Nineteen years in the making, it took all but a fewminutes for the Jets to send the packed-in MTS Centre crowd into a Brendan Lemieux Jersey frenzied roar of white T-shirts asStanley Cup playoff hockey returned to Winnipeg on Monday. It made for quitethe scene in Manitoba, where fans bought up tickets last week. They stood and chanted during warmupsand again when Lee Stempniakscored the game's first goal 9:38 into the first period. But itended in all-too-familiar fashion for the Jets, who fell victim to another third-period comebackbeforeRickard Rakell scored in overtime to give the Ducks a 5-4 win and a 3-0 series lead. MORE: | | | Pittsburgh and Minnesota also hosted their first games of these playoffs, fans packing therespective arenas to createraucous atmospheres in their own right. The only difference? The Wild won in convincing fashion. Rangers 2, Penguins 1 (New York leads series 2-1) Takeaway: Slow starts are killing the Penguins. Theymanaged three shots in the first period and just 12 through the game's first 40 minutes. The Rangers have scored first in all three games and have held the Penguins to13 total shots in the opening frame through three games. Pens stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkinagain were held in check. Crosby had an a sist but only two shots. That's better than Malkin, who didn't register a shot on goal and was a minus-1. Quotable: ''I think our style permits us to play well on the road at times with the way we control the puck,"Rangers defenseman RyanMcDonaghsaid ofsystematically shutting down the Pens. "(We) make sure that we don't give teams good opportunities and good looks and keep the crowd out of it.'' NEED PLAYOFF TICKETS? Highlight: Chris Kunitz's deflection is turned aside by Henrik Lundqvist in the game's final seconds to secure the win. Next up: Wednesday at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN Wild 3, Blues 0 (Minnesota leads series 2-1) Takeaway: Sound defense and penalty-free hockey have helped the Wild turn some heads against the favoredBlues, who haven't won a road playoff game since 2012. The difference in Game 3 wasdiscipline. Minnesota wasn't called for a single penalty and allowed only 15 shots on goal. Goalie Devan Dubnyk stopped all 15 for his first playoff shutout. Meanwhile, Blues agitator Steve Ott was thrown out of the game in thefinal minutefor roughingJared Spurgeon. Quotable: ''We're here to play hockey. We're not here to fight and do all that,'' Wild forwardCharlie Coyle said, referring to Ott. ''That stuff after the whistle doesn't win you games, so we're just focused on playing our game and playing it smart.'' Highlight: We're not sure what Jake Allen was thinking here. Chalk it up to one pretty pa s. Just tap it in. Beauty pa s, simple finish, and the lead 2-0 after 2. NHL (@NHL) Next up: Wednesday at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. ET, CNBC Ducks 5, Jets 4,OT(Anaheim leads series 3-0) Takeaway: Three games. Three third-period deficits. Three wins. That's the story for the Ducks, who've embraced their role as comeback kids these playoffs. , Anaheim is thefirst team in NHL history to win threestraight playoff games when trailing at any point in the third period ofall threegames. That would make the Jets the first team in NHL history to blow third-period leads in three consecutive games. Quotable: "They go right to the end of the game," Jets winger Bryan Little said."It almost gets in your head how good they are at it." Added Blake Wheeler: "We lead the whole damn series and we're 0-3. That's the way it goes. That's hockey." Highlights: Rakellbeats Jets goalie Ondrei Pavelecon a deflection 5:12 into overtime. The comeback kids do it again. NHL (@NHL) This is what 19 years without playoff hockey sounds like. A Playoff goal 19 years in the making. NHL (@NHL) Next up: Wednesday at Winnipeg, 9:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN Three stars 3. Patric Hornqvist, F, Penguins: On a team with Crosby and Malkin, Hornqvist was the Penguins' best player Monday. With the onlygoal, six shots and seven hits, he's the reason this game was close despite the lo s. 2. Henrik Lundqvist, G, Rangers: Lundqvistwas the kingpin in a shutdown defensive performance, stopping 23 of 24 shots, including 12 in a frenzied third period to preserve the win. 1. Ryan Kesler, F, Ducks: Kesler's goalwith 2:14 to play forced overtime. He also made a pretty pa s to set up the Ducks' third goal, had two hits and won 16 of 28 faceoffs. LINEMAKERS: | Injury report Keith Yandle, D, Rangers: Yandle was absent from the Rangers' morning skate Monday, but was in the starting lineup nonthele s, skating 15:49with an a sist and a plus-1 rating. He mi sed half of Game 2 to an injury that coach Alan Vigneault said was unrelated to sitting out practice. Defenseman Kevin Klein is close to a return butwas held out of the lineup, mi sing his 19th straight game with a broken arm. Justin Abdelkader, F, Red Wings: Coach Mike Babcock Tuesdayagainst the Lightning. He'll re-enter the lineup after mi sing six games with a hand injury. Defenseman Brendan Smith also will join Abdelkader in his return to the lineup for Game 3. Eric Fehr, F, Capitals: After suffering an upper-body injury in Game 2, Fehr will sit out Tuesday against the Islanders. RookieAndre Burakovsky will start in Fehr's place, coach Barry Trotz announced. It will be Burakovsky'sStanley Cup playoffs debut. Tuesday's games (All times Eastern) Lightning at Red Wings, 7 p.m., NBCSN Capitals at Islanders, 7:30 p.m., USA Predators at Blackhawks, 9:30 p.m., NBCSN Canucks at Flames, 10 p.m., USA Daniel Altshuller Jersey