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DENVER (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins right winger Josh Jooris wears No. 16. That happens to be the total wins necessary for the team to retain the Stanley Cup for a third straight season.There are lots of relevant numbers to be crunched heading into the playoffs http://www.officialislanders.com/authentic-adidas-nick-leddy-jersey , which begin Wednesday night. For instance, zero comes to mind, which is the number of expansion teams that have hoisted the Cup after starting from scratch. That’s a figure the upstart Vegas Golden Knights are aiming to update.Or Sweet 16 – the amount of teams that still have a shot at that coveted trophy. Here is a by-the-numbers glance at a postseason that will last two action-packed months. Welcome to beard-growing season:16 – Game-winning playoff goals for Toronto forward Patrick Marleau .15 – Times Claude Giroux of Philadelphia had at least two assists in a game this season. He and Blake Wheeler of Winnipeg tied for the league lead with 68.14 – Career playoff goals in 55 games for Winnipeg forward Paul Stastny , who was acquired from St. Louis in February.13 – Age of New Jersey forward Nico Hischier the last time the Devils made the postseason in 2011-12.12 – Spot where Anaheim defenseman Cam Fowler was picked in the 2010 entry draft . He’s played the third-most NHL regular season games of anyone in that draft class.11 – :45 p.m. The time Game 2 of the 1951 semifinal series between Boston and Toronto – who meet in the first round this season – was halted at 1-1. Maple Leaf Gardens needed to clear patrons by midnight because of a Toronto ordinance in effect, according to the Bruins website .10 – Postseason shutouts by Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in his career.9 – Uniform number of Artemi Panarin , who led Columbus with 82 points. No. 9 Filip Forsberg also led his Nashville team in scoring with 64, and No. 9 Taylor Hall led New Jersey with 93. Cloud Nine for sure.8 – Overtime playoff goals scored by Avalanche Hall of Famer-turned-executive Joe Sakic http://www.floridapanthersteamshops.com/authentic-james-reimer-jersey , the most for a career. Maurice ”Rocket” Richard is next with six.7 – New teams that weren’t in the playoffs a season ago, matching the biggest year-to-year change. It includes Colorado, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Vegas and Winnipeg.6 – Approximate length http://www.hurricanesshoponline.com/authentic-jeff-skinner-jersey , in inches – or maybe in feet – of the impressive beard grown by Brent Burns of San Jose. The gold standard of whiskers.5.9 – Goals averaged per game this season, an increase of 7 percent from a year ago. There were 7,552 regular-season goals.5 – Combined playoff hat tricks for Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby (2) and Evgeni Malkin (2), along with Washington’s Alex Ovechkin (1). Wayne Gretzky had 10.4a – Number of times a team has rallied from a 0-3 playoff deficit to win a series. The last occurrence was the Kings over the Sharks during the first round in 2014.4b – Times since the conference format was introduced in `74-75 the last-place team from each side earned a playoff spot the next season. New Jersey and Colorado had the distinction in 2017-18, joining the Red Wings/Rockies (finished last in `76-77), Bruins/Sharks (last in `96-97) and Maple Leafs/Oilers (last in `15-16).3 – Draft picks Vegas surrendered to Detroit at the trade deadline to acquire forward Tomas Tatar , who has three goals and four assists in 17 playoff games.2 – Number of Canadian teams in the postseason http://www.hurricanesshoponline.com/authentic-justin-williams-jersey , which is less than California (three).1.95 – Career goals-against average for Pittsburgh’s Matt Murray in the playoffs.1a – Number of players born in France in these playoffs (Pierre-Edouard Bellemare of Vegas).1b – Number of players born in Nebraska in these playoffs (Jake Guentzel of Pittsburgh).0 – Times Minnesota and Winnipeg have faced each other in the playoffs. The two first-round foes never met in the NHL playoffs when Minnesota had the North Stars (now in Dallas) or Winnipeg had the original Jets (now in Arizona).— SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Tomas Hertl scored his team-leading fifth goal of the playoffs, Martin Jones made 34 saves for his sixth career postseason shutout and the San Jose Sharks evened their second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 4-0 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night.Marcus Sorensen and Joonas Donskoi scored in the first period to allow San Jose to play from ahead and Joe Pavelski added a power-play goal in the third to help the Sharks rebound from an overtime loss at home in Game 3.Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves and Vegas failed to convert on all five power-play chances to lose for the second time in eight games this postseason.The teams have now alternated wins through four games, heading into Game 5 on Friday night in Vegas.LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 1BOSTON (AP) – Ondrej Palat scored twice in the first 3:19 of the game, and Tampa Bay beat Boston to open a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight since losing the series opener at home.Anthony Cirelli scored his first career NHL playoff goal – with an assist from Yanni Gourde Minnesota Wild Hoodies Womens , whose wife gave birth on Tuesday – giving Tampa Bay a 3-1 lead late in the first.Patrice Bergeron scored his fourth goal of the playoffs for Boston, and Tuukka Rask made 33 saves.Game 4 is Friday night.—