NHL

NHL
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Friday, May 5
Buffalo 7, Ottawa 6, OT
Anaheim 5, Colorado 0
Saturday, May 6
Carolina 6, New Jersey 0
Sunday, May 7
Anaheim 3, Colorado 0
San Jose 2, Edmonton 1
Monday, May 8
Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1
Carolina 3, New Jersey 2, OT
San Jose 2, Edmonton 1
Tuesday, May 9
Anaheim 4, Colorado 3, OT, Anaheim leads series 3-0
Wednesday, May 10
Carolina 3, New Jersey 2, Carolina leads series 3-0
Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2, OT, Buffalo leads series 3-0
Edmonton 3, San Jose 2, 3OT, San Jose leads series 2-1
Thursday, May 11
Ottawa 2, Buffalo 1, Buffalo leads series 3-1
Anaheim at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Today, 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.
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.
THURSDAY'S NHL SUMMARY
Senators 2, Sabres 1
Ottawa101--2
Buffalo010--1
First Period--1, Ottawa, Pothier 1, 4:56. Penalties--Afinogenov, Buf (roughing), 1:36; Neil, Ott (roughing), 1:36; Volchenkov, Ott (interference), 8:57; Fitzpatrick, Buf (hooking), 12:55; Drury, Buf (cross-checking), 13:29.
Second Period--2, Buffalo, Briere 4 (Dumont, Campbell), 16:18. Penalties--Dumont, Buf (roughing), 6:51; Havlat, Ott (interference), 8:29; Kelly, Ott (interference), 13:58; Smolinski, Ott (elbowing), 17:56.
Third Period--3, Ottawa, Redden 2 (Alfredsson), 2:52 (pp). Penalties--Roy, Buf (tripping), 2:33; Chara, Ott (holding), 10:15; Roy, Buf (diving), 12:05; Schaefer, Ott (cross-checking), 12:05.
Shots on goal--Ottawa 18-3-7--28. Buffalo 7-16-7--30.
Power-play opportunities--Ottawa 1 of 4; Buffalo 0 of 5.
Goalies--Ottawa, Emery 5-4 (30 shots-29 saves). Buffalo, Miller 7-3 (28-26).
A--18,690. T--2:24.
Referees--Kerry Fraser, Eric Furlatt. Linesmen--Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak.
NAHL TOURNAMENT
THURSDAY'S SUMMARIES
TEXAS 5, CLEVELAND 3
Cleveland012--3
Texas203--5
First Period--1, Texas, K. Sellan (D. Danowski, T. Train), 3:58. 2, Texas, T. Train (R. Fuller), 6:17 (pp). Penalties--D. Roehl, Cle (high stick), 5:21; S. McCauley, Tex (high stick), 7:43; R. Ward, Cle (slashing), 7:43; T. Bonnett, Cle (holding), 9:12.
Second Period--3, Cleveland, C. Reed (C. Camper, T. Bonnett), 4:24 (pp). Penalties--B. Skwarczewski, Tex (check behind), 2:59; J. Kennedy, Cle (high stick), 6:26; S. Roadhouse, Tex (hooking), 7:55; D. Roehl, Cle (cross checking), 12:13; A. Flink, Tex (cross checking), 15:41; J Kennedy, Cle (unsportsman), 20:00; S. Roadhouse, Tex (unsportsman), 20:00.
Third Period--4, Cleveland, C. Camper (T. Petruska, S. Perkins), 4:53 (pp); 5, Texas, D. Cooper (R. Fuller), 10:21. 6, Texas, T. Train (K. Sellan), 12:30. 7, Cleveland, T. Petruska (C. Camper, J. Leonard), 13:33. 8, Texas, K. Sellan (D. Danowski), 19:21. Penalties--C. Long, Tex (elbowing), 3:52.
Shots on goal--Cleveland 6-10-8--24. Texas 9-9-14--32.
Power-play Opportunities--Cleveland 2 of 4; Texas 1 of 4.
Goalies--Cleveland, Jarosz (32 shots-27 saves). Texas, T. Redmann (24 shots-21 saves).
A--428. T--2:20.
Referee--Adam Hendren. Linesmen--Chris Woodworth, Jarad Ottenhof.
SOUTHERN MINN. 5, MAH. VALLEY 2
Mah. Valley1`01--2
So. Minnesota212--5
First Period -- J. Ruff (B. Schack) SME, 6:06. J. Gaulrapp (B. Schack) SME, 7:34. D. Urban (D. (Satterley) MVY, 16:40.
Second Period -- J. Ruff (J. Wiley) SME, 17:10.
