NHL playoffs: Rangers win Game 2 to even series with Penguins

Keith Yandle and Derick Brassard scored 18 seconds apart in the second period and Henrik Lundqvist looked just fine dealing with an eye injury and the New York Rangers stopped the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2, on Saturday at Pittsburgh to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at one game.

Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers. J.T. Miller added three assists and New York handed Pittsburgh only its third loss in 18 games.

Lundqvist finished with 29 saves and showed no ill effects after getting accidentally slashed in the right eye by a teammate in Game 1, forcing him to leave after the first period.

Phil Kessel scored his first two playoff goals in three years, but the Penguins’ defense broke down in front of backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff, who made 24 saves.

at Washington 4, Philadelphia 1: Braden Holtby made 41 saves, the Flyers’ Steve Mason gave up a goal from 101 feet away and Alex Ovechkin scored on the power play as the Capitals took a 2-0 series lead.

Ovechkin’s 37th Stanley Cup playoff goal was as predictable as Jason Chimera’s goal from beyond the red line was unexpected. Mason whiffed at the puck on what turned out to be the game-winner.

The Flyers outshot the Capitals 42-23 and dominated for much of the game, but came up empty as John Carlson scored his second power-play goal in as many games and Nicklas Backstrom added one at even strength late. Jake Voracek scored the Flyers’ only goal.

at Dallas 2, Minnesota 1: Antoine Roussel scored from behind the net when his shot ricocheted off the skates of two players, Jamie Benn had an unassisted goal and the Stars took a 2-0 series lead.

Benn’s breakaway made it 2-0 with 9:37 left in the game, and that was big because Marco Scanella scored the Wild’s first goal of the series shortly after that.