This is not the goaltending you need when facing the NHL's best team.

Steve Mason let in one of the worst goals in recent memory, and Washington Capitals forward Jason Chimera was credited with the marker after his neutral-zone deflection of a Karl Alzner clearing attempt beat the Philadelphia Flyers goalie five-hole.

That goal came just moments after Mason made an incredible pad save to rob John Carlson from what would've been his second goal of the game. The 27-year-old netminder was slow to get up after dropping into the splits to make the stop, but he did remain in the game.

In all fairness, Steve Mason also did this. #WSHvsPHI #StanleyCuphttps://t.co/lvlz0M3g9w

— #StanleyCup Playoffs (@NHL) April 17, 2016

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DALLAS - Dallas Stars centre Tyler Seguin has returned to the lineup for the first time in a month. Seguin is back for Game 2 of the Stars' opening-round playoff game against Minnesota on Saturday night. He had missed the last 10 games of the...

Tyler Seguin is fit to return to the Dallas Stars lineup for Game 2 on Saturday versus the Minnesota Wild.

The proficient top-line scorer has been out since suffering a 15 percent cut of his Achilles in a March 17 game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Seguin - who totaled 33 goals and averaged better than a point per game - appears likely to ease back into the lineup for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He did not skate with a normal forward line at Dallas' morning session, or work out of the top unit in warmup.

Mattias Janmark will sit to facilitate his return.

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PITTSBURGH - Keith Yandle and Derick Brassard scored 18 seconds apart in the second period and Henrik Lundqvist looked just fine dealing with an eye injury and the New York Rangers stopped the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at one game.

Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers. J.T. Miller added three assists and New York handed Pittsburgh just its third loss in its past 18 games.

Lundqvist finished with 29 saves and showed no ill effects after getting accidentally slashed in the right eye by a teammate in Game 1, forcing him to leave after the first period.

Game 3 is Tuesday in New York.

Phil Kessel scored his first two playoff goals in three years, but the Penguins' defense broke down in front of backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff, who made 24 saves.

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Phil Kessel was responsible for both Pittsburgh Penguins goals in Saturday's Game 2 loss to the New York Rangers, padding his commendable - and at the same time perhaps a touch surprising - scoring record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The previously-maligned sniper now has 15 goals in 24 postseason games, or a 0.63 goal-per-game that almost doubles his regular-season career average.

But here's the rub: His 24 games have been accrued over his decade in the league. Kessel's former Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs teams qualified for the playoffs in just three of his nine previous seasons - and advanced past the first round once - before he moved on to the Penguins last summer.

All of this only adding to his polarity.

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Stepan has headed into the locker room after this hit by Lovejoy. #NYRvsPIT #StanleyCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/uH2tItLi8j

— Hockey Primer (@HockeyPrimer) April 16, 2016

New York Rangers forward Derek Stepan left for the dressing room, moments after being hit by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy during the third period of Game 2.

While racing after the puck in the corner, Lovejoy pushed Stepan into the boards from behind. Stepan remained down for a few moments, but skated to the bench under his own power. No penalty was called on the play.

Thankfully for New York, he returned to the bench with just over two minutes remaining in the game.

The 25-year-old center scored both Ranger goals in their series-opening loss on Wednesday. He had no points, and four shots on goal before exiting the game Saturday.

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Derick Brassard and Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers certainly love playing hockey in the spring.

With a three-point effort Saturday in Game 2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Brassard has joined some impressive company on New York's all-time postseason scoring list.

Brassard has tied Adam Graves and Brad Park for 10th place on the #NYR all-time playoff points list (44)! pic.twitter.com/6nSwhx3fpA

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 16, 2016

The Rangers have played a lot of playoff hockey over the past three years, and are hoping to make it four. Brassard's been an integral member of the Rangers' Stanley Cup dreams, having amassed 44 points in 56 career playoff games. He had nine goals and 16 points in last year's 19-game New York run, and six goals and six assists in 2014, when the Rangers went to the final.

Kreider, meanwhile, now has 13 goals in his last three playoffs. He had seven last year in 19 games, and five in 15 games in 2014. He's also making his way up the Rangers' playoff goal-scoring list:

Kreider tallied his 19th career playoff goal with #NYR, tying Walt Tkaczuk for 10th place on the franchise’s all-time playoff goals list.

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 16, 2016

Since 2012, his first playoffs, Kreider has 19 playoff goals, most by any Eastern Conference player, according to Sportsnet Stats.

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Just days into the NHL postseason, many are calling for the end of the coach's challenge for offside calls - especially after a successful challenge overturned a go-ahead goal for St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko on Friday - but one head coach is surprisingly speaking out in support of offside reviews.

Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz said he's 'confident' that 99 percent of calls are correct after off-side challenges, which he believes is better for the game.

"I'd rather have them get it right 99% of the time than 77% of the time," Trotz said, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. "I think it's the right thing."

It didn't take long for the rule to affect a game Saturday, as a go-ahead goal in the second period by New York Rangers forward Derick Brassard was challenged by the Pittsburgh Penguins. This time, the goal was not overturned as Brassard was ruled onside.

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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Manson played only 4:44 against the Nashville Predators on Friday night before leaving the game with an injury.

On Saturday, head coach Bruce Boudreau said it's a head/upper-body injury, according to the Los Angeles Times' Curtis Zupke, but wouldn't divulge any further details, including a timeline as to how long the 24-year-old may be out of the lineup.

Manson's been a regular on the Ducks' blue line, averaging 18:47 in ice time per game during the regular season, and tallying five goals and 10 helpers in 71 games.

Manson didn't skate Saturday, and the Ducks recalled forward Nick Ritchie from the AHL. Kevin Bieksa, dealing with an upper-body injury of his own, didn't play Friday, and said he's a game-time decision Sunday, according to The Tennessean's Adam Vingan.

"We'll see (Sunday)," Bieksa said. "You know the drill."

The Ducks dropped a 3-2 decision in Game 1 at home. Game 2 goes Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. ET.

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These Penguins are lethal with their march.

Phil Kessel finished off one of the more eye-popping plays you'll see in these playoffs, driving home a one-touch feed from Trevor Daley off the backhand saucer from Nick Bonino in transition.

That's Kessel's 14th goal - and 23rd point - in his 24th career postseason game.

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