Morning Chirps: Porter Martone Scores, Comeback Wins on the Playoff Menu

The Chicago Blackhawks organization will focus on the AHL tonight. The Rockford IceHogs can advance to the Central Division Finals with a win over the Milwaukee Admirals. Today’s fresh Chirps will include a look at two comeback victories in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Blackhawks Chirps

• Porter Martone is a likely option for the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in June. He’s currently playing for Canada at the IIHF World Championships. Martone scored in a pre-tournament game against Hungary on Tuesday. He was on a line with Macklin Celebrini during the exhibition game.

• On May 7, 2009, Andrew Ladd scored in overtime to beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Martin Havlat lit the lamp with less than three minutes left in regulation before Ladd’s goal evened the series at 2-2.
• One year later, the Blackhawks and Canucks played another Game 4 in th4 Western Conference Semifinals. Jonathan Toews set an NHL postseason record by scoring three power-play goals in a 7-4 win. The captain also recorded two assists for the first five-point playoff game in franchise history.
• On May 7, 2015, the Blackhawks completed their sweep of the Wild with a 4-3 victory in Game 4 of the Western Conference Second Round. Brent Seabrook, Andrew Shaw, Patrick Kane, and Marian Hossa found the back of the net, while Corey Crawford made 34 saves.
• Blackhawks Birthday Roll Call for May 7: Tom Cook, Ian McKegney, and Anton Khudobin.

NHL Chirps

• The St. Louis Blues general manager met with the media on Tuesday. He revealed that the team does not expect injured defenseman Torey Krug to play again. Krug had surgery in September to address pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle. Armstrong said Krug has only recently resumed normal day-to-day activities.
• According to Arthur Staple of The Athletic, Ken Holland is the New York Islanders’ top choice to be their new general manager. Russ Macias of NYI Hockey Now gave his opinion of the two best options for the job, and neither of them is Holland.
• Colorado Avalanche top brass, Joe Sakic and Chris MacFarland, had their postseason media session yesterday. Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now gave his five takeaways following the disappointing end to the season.
• Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett will not face any disciplinary action for making contact with Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz. Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube wouldn’t rule out Stolarz starting Game 2.
• Tuesday was all about the come-from-behind victory in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. First, the Carolina Hurricanes entered the third period down 1-0 to the Washington Capitals. After Logan Stankoven tied the game midway through the final frame, Jaccob Slavin won it for the visitors three minutes into overtime. Goaltender Logan Thompson was the biggest reason the Capitals even had a chance to win Game 1, as the Hurricanes finished with a 33-14 advantage in shots on goal.

• The Vegas Golden Knights had to play Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers without the services of forward Pavel Dorofeyev (injury) and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (illness). This didn’t seem like a problem as Mark Stone scored twice in the first period to give Vegas an early 2-0 lead. However, the Oilers scored the final four goals to earn a 4-2 win and a 1-0 series lead. They scored three goals in the third period, outscoring their opponents 17-6 in the postseason.

• Tonight’s schedule includes Game 2 between the Maple Leafs and Panthers at 6. The night cap will be the opening game between the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars at 8:30.