National Hockey League

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Friday, April 21
Ottawa 4, Tampa Bay 1, Ottawa leads series 1-0
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2, 2OT, Detroit leads series 1-0
Nashville 4, San Jose 3, Nashville leads series 1-0
Calgary 2, Anaheim 1, OT, Calgary leads series 1-0
Saturday, April 22
Colorado 5, Dallas 2, Colorado leads series 1-0
New Jersey 6, N.Y. Rangers 1, New Jersey leads series 1-0
Montreal at Carolina, late
Philadelphia at Buffalo, late
Today
Edmonton at Detroit, 1 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Monday, April 24
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 27
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, April 28
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 29
Edmonton at Detroit, 3 p.m., if necessary
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
Anaheim at Calgary,. 10 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, April 30
Colorado at Dallas, 2 p.m., if necessary
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 2 p.m., if necessary
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m., if necessary
Montreal at Carolina, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
San Jose at Nashville, 8:30 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 1
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m., if necessary
Detroit at Edmonton, TBA, if necessary
Calgary at Anaheim, TBA, if necessary
Tuesday, May 2
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., if necessary
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m., if necessary
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m., if necessary
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m., if necessary
Dallas at Colorado, TBA, if necessary
Wednesday, May 3
Edmonton at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
Anaheim at Calgary, TBA, if necessary
Thursday, May 4
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m., if necessary
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m., if necessary
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, TBA, if necessary
Colorado at Dallas, TBA, if necessary
San Jose at Nashville, TBA, if necessary
SATURDAY'S SUMMARIES
AVALANCHE 5, STARS 2
Colorado131--5
Dallas200--2
First Period--1, Dallas, Morrow 1 (Barnes, Robidas), 13:04. 2, Dallas, Guerin 1 (Arnott, Ott), 15:02. 3, Colorado, Hejduk 1 (Brunette, Sakic), 16:42. Penalties--Kapanen, Dal (interference), 1:41; Skrastins, Col (hooking), 18:38.
Second Period--4, Colorado, Wolski 1 (Dowd), 5:24. 5, Colorado, Blake 1 (Wolski, Turgeon), 9:08 (pp). 6, Colorado, Liles 1 (Brunette, Sakic), 11:12 (pp). Penalties--Zubov, Dal (holding), 8:00; Miettinen, Dal (interference), 9:23; Ott, Dal (charging), 11:29; McLean, Col (hooking), 14:21; Dowd, Col (hooking), 18:53.
Third Period--7, Colorado, Clark 1 (Dowd, Wolski), 2:58. Penalties--Miettinen, Dal (hooking), 4:33; Modano, Dal (hooking), 8:37; Hagman, Dal (boarding), 8:56; Blake, Col (interference), 12:51; Colorado bench, served by Laperriere (too many men), 13:58.
Shots on goal--Colorado 10-13-8--31. Dallas 5-4-9--18.
Power-play opportunities--Colorado 2 of 7; Dallas 0 of 5.
Goalies--Colorado, Theodore 1-0-0 (18 shots-16 saves). Dallas, Turco 0-1-0 (31 shots-26 saves).
A--18,532 (18,532). T--2:28.
Referees--Mike Leggo, Mick McGeough. Linesmen--Brad Kovachik, Tim Nowak.
DEVILS 6, RANGERS 1
N.Y. Rangers100--1
New Jersey123--6
First Period--1, New Jersey, Elias 1 (Gomez, Langenbrunner), 3:55 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 1 (Jagr, Nylander), 10:00 (pp). Penalties--Moore, NYR (holding), 3:28; Ward, NYR (elbowing), 6:39; Lukowich, NJ (hooking), 9:01; White, NJ (boarding), 12:16; Gionta, NJ (slashing), 15:19; Ortmeyer, NYR (interference), 17:56; Ozolinsh, NYR (tripping), 19:21.