Third Period-- M. Atsoff (O. Meyer), MVY, 3:18. J. Wiley (J. Ruff) 6:08, SME. J. Wiley (J. Ruff) 10:23. SME.
Shots on Goal -- MVY 12-14-4-30. SME 13-13-18-44.
Power-play opportunities. -- MVY 0 of 5, Southern Minn. 2 of 8.
Goalies -- MVY R. Zapolski (44 shots, 39 saves). SME E. Largen (30 shots, 28 saves).
Referee -- Dan Monacelli. Linesmen--Justin Lyle, Fraser McIntyre.
NHL Playoff Scoring Leaders
Through May 10
GPGAPTS
Elias, NJ76814
Spezza, Ott85813
Staal, Car94913
Marleau, SJ89312
Havlat, Ott87512
Langenbrunner, NJ73912
Heatley, Ott83912
Briere, Buf93912
Connolly, Buf85611
Drury, Buf95611
Brind'Amour, Car96410
Dumont, Buf9639
Selanne, Ana10459
Roy, Buf9369
Horcoff, Edm9279
Redden, Ott7189
12 tied8
World Hockey Championships
FIRST ROUND
At Riga, Latvia
Preliminary Round
Group A
WLTGFGAPts
x-Finland2011365
x-Czech Republic102984
x-Latvia111673
r-Slovenia0308150
Group B
WLTGFGAPts
x-Sweden2011265
x-Switzerland201965
x-Ukraine120782
r-Italy0303110
Group C
WLTGFGAPts
x-Russia3001766
x-Belarus2101154
x-Slovakia1201062
r-Kazakhstan0302230
Group D
WLTGFGAPts
x-Canada3001456
x-United States210734
x-Norway1208132
r-Denmark0306140
x-advance to qualifying round
r-relegation round
Friday's Games
United States 3, Norway 1
Finland 5, Slovenia 3
Canada 5, Denmark 3
Latvia 1, Czech Republic 1, tie
Saturday's Games
Belarus 2, Slovakia 1
Switzerland 3, Italy 1
Russia 10, Kazakhstan 1
Sweden 4, Ukraine 2
Sunday's Games
United States 3, Denmark 0
Czech Republic 5, Slovenia 4
Finland 5, Latvia 0
Canada 7, Norway 1
Monday's Games
Russia 3, Belarus 2
Switzerland 2, Ukraine 1
Slovakia 6, Kazakhstan 0
Sweden 4, Italy 0
Tuesday's Games
Latvia 5, Slovenia 1
Norway 6, Denmark 3
Czech Republic 3, Finland 3
Canada 2, United States 1
Wednesday's Games
Russia 4, Slovakia 3
Ukraine 4, Italy 2
Belarus 7, Kazakhstan 1
Sweden 4, Switzerland 4, tie
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QUALIFYING ROUND
Group E
TeamWLTGFGAPts
Canada3002026
Finland101833
United States110432
Czech Republic002442
Latvia0211171
Norway0202100
Group F
TeamWLTGFGAPts
Russia3001356
Sweden101863
Switzerland101653
Belarus110442
Slovakia110462
Ukraine0303120
Thursday, May 11
Russia 6, Ukraine 0
Canada 11, Latvia 0
Friday, May 12
Czech Republic vs. Norway
Switzerland vs. Slovakia
Finland vs. United States
Sweden vs. Belarus
Saturday, May 13
United States vs. Latvia
Belarus vs. Ukraine
Sunday, May 14
Norway vs. Finland
Russia vs. Switzerland
Canada vs. Czech Republic
Slovakia vs. Sweden
Monday, May 15
Finland vs. Canada
Sweden vs. Russia
Tuesday, May 16
Czech Republic vs. United States
Switzerland vs. Belarus
Latvia vs. Norway
Ukraine vs. Slovakia
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RELEGATION ROUND
Group G
TeamWTLGFGAPts
Slovenia000000
Italy000000
Kazakstan000000
Denmark000000
Friday, May 12
Slovenia vs. Denmark
Italy vs. Kazakhstan
Saturday, May 13
Kazakhstan vs. Slovenia
Italy vs. Denmark Monday, May 15
Slovenia vs. Italy
Kazakhstan vs. Denmark
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QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, May 17
Quarterfinal 1
Group E1 vs. Group F4
Quarterfinal 2
Group F2 vs. Group E3
Thursday, May 18
Quarterfinal 3
Group F1 vs. Group E4
Quarterfinal 4
Group E2 vs. Group F3
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SEMIFINALS
Saturday, May 20
Quarterfinal 1 winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 winner
Quarterfinal 3 winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 winner
FINALS
Sunday, May 21
Third Place
Semifinal losers
Championship
Semifinal winners
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