others, shut out St. Louis 2 - 0 and blasted Montreal 8 - 5 on five second - period goals to gain a two - point lead over New York in the East.
Rookie Frederick Gaudreau had the game - winning
goal in the second period thanks to a late video review, and goalie Pekke Rinne had another strong game in the Predators» net.
Vasilevskiy made 40 saves in his league - best seventh shutout and Kunitz scored a short - handed
goal in the second period, leading Tampa Bay to a 2 - 0 victory over the sliding Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.
There was just the one
goal in the second period, a thunderbolt from Castilla's skipper, Bernal, to level the tie once more at 4 - 4.
MU will look to exploit that with their heavy propensity to come alive in the second half scoring 16 of their 24
goals in the second period or overtime.
Not exact matches
It then pulled out a much tougher win
in overtime against Creighton as Jeff Hickman scored a field
goal, made a steal and scored another basket
in the closing
seconds of the extra
period to give Houston its 78 - 77 victory.
The Avalanche took one -
goal leads when Jost scored 4:04 into the game and Kerfoot got his 15th with just under seven minutes left
in the
second period.
The Avalanche got one
goal off a Philadelphia skate and another off a Flyers stick
in the
second period, and then Mikko Rantanen scored the winner
in the shootout
in a 5 - 4 victory Saturday night.
MacKinnon scored his 17th
goal of the season
in the
second period and set up Rantanen's tally 3:47 later to give Colorado a 2 - 0 lead.
Seabrook's power - play
goal put Chicago
in front with 4:15 left
in the first
period, but Colorado responded with three
in the
second.
scoredfive
goals — four of them
in the
second period — to help beat the Jets 8 - 3.
Pittsburgh went three - for - seven on the man advantage and a perfect four - for - four on the penalty kill to reclaim the series lead
in Philadelphia, taking a win
in enemy territory that included a record - tying two
goals in five
seconds as part of a three -
goal blitz
in the
second period.
With 1:26 to play
in the third
period and an extra attacker on the ice, Chicago Blackhawks forward Michael Frolik scored his
second goal of the series when he backhanded a loose puck into the net behind Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith to force overtime
in Game 4 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series.
The Avalanche have outscored the Oilers
in the
second period of those six games by seven
goals, 8 - 1.
Kessel capped a fast - paced flurry of scoring early
in the
second period, scoring two
goals in 2 minutes, 14
seconds for his third two -
goal game of the season.
Arsenal fans should be happy that they will be able to keep their super-sub, who has already bagged himself seven
goals in all competitions, and will most certainly help our cause
in the
second half of the campaign, but it will make things more complicated over the busy festive
period with Alexandre Lacazette rarely playing the full 90 minutes of the match.
Colorado got a
goal back with 19
seconds remaining
in the
period when Girard's point shot hit the post and caromed
in.
Semyon Varlamov showed signs of fatigue
in giving up five
goals before being replaced by backup Jonathan Bernier
in the
second period.
Kane's
goal made up for a missed chance
in the
second period, when Varlamov stoned him when he was alone
in front of the net.
Landeskog scored Colorado's
second goal at 13:02 of the
second period on a scramble
in front of the net.
The play was reviewed but the
goal stood and tied the game with.5
seconds remaining
in the
second period.
After Killorn and Oshie, with the man advantage, traded
goals early
in the
second, Kunitz's redirection cut the deficit to 3 - 2 with 1:51 left
in the
period.
Tampa Bay tied it on
goals from Hedman and Dan Girardi
in the
second period, but Philadelphia regained the two -
goal advantage on a late
second -
period goal from Jori Lehtera and early third -
period goal from Provorov.
The score might be tied thanks to a downright silly Derek Morris
goal from center ice, but Phoenix has zero chance
in this game if they can't find an answer
in the
second and third
periods.
The Penguins capped off their offensive rally with their sixth
goal with 3:20 left
in the
second period.
And, after the early exploits
in the
second period, Dortmund resorted to pressing Arsenal — albeit not completely — and were happy to maintain the two -
goal lead.
Eight
seconds later Carolina had a 2 - 0lead that even the resilient Oilers, who rallied
in the third
period behindFernando Pisani's playoff - leading 14th
goal, couldn't surmount.
All three
goals were scored
in the final two minutes of
periods (two at the end of the
second period and an empty netter at the end of the game).
Varlamov stopped 37 shots, Tyson Barrie scored the tiebreaking
goal late
in the
second period and the Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 4 - 2
in the teams» opener Thursday night.
Brodziak and Pietrangelo blew the game open with
goals later
in the
second and Stastny scored six minutes into the third
period.
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice during a 58 -
second span
in the first
period, Matt Nieto added a late insurance
goal and the Avalanche won their eighth straight by holding off the San Jose Sharks 5 - 3 on Thursday night.
The Avalanche ran circles around the Sabres - and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen
in particular - by building a 3 - 1 lead through the 1:07 mark of the
second period on Colin Wilson's
goal.
Parise's
goal, his
second of the playoffs and 15th career playoff
goal, came when he tipped the puck over the glove hand of Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen, who had stopped the first 31 shots he faced after replacing Jose Theodore early
in the first
period of Game 3.
Falling behind 5 - 1 early
in the
second period, Philadelphia rallied to 7 - 6 before a last -
second open - net
goal by Bryan Trottier cemented the Flyers» first defeat since Oct. 17.
MacKinnon had three
goals and five assists
in the previous two meetings and gave the Avalanche a two -
goal advantage on Tuesday by scoring just 11
seconds into the third
period.
Rantanen scored his 20th
goal with 24
seconds left
in the first
period to give Colorado the lead.
Instead, a tight back - and - forth game was decided on a last - minute
goal by Patric Hornqvist — and a pretty controversial no -
goal call
in the
second period.
Rantanen tied it at 14:32 of the
second period, but his turnover
in the final minute led to Calgary's tiebreaking
goal.
Team lost focus for a 15 minutes
period in which we conceded a
goal and almost a
second if not for Navas.
The Senators snapped an 0 - of - 29 scoreless drought on the power play with a 5 - on - 3
goal to tie the game
in the
second period and got a brilliant performance from Craig Anderson, who made 45 saves, including 22 of 23 Pittsburgh shots
in the
second period.
The Washington Capitals took Game 1 over the New York Rangers after Joel Ward scored a
goal with a
second left
in the third
period.
This is his
second season
in England, so he won't have any settling
in period, and he will be spelling Costa, so he won't be forced to score
goals every game.
During the
second period, Pavel Vrba's outfit attacked the Latvian
goal relentlessly, but just as it looked like they would succumb to an unlikely defeat, Vaclav Pilar touched
in a shot parried by visiting keeper Andris Vanins.
Colorado would drive him from the net
in the
second period of Games 3 and 4 (Ranford was strafed for a combined eight
goals on only 37 shots
in 5 - 3 and 6 - 2 losses and was replaced by third - stringer Norm Maracle) and force the Red Wings to hustle back Osgood, who was recovering from a sprained right knee suffered
in the first round, to start Game 5.
United went 1 - 0 down a
goal from Willian but levelled things up through Romelu Lukaku, so it's anyone's guess which way this game will go
in the
second period.
Caggiula pushed a puck across the
goal line while Bernier attempted to smother it with his glove with less than a minute to go
in the
second period, but a review nullified the
goal.
Brandon Suter and Nikolay Goldobin each had a
goal and an assist for the Canucks
in a wild
second period.