Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller each had a goal and two assists to power the Washington Capitals to a 6-2 win Sunday over the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Final.
The Winnipeg Jets look to follow the Capitals’ lead and take a 2-0 Western Conference Final series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday.
The Rockford IceHogs, the Chicago Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate, will wait until Friday to play Game 1 of the Western Conference Final at Texas.
BLACKHAWKS
**Watch: Duclair gives his mom a Mercedes-Benz car on Mother’s Day (SCH)
**DeBrincat, Kane help Team USA rout Norway at Worlds (SCH)
**What if the Blackhawks were ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ characters? (SCH)
**IceHogs vs. Stars schedule (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Blues prospect Rob Thomas earns Wayne Gretzky ’99’ Award as OHL Playoff MVP (St. Louis GameTime)
NHL
**Stanley Cup playoffs: Bracket, schedule, scores and more (SBN)
**ECF Game 2: Capitals score 6 in win against Lightning (Japers’ Rink)
**Carlson sets Capitals record for points by D-man in single postseason (theScore)
**Perron’s return has been boost to Golden Knights’ playoff run (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Report: Canucks prospect Pettersson to miss rest of worlds with thumb injury (theScore)
**OHL Final: Bulldogs top Greyhounds, advance to Memorial Cup (Sportsnet)
**QMJHL Final: Titan eliminate Armada to move on to Memorial Cup (Sportsnet)
**WHL Final: Swift Current claims first WHL title in 25 years (WHL)
**Flames prospect Gawdin named 2018 WHL Playoffs MVP (WHL)