2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - May 4th Recap

3 POINTS APIECE: 3 points from Bryan Bickell and Marian Hossa lead the Hawks to a 2-0 series lead

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Minnesota Wild 1 - (Chicago leads series 2-0)

Goals:

CHI - Jonathan Toews (4) - from Marian Hossa and Bryan Bickell (11:02 1ST)

CHI - Brandon Saad (1) - from Bryan Bickell and Brent Seabrook (19:04 2ND)

MIN - Cody McCormick (1) - from Clayton Stoner and Erik Haula (2:00 3RD)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (5) - from Marian Hossa and Niklas Hjalmarsson (17:15 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad EN (2) - from Marian Hossa and Niklas Hjalarmsson (18:37 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (18 saves on 19 shots) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (18 saves on 21 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Marian Hossa (3 assists) - Chicago

2. Brandon Saad (2 goals, GWG) - Chicago

1. Bryan Bickell (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New York Rangers 0 - (Series tied 1-1)

Goals:

PIT - Kris Letang (2) - from Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz (10:26 2ND)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (4) - from James Neal and Kris Letang (16:30 3RD)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin EN (4) - from Kris Letang (19:06 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (22 saves on 22 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (32 saves on 34 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

2. Kris Letang (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh

1. Marc-Andre Fleury (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - Pittsburgh

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Kris Letang - Letang scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Penguins win.

2. Bryan Bickell - Bickell continued his hot play of late scoring his 5th goal of the playoffs and adding 2 assists in the Hawks 4-1 win over the Wild, giving them a 2-0 series lead.

1. Marc-Andre Fleury - MAF stopped all 22 shots for his 1st shutout of the playoffs, a 3-0 win over the Rangers to tie the series at 1-1

Playoff Schedule Central - Monday May 5th
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers Game #3: 7:30 PM ET on CBC (In New York)
Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks Game #2: 10:00 PM ET on TSN (In Anaheim)

FANTASTIC FLEURY: Fleury stopped all 22 shots in the Penguin 3-0 win to even the series with the Rangers at 1-1

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff