UNDATED (AP) — Three-point nights from Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner powered the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-0 winning over the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs series.
Matthews had two goals and an assist and Marner had a goal and two assists. Jack Campbell made 23 saves in the second playoff shutout of his career.
In other NHL playoff action:
— Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals while Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Raanta had 35 saves in his first career postseason start with No. 1 goaltender Frederik Andersen sidelined by injury.
— David Perron had a hat trick and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in Game 1 of their first-round series. Ville Husso made 37 saves for the shutout in his postseason debut for the Blues.
— Phillip Danault capitalized on a miscue by Edmonton goalie Mike Smith late in the third period and scored the tiebreaking goal, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 win over the Oilers in Game 1 of the teams’ opening-round playoff series. Smith tried to clear the puck from behind his net and instead put it on the stick of a Kings player in front. Smith made a diving save, but couldn’t corral the puck. Seconds later, Danault sent a long shot from the boards that beat Smith for the deciding goal.
Predators without Saros for 1st 2 games of series with Avs
DENVER (AP) — Nashville will be without its All-Star goaltender Juuse Saros for the first two games of its series against high-scoring Colorado thanks to a leg injury.
The Avalanche also will see the return of captain Gabriel Landeskog. He’s been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery on March 14.
