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NHL: Second-round playoff results - collated

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 19:15

Results on Sunday from the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Boston Boston 5 New York Rangers 2 (Boston lead series 2-0) at Ottawa Ottawa 2 Pittsburgh 1 (2 OT) (Pittsburgh lead series 2-1) afp

NHL: Rangers rout Capitals to reach second round

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 02:00

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.

Ribeiro scores in OT to lift Capitals to 2-1 win

Thomson ReutersMay 12, 2013 12:46

Ribeiro scores in OT to lift Capitals to 2-1 win WASHINGTON -- If there was no glass around the dasher boards, Mike Ribeiro might have run all the way into the stands. The Capitals veteran center slid a Karl Alzner rebound into an unguarded net 9:24 into overtime to give the Capitals a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers Friday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

Preview: Islanders at Penguins

Thomson ReutersMay 12, 2013 07:33

Tomas Vokoun was signed to a two-year contract in the offseason, with the primary purpose to serve as the understudy to stud goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. With the latter clearly struggling, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma has elected to trust the 36-year-old Vokoun with the start for Thursday's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series versus the New York Islanders. Fleury was blitzed for six goals on 24 shots as the eighth-seeded Islanders evened the series at two games apiece with a 6-4 triumph on Tuesday.

Preview: Penguins at Islanders

Thomson ReutersMay 8, 2013 16:34

Captain Sidney Crosby wasn't shy about expressing concern in regard to his team's play - even though it enjoyed a two-goal lead at the time. That worry proved well-founded as the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins unceremoniously yielded three unanswered goals and suffered a 4-3 setback to the eighth-seeded New York Islanders on Friday. Tied at one game apiece, the Atlantic Division rivals will vie for the advantage in their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday afternoon, when they meet for Game 3 in Long Island.

Preview: Penguins at Islanders

Thomson ReutersMay 8, 2013 16:32

Sidney Crosby hasn't missed a beat since returning from a little over a month's absence with a broken jaw. After collecting two goals and three assists in two contests, Crosby and the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins look to push the host New York Islanders to the brink of elimination on Tuesday in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. The captain set up three goals in Game 3 on Saturday afternoon - including Chris Kunitz's power-play tally in overtime - as Pittsburgh seized a 2-1 advantage in the series.

Islanders 4, Penguins 3

Thomson ReutersMay 8, 2013 16:31

Islanders 4, Penguins 3: Kyle Okposo scored to snap a tie with 7:37 remaining in the third period as visiting New York overcame two goals by the returning Sidney Crosby to even its Eastern Conference first-round series with top-seeded Pittsburgh at one game apiece.

Preview: Capitals at Rangers

Thomson ReutersMay 8, 2013 16:31

If the sixth-seeded New York Rangers hope to get back in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals, they're going to have to generate some offense when they host Game 3 on Monday. New York finished in the middle of the pack in goals scored during the regular season despite recording 51 over 14 games in April. Coach John Tortorella's club has totaled just one over its first two playoff contests and finds itself in a 2-0 hole.

Zucker's OT goal gets Wild back in series

Thomson ReutersMay 8, 2013 16:31

Zucker's OT goal gets Wild back in series ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When Minnesota Wild fans envisioned new faces leading them in to the playoffs, they likely were thinking of high-priced free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. And while they both played a role in the franchise's first playoff win in a half-decade, it was the truly new faces -- rookies Jason Zucker and Charlie Coyle -- who made the biggest differences.

Penguins 5, Islanders 4 (OT)

Thomson ReutersMay 8, 2013 16:01

Penguins 5, Islanders 4 (OT): Chris Kunitz scored his second power-play goal of the contest at 8:44 of overtime as visiting Pittsburgh won Game 3 of its Eastern Conference first-round series to seize a 2-1 edge against eighth-seeded New York.