Pavelski was also able to smile since his pain led to a goal and a playoff victory. Pavelski’s first-period goal and then his return to the ice in the second period despite the injury inspired his teammates, who delivered their most complete game in weeks with a 5-2 victory Wednesday night over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of their first-round series. Only missed maybe a shift at the end of the period and played the rest of the game. But Vegas didn’t even have a shot on goal for the first five minutes this game. … Karlsson had two assists in his second game back after missing 17 games with a groin injury.

Source: National Post April 11, 2019 12:22 UTC