NHL roundup | Friday’s games

Devils 5, Flyers 3

NEWARK, N.J.

Dainius Zubrus scored on a rebound with 4:04 to play and New Jersey beat Philadelphia to tie the Eastern Conference series at a game apiece. Zach Parise, Colin White, Andy Greene and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored and Martin Brodeur stopped 26 shots to help New Jersey avoid the death sentence of losing the first two games at home in the best-of-7 series. Aaron Asham, Claude Giroux and Chris Pronger scored for the Flyers, headed home for Games 3 and 4 on Sunday and Tuesday.

Predators 4, Blackhawks 1

CHICAGO

J.P. Dumont scored twice in the final period and the Nashville Predators won for the first time on the road in the playoffs, rallying to beat Chicago in the Western Conference quarterfinal opener. It was Nashville’s first road playoff win in 11 tries and it was a dramatic one with former Blackhawk Dumont burning his former team in the third. Pekka Rinne made 25 saves in his playoff debut for the Predators.

Associated Press