Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne was yanked for the fourth time this postseason after allowing two goals on seven shots to open Game 7 against the Winnipeg Jets.

In the process, he made history for all the wrong reasons.

Both goals were from terribly poor angles, prompting the move to pull Rinne in favor of backup Juuse Saros.

It's been a rocky postseason for the Vezina Trophy nominee, as he owned a pedestrian 2.94 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage heading into Game 7.

The 23-year-old Saros had stopped all 26 shots he's faced in relief of Rinne these playoffs prior to entering Game 7. In the regular season, he posted a 2.45 GAA and a .925 save percentage in 26 contests.

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Even after getting annihilated 6-2 in Game 5 by the Winnipeg Jets, P.K. Subban is awfully confident his Nashville Predators can win Game 6 and force a Game 7 back in the Music City.

"We're going to go (to Winnipeg), we're going to win a game and come back here. It's that simple," he said, according to Adam Vingan of the Tennessean.

The charismatic Subban is no stranger to bold predictions. After going down 2-0 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in last year's Stanley Cup Final, he guaranteed a win in Game 3, which the Preds won 5-1.

Can he go two-for-two? We'll find out Monday in Game 6.

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Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson is being evaluated after taking a high hit from Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel in Game 5 on Saturday night.

Capitals head coach Barry Trotz was not pleased.

"John took a high hit. He was unsuspecting, with about a minute left. He's being evaluated right now," he said, according to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski. "I know the standard's been set, so I'm going to leave it up the league. It was a head shot in my opinion."

Here's a look at the hit:

Carlson is the Capitals' top blue-liner, so any time missed would be detrimental to the team's chances of moving on. This is especially true considering Tom Wilson is still suspended for one more game, Andre Burakovsky hasn't played since Game 2 of the first round, and Nicklas Backstrom left Game 5 with an upper-body injury.

On the flip side, Guentzel has 10 goals and 21 points this postseason, so if he were to be suspended, the Penguins would be missing an irreplaceable piece of their offense.

Game 6 is set for Monday night in Pittsburgh, as Washington holds a 3-2 series lead.

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Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne was yanked in the third period of Game 5 against the Winnipeg Jets after allowing six goals on 26 shots.

This is already the third time this postseason - and the second time this series - that Rinne has been pulled mid-game in favor of Juuse Saros.

Mathieu Perreault, who hadn't played since Game 1 of the first round against the Minnesota Wild, notched the sixth tally that led to Rinne's departure.

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Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom left Game 5 against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an upper-body injury, head coach Barry Trotz said after the game.

There was no clear incident during which Backstrom may have suffered an injury, but it's worth noting the center only took three faceoffs in his 15:55 of ice time, indicating he may have already been battling some sort of wrist or shoulder ailment.

Already without forwards Tom Wilson and Andre Burakovsky, Washington would be in tough to close out its series - which it leads 3-2 - against the Penguins if Backstrom misses any time.

The Caps' first chance to finish off the Pens will come Monday night in Pittsburgh.

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Step aside, Jaromir.

Sidney Crosby surpassed Jaromir Jagr for the second-most playoff goals in Pittsburgh Penguins franchise history with his second-period tally against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

The goal was in vintage Crosby fashion, too, as he deflected home a Phil Kessel shot on the power play.

The redirect was Crosby's ninth goal and 20th point thus far this postseason. Considering the way he's been rolling, surpassing Mario Lemieux for the top spot on the franchise's playoff goal-scoring list could possibly happen in 2018 if the Pens make another run to the Stanley Cup final.

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Game 4 between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning was full of controversy. Brad Marchand's lick stole the headlines, but an apparent missed call that led to Steven Stamkos' game-tying goal for Tampa Bay had some Bruins up in arms.

Here's a look at Stamkos' goal, which came right after Boston's Charlie McAvoy was hauled down by Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov:

"It was a very blatant grab on (McAvoy's) shoulder," Marchand told reporters postgame, according to Mike Petraglia of CLNS. "It turned into a goal. The missed calls that are costing goals and games, it's unfortunate that they can't get it right, so hopefully they can fix that."

"It looked like he reached around and pulled him down," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy added in his postgame press conference, via NESN. "Charlie (McAvoy) is a strong guy, but it wasn't called, and it's in our net, and that's that."

Cassidy also took issue with Noel Acciari's third-period hooking penalty.

"It's game after game. I mean, to me, the calls - look at the Acciari penalty, it's unbelievable," the coach said, according to CBS' Michael Hurley. "The league gives you a directive at the start of the year that if you're going to after the stick, you gotta go under the stick and not on the hands, over the top of the hands. (Acciari) goes under the stick a foot from his hands, and you've got a 6-foot-5 guy that I think really sold it.

"And I think the officials have to be on top of that. They've gotta be on top of that call. Because it's not an infraction. He lifted his stick, as he's been directed to do."

The Bruins, now trailing 3-1 in the series, will try to keep their season alive in Game 5 on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Tampa Bay.

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Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug left Friday's Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning late in the third period and did not return after suffering a lower-body injury.

Despite a crash into the boards in which his ankle took the worst of it, Krug made it to the bench under his own power, but had to be helped to the dressing room.

Krug later left TD Garden wearing a walking boot, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Losing the diminutive blue-liner for any amount of time would be a massive blow for the Bruins. He has 12 points in 11 playoff games, including two assists Friday prior to his injury.

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Brad Marchand is at it again.

After licking Leo Komarov in the Boston Bruins' first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Marchand was reportedly told by the league to stop licking people, even though Marchand and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly denied any such request was made. Regardless, Marchand hasn't learned his lesson, as he clearly licked Lightning forward Ryan Callahan's face on Friday night.

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Marchand delivered a low hit on Callahan before they got in each others faces.

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Even though spitting on an opponent results in a game misconduct, Marchand did not receive a penalty for his lick, but he was seen talking to the officials during a TV timeout shortly after. Teammate Zdeno Chara was also seen giving Marchand a stern talking to.

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The Nashville Predators are reportedly making a gutsy lineup decision ahead of Game 4.

Youngster Kevin Fiala will apparently be scratched in favor of grizzled veteran Scott Hartnell on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Fiala, 21, tallied 23 goals and 48 points during the regular season and has already scored three times in the playoffs, including an overtime winner in Game 2 against the Jets.

The 36-year-old Hartnell has only suited up for one playoff game this year, but has a wealth of postseason experience, and should add another dose of grit and nastiness to what's been a physical, in-your-face series thus far.

It's understandable that head coach Peter Laviolette might want Hartnell's experience in the lineup with Nashville trailing 2-1, but fourth-liner Miikka Salomaki would've been the more obvious candidate to come out, rather than a key offensive player in Fiala.

The Preds are also making a change on the back end, as Yannick Weber will enter the fold in place of Alexei Emelin, reports Seravalli.

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