2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - May 17th Recap

ROUT IN MONTREAL: The Rangers torched the Canadiens 7-2 to take an early 1-0 series lead

New York Rangers 7, Montreal Canadiens 2 - (New York leads series 1-0)

Goals:

NYR - Martin St. Louis (4) - from Dominic Moore and Kevin Klein (4:35 1ST)

NYR - Mats Zuccarello (4) - from Ryan McDonagh and Dominic Moore (6:27 1ST)

MTL - Rene Bourque (5) - from Brian Gionta and Lars Eller (12:38 2ND)

NYR - Chris Kreider (2) - from Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh (18:59 2ND)

NYR - Brad Richards (5) - from Mats Zuccarello and Marc Staal (19:48 2ND)

NYR - Ryan McDonagh PPG (2) - from Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider (1:28 3RD)

NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (3) - from Martin St. Louis and Ryan McDonagh (4:11 3RD)

NYR - Rick Nash PPG (1) - from Mats Zuccarello and John Moore (4:36 3RD)

MTL - Lars Eller SHG (5) - unassisted (15:22 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (20 saves on 22 shots) LG - Carey Price (16 saves on 20 shots), Peter Budaj (5 saves on 8 shots in relief of Price)

Three Stars:

3. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York

2. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

1. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, 3 assists) - New York

Playoff Schedule Central - Sunday May 18th:

Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackawks Game #1: 3:00 PM ET on TSN (In Chicago)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff