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
San Jose 3, Nashville 0
Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3
Anaheim 4, Calgary 3
Monday, April 24
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Buffalo 8, Philadelphia 2
Montreal 6, Carolina 5, 2OT
Colorado 5, Dallas 4, OT
Tuesday, April 25
Ottawa 8, Tampa Bay 4
Calgary 5, Anaheim 2
San Jose 4, Nashville 1
Edmonton 4, Detroit 3, 2OT
Wednesday, April 26
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 0, New Jersey leads series 3-0
Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2
Carolina 2, Montreal 1, OT
Colorado 4, Dallas 3, OT, Colorado leads series 3-0
Thursday, April 27
Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa leads series 3-1
Detroit 4, Edmonton 2, series tied 2-2
Anaheim 3, Calgary 2, OT, series tied 2-2
San Jose 5, Nashville 4, San Jose leads series 3-1
Friday, April 28
Carolina 3, Montreal 2, series tied 2-2
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4, series tied 2-2
Dallas at Colorado, late
Today
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
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 2 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 2 p.m., if necessary
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m., if necessary
Montreal at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, May 1
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m., if necessary
Detroit at Edmonton, TBA
Calgary at Anaheim, TBA
Tuesday, May 2
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
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
FRIDAY'S SUMMARIES
FLYERS 5, SABRES 4
Buffalo202--4
Philadelphia113--5
First Period--1, Buffalo, Vanek 1 (Fitzpatrick, Kotalik), 2:34 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Briere 2 (Tallinder), 10:10. 3, Philadelphia, Desjardins 1 (Forsberg, Pitkanen), 12:13. Penalties--Kapanen, Phi (hooking), 1:16; Briere, Buf (interference), 8:01; Dimitrakos, Phi (hooking), 16:00.
Second Period--4, Philadelphia, Forsberg 3 (Pitkanen), 3:26. Penalties--Tallinder, Buf (hooking), 11:41; Fitzpatrick, Buf (tripping), 14:30.
Third Period--5, Philadelphia, Nedved 2 (Meyer, Desjardins), 3:50 (pp). 6, Buffalo, Briere 3 (Drury, Kotalik), 6:17 (pp). 7, Philadelphia, Umberger 1, 9:51. 8, Philadelphia, Forsberg 4, 19:11. 9, Buffalo, Grier 1 (Kalinin), 19:41 (sh). Penalties--Pominville, Buf (hooking), 2:05; Afinogenov, Buf (hooking), 4:20; Carter, Phi (interference), 5:45; Rathje, Phi (holding), 6:04; Gaustad, Buf (charging), 14:54; Fitzpatrick, Buf (hooking), 19:31; Briere, Buf (hooking), 19:56.
Shots on goal--Buffalo 14-5-11--30. Philadelphia 10-15-8--33.
Missed Penalty Shot--Roy, Buffalo, 12:41 second.
Power-play Opportunities--Buffalo 2 of 4; Philadelphia 1 of 8.
Goalies--Buffalo, Miller 2-2 (33 shots-28 saves). Philadelphia, Esche 2-2 (30-26).
A--20,092. T--2:33.
Referees--Mike Leggo, Mick McGeough. Linesmen--Mike Cvik, Greg Devorski.
HURRICANES 3, CANADIENS 2
Carolina201--3
Montreal020--2
First Period--1, Carolina, Williams 1 (Staal, Weight), 10:22. 2, Carolina, A.Ward 1 (Williams, Stillman), 11:33. Penalties--None.
Second Period--3, Montreal, Perezhogin 1 (Bouillon, Plekanec), 5:21. 4, Montreal, Souray 2 (Kovalev, Ribeiro), 12:58 (pp). Penalties--Wallin, Car (hooking), 2:03; Bouillon, Mon (tripping), 7:43; C.Adams, Car (tripping), 10:55; Hedican, Car, double minor (high-sticking), 11:45.
Third Period--5, Carolina, Brind'Amour 4 (Wallin, Recchi), 5:54. Penalty--Kovalev, Mon (hooking), :24.
Shots on goal--Carolina 12-12-6--30. Montreal 6-8-11--25.
Power-play Opportunities--Carolina 0 of 2; Montreal 1 of 4.
Goalies--Carolina, C.Ward 2-1 (25 shots-23 saves). Montreal, Huet 2-2 (30-27).
A--21,273 (21,273). T--2:25.
Referees--Tim Peel, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen--Michel Cormier, Jean Morin.
THURSDAY'S LATE SUMMARIES
DETROIT 4, EDMONTON 2
Detroit202--4
Edmonton110--2
First Period--1, Edmonton, Pisani 2 (Torres, Horcoff), 7:22 (pp). 2, Detroit, Holmstrom 1 (Schneider, Lang), 13:25 (pp). 3, Detroit, Lang 2 (Datsyuk, Kronwall), 19:23. Penalties--Torres, Edm (tripping), :25; Williams, Det (hooking), 6:02; Winchester, Edm (holding), 8:40; Greene, Edm (cross-checking), 11:34; Staios, Edm (cross-checking), 12:17; Holmstrom, Det (holding stick), 16:28.
