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SPORTSSaturday 25 April 2015
NHL Playoff Capsules
Capitals beat Islanders 5-1 to take 3-2 series lead
The Associated Press Chimera in the third period, day pushed the Predators lin Wilson also had a goal, Game 4.
DETROIT (AP) — Tyler John- which it began ahead only to the brink of elimina- and Neal had an assist. David Jones scored for the
son led a stirring Tampa 2-1. tion, and these teams ap- Brad Richards had a goal Flames and Jonas Hiller
Bay rally late in regulation, The Capitals can end the peared headed for the and an assist, and Kris Ver- stopped 41 shots.
then scored 2:25 into over- Eastern Conference series third overtime game of this steeg also scored for Chi- Game 6 of the best-of-sev-
time to lift the Lightning to by winning Game 6 at New series tied at 1-1 after two. cago. en series is Saturday night
a 3-2 victory over the De- York on Saturday. James Neal then got the CANUCKS 2, FLAMES 1 at Calgary.
troit Red Wings on Thursday PREDATORS 5, BLACK- go-ahead goal in the VANCOUVER, British Co- After the Flames were whis-
night, evening their playoff HAWKS 2 opening minute of the lumbia (AP) — Daniel Se- tled for icing in the opening
series at 2-2. NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) third to start a flurry of three din scored the tiebreaking minutes of the third period,
The Red Wings led 2-0 in the
third period before Johnson Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, middle, celebrates with Ryan Callahan as Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk
scored with 5:26 remaining.
He then assisted on Ondrej (13) skates off the ice after a Tyler Johnson goal in overtime of Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series
Palat’s tying goal 77 sec-
onds later. Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Detroit. Associated Press
Early in the extra session,
defenseman Victor Hed- — Rookie Filip Forsberg had goals in a span of less than goal early in the third pe- the Canucks put out their
man led an odd-man rush his first career hat trick and 2 1/2 minutes and the Pred- riod and Vancouver avoid- top line for the offensive-
from the right side and slid Nashville Predators forced ators pulled to 3-2 in the se- ed elimination. zone faceoff. Daniel Sedin
the puck across the goal a sixth game in their first- ries with Game 6 Saturday Nick Bonino had the other took advantage, shovel-
mouth. It deflected ever round Western Conference night in Chicago. goal for Vancouver, and ing Dan Hamhuis’ rebound
so slightly off goalie Petr series. Forsberg finished his hat Ryan Miller had 19 saves in through Hiller’s pads at 1:47
Mrazek, but Johnson was A triple-overtime loss in trick with an empty net- his first start in the series af- for his second goal of the
able to shoot into an open Chicago early Wednes- ter in the final minute. Co- ter replacing Eddie Lack in series.q
net from a tough angle for
his fourth goal of the series.
Gustav Nyquist and Joakim
Andersson scored in the
second period for Detroit.
Andersson’s goal came in
fluky fashion when goalie
Ben Bishop knocked it in off
the crossbar.
Game 5 is Saturday back in
Tampa, Florida.
CAPITALS 5, ISLANDERS 1
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov
scored twice, Karl Alzner
added a goal and an as-
sist, and Washington beat
New York for a 3-2 lead in
the first-round series.
Buoyed by a raucous crowd
chanting “We are louder!”
in reference to some back-
and-forth among players
about which team’s fans
produce more noise, the
Capitals controlled the ac-
tion most of the evening af-
ter falling behind 1-0.
Dominating despite zero
points from stars Alex
Ovechkin or Nicklas Back-
strom, Washington got
goals from Kuznetsov,
Brooks Laich and Jason
SPORTSSaturday 25 April 2015
NHL Playoff Capsules
Capitals beat Islanders 5-1 to take 3-2 series lead
The Associated Press Chimera in the third period, day pushed the Predators lin Wilson also had a goal, Game 4.
DETROIT (AP) — Tyler John- which it began ahead only to the brink of elimina- and Neal had an assist. David Jones scored for the
son led a stirring Tampa 2-1. tion, and these teams ap- Brad Richards had a goal Flames and Jonas Hiller
Bay rally late in regulation, The Capitals can end the peared headed for the and an assist, and Kris Ver- stopped 41 shots.
then scored 2:25 into over- Eastern Conference series third overtime game of this steeg also scored for Chi- Game 6 of the best-of-sev-
time to lift the Lightning to by winning Game 6 at New series tied at 1-1 after two. cago. en series is Saturday night
a 3-2 victory over the De- York on Saturday. James Neal then got the CANUCKS 2, FLAMES 1 at Calgary.
troit Red Wings on Thursday PREDATORS 5, BLACK- go-ahead goal in the VANCOUVER, British Co- After the Flames were whis-
night, evening their playoff HAWKS 2 opening minute of the lumbia (AP) — Daniel Se- tled for icing in the opening
series at 2-2. NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) third to start a flurry of three din scored the tiebreaking minutes of the third period,
The Red Wings led 2-0 in the
third period before Johnson Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, middle, celebrates with Ryan Callahan as Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk
scored with 5:26 remaining.
He then assisted on Ondrej (13) skates off the ice after a Tyler Johnson goal in overtime of Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series
Palat’s tying goal 77 sec-
onds later. Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Detroit. Associated Press
Early in the extra session,
defenseman Victor Hed- — Rookie Filip Forsberg had goals in a span of less than goal early in the third pe- the Canucks put out their
man led an odd-man rush his first career hat trick and 2 1/2 minutes and the Pred- riod and Vancouver avoid- top line for the offensive-
from the right side and slid Nashville Predators forced ators pulled to 3-2 in the se- ed elimination. zone faceoff. Daniel Sedin
the puck across the goal a sixth game in their first- ries with Game 6 Saturday Nick Bonino had the other took advantage, shovel-
mouth. It deflected ever round Western Conference night in Chicago. goal for Vancouver, and ing Dan Hamhuis’ rebound
so slightly off goalie Petr series. Forsberg finished his hat Ryan Miller had 19 saves in through Hiller’s pads at 1:47
Mrazek, but Johnson was A triple-overtime loss in trick with an empty net- his first start in the series af- for his second goal of the
able to shoot into an open Chicago early Wednes- ter in the final minute. Co- ter replacing Eddie Lack in series.q
net from a tough angle for
his fourth goal of the series.
Gustav Nyquist and Joakim
Andersson scored in the
second period for Detroit.
Andersson’s goal came in
fluky fashion when goalie
Ben Bishop knocked it in off
the crossbar.
Game 5 is Saturday back in
Tampa, Florida.
CAPITALS 5, ISLANDERS 1
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov
scored twice, Karl Alzner
added a goal and an as-
sist, and Washington beat
New York for a 3-2 lead in
the first-round series.
Buoyed by a raucous crowd
chanting “We are louder!”
in reference to some back-
and-forth among players
about which team’s fans
produce more noise, the
Capitals controlled the ac-
tion most of the evening af-
ter falling behind 1-0.
Dominating despite zero
points from stars Alex
Ovechkin or Nicklas Back-
strom, Washington got
goals from Kuznetsov,
Brooks Laich and Jason
