NEW YORK – UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog "The Neutral Zone" has named Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Jake Gentzel, and Sidney Crosby as their 'Three Stars of the Night' for all NHL Playoff games that took place on April 29, 2017.
FIRST STAR - JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU, F, OTTAWA SENATORS
Pageau scored his 4th goal of the game 2:54 into the second overtime to give the Senators a 2-0 series lead over the Rangers. Pageau is 2nd player in NHL history to score 4 goals in playoff game, w/ OT winner (also: Joffrey Lupul, 2006 CSF).
SECOND STAR - JAKE GUENTZEL, F, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Guentzel (7 G in 7 GP) surpassed Bryan Rust (6 G in 23 GP in 2016) for most goals by a Penguins rookie in single postseason. Guentzel and Michel Briere (1970) are the only Penguins rookies in club history to score three game-winning goals in the playoffs. Guentzel is 3rd player since 1943-44 to score 7+ goals in first 7 playoff games, joining Maurice Richard (10) & Dino Ceccarelli (7).
THIRD STAR - SIDNEY CROSBY, F, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Crosby (0-2—2) tallied his 52nd career multi-point playoff game to pass Mario Lemieux for most in Penguins history.
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