via the NHL PR department,

TEN TEAMS IN ACTION ON BUSIEST DAY OF 2021 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

The defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning will look to reach the Second Round tonight, as will the Golden Knights and Jets. Vegas can become the third franchise in NHL history to win a playoff series in at least three of its first four seasons – the Rangers and Blues are the only clubs to have done so. Winnipeg can complete a four-game sweep for the first time.

SERIES LEADS ON THE LINE IN MONTREAL AND PITTSBURGH

The Maple Leafs and Canadiens head to Montreal each looking for a series advantage in the first of back-to-back games at Bell Centre, while the Islanders and Penguins jump back to Pittsburgh tied at 2-2 heading into Game 5.

* This is the sixth time that Toronto and Montreal have been tied 1-1 after two games in a best-of-seven series – the winner of Game 3 went on to win the series in four of the previous five instances. The clubs have gone head-to-head on consecutive days in the playoffs one other time (Games 3 and 4 in 1979 QF).

* When tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven series, the Penguins are 14-10 in Game 5 – including a 10-3 record when that contest is played at home. The Islanders, meanwhile, are 5-6 in Game 5 after splitting the first four contests in a best-of-seven, including a 3-4 mark when that tiebreaker comes on the road.