Swedish star Henrik Lundqvist posted his second-straight shutout as the New York Rangers advanced to the second round by routing Washington 5-0 in game seven of their NHL playoff series on Monday. Swedish star Lundqvist made 35 saves for the shutout after stopping all 27 shots he faced in game six on Sunday. The Rangers will face Boston in the second round of the NHL playoffs as the Bruins rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the third period Monday night to win in overtime and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games.

HALIFAX - Hockey Nova Scotia overwhelmingly voted to ban bodychecking for some minor hockey players on Sunday following pleas from physicians that the body contact increases the risk of head injuries to children. The board unanimously voted to eliminate bodychecking for all peewee players, who are typically between 11- and 12-years old. It was also removed for the B and C levels of the bantam and midget leagues (ages 13 through 18), with only one dissenting vote of the 21-member board.

The second-seeded Montreal Canadiens and seventh-seeded Ottawa Senators needed only one postseason game for a heated rivalry to develop. Ottawa scored three third-period goals to steal away home-ice advantage in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Thursday, but the defining moment of the game was a hit by Senators defenseman Eric Gryba that left Canadiens center Lars Eller bloodied and unconscious. Eller suffered a concussion and dental and facial fractures, all but assuring an emotional cauldron in Friday's Game 2 in Montreal.

Canadiens even series at 1-1 behind Gallagher, Price MONTREAL -- Rookie Brendan Gallagher came up with another big playoff game for the Montreal Canadiens and this time Carey Price backed it up with stellar goaltending that outshined Ottawa' s Craig Anderson. Gallagher scored his second goal in as many games as Montreal scored three times in the second period for a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.