The St. Louis Blues look to get a stranglehold on their Western Conference first-round series when they host the Minnesota Wild for Game 3 on Sunday afternoon. The Blues won the opener 2-1 in overtime behind a remarkable 51-save performance by Jake Allen and triumphed in Game 2 by the same score as Jaden Schwartz scored the winning goal with 2:27 left in the third period.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets possessed two of the top offenses in the league during the regular season, but only one of the Metropolitan Division representatives is keeping the scoreboard operator busy in the playoffs. After mustering just one goal against Marc-Andre Fleury in each of the first two contests, Columbus looks to claw back into the Eastern Conference first-round series in Game 3 on Sunday when it welcomes Pittsburgh to Nationwide Arena.

Seconds away from taking a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series, the New York Rangers must shake off a crushing overtime loss when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night in Game 3. Montreal scored the tying goal with 17.3 seconds before prevailing in the extra session to level the best-of-seven series.

Building two-goal leads have become the norm for the Edmonton Oilers in their first playoff series since 2006, but they have had mixed results when trying to hold them. Edmonton hopes to have another opportunity on Sunday as they attempt to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round matchup when visit the San Jose Sharks for Game 3.