NHL Playoff Action

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 20, 2007

NHL Playoff Action

Penguins 4, Senators 3

Daniel Alfredsson shoots past Marc-Andre Fleury for a goal in the second period.

Senators 4, Penguins 2

Sidney Crosby had five shots but didn't score until the Senators had long since seized control of the game, retaking the lead in the series, 2-1.

Senators 2, Penguins 1

Pens' defenseman Ryan Whitney gets a shot past Ray Emery but didn't score on the Sens' goalie, who made 23 saves in the game to put Ottawa up 3-1 in the series.

Senators 2, Penguins 1

Pens' goalie Marc-Andre Fleury takes a stick to the face from teammate Mark Eaton, trying to defend against Dany Heatley. Fleury's teammates caused him more harm than good at times, like Jordan Staal's accidental redirection for a Senators goal early in the first period.

Senators 3, Penguins 0

The Senators celebrate with their netminder, Ray Emery, after shutting out the Penguins to win the series 4-1.

Senators 3, Penguins 0

Young stars (left to right) Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal sit solemnly in the Penguins locker room after losing their first playoff series.

Ducks 3, Wild 2

Defenseman Francois Beauchemin scored a pair of power play goals for the Ducks.

Ducks 3, Wild 2

Wild defenseman Brent Burns faired well against the Ducks' Chris Kunitz in his first NHL fight.

Ducks 2, Wild 1

Corey Perry and the Ducks continued keeping the Wild down, taking a 3-0 series lead Sunday.

Wild 4, Ducks 1

Wild defenseman Brent Burns must have enjoyed his first career NHL fight two games earlier, because he dropped the gloves again, this time with the Ducks' Corey Perry midway through the third period.

Ducks 4, Wild 1

Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, getting his first start in eight games, made 26 saves against the Wild.

Ducks 4, Wild 1

Chris Pronger struck first for the Ducks on Thursday and led the team in scoring with two goals and four assists through the series won by Anaheim, 4-1.

Stars 2, Canucks 0

Stars goalie Marty Turco made 35 saves in a shutout against the Canucks to even the series.

Canucks 2, Stars 1, OT

Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo stops Steve Ott for one of his 29 saves in the game.

Canucks 2, Stars 1

Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo watches his defenseman, Willie Mitchell, get to the puck before it can cross the goal line with 2:33 left in the game, preserving the lead for a victory and a 3-1 lead in the series.

Canucks 2, Stars 1, OT

Taylor Pyatt, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring 7:47 into overtime to give the Canucks a 2-1 lead in the series.

Stars 1, Canucks 0, OT

Stars forward Brendan Morrow redirects a shot by Sergei Zubov from the point to score the only goal of the game, 6:22 into overtime, past Roberto Luongo. The Canucks lead the series 3-2.

Red Wings 3, Flames 1

Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek makes the save on Wayne Primeau during first period action. Hasek faced only 15 shots from the Flames.

Red Wings 3, Flames 1

Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff sprawls across his crease to block a shot from Henrik Zetterberg. Kiprusoff made 48 saves in the loss to Detroit.

Flames 3, Red Wings 2

Center Matthew Lombardi jumps onto the net after scoring the Flames' first goal of the game on Dominik Hasek in the second period.

Flames 3, Red Wings 2

Flames forward Alex Tanguay scored two power play goals on Dominik Hasek to even the series 2-2 on Thursday night.

Flames 3, Red Wings 2

Miikka Kiprusoff made 33 saves against Henrik Zetterberg and the Red Wings and has amassed a .932 save percentage through four games.

Rangers 2, Thrashers 1

Thrashers backup goalie Johan Hedberg made 37 saves after starting in place of Kari Lehtonen, who gave up a shaky goal in his first playoff game.

Rangers 7, Thrashers 0

Frustrated with Rangers agaitator Sean Avery throughout the series, Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk fought Avery early in the third period Tuesday night, bloodying his nose.

Rangers 7, Thrashers 0

Michael Nylander had a hat trick as the Rangers scored seven goals against Thrashers netminder Kari Lehtonen, taking a 3-0 lead in the series.

Rangers 4, Thrashers 2

Martin Straka celebrates a Rangers goal by Brendan Shanahan, left, past Thrashers' netminder Johan Hedberg in the second period.

Rangers 4, Thrashers 2

The Rangers salute their fans at Madison Square Garden after sweeping the Thrashers in four games and winning their first playoff series in 10 years.

Lightning 3, Devils 2

As effective as Zach Parise has been for the Devils in the series (4 goals in 3 games), the Lightning continue to get strong play from goalie Johan Holmqvist after a shaky start to the series.

Lightning 3, Devils 2

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur and Jamie Langenbrunner can only watch as the puck goes in for a Lightning goal by Filip Kuba in the first period.

Devils 4, Lightning 3, OT

Devils' forward Zach Parise took the lead in playoff goals scored (6) on Wednesday after finding the net twice against Johan Holmqvist.

Devils 4, Lightning 3, OT

Longtime teammates Scott Gomez and Patrik Elias celebrate Gomez's game-winning overtime goal that evened the series 2-2.

Islanders 3, Sabres 2

Rick DiPietro returned between the pipes Saturday for the Islanders after missing the previous three weeks with post-concussion syndrome. DP made 32 saves in the win.

Sabres 3, Islanders 2

Adam Mair scored the first of three Sabres' goals, all in a span of 7:39 in the second period.

Sabres 3, Islanders 2

(Left to right) Ryan Smyth, Marc-Andre Bergeron and Jason Blake stand dejected after a tough loss to the Sabres, putting the Isles down 2-1 in the series.

Sabres 4, Islanders 2

Chris Drury had his second two-goal game of the series, scoring twice on the Isles Rick DiPietro to help the Sabres take a 3-1 lead in the series.

Sabres 4, Islanders 2

Two nights after a questionable review went against the Islanders, resulting in a Sabres goal, referee Mike Leggo waved off a goal by Isles defenseman Brendan Witt with 1:42 left in the third period, ruling Sabres' goalie Ryan Miller was pushed into the net after making the save.

Predators 5, Sharks 2

Right wing J.P. Dumont scored both short-handed and on the power-play for the Predators in the second period.

Sharks 3, Predators 1

Goalie Tomas Vokoun watches the shot from Sharks forward Ryane Clowe get past him for a goal in the second period.

Sharks 3, Predators 2

Milan Michalek scored two goals to give the Sharks a commanding 3-1 lead in both the game and their series against Peter Forsberg and the Predators.

Sharks 3, Predators 2

Goalie Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves in the Sharks victory over the Preds. Nabokov has allowed three goals over the last two games after allowing four in each of his first two starts.