NHL playoffs

NHL PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
(BEST-OF-7)
Friday, April 20
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, Buffalo wins 4-1
New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 0
San Jose 3, Nashville 2, San Jose wins 4-1
Saturday, April 21
Detroit 5, Calgary 1
Dallas 2, Vancouver 0
Sunday, April 22
New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 2, Jersey wins 4-2
Detroit 2, Calgary 1, 2OT, Detroit wins 4-2
Monday, April 23
Vancouver 4, Dallas 1, Vancouver wins 4-3
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, April 25
Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo leads 1-0
Vancouver at Anaheim, late
Today, April 26
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 27
N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
San Jose at Detroit, 3 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 29
Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Monday, April 30
New Jersey at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Tuesday, May 1
Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2
New Jersey at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY'S NHL SUMMARY
Sabres 5, Rangers 2
N.Y. Rangers002--2
Buffalo032--5
First Period--None. Penalties--Avery, NYR (holding), 4:14; Mara, NYR (goalie interference), 10:00; Cullen, NYR (hooking), 14:16; Spacek, Buf (kneeing), 14:25; Girardi, NYR (holding), 19:36.
Second Period--1, Buffalo, Vanek 3 (Kalinin, Roy), 14:19 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Kotalik 1 (Mair), 16:19. 3, Buffalo, Vanek 4 (Tallinder, Numminen), 18:24. Penalties--Malik, NYR (hand on puck), 2:19; Spacek, Buf (slashing), 10:42; Straka, NYR (hooking), 13:54.
Third Period--4, N.Y. Rangers, Hossa 2 (Nylander, Malik), 10:44. 5, Buffalo, Pominville 3 (Hecht, Briere), 13:47. 6, N.Y. Rangers, Shanahan 4 (Nylander, Cullen), 19:12 (pp). 7, Buffalo, Stafford 2 (Zubrus, Lydman), 19:44 (en). Penalties--Avery, NYR (holding), 4:23; Briere, Buf (goalie interference), 6:27; Zubrus, Buf (slashing), 6:27; Hollweg, NYR (roughing), 16:50; Kalinin, Buf (hooking), 17:23.
Shots on Goal--N.Y. Rangers 8-15-11--34. Buffalo 15-13-9--37.
Power-play opportunities--N.Y. Rangers 1 of 5; Buffalo 1 of 8.
Goalies--N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 4-1 (36 shots-32 saves). Buffalo, Miller 5-1 (34-32).
A--18,690. T--2:38.
Referees--Marc Joannette, Don Koharski. Linesmen--Steve Miller, Jean Morin.
CHL
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Northern Conference
Memphis 4, Bossier-Shreveport 1
April 13: Memphis 4, Bossier-Shreveport 3
April 15: Memphis 4, Bossier-Shreveport 1
April 19: Bossier-Shreveport 5, Memphis 2
April 21: Memphis 4, Bossier-Shreveport 3
April 22: Memphis 3, Bossier-Shreveport 2, OT
Colorado vs. Oklahoma City
April 13: Oklahoma City 3, Colorado 2
April 14: Colorado 4, Oklahoma City 0
April 16: Colorado 3, Oklahoma City 1
April 18: Colorado 6, Oklahoma City 2,
April 20: Oklahoma City 5, Colorado 1
April 23: Oklahoma City 3, Colorado 0
April 25: Colorado 5, Oklahoma City 1, Colorado wins series 4-3
Southern Conference
Laredo 4, Corpus Christi 1
April 16: Laredo 5, Corpus Christi 1
April 17: Laredo 5, Corpus Christi 4, 2OT
April 19: Laredo 4, Corpus Christi 3
April 20: Corpus Christi 3, Laredo 0
April 22: Laredo 5, Corpus Christi 4
New Mexico vs. Arizona
April 13: Arizona 2, New Mexico 0
April 14: Arizona 4, New Mexico 3, OT
April 18: New Mexico 4, Arizona 2
April 19: New Mexico 8, Arizona 2
April 21: Arizona 3, New Mexico 0
April 22: New Mexico 8, Arizona 1
April 24: New Mexico 3, Arizona 2, New Mexico wins series 4-3
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Northern Conference
TBA
Southern Conference
Laredo vs. New Mexico
TBD
RAY MIRON PRESIDENT'S CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
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