First-period goals by Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Eric Staal and Nick Suzuki sent the visiting Montreal Canadiens off and running to a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday to open their second-round playoff series.

Mikko Rantanen scored at 2:07 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 2 of the West Division final in Denver on Wednesday night.