NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Friday, April 21
Ottawa 4, Tampa Bay 1
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2, 2OT
Nashville 4, San Jose 3
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 6, Carolina 1, Montreal leads series, 1-0
Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 2, 2OT, Buffalo leads series 1-0
Sunday, April 23
Edmonton 4, Detroit 2, series tied 1-1
San Jose 3, Nashville 0, series tied 1-1
Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3, series tied 1-1
Anaheim at Calgary, late
Today
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.
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.
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
SUNDAY'S SUMMARIES
OILERS 4, RED WINGS 2
Edmonton121--4
Detroit110--2
First Period--1, Edmonton, Pronger 2 (Staios, Horcoff), 12:32. 2, Detroit, Williams 1 (Lang, Yzerman), 14:50. Penalties--Draper, Det (high-sticking), 11:08; Hemsky, Edm (high-sticking), 11:42; Stoll, Edm (holding), 15:27; Hemsky, Edm (hooking), 18:25.
Second Period--3, Detroit, Zetterberg 1 (Holmstrom, Kronwall), 7:11 (pp). 4, Edmonton, Pisani 1 (Peca), 17:49. 5, Edmonton, Winchester 1 (Pronger), 18:46. Penalties--Yzerman, Det (hooking), :40; Staios, Edm (hooking), 5:47.
Third Period--6, Edmonton, Stoll 1 (Pisani), 19:47 (en). Penalties--Cleary, Det (goalie interference), 2:21; Tarnstrom, Edm (roughing), 2:21; Cleary, Det (hooking), 10:08.
Shots on goal--Edmonton 8-8-8--24. Detroit 13-8-14--35.
Power-play opportunities--Edmonton 0 of 3; Detroit 1 of 4.
Goalies--Edmonton, Roloson 1-1-0 (35 shots-33 saves). Detroit, Legace 1-1-0 (23-20).
A--20,066. T--2:23.
Referees--Kerry Fraser, Eric Furlatt. Linesmen--Derek Amell, Lonnie Cameron.
SHARKS 3, PREDATORS 0
San Jose300--3
Nashville000--0
First Period--1, San Jose, Cheechoo 1 (Marleau, Preissing), 5:37 (pp). 2, San Jose, Marleau 1 (Ekman, Cheechoo), 16:31 (pp). 3, San Jose, Smith 2 (Cheechoo, Ehrhoff), 17:31 (pp). Penalties--Legwand, Nas (high-sticking), 1:37; S.Thornton, SJ (roughing), 2:41; Sillinger, Nas (high-sticking), 4:26; Markov, Nas (hooking), 4:47; Marleau, SJ (hooking), 10:04; Witt, Nas (holding), 15:15; Smithson, Nas (kneeing), 16:16.
Second Period--None. Penalties--J.Thornton, SJ (goalie interference), 4:46; Legwand, Nas (hooking), 6:18; Ehrhoff, SJ (cross-checking), 8:59; Witt, Nas (interference), 11:53; Eaton, Nas (hooking), 14:10; Hartnell, Nas (roughing), 19:13.
Third Period--None. Penalties--J.Thornton, SJ (holding), 1:24; McLaren, SJ (interference), 6:07; Michalek, SJ (interference), 9:30; Nieminen, SJ, minor-misconduct (interference), 10:02; Weber, Nas (holding), 15:50; Gorges, SJ (tripping), 19:02.
Shots on goal--San Jose 15-11-11--37. Nashville 7-8-10--25.
Power-play opportunities--San Jose 3 of 10; Nashville 0 of 9.
Goalies--San Jose, Toskala 1-1-0 (25 shots-25 saves). Nashville, Mason 1-1-0 (37-34).
A--16,707. T--2:28.
Referees--Bill McCreary, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen--Vaughan Rody, Jay Sharrers.
LIGHTNING 4, SENATORS 3
Lightning112--4
Senators111--3
First Period--1, Ottawa, Smolinski 1 (Varada, Volchenkov), 4:51. 2, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 1 (Prospal), 14:36. Penalties--Dingman, TB (hooking), 11:21; Pothier, Ott (tripping), 17:00.
Second Period--3, Tampa Bay, Richards 1 (Ranger), 7:39. 4, Ottawa, Havlat 2 (Heatley, Spezza), 17:12 (pp). Penalties--Modin, TB (roughing), 6:57; Eaves, Ott (roughing), 6:57; Alfredsson, Ott (hooking), 7:57; Modin, TB (roughing), 9:41; St. Louis, TB (tripping), 16:18.
