Ex-Files Day #10, Zadorov scores in loss to Nashville
The Toronto Maple Leafs on the brink of elimination stepped up and put forth their best effort in their first-round series against Boston, and former Sabre blueliner Jake McCabe made his presence felt. The 30-year-old scored his first goal of the playoffs and had six hits in almost 23 minutes of ice time in the Leafs 2-1 overtime victory at TD Garden.
Another former Sabre, defenseman Ilya Lyubuskin had an assist on Matthew Knies overtime winner and was +2 in 17:04.
Here is how other ex-Sabres did on Tuesday:
Colorado Avalanche - Casey Mittelstadt
Mittelstadt, 1 assist, 16:49 TOI
The former Sabres leading scorer had a strong showing in his first postseason series with Colorado, registering six points (1 goal, 5 assists) in five games against Winnipeg.
Nashville Predators - Ryan O’Reilly
O’Reilly was back to his old self in the faceoff circle in Game 5, winning 16 of 25 draws, and was +1 in 21:48 in the Preds 2-1 victory on Tuesday.
Vancouver Canucks – Tyler Myers, Nikita Zadorov
Zadorov has been a surprising offensive contributor for the Canucks, scoring his second goal of the playoffs in their 2-1 loss to Nashville in Game 5 that narrowed Vancouver’s lead in the series to 3-2 going back to Music City.
Myers, 17:17 TOI
The former Calder Trophy winner is pointless in four games thus far.
Winnipeg Jets – Colin Miller
After being a healthy scratch in the first four games, Miller was inserted by Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness for Game 5 on Tuesday and registered an assist on Tyler Toffoli’s third-period tying goal, but Colorado scored three third-period goals to eliminate the Jets.
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