Recap Roundups
April 14, 2016
Washington 2, Philadelphia 0
The team with one of the NHL's most prolific offenses used stifling defense to win its playoff opener.
NY Islanders 5, Florida 4
The host Florida Panthers' first playoff game in four years might have gone to the home team if not for the first pick in the 2009 draft.
Dallas 4, Minnesota 0
The Dallas Stars needed two of their bigger names to step up to open the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And in Game 1 of their Western Conference first round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center on Thursday, three players did so in a big way.
Dallas 4, Minnesota 0
Captain Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists and Kari Lehtonen stopped 22 shots for the Dallas Stars in a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 of their Western Conference first round playoff series at American Airlines Center on Thursday.
San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3
Joe Pavelski led the NHL with 11 game-winning goals. He wasted little time delivering one in the postseason in a Game 1 Western Conference quarterfinal win over the Los Angeles Kings.