Second Period--3, New Jersey, Gomez 1 (Gionta, Elias), 7:48 (pp). 4, New Jersey, Klee 1 (Elias, Gomez), 17:10. Penalties--Rozsival, NYR (boarding), 1:49; Rafalski, NJ (holding), 3:30; Betts, NYR (hooking), 6:50; Madden, NJ (hooking), 8:16; Malik, NYR (roughing), 13:24; Lukowich, NJ (holding), 14:17; Poti, NYR (high-sticking), 15:09; Parise, NJ (hooking), 18:09.
Third Period--5, New Jersey, Rafalski 1 (Elias, Gionta), :53 (pp). 6, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 1 (Elias, Gionta), 8:45 (pp). 7, New Jersey, Elias 2 (Langenbrunner, Gomez), 15:34 (pp). Penalties--Jagr, NYR (hooking), :32; Hossa, NYR (cross-checking), 4:52; Malik, NYR (elbowing), 7:06; Janssen, NJ, major (fighting), 14:11; Hollweg, NYR, served by Prucha, double minor-major-misconduct (roughing, instigator, fighting), 14:11; Wiemer, NJ (roughing), 17:02; Straka, NYR (hooking), 17:02.
Shots on goal--N.Y. Rangers 12-10-8--30. New Jersey 10-9-11--30.
Power-play opportunities--N.Y. Rangers 1 of 6; New Jersey 5 of 13.
Goalies--N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 0-1-0 (30 shots-24 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 1-0-0 (30 shots-29 saves).
A--19,040 (19,040). T--2:24.
Referees--Paul Devorski, Brad Meier. Linesmen--Michel Cormier, Jean Morin.
LATE FRIDAY
FLAMES 2, MIGHTY DUCKS 1 (OT)
Anaheim0010--1
Calgary0101--2
First Period--None. Penalties--Perry, Ana (tripping), 1:16; Selanne, Ana (hooking), 3:59; Salei, Ana (hooking), 12:58; Iginla, Cal (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:57; Warrener, Cal (tripping), 17:28.
Second Period--1, Calgary, Amonte 1 (Lombardi, Iginla), 6:17. Penalties--Lupul, Ana, major (fighting), 5:45; Lundmark, Cal, major (fighting), 5:45; Amonte, Cal (hooking), 7:58; Huselius, Cal (hooking), 9:51.
Third Period--2, Anaheim, Friesen 1 (R.Niedermayer, Marchant), 5:17. Penalties--Perry, Ana (tripping), 2:58; Hamrlik, Cal (interference), 7:03.
First Overtime--3, Calgary, McCarty 1 (Huselius, Langkow), 9:45. Penalty--Fedoruk, Ana (high-sticking), 3:57.
Shots on goal--Anaheim 9-15-8-2--34. Calgary 10-7-7-6--30.
Power-play opportunities--Anaheim 0 of 5; Calgary 0 of 5.
Goalies--Anaheim, Bryzgalov 0-1 (30 shots-28 saves). Calgary, Kiprusoff 1-0 (34-33).
A--19,289 (17,409). T--2:54.
Referees--Mike Hasenfratz, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen--Dan Schachte, Mark Wheler.
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Northern Conference
Bossier-Shreveport vs. Colorado
Tuesday, April 18: Colorado 3, Bossier-Shreveport 2, 2OT
Wednesday, April 19: Bossier-Shreveport 3, Colorado 2
Friday, April 21: Bossier-Shreveport 4, Colorado 1, Bossier-Shreveport leads series 2-1
Saturday, April 22: Colorado at Bossier-Shreveport, late
Monday, April 24: Colorado at Bossier-Shreveport
Wednesday, April 26: Bossier-Shreveport at Colorado, if necessary
Thursday, April 27: Bossier-Shreveport at Colorado, if necessary
Southern Conference
Laredo vs. Odessa
Friday, April 14: Laredo 6, Odessa 2
Saturday, April 15: Laredo 5, Odessa 0
Tuesday, April 18: Odessa 4, Laredo 3, OT
Thursday, April 20: Laredo 5, Odessa 3, Laredo leads series 3-1
Saturday, April 22: Odessa at Laredo, late
Tuesday, April 25: Laredo at Odessa, if necessary
Wednesday, April 26: Odessa at Laredo, if necessary