NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Saturday, April 29
Edmonton 3, Detroit 2, Edmonton leads series 3-2
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 2, New Jersey wins series 4-0
Ottawa 3, Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa wins series 4-1
Calgary 3, Anaheim 2, Calgary leads series 3-2
Sunday, April 30
Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 0, Buffalo leads series 3-2
Colorado 3, Dallas 2, OT, Colorado wins series 4-1
Carolina 2, Montreal 1, Carolina leads series 3-2
San Jose 2, Nashville 1, San Jose wins series 4-1
Today
Detroit at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 11 p.m.
Tuesday, May 2
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3
Edmonton at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary
Anaheim at Calgary, 10 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, May 4
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m., if necessary
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m., if necessary
SUNDAY'S SUMMARIES
AVALANCHE 3, STARS 2
Colorado0201--3
Dallas0110--2
First Period--None. Penalties--Sauer, Col (holding), 9:33; Niinimaa, Dal (holding), 10:46; Kapanen, Dal (cross-checking), 12:44; Laperriere, Col (boarding), 12:44; Skrastins, Col (holding), 17:26.
Second Period--1, Dallas, Jokinen 2 (Robidas, Guerin), 4:25 (pp). 2, Colorado, Dowd 1 (Skrastins, Tanguay), 13:03. 3, Colorado, Sakic 3 (Brunette, Hejduk), 19:58. Penalties--Tanguay, Col (interference), 1:56; Zubov, Dal (hooking), 2:25; Sakic, Col (hooking), 3:02; Robidas, Dal (roughing), 11:30; Richardson, Col (roughing), 11:30; Arnott, Dal (hooking), 13:40; Niinimaa, Dal (delay of game), 13:45.
Third Period--4, Dallas, Guerin 3 (Morrow, Zubov), 2:47. Penalties--Blake, Col (tripping), 11:01; Dowd, Col (holding), 14:38.
Overtime--5, Colorado, Brunette 3 (Sakic), 13:55. Penalty--Skrastins, Col (delay of game), :45.
Shots on goal--Colorado 7-14-5-4--30. Dallas 10-21-10-11--52.
Power-play Opportunities--Colorado 0 of 3; Dallas 1 of 7.
Goalies--Colorado, Theodore 4-1 (52 shots-50 saves). Dallas, Turco 1-4 (30-27).
A--18,532
SABRES 3, FLYERS 0
Philadelphia000--0
Buffalo111--3
First Period--1, Buffalo, Connolly 3 (Drury, Campbell), 6:05 (pp). Penalties--Desjardins, Phi (hooking), 4:37; Carter, Phi (hooking), 7:32; Philadelphia bench, served by Carter (too many men), 18:05.
Second Period--2, Buffalo, Dumont 4 (Briere, Connolly), 19:12 (pp). Penalties--Roy, Buf (delay of game), 5:10; Briere, Buf (tripping), 8:10; Forsberg, Phi (hooking), 10:29; Savage, Phi (goalie interference), 19:01.
Third Period--3, Buffalo, Afinogenov 1 (Briere, Dumont), 4:50. Penalties--Gaustad, Buf (goalie interference), 9:04; Hatcher, Phi (cross-checking), 17:25.
Shots on goal--Philadelphia 3-14-7--24. Buffalo 14-6-13--33.
Power-play Opportunities--Philadelphia 0 of 3; Buffalo 2 of 6.
Goalies--Philadelphia, Esche 2-3 (33 shots-30 saves). Buffalo, Miller 3-2 (24-24).
A--18,690
HURRICANES 2, CANADIENS 1
Montreal010--1
Carolina110--2
First Period--1, Carolina, Staal 2 (Stillman, Brind'Amour), 4:27 (pp). Penalties--Souray, Mon (high-sticking), 4:18; Dandenault, Mon (hooking), 5:13; Hedican, Car (interference), 8:39.
Second Period--2, Carolina, Cullen 3 (Weight, Kaberle), 13:57 (pp). 3, Montreal, Kovalev 4 (Souray), 19:32. Penalties--Weight, Car (high-sticking), :16; Markov, Mon (delay of game), 12:43.
Third Period--None. Penalties--Cullen, Car (goalie interference), :48; Cullen, Car (hooking), 8:29; Brind'Amour, Car (goalie interference), 13:57; Souray, Mon (hooking), 14:33; Bonk, Mon (boarding), 17:25.
Shots on goal--Montreal 10-13-8--31. Carolina 12-11-5--28.
Power-play Opportunities--Montreal 0 of 5; Carolina 2 of 5.
Goalies--Montreal, Huet 2-3 (28 shots-26 saves). Carolina, C.Ward 3-1 (31-30).
A--18,887.
SATURDAY'S LATE SUMMARIES
OTTAWA 3, TAMPA BAY 2
Tampa Bay020--2
Ottawa210--3
First Period--1, Ottawa, Schaefer 2 (Havlat, Redden), 12:53. 2, Ottawa, Meszaros 1 (Redden, Heatley), 15:44.
Second Period--3, Tampa Bay, Artyukhin 1 (Sarich, Lecavalier), 1:37. 4, Ottawa, Havlat 6 (Heatley, Spezza), 15:02 (pp). 5, Tampa Bay, Richards 3 (Boyle), 18:15.
Third Period--None.
Shots on goal--Tampa Bay 10-11-7--28. Ottawa 12-17-9--38.
Goalies--Tampa Bay, Burke. Ottawa, Emery. A--20,004
CALGARY 3, ANAHEIM 2
Anaheim002--2
Calgary210--3
First Period--1, Calgary, Amonte 2 (Lombardi, Hamrlik), 5:49 (sh). 2, Calgary, Ference 1 (Langkow, Iginla), 16:18 (pp).
Second Period--3, Calgary, Iginla 5 (Langkow, Huselius), 1:03.
Third Period--4, Anaheim, McDonald 1 (Selanne, Beauchemin), 8:19 (pp). 5, Anaheim, R.Niedermayer 1 (Pahlsson, Beauchemin), 19:27 (pp).
Shots on goal--Anaheim 10-7-11--28. Calgary 7-12-8--27.
Goalies--Anaheim, Giguere, Bryzgalov. Calgary, Kiprusoff. A--19,289
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
RAY MIRON PRESIDENT'S CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Laredo vs. Bossier-Shreveport
Friday, April 28: Laredo 4, Bossier-Shreveport 2
Saturday, April 29: Laredo 3, Bossier-Shreveport 1, Laredo leads series 2-0
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
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