The Blues got the first goal of the period from rookie Jimmy Snuggerud, tying the score 2-2. But Demelo and Namestnikov answered with back-to-back goals, part of a period in which the Jets directed 33 shots at the net compared to just seven for the Blues. — Jeremy Rutherford

But on Wednesday night in Game 5, Washington turned in a calm, assured performance from start to finish, earning a 4-1 win that sent it to the second round for the first time sinc

Bennett fired a wrist shot that flew past Andrei Vasilevskiy. Panthers goal. Florida lead. “Definitely a little weight off my shoulders,” Bennett said. Florida breathed a little bit easier after that and locked the game down the rest of the way in its 6-3 win over Tampa Bay in Game 5 at Amalie Arena to clinch the first-round playoff series and continue the Panthers’ quest to defend their Stanley Cup title.