2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - May 3rd Recap

MAGNIFICENT MARIAN: Gaborik tied it late and scored the OT winner to lead the Kings to a 1-0 series lead

Boston Bruins 5, Montreal Canadiens 3 - (Series tied 1-1)

Goals:

BOS - Dan Paille (1) - from Carl Soderberg and Andrej Meszaros (13:02 1ST)

MTL - Mike Weaver (1) - from Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher (1:09 2ND)

MTL - Thomas Vanek PPG (2) - from P.K. Subban and Max Pacioretty (18:09 2ND)

MTL - Thomas Vanek PPG (3) - from P.K. Subban and David Desharnais (6:30 3RD)

BOS - Dougie Hamilton (2) - from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron (10:56 3RD)

BOS - Patrice Bergeron (2) - from Brad Marchand (14:17 3RD)

BOS - Reilly Smith (3) - from Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara (16:28 3RD)

BOS - Milan Lucic EN (4) - from David Krejci and Kevan Miller (18:54 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (25 saves on 28 shots) LG - Carey Price (30 saves on 34 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Reilly Smith (1 goal, GWG) - Boston

2. Thomas Vanek (2 goals) - Montreal

1. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

Los Angeles Kings 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (OT) - (Los Angeles leads series 1-0)

Goals:

LAK - Alec Martinez PPG (1) - from Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar (9:04 1ST)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (2) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler (11:41 1ST)
ANA - Teemu Selanne (1) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf (8:08 2ND)
LAK - Marian Gaborik (4) - from Mike Richards and Anze Kopitar (19:53 3RD)
LAK - Marian Gaborik (5) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (12:07 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (33 saves on 35 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (33 saves on 36 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim

2. Anze Kopitar (3 assists) - Los Angeles

1. Marian Gaborik (2 goals, OT winner) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Anze Kopitar - Kopitar picked up 3 assists to take over the playoff lead in points with 13.

2. Patrice Bergeron - Bergeron scored the tying goal and added an assist in the Bruins 5-3 comeback win over the Canadiens, tying the series at 1-1.

1. Marian Gaborik - Gaborik scored 2 goals, including the OT winner and the game-tying goal with 7 seconds left in the 3rd, in King 3-2 win over the Ducks.

Playoff Schedule Central - Sunday May 4th:

Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game #2: 3:00 PM ET on TSN (In Chicago)
New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game #2: 7:30 PM ET on CBC (In Pittsburgh)

SERIES TIED: The Bruins scored 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd to beat the Canadiens 5-3 and even the series at 1-1

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff