“I’m just trying to stay in front of the net”. Zach Werenski also had a goal, and Nick Foligno added two assists.
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Sergei Bobrovsky seemed like a favourite to win the Vezina Trophy this season.
St. Louis Blues’ Alexander Steen, left, scores on an empty net as Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Suter watches during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Sunday, April 16, 2017, in St. Louis.
Jake Guentzel’s first career National Hockey League hat trick came at a crucial time Sunday night. “We didn’t have the desperation we needed to win the game”. They already sit facing down a near-impossible task with a 3-0 series deficit against the Pittsburgh Penguins; if they hoped to reverse that, this news certainly doesn’t help. Despite a last-minute injury forcing a change in starting goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins, they could not rally any offense.
There was less luck involved when Anderson made it 2-0 with a little over minute left in the period.
“That was a big goal by Karlsson”.
“His play speaks for itself”, coach Todd McLellan said.
Bryan Rust enjoyed the reward for the Penguins’ efforts, scoring on a deflection from in tight at 5:21 to make it 3-2.
Pittsburgh won the game 5-4 in overtime for a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.
The Blue Jackets built upon their lead when 19-year old rookie defenseman Zach Werenski scored on the power play with 13:50 left in the first period.
The Blue Jackets have had no answers for the Penguins’ top-two lines, but the scoring doesn’t stop there. The Penguins blew their first opportunity to put the Blue Jackets away for good. Quincey had an assist, four hits, four blocks and was plus-1 playing 20:48. You have to give them credit. In more than one series – ones with the Rangers and Capitals come to mind – the Penguins were verbally adamant about ending these series the first chance they had. Then, we’ll talk about what we have to do.
Though, that wasn’t going to be enough to sideline Werenski the rest of the game. “That was our mentality”.
At least Savard had a pretty good view of the game-winner. It’s been a competitive series.
“I don’t have one (complaint) about the team”, Tortorella said.
Who takes home Game 4? They’ve got nothing to lose. “We’ve got to get ourselves regrouped tomorrow and get ready for Thursday”. The Blue Jackets are most likely frustrated as ever right now, and that’s exactly what we want. “Unfortunately we didn’t get it done, and now we’re in a situation where it’s do or die”, Dubinsky said.
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Crosby did not have shot attempt.
