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Preview: Rangers at Bruins

Tuukka Rask tripped over his own skates in Game 4, opening the door for the New York Rangers in their Eastern Conference second-round series. Rask would like to end the threat and lift the fourth-seeded Boston Bruins into the conference final when the teams reconvene at TD Garden on Saturday. Rask's gaffe gave sixth-seeded New York a lift before former Boston College star Chris Kreider scored 7:03 into overtime as the Rangers skated to a 4-3 triumph on Thursday to cut their deficit to 3-1 in the series.

Penguins 6, Senators 2

Penguins 6, Senators 2: James Neal recorded his first career postseason hat trick and added an assist as host Pittsburgh won Game 5 to eliminate seventh-seeded Ottawa and secure its first Eastern Conference final appearance since 2009.

Preview: Senators at Penguins

After coming under fire with his words, Daniel Alfredsson will look to ignite the Ottawa Senators with his actions on Friday as they attempt to stave off elimination against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference second-round series. The captain recorded a goal and an assist on Wednesday to reach the 100-point plateau of his postseason career, but top-seeded Pittsburgh breezed to a 7-3 triumph to seize a 3-1 advantage in the series.

Kings nullify Sharks bite to take 3-2 series lead

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings regained control of their Western Conference semi-final against the San Jose Sharks with a convincing 3-0 Game Five victory on Thursday to move one win away from claiming a series triumph. The defending Stanley Cup champions maintained the series theme of home-ice domination to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven set before the teams return to San Jose for Game Six on Sunday.

NHL: Second-round playoff results

Results on Thursday from the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at New York New York Rangers 4 Boston 3 (over-time) (Boston lead series 3-1) Western Conference at Detroit Detroit 2 Chicago 0 (Detroit lead series 3-1) at Los Angeles Los Angeles 3 San Jose 0 (Los Angeles lead series 3-2) afp

Sheldon Kennedy centre already helping sex abuse victims at a brisk pace

CALGARY - An agency offering support to young sex abuse victims and named after a former NHL player who himself was molested as a teenager was busy even before it officially opened its doors Thursday. The Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre, named for the hockey player who brought to light sex crimes by one-time junior coach Graham James, began seeing children a couple of months ago and 200 kids have already visited the facility, Kennedy said.

Preview: Bruins at Rangers

After needing an historic comeback to win their first-round series, the fourth-seeded Boston Bruins can sweep the New York Rangers and advance to the Eastern Conference final with a victory at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Fourth-liner Daniel Paille set up defenseman Johnny Boychuk to tie Tuesday's contest before scoring the go-ahead goal with 3:31 remaining in the third period in Boston's 2-1 triumph in Game 3. Sixth-seeded New York has been hampered by a punchless power play, which is 0-for-10 in the series and 2-for-38 in the playoffs.

Preview: Sharks at Kings

The sixth-seeded San Jose Sharks were one goal away from being in a 3-0 hole in their Western Conference second-round series. Thanks to Logan Couture, they have a chance to take a 3-2 lead when they visit the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Kings for Game 5 on Thursday. San Jose dropped the first two games of its matchup with its Pacific Division rival on the road and found itself in overtime in Game 3 at home on Saturday.

Penguins thrash Senators, on brink of East final

(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins came from a goal down to thrash the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday and move to the brink of the Eastern Conference finals. James Neal and Jarome Iginla each scored twice, and Kris Letang had four assists, as the Penguins took a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series. The Penguins, who finished the regular season as the East's top seed, will have the chance to seal the series in Game Five in Pittsburgh on Friday.

Penguins 7, Senators 3

Penguins 7, Senators 3: James Neal and Jarome Iginla scored two goals apiece and Norris Trophy finalist Kris Letang notched four assists as visiting Pittsburgh erupted to push seventh-seeded Ottawa to the brink of elimination in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
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