Hart Trophy for the league’s most valuable player

"They're a little bit like us, blocking shots, tightening up, winning games, 1-0, 2-1," Richards said. "It's going to be tight — there's not going to be much ice out there the way Hunter's got them playing."

So far in the playoffs, Richards leads the Rangers in points (5), shots (31), face-off percentage (50.4), and shots blocked by forwards (10).

His statistics are similar to those of Ovechkin, who leads Washington in points (5), shots (28), and that other Ovechkin specialty, hits (31).

Across the dressing room, Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers' goalie, was talking about how it felt earlier in the day when he learned he had been named a finalist for the Hart Trophy for the league's most valuable player in the regular season. 

---

网易Lofter，专注兴趣，分享创作！

Brent Johnson relieved Fleury at the start of the third

Brent Johnson relieved Fleury at the start of the third, strapping on his Led Zeppelin mask. The levee had already broken.

Now, the Penguins stare at the forbidding numbers facing a team at a 3-0 playoff deficit. Counting NHL, MLB and NBA, four teams out of 297 have come back to win the series (the 1942 Maple Leafs, 1975 Islanders, 2004 Red Sox and 2010 Flyers overcame the odds).

The Penguins also get to stare at this quote from Hartnell, given to reporters after the game:

"They were going after a couple of our guys' heads. It's scary when it comes down to that level," he said. "You ask the best player in the world, Sidney Crosby, what they're thinking over there: 'That's playoff hockey?'