NHL Playoffs Daily 2021 - The Battle of Florida resumes

(0:44)The incredible hockey continued on Day 3 of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, including the fourth overtime game of the postseason and the Cup favorite Colorado Avalanche showing how dominant they are.Tuesday brings the sequel to perhaps the best game of the playoffs so far, between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, in the first-ever Battle of Florida in the postseason.Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed out in July.More: Playoff schedule | Playoff CentralFirst round, Game 2: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 p.m. ET (Isles lead 1-0)Evgeni Malkin, who missed Game 1, skated on Monday but didn't take line rushes or have power-play time in practice. "I know he probably put a little undue pressure [on himself] when he joined us," said Islanders coach Barry Trotz.First round, Game 2: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers | 8 p.m ET (Lightning lead 1-0)The Panthers played well enough at 5-on-5 to beat the Lightning in Game 1. Other than that, I liked our effort," said Panthers star Aleksander Barkov.First round, Game 2: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights | 10 p.m. ET (Wild lead 1-0)The Golden Knights got the better of the shot attempts and scoring chances in Game 1, but the Wild skated away with the 1-0 overtime win. Taylor Hall's goal at 17:11 of the third period sent the game to OT, after Garnet Hathaway's second goal of the playoffs gave the Capitals the lead earlier in the period. Full recapJordan Staal scores once in the second period to give the Hurricanes the lead, then again in the third as the Hurricanes go on to win 5-2 over the Predators in Game 1.Colorado Avalanche 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (Avs lead 1-0)The Avalanche showed how dominant they can be in scoring three third-period goals -- including two by Nathan MacKinnon -- to take Game 1 against the Blues.