Three Hockey East alums figured prominently in tonight's NHL action. Two of them not only kept their respective teams alive in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but also forced deciding seventh games on Sunday, while the third saw his squad advance to the second round.
Chris Kreider (Boston College) scored two goals, including the game-winner late in the third period, as the visiting New York Rangers staved off elimination with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kreider, a 52-goal scorer during the 2021-22 NHL regular season, won two NCAA titles while at BC (2010, 2012) while tallying 49 goals and 92 points over three seasons with the Eagles.
Jake Oettinger (Boston University) stopped 34 of 36 shots, earning him First Star of the Game honors, as the Dallas Stars rebounded to outlast the Calgary Flames, 4-2. Oettinger, 23, went 58-40-11 in three NCAA seasons with the Terriers, posting a 2.34 goals-against average and 13 shutouts, while also leading BU to two NCAA tournament berths.
In addition, Brandon Montour (Massachusetts) had three hits and two shots on goal, and also blocked one opposing shot, as the visiting Florida Panthers ousted the Washington Capitals, 4-3, in overtime in Game 6 of their first-round series. The Panthers, who had the top record in the NHL during the 2021-22 regular season, will face the winner of the Tampa Bay-Toronto series, which is headed to a seventh game tomorrow. Montour, 28, recorded three goals and 20 points in his lone NCAA campaign with UMass in 2014-15.
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