National Hockey League


April 17, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

National Hockey League

Playoffs

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7)

Wednesday

N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers lead series 1-0

Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh leads series 1-0

New Jersey 4, Carolina 1, New Jersey leads series 1-0

Vancouver 2, St. Louis 1, Vancouver leads series 1-0

Thursday

Boston 4, Montreal 2, Boston leads series 1-0

Detroit 4, Columbus 1, Detroit leads series 1-0

Calgary at Chicago, late

Anaheim at San Jose, late

Today

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m

Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Saturday

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 1 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Boston, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Chicago, 9 p.m.

Sunday, April 19

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Vancouver at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Monday, April 20

Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22

Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Thursday, April 23

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., if necessary

Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m., if necessary

San Jose at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, April 24

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m., if necessary

St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m., if necessary

Saturday, April 25

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3 p.m., if necessary

Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m., if necessary

Columbus at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary

Calgary at Chicago, 9 p.m., if necessary

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m., if necessary

Sunday, April 26

Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m., if necessary

Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m., if necessary

New Jersey at Carolina, TBD, if necessary

Monday, April 27

Boston at Montreal, TBD, if necessary

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, TBD, if necessary

San Jose at Anaheim, TBD, if necessary

Detroit at Columbus, TBD, if necessary

Chicago at Calgary, TBD, if necessary

Tuesday, April 28

Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m., if necessary

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, TBD, if necessary

St. Louis at Vancouver, TBD, if necessary

Wednesday, April 29

Montreal at Boston, TBD, if necessary

Anaheim at San Jose, TBD, if necessary

Columbus at Detroit, TBD, if necessary

Calgary at Chicago, TBD, if necessary

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

TBD

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7)

TBD

STANLEY CUP FINALS

TBD

nahl playoffs

Mahoning Valley 4, USNTDP 1

Mahoning Valley121—4

USNTDP010—1

SCORING SUMMARY

Period 1

Mahoning Valley - Alex Lippincott (powerplay) (Robert Harrison, Erik Higby) 17:04

Period 2

Mahoning Valley - Cullen Lundholm (Stefan Salituro, Johnny Meo) 0:22

Mahoning Valley - Josh Bussell (Johnny Meo, John Houston) 3:29

USNTDP - Justin Faulk (powerplay) (Emerson Etem) 11:39

Period 3

Mahoning Valley - Stefan Salituro (emptynet) (unassisted) 16:27