Vegas is back in a familiar place: The playoffs, about to squander another 3-1 series lead.Tampa Bay Lightning Circular Hamper

For the second straight season, the Penguins dealt with tough injury luck. They persevered, and had the NHL's second-best record over the final nine weeks. Expectations were high entering the postseason ... and then they failed to win a playoff round for the fourth consecutive season.Minnesota Wild Circular Hamper

Change appears to be on the horizon for Ken Holland’s team, as evident with the number of pending UFAs that currently occupy spots on Edmonton’s roster.

The rebuild continues. There's something to build around here. Garland, Chychrun, Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz and Christian Dvorak form a good young core. But Armstrong's greatest strength is player development, specifically through the draft. Not having a first-rounder last season (due to the Taylor Hall trade) or this season (due to the Chayka penalty) is a huge setback. The Coyotes can be competitive next season, but taking a step back to leap forward is probably the best recipe.Columbus Blue Jackets Circular Hamper

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Point put it away at 14:36 of the third, dancing around MacKenzie Weegar down low and drawing Knight to the ice before tucking the puck around the goaltenders left pad, putting the final touches on a Lightning victory that stood out for all the ways a team with championship pedigree performing in all the small details that often lead to the final result.Vancouver Canucks Circular Hamper

The Lightning grabbed the early lead when Tyler Johnson raced past Anton Stralman to negate an icing call, picked up the puck behind the net to feed a backhand pass in front. After the puck initially bounced, Maroon was able to get a whack at in the air to backhand it past Knight at 6:16 of the first period.

It’s only one game, and we’ve seen this story before. The Capitals went up in Game 1 on the Bruins in the First Round, and then didn’t really play all that well again the rest of the series. The tide has turned in this matchup, though, and that’s never been as clear as it was on Saturday night, in front of 16,000 in attendance.