Second Period--4, Edmonton, Spacek 2 (Hemsky, Samsonov), 4:03 (pp). Penalties--Peca, Edm (elbowing), :32; Maltby, Det (hooking), 3:43; Lebda, Det (holding), 8:26; Winchester, Edm (holding), 11:30; Greene, Edm (hooking), 14:15; Samuelsson, Det (interference), 15:46; Kronwall, Det (hooking), 16:08; Chelios, Det (high-sticking), 17:52.
Third Period--5, Detroit, Lidstrom 1 (Schneider, Lang), 6:44 (pp). 6, Detroit, Zetterberg 4 (Datsyuk, Schneider), 15:53 (pp). Penalties--Holmstrom, Det (cross-checking), 1:13; Greene, Edm (tripping), 5:06; Pisani, Edm (high-sticking), 6:29; Bergeron, Edm (interference), 10:01; Hemsky, Edm (tripping), 15:22; Franzen, Det (slashing), 16:08.
Shots on goal--Detroit 14-7-10--31. Edmonton 6-13-7--26.
Power-play opportunities--Detroit 3 of 11; Edmonton 2 of 9.
Goalies--Detroit, Legace 2-2 (26 shots-24 saves). Edmonton, Roloson 2-2 (31-27).
A--16,839 (16,839). T--2:38.
Referees--Marc Joannette, Dean Warren. Linesmen--Don Henderson, Brad Lazarowich.
ANAHEIM 3, CALGARY 2
Calgary0020--2
Anaheim0201--3
First Period--None. Penalties--Perry, Ana (cross-checking), 1:33; O'Donnell, Ana (hooking), 9:57; DiPenta, Ana (holding), 17:36; Amonte, Cal (tripping), 19:56.
Second Period--1, Anaheim, Getzlaf 1 (Perry, Vishnevski), 3:47. 2, Anaheim, Selanne 1 (McDonald, S.Niedermayer), 7:13 (pp). Penalties--Lundmark, Cal (cross-checking), 6:05; Calgary bench, served by Phaneuf (too many men), 9:27; McDonald, Ana (hooking), 11:14; Lombardi, Cal (hooking), 13:14; Lupul, Ana (goalie interference), 14:35; Simon, Cal (holding stick), 17:41.
Third Period--3, Calgary, Iginla 2 (Langkow, Ference), :11. 4, Calgary, Iginla 3 (Ference, Amonte), 3:27. Penalties--R.Niedermayer, Ana (hooking), 9:52; Amonte, Cal (holding), 10:45; Yelle, Cal (high-sticking), 19:30.
Overtime--5, Anaheim, O'Donnell 1 (Kunitz, McDonald), 1:36. Penalties--None.
Shots on goal--Calgary 11-7-9-0--27. Anaheim 9-14-6-1--30.
Power-play opportunities--Calgary 0 of 6; Anaheim 1 of 7.
Goalies--Calgary, Kiprusoff 2-2 (30 shots-27 saves). Anaheim, Giguere 2-1 (27-25).
A--17,174 (17,174). T--2:40.
Referees--Dave Jackson, Brad Watson. Linesmen--Derek Amell, Lonnie Cameron.
SAN JOSE 5, NASHVILLE 4
Nashville112--4
San Jose131--5
First Period--1, San Jose, Rissmiller 1 (Carle, Goc), 7:03. 2, Nashville, Kariya 1 (Erat, Timonen), 8:55 (pp). Penalties--McCauley, SJ (tripping), 2:14; Ehrhoff, SJ (interference), 7:45; Eaton, Nas (hooking), 12:42; Walker, Nas (interference), 18:29; Bernier, SJ, double minor (high-sticking), 19:34.
Second Period--3, Nashville, Weber 2 (Sullivan, Legwand), 5:45. 4, San Jose, Marleau 4 (Ehrhoff, J.Thornton), 7:01 (pp). 5, San Jose, Marleau 5 (J.Thornton, Preissing), 11:30 (pp). 6, San Jose, Smith 3 (Bernier, Carle), 12:56. Penalties--Weber, Nas (interference), 6:31; Legwand, Nas (holding), 10:08; Witt, Nas (tripping), 10:54; Michalek, SJ (hooking), 16:06; Erat, Nas (roughing), 18:13.
Third Period--7, San Jose, Marleau 6 (Bernier, McLaren), 4:13. 8, Nashville, Sillinger 2 (Kariya), 10:47. 9, Nashville, Hartnell 1 (Hamhuis, Fiddler), 15:38. Penalties--Marleau, SJ (holding), 1:34; Hannan, SJ (hooking), 12:47; Erat, Nas (holding), 15:21; Sillinger, Nas, misconduct, 20:00.
Shots on goal--Nashville 9-7-14--30. San Jose 12-9-3--24.
Power-play opportunities--Nashville 1 of 7; San Jose 2 of 7.
Goalies--Nashville, Mason 1-3 (24 shots-19 saves). San Jose, Toskala 3-1 (30-26).
A--17,496 (17,496). T--2:09.
Referees--Kevin Pollock, Rob Shick. Linesmen--Dan Schachte, Mark Wheler.
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