Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves as the New York Islanders beat the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup semifinals.
The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in five games and advance in the playoffs. David Pastrnak scored a highlight-reel goal and captain Patrice Bergeron scored twice.
Brandon Tanev scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:36 left and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Tristan Jarry stopped 37 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins evened their first-round series with the New York Islanders with a taut 2-1 victory on Tuesday night.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is dealing with an unspecified health issue. Crosby left an intrasquad scrimmage early on Saturday and held out of practice a day later.
Washington found what they were looking for to go against the Penguins: momentum. Ovechkin knocked in his own rebound to lift the Capitals over Pittsburgh 4-3.
Jake Guentzel scored four straight goals to send the two-time defending Stanley Cup champs Pittsburgh Penguins into the next round with an 8-5 win over the Flyers.