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Golden Knights defeat Canadiens in Game 1

Three defensemen score for Vegas in opener of Semifinals

Theodore sets up Martinez

Shea Theodore fakes a shot before passing to Alec Martinez, who hammers it in for a 2-0 Vegas lead

Islanders using 2020 loss to Lightning

Won Game 1 of Semifinals with help of lessons from East Final last season

Caufield's first NHL playoff goal

Cole Caufield buries a rebound on the power play to get the Canadiens on the board as his family beams with pride

Lightning need more from defensemen in Game 2

Have no goals from position in playoffs, seek to even Semifinals against Islanders

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Must-See Highlights

Price winks after great glove save

Canadiens goalie Carey Price robs Mark Stone with a windmill grab then winks, reminiscent of Patrick Roy in the 1993 Final

Theodore scores off the draw

Shea Theodore blasts home a one-timer after a clean face-off win, opening the scoring for Vegas in the first

Janmark scores fourth of playoffs

Alex Tuch's pass deflects off a defender to Mattias Janmark, who gets a piece of it to knock it in and give Vegas a 3-1 lead

Holden extends Vegas' lead

Nick Holden takes a cross-ice pass from Reilly Smith and wrists it home, putting the Golden Knights ahead 4-1

Montreal-Vegas Game 1 Highlights

Shea Theodore has a goal and an assist to help the Golden Knights end the Canadiens' win streak at seven

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Stanley Cup Semifinals predictions

NHL.com staff members make their picks for two series

Islanders stick to plan in Game 1 win

Gulitti: Limit Lightning to two power plays, rely on defense in Stanley Cup Semifinals opener

Color of Hockey: Joslin makes NWHL history

First Black coach in league to 'bring tons of integrity, tons of fire, tons of passion'

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Quest for the Cup: Ep. 2

Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman talks his pregame rituals in Episode 2

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Weird NHL Vol. 57

Playoff hockey is the good hockey, but weird playoff hockey is even better!

Top 10 Saves: Second Round

Fleury, Price and Vasilevskiy make superb stops to propel their teams to the Stanley Cup Semifinals

Top 10 Goals: Playoffs Week 4

Islanders advance with gorgeous goals from Barzal & Nelson while the Golden Knights move on with clutch goals from Tuch & Stone

Best international calls

Listen to best calls from around the world from the second round of the playoffs, including calls in Czech, French, Russian and Spanish

Fantasy Hockey

Islanders-Lightning DFS picks

Tampa Bay center Point leads playoffs in power-play goals; Game 2 snake draft

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Complete fantasy coverage of each series throughout 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Fantasy top 250 for next season

Early look at NHL.com's overall player rankings in standard leagues; podcast

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Short Shifts

Caufields go crazy for Cole's goal

Mom Kelly sheds tears, dad Paul and brother Brock beam with pride after Cole struck on second-period power play

Niagara Falls lighting up for Canadiens

Actor Greenfield supports Islanders

Politicians wager on Islanders-Lightning

Mayor, county executive bet food, beer, cigars on Stanley Cup semifinal