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Injuries could tip balance of some NHL first-round series

Nashville Predators goaltender Connor Ingram (39) looks at the puck bouncing out of the net on the overtime goal by Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, back left, in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Denver. The Avalanche won 2-1. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) Nashville Predators goaltender Connor Ingram (39) is consoled by Mattias Ekholm (14) and Alexandre Carrier (45) after giving up an overtime goal to Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Denver. The Avalanche won 2-1. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski, right, is checked by Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) can't make the save on a goal by Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) is congratulated for his goal during the first period of Game 1 of the team's NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay) Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) reacts after getting a high stick to the face from Florida Panthers defenseman Radko Gudas (7) during the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay) Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Louis Domingue reacts after New York Rangers' Chris Kreider scored a goal during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, May 5, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith makes a save against the New York Rangers in overtime of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Injuries could tip balance of some NHL first-round series