NHL; Bruins & Golden Knights Pick Up Wins

August 24, 2020 3:59 am

UNDATED (AP) – The Boston Bruins have opened the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by defeating the team that took the No. 1 seed from them in the round-robin tournament.
Brad Marchand scored the eventual game-winning goal and had an assist while the Bruins were building a 3-0 lead in a 3-2 win over the Lightning. Marchand tallied 1:17 in the third period and set up Charlie Coyle late in the first. David Pastrnak (PAHS’-tur-nahk) had a power-play goal and Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 shots for Boston. Halak blanked Tampa Bay until Victor Hedman scored twice over the 11 minutes. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights are 8-1 in the Edmonton bubble after cruising to a Game 1 victory in the second round.   Reilly Smith, Mark Stone and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist to support Robin Lehner (LEH’-nur) in the Knights’ 5-0 shutout of the Canucks. Vegas took the lead on Jonathan Marchessault’s goal midway through the first period. That was enough offense for Lehner, who turned back 26 shots in his first shutout in 17 postseason games.  Vancouver netminder Jacob Markstrom was pulled midway through the third period after allowing five goals on 34 shots.