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
Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2
Carolina 2, Montreal 1, OT
Colorado 4, Dallas 3, OT
Thursday, April 27
Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 4, Edmonton 2
Anaheim 3, Calgary 2, OT
San Jose 5, Nashville 4
Friday, April 28
Carolina 3, Montreal 2
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4
Dallas 4, Colorado 1
Saturday, April 29
Edmonton 3, Detroit 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
Sunday, April 30
Buffalo 3, Philadelphia 0
Colorado 3, Dallas 2, OT, Colorado wins series 4-1
Carolina 2, Montreal 1
San Jose 2, Nashville 1, San Jose wins series 4-1
Monday, May 1
Edmonton 4, Detroit 3, Edmonton wins series 4-2
Anaheim 2, Calgary 1
Tuesday, May 2
Buffalo 7, Philadelphia 1, Buffalo wins series 4-2
Carolina 2, Montreal 1, OT, Carolina wins series 4-2
Wednesday, May 3
Anaheim 3, Calgary 0, Anaheim wins series 4-3
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Friday, May 5
Buffalo 7, Ottawa 6, OT, Buffalo leads series 1-0
Anaheim 5, Colorado 0
Saturday, May 6
Carolina 6, New Jersey 0, Carolina leads series 1-0
Sunday, May 7
Anaheim 3, Colorado 0, Anaheim leads series 2-0
San Jose 2, Edmonton 1, San Jose leads series 1-0
Monday, May 8
Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1, Buffalo leads series 2-0
Carolina 3, New Jersey 2, OT, Carolina leads series 2-0
Edmonton at San Jose, late
Today
Anaheim at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Thursday, May 11
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Friday, May 12
San Jose at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 13
Carolina at New Jersey, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 14
Colorado at Anaheim, 3 p.m., if necessary
New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m., if necessary
Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 15
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 16
Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m., if necessary
Anaheim at Colorado, TBA, if necessary
Wednesday, May 17
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
San Jose at Edmonton, TBA, if necessary
Thursday, May 18
New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Colorado at Anaheim, TBA, if necessary
Friday, May 19
Edmonton at San Jose, 9 p.m., if necessary
MONDAY'S SUMMARIES
SABRES 2, SENATORS 1
Buffalo020--2
Ottawa010--1
First Period--None. Penalties--Briere, Buf (holding), 2:20; Meszaros, Ott (holding), 8:17; McKee, Buf (tripping), 13:20; Kalinin, Buf (high-sticking), 15:17; McKee, Buf (interference), 19:59.
Second Period--1, Buffalo, Dumont 5 (Briere, Pyatt), 3:33. 2, Buffalo, Hecht 1, 6:00. 3, Ottawa, Phillips 2 (Smolinski), 7:40. Penalties--Dumont, Buf (cross-checking), 11:59; Redden, Ott (tripping), 13:06; Drury, Buf (tripping), 15:15; Redden, Ott (interference), 20:00.
Third Period--None. Penalty--Tallinder, Buf (delay of game), 19:44.
Shots on goal--Buffalo 9-4-4--17. Ottawa 12-17-15--44.
Power-play opportunities--Buffalo 0 of 3; Ottawa 0 of 7.
Goalies--Buffalo, Miller 6-2 (44 shots-43 saves). Ottawa, Emery 4-3 (17 shots-15 saves).
A--19,816 (18,500). T--2:27.
Referees--Marc Joannette, Bill McCreary. Linesmen--Scott Driscoll, Jean Morin.
HURRICANES 3, DEVILS 2
New Jersey1010--2
Carolina0111--3
First Period--1, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 3 (Elias, Rafalski), 6:20. Penalties--Gomez, NJ (goalie interference), 11:45; Williams, Car (goalie interference), 12:43; Martin, NJ (hooking), 13:17; Commodore, Car (interference), 16:43.
