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04/21/2015 at 11:38am EDT

DUCKS STAGE LATEST THIRD-PERIOD COMEBACK
Trailing 4-3 after 40 minutes, Ryan Kesler scored the tying goal with 2:14 remaining in regulation and Rickard Rakell scored at 5:12 of overtime to power the Ducks to a 3-0 series lead.


* The Ducks also earned victories in Game 1 and Game 2 after facing a one-goal deficit through 40 minutes. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Ducks are the first team in NHL history to win three consecutive games in one playoff series when trailing entering the third period. The only other team to win three such games in one serieswas the 1943 Boston Bruins, who came back to defeat Montreal in Games 1, 3 and 5 of their Semifinal series, all in overtime.

* The Ducks’ third-period comebacks have continued a trend from the 2014-15 regular season, when Anaheim set an NHL record for wins when trailing at any point in the final frame (18). The Ducks also matched a League record with 12 victories when trailing after two periods (12-23-0).

* The Ducks have held the lead for 11:21 over the first three games of the series, or 6.1% of total playing time. The Jets have held the lead for 67:19 (36.3%) and the clubs have been tied for 106:32 (57.5%).

* Elias says that Rakell (21 years, 350 days) became the youngest player in franchise history to score an overtime goal in the playoffs. Paul Kariya held the previous record (22 years, 193 days), tallying the overtime goal to defeat Phoenix 3-2 on April 27, 1997.

* Jakob Silfverberg (1-2—3) posted the first three-point playoff performance of his career and has registered 2-2—4 in his last two games. Andrew Cogliano (0-3—3) also recorded the first three-point playoff game of his career.

* Frederik Andersen made 31 saves – including robbing Winnipeg’s Bryan Little with1:01 remaining in regulation – to earn his third straight win of the postseason. Andersen improved to 6-2 in 10 career playoff appearances.

* Corey Perry (1-0—1) scored his third goal of the series. He is tied for the NHL playoff lead in goals and points (3-2—5).

DUCKS, JETS RECORD A HIT PARADE
The Ducks and Jets recorded 105 hits in Game 3 (WPG 61, ANA 44), increasing the series total to 269 (ANA 138, WPG 131). The per-game average of 89.7 is second-highest among the eight First-Round series, trailing only Canadiens-Senators (OTT 158, MTL 119, 92.3 per game).

‘WHITEOUT’ RETURNS IN WINNIPEG
Monday’s game marked the first time an NHL playoff game had been contested in Winnipeg since April 28, 1996 vs. DET (4-1 L). Fans of the original Jets franchise became famous for wearing white during the postseason, starting what became known as the ‘Whiteout’. The tradition continued on Monday night.


Fans in Winnipeg captured the euphoria surrounding a game 19 years in the making in video and shared their celebration with the NHL Social team, resulting in this#MyPlayoffsMoment video compilation.

DUBNYK, WILD SHUT OUT BLUES FOR 2-1 SERIES LEAD
Devan Dubnyk stopped all 17 shots he faced and three different skaters collected multiple points to propel the Wild to a 2-1 series lead.

* Dubnyk earned his first playoff shutout in just his third career appearance, joining Ilya Bryzgalov and Darcy Kuemper as Wild goaltenders recording a postseason shutout. Dubnyk posted the only shutout to date in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, improving his goals-against average to 1.68 and save percentage to .922.

* Eight points outside of a playoff spot when he made his Wild debut on Jan. 15, Dubnyk went 27-9-2 with a 1.78 goals-against average, .936 save percentage and five shutouts to lead the club to its third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That included a 12-game road winning streak at the end the season, tying the 2005-06 Detroit Red Wings for the longest such run in League history.

* Overall, Dubnyk concluded the regular season second in the NHL with a 2.07 goals-against average and .929 save percentage. He also ranked in the top 10 and set career-highs in shutouts (t-4th, 6) and wins (t-6th; 36).

* Jason Pominville (1-1—2) opened the scoring and added an assist to record his second multi-point game of the postseason and the eighth such performance of his career. The marker also stood as Pominville’s fourth career playoff game-winning goal and his first in a Wild uniform.

* Zach Parise (1-1—2) scored his first goal of the playoffs and added an assist to record his second multi-point game of the postseason and the 16th such performance of his career. Parise is the franchise’s all-time leader in playoff assists with 13.

