Colorado's 3-2 win eliminates Stars in 5

San Jose also eliminated Nashville with a 2-1 victory.
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DALLAS -- Andrew Brunette scooped a rebound shot over sprawling goaltender Marty Turco 13:55 into overtime to give Colorado a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday, wrapping up the first-round series in five games for the seventh-seeded Avalanche.
It was Colorado's third overtime victory in the series.
The Stars outshot Colorado 11-4 in the extra period, including seven shots during the frame's only power play.
But Dallas couldn't solve Jose Theodore, who had 50 saves.
Colorado captain Joe Sakic also had his 81st career playoff goal, the most among active players, as the Avalanche advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the eighth time in 10 postseason trips. Jim Dowd also scored for Colorado.
Bill Guerin and Jussi Jokinen had goals for the Stars, who had 27 saves from Marty Turco.
Sabres 3, Flyers 0
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rookie goaltender Ryan Miller stopped 24 shots to record his first playoff shutout, and Tim Connolly and J.P. Dumont scored power-play goals and had an assist each in Buffalo's win.
Maxim Afinogenov also scored, helping the Sabres bounce back from two road losses and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series.
Game 6 is Tuesday at Philadelphia in a series in which the home team has won every game.
The Flyers looked nothing like the confident group that rallied from a 2-0 series deficit.
Peter Forsberg, who had four goals and four assists in four games, was held without a point for the first time.
He and linemates Simon Gagne and Mike Knuble were blanked on a combined seven shots.
The Sabres have opened the scoring in all five games of the series.
Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 1
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Rookie goalie Cam Ward stopped 30 shots to win his third straight start and Eric Staal and Matt Cullen had power-play goals to help Carolina take 3-2 lead in the series with Montreal.
In each of the first four games, the visiting team came out on top, with three going beyond regulation. Carolina became the first host to take a two-goal lead before the Canadiens rallied, and now the teams head back to Montreal for Game 6.
Staal had the first goal, taking a backhand pass from Cory Stillman and sending a slap shot from the point past Cristobal Huet.
Cullen made it 2-0 in the second period when Montreal again was short-handed, after defenseman Andrei Markov sent the puck in the crowd.
Another shot from the top got through Huet, with Cullen using a screen from Stillman for his third goal of the series.
Alex Kovalev brought the Canadiens to 2-1 with a beautiful goal in the final minute of the second.
Sharks 2, Predators 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Patrick Marleau and Steve Bernier each scored power-play goals, as San Jose eliminated Nashville from the playoffs in Game 5.
Marleau, San Jose's captain, scored his postseason-best seventh goal.
The Predators refused to go away easily.
Paul Kariya scored his second goal of the series on a power play at 11:06 of the third, pulling Nashville to 2-1. Nashville got another man advantage, hoping to tie the game.
But Vesa Toskala smothered the only power-play shot by Marek Zidlicky with 4:21 left, and the Sharks ran out the clock even as the Predators pulled their goalie in the final minute for the extra attacker.
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