National Hockey

DENVER (AP) — There were of course so many “firsts” for the Seattle Kraken in their postseason debut. First playoff goal for the franchise (and answer to a future trivia question) — Eeli Tolvanen . First playoff penalty — Will Borgen.

LAS VEGAS — The Winnipeg Jets struggled after poor starts in their previous trips to Las Vegas during the regular season. They made sure there wasn't a repeat of that now that the playoffs have arrived.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Winnipeg set the tone early Tuesday night by dominating the neutral zone, and by the third period, the Jets had suffocated the Vegas Golden Knights.

TORONTO (AP) — Brayden Point scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 on Tuesday night in the opening game of the teams’ first-round playoff series.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Rangers had the ton of experience coming into the playoffs against the young New Jersey Devils, and it certainly was the difference Game 1 of their first-round series, along with Igor Shesterkin.

TORONTO — John Tavares didn't have an answer. Sheldon Keefe didn't sense any nerves. Once the puck dropped, however, one team was confident in its battle-tested, championship pedigree.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting will have a hearing on Wednesday for his illegal check to the head on Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak, the NHL department of player safety announced.

TORONTO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning forgot all about their difficult March and opened their postseason with a rout.

EDMONTON — History repeating itself is the next goal for the Edmonton Oilers. A pair of squandered two-goal leads in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings isn't how the Oilers intended to open their first-round playoff series.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov shed his suit jacket, grabbed the top of the siren with his left hand and started turning the crank with his right.