You can't stop Patrik Laine, you can only hope to contain him.

The Finnish sniper impersonated Alex Ovechkin, unloading multiple one-timers from the top of the circle on the powerplay.

Laine eventually buried one of his several attempts, giving him three goals in two games to start the tournament.

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For the New York Islanders, it's simple: win or go home.

Unfortunately for the Isles, winning three in a row over the Tampa Bay Lightning is easier said than done.

However, while the task may be daunting, the team believes it can be achieved. Especially captain John Tavares.

"It doesn't matter how you get it done," Tavares said. "It's a fine line, so even if the breaks aren't going our way, we have to find ways to make them, make plays and capitalize and obviously seal the deal when the opportunity is there."

Tavares has cooled off against Tampa Bay, being held pointless in the last three contests after scoring nine points in six games versus the Florida Panthers. But points aren't what's important to the 25-year-old.

"You just want to keep playing," he told Brett Cyrgalis of the New York Post. "We want to win the Stanley Cup, and this is part of the process. You get your back up against the wall, and you just have to start out and get a win (Sunday). I don't think we want to make it much bigger than that."

Having squandered late leads to ultimately lose in overtime in Games 3 and 4, New York is understandably frustrated with the results, but content with its recent efforts.

"Games 3 and 4, you play like that, that's Islanders hockey," head coach Jack Capuano said. "I like the way we played in all areas of our game. (But) you're not complacent because it's a results-based business. You have to win hockey games. I think the guys that we have, if you consistently show the things that we're doing, they know we should have won the game."

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The San Jose Sharks are one win away from their first conference final since 2011.

San Jose cruised to a 5-1 victory Saturday night, and will have two chances to close out the Nashville Predators, but the team doesn't want to get ahead of themselves.

"We've still got some work to do," head coach Peter DeBoer said, according to Eric Gilmore of NHL.com. "They're a very good team, and we've seen that. I like the fact that I think we're getting better as the series has gone on here. I think every game we're getting a little bit better, getting more contributions, playing better as a team. We've got to carry that into Game 6, because they're not going to roll over. We know that."

Sharks captain Joe Pavelski, who scored two goals in the contest to move into a tie for the playoff lead, liked what he saw from his teammates in the dominant win.

"The guys really wanted it," Pavelski said. "We felt after that last game we played a couple really good periods, some of our better periods of the playoffs. We had to carry that. It was up to us to really get that momentum back. Guys did a good job coming out."

San Jose can close out the series Monday night in Game 6.

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The momentum of a marathon Game 4 victory didn't carry over for the Nashville Predators.

Victims of a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of the San Jose Sharks, the Predators need two consecutive wins to keep their season alive, which wasn't what the team had in mind heading into Saturday's Game 5.

"We weren't as desperate as we needed to be," Predators forward Colin Wilson told Adam Vingan of The Tennessean. "It was 2-2. Both teams should be in the same mindset, so just the way it went."

Nashville suddenly finds themselves on the ropes again, having had to erase the same deficit against the Anaheim Ducks in the first round.

"We've been in this position before, and backs against the wall," defenseman Ryan Ellis said. "It usually brings out the best in people. It did last series. Hopefully it does for us this time."

"They'll respond in Game 6," head coach Peter Laviolette said. "Our guys will respond."

The game was tied 1-1 in the first period, but San Jose quickly pulled away, considerably out-playing the Predators for the majority of the game.

"Pretty visible, wasn't it?" forward James Neal said. "We weren't ready to go, I guess, so they came out strong, good push, scored. But I thought we settled down a bit and got one back and then started playing a little better. But not good enough out of our group."

Nashville returns to Bridgestone Arena for a must-win Game 6 on Monday night.

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Team Canada pushed their record to 2-0-0-0 at the World Championship on Sunday, thanks to a crushing 7-1 victory over Hungary.

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Following the contest, Hungary head coach Rich Chernomaz reflected on his team's effort and was quick to point out a glaring difference between the two nations.

Of course this is largely due to the fact that Canada's roster is loaded with NHL talent, while Hungary lacks even a single one.

Canada looks to remain undefeated when they face a sputtering Belarusian squad on Monday. Meanwhile Hungary will continue to search for its first victory on Tuesday when they take on France.

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Connor McDavid has speed to kill no matter where he's playing.

The 19-year-old made his presence felt against Hungary on Sunday, registering two assists.

The prettier of the two came in the second period, as he flipped the puck to himself to create space, then set up Boston Bruins marksman Brad Marchand with multiple defenders in his wake.

Canada took the contest 7-1.

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