The score was 3–3 before the sentencing. Then eleven players in succession failed to get the puck in goal. Josh Leivo then managed to put his behind St. Louis goalkeeper Jordan Binnington.

Last year's Swedish success rokie was scoreless in the first two games of the season. Since then, Pettersson has scored four consecutive games, two goals and four assists. In the away game against St Louis, he passed Bo Horvat's 3–3 goal, in game five against three, which took the game to an extension.

- It was good of us to fight back (from the disadvantages of the match). It is nice to win such a match. It gives us confidence in the next match, Pettersson tells the team's website.

Goalkeeper Anders Nilsson made sure to keep Ottawa in the game away against Vegas by saving 52 of 54 shots and bringing a score by 2-2 at full time. Vegas won after the penalty.

Third sentence

The third match that was decided by penalty was Boston-Tampa Bay.

Tuukka Rask in the Boston goal took Victor Hedmans and two more Tampa Bay players' penalties. But in the end, Steven Stamko got a hole in the Finnish in the penalty shootout, which meant the final result was 4–3.

After the unexpected assortment in the first round of the playoffs last season, Hedman's Tampa Bay is the favorite of many in the NHL this year. But away from Boston, victory was hard.

The team was followed to 3-3 at full time in a tight match, where Hedman got an assist in connection with Brayden Point's equalization to 1-1.