Third Period--5, Ottawa, Schaefer 1 (Havlat, Fisher), 3:21. 6, Tampa Bay, Boyle 1 (Richards, Ranger), 5:24. 7, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 2 (Afanasenkov, Richards), 6:19. Penalties--Richards, TB (interference), 10:25; Chara, Ott (tripping), 13:26.
Shots on goal--Tampa Bay 14-11-11--36. Ottawa 12-10-2--24.
Power-play opportunities--Tampa Bay 0 of 3; Ottawa 1 of 4.
Goalies--Tampa Bay, Grahame 1-1 (24 shots-21 saves). Ottawa, Emery 1-1 (36 shots-32 saves).
A--19,745 (18,500). T--2:28.
Referees--Tim Peel, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen--Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy.
LATE SATURDAY
SABRES 3, FLYERS 2 (2OT)
Philadelphia01100--2
Buffalo11001--3
First Period--1, Buffalo, Connolly 1, 5:20. Penalties--Forsberg, Phi (holding), 1:47; Hatcher, Phi (roughing), 10:09; Gaustad, Buf (roughing), 10:09; Tallinder, Buf (holding), 15:55; Knuble, Phi (holding stick), 19:33.
Second Period--2, Buffalo, McKee 1 (Campbell, Briere), 4:33. 3, Philadelphia, Knuble 1 (Gauthier, Desjardins), 16:34. Penalties--Desjardins, Phi (hooking), :28; Lydman, Buf (interference), 6:39; Desjardins, Phi (delay of game), 9:19; Hatcher, Phi (roughing), 11:53; Knuble, Phi (roughing), 11:53; Grier, Buf (roughing), 11:53; McKee, Buf (holding), 18:54.
Third Period--4, Philadelphia, Gagne 1 (Knuble, Forsberg), 18:09 (pp). Penalties--Gauthier, Phi (cross-checking), 7:40; Lydman, Buf (delay of game), 17:22.
First Overtime--None. Penalties--Lydman, Buf (hooking), :26; Umberger, Phi (hooking), 7:16; Carter, Phi, double minor (roughing), 11:28; McKee, Buf, double minor (roughing), 11:28; Meyer, Phi (hooking), 14:41; Knuble, Phi (roughing), 14:41; Gaustad, Buf (roughing), 14:41; Rathje, Phi (tripping), 16:47.
Second Overtime--5, Buffalo, Briere 1 (Hecht), 7:31. Penalties--None.
Shots on goal--Philadelphia 6-6-9-6-5--32. Buffalo 14-15-12-15-2--58.
Power-play opportunities--Philadelphia 1 of 5; Buffalo 0 of 9.
Goalies--Philadelphia, Esche 0-1 (58 shots-55 saves). Buffalo, Miller 1-0 (32 shots-30 saves).
A--18,690. T--3:47.
Referees--Dennis LaRue, Dan Marouelli. Linesmen--Scott Driscoll, Thor Nelson.
CANADIENS 6, HURRICANES 1
Montreal222--6
Carolina100--1
First Period--1, Carolina, Cullen 1, :50. 2, Montreal, Bouillon 1 (Ryder, Higgins), 8:23 (pp). 3, Montreal, Bonk 1 (Dandenault, Sundstrom), 16:17. Penalties--Weight, Car (hooking), 6:54; Gerber, Car, served by Stillman (diving), 8:39; Perezhogin, Mon (goalie interference), 8:39; Bouillon, Mon (slashing), 20:00.
Second Period--4, Montreal, Kovalev 1 (Plekanec, Rivet), 2:18. 5, Montreal, Higgins 1 (Sundstrom, Koivu), 16:01. Penalties--Souray, Mon (roughing), 10:23; Komisarek, Mon (roughing), 12:45; Sundstrom, Mon (interference), 13:51; Williams, Car (roughing), 16:54.
Third Period--6, Montreal, Kovalev 2 (Ribeiro, Bouillon), 11:40 (pp). 7, Montreal, Souray 1 (Plekanec, Kovalev), 18:12. Penalties--Staal, Car (tripping), 9:44; Sundstrom, Mon (holding stick), 14:56.
Shots on goal--Montreal 7-7-7--21. Carolina 16-19-8--43.
Power-play opportunities--Montreal 2 of 3; Carolina 0 of 5.
Goalies--Montreal, Huet 1-0 (43 shots-42 saves). Carolina, Gerber 1-0 (21 shots-15 saves).
A--18,812. T--2:19.
Referees--Greg Kimmerly, Don Koharski. Linesmen--Steve Miller, Pierre Racicot.
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