NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
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
Saturday, April 22
Colorado 5, Dallas 2
New Jersey 6, N.Y. Rangers 1
Montreal 6, Carolina 1
Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 2, 2OT
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
Anaheim 4, Calgary 3, series tied 1-1
Monday, April 24
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 1, New Jersey leads series 2-0
Buffalo 8, Philadelphia 2, Buffalo leads series 2-0
Montreal 6, Carolina 5, 2OT, Montreal leads series, 2-0
Colorado 5, Dallas 4, OT, Colorado leads series 2-0
Tuesday, April 25
Ottawa 8, Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa leads series 2-1
Calgary at Anaheim, late
Detroit at Edmonton, late
Nashville at San Jose, late
Today
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.
Anaheim at Calgary, 10 p.m.
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
TUESDAY'S SUMMARY
SENATORS 8, LIGHTNING 4
Ottawa323--8
Tampa Bay103--4
First Period--1, Ottawa, Havlat 3 (Chara), 5:20. 2, Ottawa, Redden 1 (Alfredsson, Spezza), 8:40 (pp). 3, Ottawa, Eaves 1 (Alfredsson), 12:56. 4, Tampa Bay, St. Louis 3 (Kubina, Richards), 18:38 (pp). Penalties--Volchenkov, Ott (holding), 2:17; Pratt, TB (roughing), 4:23; Varada, Ott (roughing), 4:23; Artyukhin, TB, double minor (roughing), 8:08; Taylor, TB (roughing), 8:08; Vermette, Ott (roughing), 8:08; Varada, Ott (roughing), 8:08; Schaefer, Ott (hooking), 14:06; Chara, Ott (roughing), 17:17; Redden, Ott (tripping), 17:41.
Second Period--5, Ottawa, Havlat 4 (Redden, Schaefer), 2:17. 6, Ottawa, Vermette 1 (Varada, Volchenkov), 9:11. Penalties--Eaves, Ott (interference), 3:51; Heatley, Ott (interference), 11:07; Phillips, Ott (hooking), 13:07; Fedotenko, TB (roughing), 16:16; Schaefer, Ott (roughing), 16:16; Neil, Ott (charging), 18:56.
Third Period--7, Tampa Bay, Ranger 1, :20 (pp). 8, Ottawa, Heatley 1 (Spezza, Redden), 6:12 (pp). 9, Ottawa, Chara 1 (Spezza, Havlat), 10:28 (pp). 10, Tampa Bay, Ranger 2 (Boyle, Prospal), 11:26. 11, Tampa Bay, Kubina 1 (Lecavalier, Sydor), 13:25 (pp). 12, Ottawa, Vermette 2 (Heatley, Spezza), 16:18. Penalties--Dingman, TB, minor-major-misconduct (instigator, fighting), 3:44; Sarich, TB (elbowing), 5:48; Schubert, Ott (holding), 12:31; Pratt, TB, major (fighting), 17:43; Kubina, TB, misconduct, 17:43; Fedotenko, TB, misconduct, 17:43; Craig, TB, misconduct, 17:43; Lecavalier, TB, major (fighting), 17:43; Meszaros, Ott, misconduct, 17:43; Heatley, Ott, major (fighting), 17:43; Fisher, Ott, misconduct, 17:43; Varada, Ott, double minor (hooking, boarding), 17:43; Chara, Ott, major (fighting), 17:43.
Shots on goal--Ottawa 13-8-10--31. Tampa Bay 12-18-9--39.
Power-play opportunities--Ottawa 3 of 4; Tampa Bay 3 of 11.
Goalies--Ottawa, Emery 2-1 (39 shots-35 saves). Tampa Bay, Grahame 1-2 (20-15), Burke (9:11 second, 11-8).
A--20,815 (19,758). T--2:53.
Referees--Kerry Fraser, Eric Furlatt. Linesmen--Brad Kovachik, Tim Nowak.
MONDAY'S LATE SUMMARY
COLORADO 5, DALLAS 4
Colorado3011--5
Dallas0400--4
First Period--1, Colorado, Blake 2 (Turgeon), 7:06 (pp). 2, Colorado, Brunette 1 (Hejduk, Blake), 9:04. 3, Colorado, Hejduk 2 (Sakic, Brunette), 12:23.
Second Period--4, Dallas, Jokinen 1 (Ha, Lehtinen 2 (Kapanen, Morrow), 6:58. 7, Dallas, Modano 1 (Niinimaa, Morrow), 19:57 (pp).
Third Period--8, Colorado, ClaSakic 1 (Liles, Hejduk), 4:36.
Shots on goal--Colorado 12-6-4-1--23. Dallas 3-14-8-0--25.
Goalies--Colorado, Theodore. Dallas, Turco.
A--18,532 (18,532). T--3:00.
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Northern Conference
Bossier-Shreveport 4, Colorado 1
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
Saturday, April 22: Bossier-Shreveport 2, Colorado 1
Monday, April 24: Bossier-Shreveport 2, Colorado 1
Southern Conference
Laredo 4, Odessa 1
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
Saturday, April 22: Laredo 4, Odessa 3, 2OT
FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Bossier-Shreveport vs. Laredo
Friday, April 28: Bossier-Shreveport at Laredo, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 29: Bossier-Shreveport at Laredo, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 2: Laredo at Bossier-Shreveport, 8:05 p.m.
Friday, May 5: Laredo at Bossier-Shreveport, 8:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 6: Laredo at Bossier-Shreveport, 8:05 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 9: Bossier-Shreveport at Laredo, 8:05 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, May 11: Bossier-Shreveport at Laredo, 8:05 p.m., if necessary
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