The New York Rangers built a two-goal lead, then held on for a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night at Consol Energy Center to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Minnesota's top line of left winger Zach Parise, center Mikael Granlund and right winger Jason Pominville combined to score two goals late in the second period, leading the Wild to a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues and a 2-1 lead in the teams' first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Right winger Rickard Rakell scored on a deflection at 5:12 of overtime Monday night to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets and a strangle-hold of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.