NHL Short Notes
* After fueling up on “spicy pork and broccoli” between the first and second overtime periods, Louis Domingue was thrust into the Penguins net during the fifth frame of Game 1. With a full stomach and fresh legs, Domingue made 17 saves in relief as Pittsburgh prevailed in the first playoff overtime game of 2022, which spanned six periods and ended nearly five hours after it began.
* Igor Shesterkin stopped 79 shots – you read that correctly, 79 shots – which marked the second highest single-game total by an NHL goaltender on record.
* The Central and Pacific Division’s No. 1-seeded teams picked up a Game 1 victory, while the Capitals rallied past the Presidents’ Trophy winners to take a 1-0 series lead.
* The national funeral for Guy Lafleur took place in Montreal on Tuesday, where family, friends, former teammates and opponents said their final goodbyes to the Canadiens legend.
* ESPN announced that the Bruins-Hurricanes game on Monday was the most-viewed Game 1 of a first round series on cable since 2002; that the Lightning-Maple Leafs game averaged 466,000 viewers, up 115% from 2021; and that viewership of opening night was up 17% overall from 2019.
* The Blues and Kings are two of the four teams looking to take a 2-0 series lead Wednesday. The last time St. Louis and Los Angeles won each of the first two contests in a playoff round were en route to Stanley Cups in 2019 and 2014, respectively....
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