What To Watch For Tonight
from Rory Boylen of Sportsnet,
With two nights of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the books, we move on to Game 2 for Boston-Carolina, Toronto-Tampa Bay, Edmonton-Los Angeles and Minnesota-St. Louis.
Here’s a look at some things to keep an eye out for tonight....
- Will the penalty standards from Game 1 continue?
The first two nights of the Stanley Cup Playoffs brought more power plays than were averaged in the regular season.
On the first night especially the number of calls being made was discussed and noticed all over. Was this the beginning of a standard that we’re not quite used to, or a one off?
“You look around the league there’s penalties everywhere,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “Obviously there was a, I don’t know if it was a mandate, but obviously they were making sure everything was tight right away. Everybody’s ramped up and running around so they were trying to take care of it.”...
- Can the Maple Leafs shut down the Lightning again?
How impressive was the Maple Leafs forecheck and PK in Game 1? A five-minute power play for Tampa Bay that could have been a game-tilting moment in their favour instead swung wildly Toronto’s way when they killed it off and out-chanced the Lightning. The ‘Power Kill’ was on display....
- Will Brad Marchand make some noise after quiet Game 1?
Following a 5-1 loss in Game 1, the Bruins are looking for their own pushback, their own spark, before this one gets away from them — and when the Bruins need a little vinegar you can look for Brad Marchand to stick his nose in there.
The motormouth and dangerous scorer was kept off the score sheet in the opener, tossed up a minus-3 and generated just two shots. His line still, for the most part, had play on their side, but not to a dominating level they’re used to....
more on each of the above plus another point......
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