NOTES: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the eight-game suspension of Colorado forward Nazem Kadri for his illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 on May 19. Kadri has served three games.Chicago Blackhawks Beach Pants

The second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs opens Saturday night in Boston, where the Bruins will host the New York Islanders at TD Garden.Dallas Stars Beach Pants

“Any time when a team is discounted or maybe an underdog in the first round and kind of gets out against a team that was kind of expected to move on, I think you start drawing parallels to (Los Angeles) or Nashville,” Copp said. “But we’re not really concentrating on drawing parallels to Stanley Cup winners just yet. We’re just kind of worried about Game 1 of the next series.”Nashville Predators Beach Pants

Mikko Rantanen scored the game winner on a Colorado power play just 2:07 into the extra period shortly after he was slashed by Smith 44 seconds into overtime. He has three goals and seven assists during a six-game point streak this postseason. Rantanen has a 16 -game point playoff point spree dating back to last year.

Evason and Fiala spoke after Game 1, when he was disappointed by not finding any favorable scoring chances during Minnesota’s 1-0 win in overtime. Fiala got some great looks at the net in Game 2 that still left him scoreless. During Game 4, after a series of denials by Fleury, Fiala snapped his stick on top of the crossbar at a stoppage in play out of visible frustration.

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The Wings have been pushed back by the lottery four straight years. In 2017, the year their 25-season playoff streak ended, they were bumped from seventh-worst record to the ninth pick, and drafted forward Michael Rasmussen. In 2018, they were bumped from fifth to sixth, and drafted forward Filip Zadina. In 2019, the Wings were bumped from fourth to sixth. That was Steve Yzerman’s first draft since being named general manager, and he selected defenseman Moritz Seider.San Jose Sharks Beach Pants

Montreal Canadiens center Jake Evans was stretchered off the ice after taking a scary hit from Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele.