Playoffs Today: Ducks win, Pens try to avenge Game 3 loss

Perry's OT goal lifts Ducks past Preds: Corey Perry scored at 10:35 of overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks past the Nashville Predators 3-2 and to tie up the Western Conference Finals at two wins a piece.

Rickard Rakell gave Anaheim a 1-0 lead at 11:30 of the first period with his seventh goal of the postseason. Nick Ritchie gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead at 10:22 of the second on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle on the rush.

In the third, P.K. Subban made it 2-1 at 13:33 on a slap shot from the right point. Predators forward Filip Forsberg tied it 2-2 with 34.5 seconds left in the period.

John Gibson made 32 saves for Anaheim, while Pekka Rinne made 34 for Nashville.

Game 5 of Western Conference Final at Honda Center on Saturday (7:15 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports).

14-Day Span: Below are the results from all Stanley Cup Playoff games from the last seven days, and then a schedule of all Stanley Cup Playoff games for the next seven days. 

Results for Prior 7 Days

Game #    Date          Visitor  Score  Home  Score
324       18 May '17    *ANA     3     *NSH   2
313       17 May '17    PIT      1      OTT   5
323       16 May '17    ANA      1      NSH   2
312       15 May '17    OTT      0      PIT   1
322       14 May '17    NSH      3      ANA   5
311       13 May '17    *OTT     2      *PIT  1
321       12 May '17    *NSH     3      *ANA  2

* - Indicates an overtime result

Schedule for Next 7 Days

Game #    Date         Visitor    Home    Start Time
314       19 May '17   PIT        OTT     8:00 PM 
325       20 May '17   NSH        ANA     7:15 PM
315       21 May '17   OTT        PIT     3:00 PM
326       22 May '17   ANA        NSH     8:00 PM 
316       23 May '17   PIT        OTT     8:00 PM
327       24 May '17   NSH        ANA     9:00 PM'
317       25 May '17   OTT        PIT     8:00 PM

All start times Eastern

Sens, Pens face off in Game 4: Game 4 of Eastern Conference Final between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins is at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).

The Senators scored four first-period goals in a 5-1 win against the Penguins in Game 3 of the series on Wednesday. The Senators lead the best-of-7 series 2-1. Mike Hoffman,

On Wednesday, Marc Methot, Derick Brassard and Zack Smith scored in the first, and Kyle Turris also had a goal for Ottawa. Craig Anderson made 25 saves. Sidney Crosby scored for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed four goals on nine shots and was replaced by Matt Murray, who made 19 saves in his 2017 Stanley Cup Playoff debut.

Nashville vs. Anaheim - Game 1 (Stats)

FINAL/OT: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2

      1  2  3  OT  T
NSH   1  1  0  1   3
ANA   1  0  1  0   2

First Period
Scoring: Anaheim, Silfverberg 8, 5:15. 2, Nashville, Forsberg 4 (Johansen, Irwin), 12:34.
Penalties: Wagner, ANA, (roughing), 17:47.

Second Period
Scoring: Nashville, Watson 1 (Ekholm, Johansen), 2:42.
Penalties: Wilson, NSH, (hooking), 5:56; Ellis, NSH, (roughing), 8:30; Lindholm, ANA, (interference), 15:40.

Third Period
Scoring: Anaheim, Lindholm 1 (Thompson), 7:21.
Penalties: Ritchie, ANA, (interference), 1:46; Ekholm, NSH, (high sticking), 4:45; Getzlaf, ANA, (delay of game), 9:57; Thompson, ANA, (delay of game), 10:30; Johansen, NSH, (slashing), 14:06.

Overtime
Scoring: Nashville, Neal 4 (Subban, Ekholm), 9:24.
Penalties: None.

Shots on Goal
Nashville: 15-17-7-7-46
Anaheim: 6-11-10-2-29.

Power-play opportunities
Nashville: 0-of-5
Anaheim: 0-of-4.

Goalies
Nashville: Rinne 9-2 (29 shots-27 saves).
Anaheim: Gibson 7-4 (46-43).

Attendance
17,174 (17,174).

Game Length (HH:MM)
3:9

Referees: Jean Hebert, Dan O'Rourke; Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jonny Murray.

DFS NHL Picks: May 12-13, 2017

Pekka Rinne is 8-2 with 2 SO in the 2017 playoffs
so far.

Center:

Ryan Johansen - Nashville Predators: Johansen struggled in the second round against the St. Louis Blues, with one assist in five games before notching two points (one goal, one assists) in a 3-1, Game 6 win. He led Predators forwards with three points (one goal, two assists) in their first-round series win against the Ducks last season.

Wingers:

Jakob Silfverberg - Anaheim Ducks: Silfverberg ranks tied for 10th in scoring and tied for third in goals in the playoffs this season, and has points in five of his last six games (5-3–8).

Bryan Rust - Pittsburgh Penguins: Rust scored the game-winner in a 2-0 victory against the Washington Capitals in Game 7 on Wednesday. He's playing on a line with center Sidney Crosby and wing Jake Guentzel, who leads the playoffs with nine goals.

Defensemen:

Erik Karlsson - Ottawa Senators: had one goal and four assists in Games 5 and 6 to close out Ottawa's second-round series against the New York Rangers. Plus, he leads remaining defensemen in ice time per game (28:57) this playoffs.

Sami Vatanen - Anaheim Ducks: Despite missing part of the second round due to injury, but he does have 16 blocked shots in his past five games. In three games vs. Nashville in the regular season, Vatanen recorded three assists, three blocked shots and 11 SOG.

Goaltender:

Pekka Rinne - Nashville Predators: Rinne stopped 23 of 24 shots in Game Six and now owns an 8-2 record with two shutouts in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs (1.37 GAA, .951 SV%, 2 SO).

DFS NHL Picks (May 4-5, 2017)

Center:

Mika Zibanejad - New York Rangers: Zibanejad leads the Rangers in assists (six) and points (seven) in the playoffs this year, and he is also tied for fifth in the NHL in assists in the 2017 Playoffs. Zibanejad has recorded an assist/point in four of the last five games (one goal, five assists).

Wingers:

Viktor Arvidsson - Nashville Predators: Arvidsson has multiple shots in six of eight playoff games and at least four SOG four times. He had one goal, one assist and two SOG in the Game 4 clincher against the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.

Patrick Maroon - Edmonton Oilers: Maroon is on a four-game point streak, totaling two goals, four assists, three blocks and 10 SOG in that span.

Defensemen:

Ryan Ellis - Nashville Predators: Ellis is leading all defensemen in points (nine) and ranking among the leaders at his position in shots (18 SOG, T-10th) and blocked shots (27, T-6th) through eight playoff games.

Ryan McDonagh - New York Rangers: McDonagh has notched five points (one goal, four assists) in the last six games, including four points (one goal, three assists) in the last four contests.

Goaltender:

Henrik Lundqvist - New York Rangers: Lundqvist leads the NHL in saves (290), is tied for third in SV% (.935), and ranks fourth in GAA (2.04) in the 2017 Playoffs.