NHL PLAYOFFS

NHL PLAYOFFS
Tuesday's games
Flyers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT)
TORONTO -- Jeremy Roenick scored his second goal of the game 7:39 into overtime, sending Philadelphia into the Eastern Conference final. Roenick's first goal was his 50th in the playoffs. Radovan Somik also scored and Robert Esche stopped 34 shots, allowing the Flyers to eliminate the Maple Leafs in six games. That set up a match-up with the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning that begins Saturday. Philadelphia is in the conference finals for the 14th time, tying Montreal for most appearances since expansion. Mats Sundin had a goal and assist, and Karel Pilar scored for Toronto, which was eliminated by Philadelphia for the second straight year. The Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but allowed Toronto to tie it in the final 11 minutes of regulation.
Sharks 3, Avalanche 1
DENVER -- Evgeni Nabokov stopped 28 shots, and San Jose scored three goals in the second period to eliminate Colorado and reach the Western Conference finals for the first time in its 13-year history. Vincent Damphousse, Marcel Goc and Jonathan Cheechoo had goals to help San Jose avoid becoming the third team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. The Sharks will face the Calgary Flames for the right to represent the West in the Stanley Cup finals. The Avalanche won Games 4 and 5 in overtime to put pressure on the Sharks, but Colorado was sluggish early and couldn't beat Nabokov again after Milan Hejduk scored late in the second period.
-- Associated Press