* Mikael Granlund (0-2—2) recorded his first career multi-assist playoff game and his second career multi-point game of the postseason; he posted 2-0—2 on May 6, 2014 vs. CHI (4-0 W).

* Minnesota – who dropped Game 2 (4-1 L) – has not lost consecutive games in regulation since Jan. 11 and 13 (4-1 L at CHI and 7-2 L at PIT). Dubnyk was acquired by the Wild on Jan. 14.

RANGERS HOLD OFF PENGUINS, TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 23 of 24 shots and the Rangers withstood a late Penguins rally to grab a 2-1 series lead.

* Lundqvist posted his 45th career postseason victory (45-49), moving into a tie withTony Esposito and Jonathan Quick for 20th place on the NHL’s all-time playoff wins list.

* Chris Kreider scored his first goal of the postseason, which also stood as his fifth career playoff game-winning goal. Kreider has tallied at least one game-winner in each of the four years he has skated in the postseason (2012 through 2015), with his five such goals coming in just 44 games.

* Dan Girardi (0-2—2) posted the second multi-assist playoff performance of his career; he also collected 0-2—2 on May 4, 2014 at PIT (3-2 OT W).

* With 23 career playoff assists, Girardi leapfrogged Barry Beck and Sergei Zubov for sole possession of fifth on the franchise’s all-time playoff assists list among defensemen. With 29 career playoff points (6-23—29), Girardi also moved into sole possession of seventh on the franchise’s all-time playoff points list among defensemen.

* ICYMI: Girardi, who also recorded two shots on goal, four hits and game-high totals of six blocked shots and 26:06 in playing time, was mic’d up when he received the Broadway Hat in the locker room after the game.

* Alain Vigneault earned his 52nd career playoff win, passing Roger Neilson and tying Jack Adams and Bryan Murray for 19th on the NHL’s all-time postseason wins list among head coaches.

AFTER THREE GAMES
The Rangers and Wild took a 2-1 series lead while the Ducks took a 3-0 lead in their series.

* When teams are tied 1-1 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series, Elias says that the winner of Game 3 holds an all-time series record of 189-92 (67.3%). Overall, teams that hold a 2-1 lead in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series hold an all-time series record of 307-136 (69.3%).

* Elias also says teams that go up 3-0 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series hold an all-time series record of 175-4 (97.8%).

LOOSE PUCKS
Pittsburgh forward Patric Hornqvist scored his first postseason goal in a Penguins uniform... Pittsburgh forward Sidney Crosby (0-1—1) has posted 2-1—3 in his last two games... Winnipeg forward Bryan Little scored his first career postseason goal... Winnipeg defenseman Toby Enstrom (0-1—1) recorded his first career postseason point... Winnipeg forward Adam Lowry (0-1—1) extended his playoff point streak to three games (1-2—3)... The NHL announced updated start time and national television information for the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round games scheduled forThursday, April 23... Daryl Katz, Chairman of Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), announced that Bob Nicholson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer... ICYMI: Washington defenseman Matt Niskanen took his turn behind his hockey stick microphone to get inside information from teammate Jason Chimera... Click here for an all-access look at the sights and sounds from Sunday’s Stanley Cup Playoffs action.

NHL TROPHY FINALIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beginning tonight and continuing through May 5, the three finalists for several NHL trophies will be announced on NBCSN in the United States and Sportsnet/TVA in Canada during Stanley Cup Playoff broadcasts. The announcements will be made during pregame programming between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., ET.

Tonight, the three finalists for the Lady Byng Trophy will be announced.

Trophy winners will be revealed on Wednesday, June 24 at the 2015 NHL Awards from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Tampa Bay @ Detroit, series tied 1-1, 7:00 p.m., NBCSN, TVA, SN, FS-F, FS-D
Washington @ NY Islanders, NYI leads 2-1, 7:30 p.m., USA, SN360, TVA2, CSN-DC, MSG+
Nashville @ Chicago, CHI leads 2-1, 9:30 p.m., NBCSN, SN, TVA3, FS-TN, CSN-CH
Vancouver @ Calgary, CGY leads 2-1, 10:00 p.m., CBC, USA, TVA
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