Morning Coffee: Will The Lightning, Bruins Respond In Game 2?

The second night of the Stanley Cup playoffs was a lot like the first night, except with a little more hockey to be played.

NHL favourites and underdogs split the four games for the second consecutive night, going 2-2 straight up.

We also got an even split on the totals, as the over/unders went 2-2 and are now 4-4 in these playoffs.

The Pittsburgh Penguins delivered the first overtime win of the postseason, needing three extra periods to finish off the New York Rangers with a 4-3 win in Game 1.

After the underdogs have held their own on the first two nights of the Stanley Cup playoffs, will we see a similar trend on the ice tonight?

How will the teams that fell behind 1-0 respond in Game 2 tonight?

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Wednesday, May 4th, 2022.

Flames Shut Out Stars In Series Opener

Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 1-0 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of their first-round series.

Elias Lindholm’s power play goal at 5:01 of the first period held up as the game-winner.

From @CraigJButton: Praise for the #Flames' smothering defence in Game 1, as Stars “never had a sniff” - https://t.co/WomfmCElXU@jamiemclennan29: “That's a perfect game played by the Calgary Flames…” - https://t.co/MT0sghFkjL#TSNHockey | #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/zuf8VpLrRq

For those wondering, the Flames are +650 to win the Stanley Cup right now at FanDuel Sportsbook.

The only Western Conference team with shorter odds to win it all also took care of business last night.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat up on the Nashville Predators 7-2.

After winning Game 1 in lopsided fashion, Colorado is now -1250 to win its first-round series versus Nashville.

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