The New York Rangers appear to have escaped a potential devastating injury as they prepare to visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in Game 2 of their best-of-seven first-round series. Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist was forced to exit Wednesday's 5-2 loss after taking an inadvertent stick to the right eye from teammate Marc Staal.

After earning a share of the NHL's single-season wins record, goaltender Braden Holtby didn't see much work on his plate en route to helping the Washington Capitals draw first blood in their first-round series with the Philadelphia Flyers. Holtby looks to keep the Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals cruising along when they host the Flyers in Game 2 on Saturday night.

The Minnesota Wild knew they were facing a daunting task going up against the Western Conference's best team and that point was driven home by the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round series. Dallas breezed to a 4-0 victory on Thursday night and looks to take a commanding 2-0 lead in Saturday night's Game 2 over the visiting Wild.

The San Jose Sharks set a franchise record when posting the best road record in the NHL during the regular season, and they continued their success away from home in their playoff opener. The Sharks look to take a firm hold on their first-round series when they visit the Los Angeles Kings for Game 2 on Saturday.