Second Period--2, Carolina, Recchi 2 (Whitney, Weight), 18:18 (pp). Penalties--Elias, NJ (interference), :46; New Jersey bench, served by Parise (too many men), 8:22; Klee, NJ (roughing), 11:26; KAdams, Car (roughing), 11:26; KAdams, Car (boarding), 13:56; Matvichuk, NJ (holding), 16:45; Williams, Car (hooking), 18:54; Langenbrunner, NJ (interference), 19:05; Hedican, Car (hooking), 19:44.
Third Period--3, New Jersey, Gomez 3 (Parise, Langenbrunner), 19:39. 4, Carolina, Staal 4 (Williams, Stillman), 19:57. Penalties--None.
Overtime--5, Carolina, Wallin 1 (Brind'Amour), 3:09. Penalties--Matvichuk, NJ (interference), 1:12; Williams, Car (goalie interference), 1:12.
Shots on goal--New Jersey 14-4-5-0--23. Carolina 8-12-15-3--38.
Power-play opportunities--New Jersey 0 of 4; Carolina 1 of 5.
Goalies--New Jersey, Brodeur 4-2 (38 shots-35 saves). Carolina, C.Ward 6-1 (23 shots-21 saves).
A--18,730 (18,730). T--2:46.
Referees--Kevin Pollock, Rob Shick. Linesmen--Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak.
SUNDAY'S LATE SUMMARY
SAN JOSE 2, EDMONTON 1
Edmonton100--1
San Jose110--2
First Period--1, Edmonton, Spacek 3 (Hemsky, Samsonov), 2:33 (pp). 2, San Jose, Marleau 8 (Bernier, Michalek), 7:42. Penalties--Carle, SJ (hooking), :55; Roloson, Edm, served by Samsonov (holding) 12:31; Ehrhoff, SJ (tripping), 12:55; Smith, Edm (holding), 19:14.
Second Period--3, San Jose, Ehrhoff 1 (Marleau, Michalek), 3:14. Penalties--Stoll, Edm (hooking), 4:16; Hannan, SJ (holding), 12:51; Samsonov, Edm (hooking), 17:46.
Third Period--None. Penalties--Spacek, Edm (hooking), 1:37; Stevenson, SJ (hooking), 4:43; JThornton, SJ (tripping), 10:48.
Shots on goal--Edmonton 9-2-5--16. San Jose 9-9-12--30.
Power-play opportunities--Edmonton 1 of 5; San Jose 0 of 5.
Goalies--Edmonton, Roloson 4-3 (30 shots-28 saves). San Jose, Toskala 5-1 (16 shots-15 saves).
A--17,496 (17,496). T--2:22.
Referees--Dave Jackson, Brad Watson. Linesmen--Derek Amell, Dan Schachte.
NAHL TOURNAMENT
Here is the schedule for the 30th North American Hockey League Robertson Cup championship tournament that will be contested Wednesday-Saturday at the Ice Zone in Boardman, home of the host-team Mahoning Valley Phantoms.
WEDNESDAY
Game 1--Cleveland vs. Bozeman, 2 p.m.
Game 2--Southern Minnesota vs. Texas, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Game 3--Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 2 p.m.
Game 4--Mahoning Valley vs. Lower Seed* of Winner of Game 1 and Winner of Game 2, 7:30 p.m.
(Note: Loser of Game 3 is eliminated)
FRIDAY
Game 5--Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 (Time to be announced)
Game 6--Higher Seed* of Winner of Game 1 and Winner of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 4--(Times to be announced: Game times are 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; whichever game has the Phantoms as one of the competing clubs shall be the 7:30 p.m. game.
SATURDAY
Game 7--Third Place Game: Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 2 p.m.
Game 8--Robertson Cup Championship Game: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 7:30 p.m.
*Seeding is based on the final regular-season standings of the competing teams: No. 1--Bozeman; No. 2--Texas; No. 3--Southern Minnesota; No. 4--Cleveland; No. 5--Mahoning Valley.
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