Vegas beats Blackhawks 4-1 in playoff opener
(EDMONTON, ALBERTA) – Robin Lehner had more trouble with one of his skates than he did with his former team. Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore and the Vegas Golden Knights took good care of their goaltender Tuesday night. Theodore and William Carrier scored 2:17 apart midway through the second period, Lehner made 19 saves against his former team, and the Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoffs first-round matchup. Smith scored twice in the third period as the top-seed in the Western Conference kept their scoring outburst from the round-robin seeding games going in the playoff opener. The Golden Knights scored 15 goals in the three seeding games and didn't slow down against the Blackhawks. Lehner, who was traded from Chicago to Vegas in February, was the backbone of a Golden Knights defense that shut down the Blackhawks. Lehner's biggest problem was a faulty skate blade that led to delays in the second period. Chicago's veteran stars Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith were mostly held quiet. Toews and Kane both hit posts, but combined the trio had just five shots on goal. David Kampf scored short-handed for the Blackhawks in the second period thanks largely to the work of Brandon Saad forcing a turnover, but that was the extent of Chicago's scoring. Game 2 is Thursday.

OTHER STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF SCORES
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Calgary 3 – Dallas 2

IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE
Tampa Bay 3 – Columbus 2 (5 OT)

TUESDAY NBA SCORES
Brooklyn 108 – Orlando 96
San Antonio 123 – Houston 105
Phoenix 130 – Philadelphia 117
Boston 122 – Memphis 107
Portland 134 – Dallas 131
Sacramento 112 – New Orleans 106
Milwaukee 126 – Washington 113