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SPORTS A21
Saturday 18 April 2015
Rangers beat Pens again to open NHL playoffs
Drew Stafford scored Atlanta Thrashers moved to
for the Jets in their first Canada four years ago.
postseason game since the Game 2 is Saturday night.q
Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise, bottom, slides into St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen during the sec-
ond period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 16, 2015, in St.
Louis. The Blues’ Jay Bouwmeester was given a hooking penalty on the play.
Associated Press
The Associated Press series. debut, saw only 11 shots in
NEW YORK (AP) — Derick =Datsyuk scored on two
Brassard and Ryan of the first four shots the the first two periods, and
McDonagh scored in the Red Wings got against
first period and Henrik Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop. finished with 19 saves.
Lundqvist made the goals Luke Glendening’s short-
stand up as the New York handed goal gave Detroit Mikael Granlund’s empty-
Rangers won the opener of a 3-1 lead early in the third
their NHL playoff series with period. netter made it a two-goal
the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 Mrazek, named Detroit’s
on Thursday. starter for Game 1 over cushion with 1:13 to go, 7
New York shut down veteran Jimmy Howard,
Pittsburgh’s top threats, gave up a short-handed seconds after Allen headed
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni goal to Brian Boyle in the
Malkin, for a fourth straight first period and a late goal for the bench. Steen scored
victory over the Penguins to Nikita Nesterov that
in the postseason. The enabled the Lightning to with 58.7 seconds left for St.
Rangers won the final three pull within 3-2.
games of a second-round Game 2 of this best-of-7 Louis, but Jason Pominville
series last year, rallying from matchup is Saturday in
a 3-1 deficit. Tampa. scored with 20 seconds left
Lundqvist finished with 24 WILD 4, BLUES 2
saves, while Marc-Andre ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason to clinch it.
Fleury was far busier in Zucker and Matt Dumba
making 36. gave Minnesota a two- DUCKS 4, JETS 2
Blake Comeau scored goal lead through two
in the second period for periods and the Wild kept ANAHEIM, California (AP)
Pittsburgh. chances to a minimum for
Game 2 is in New York on Devan Dubnyk, opening — Corey Perry scored two
Saturday. the playoffs with a victory
RED WINGS 3, LIGHTNING 2 over St. Louis. goals in the third period of
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Jaden Schwartz and
Pavel Datsyuk scored twice Alexander Steen scored a four-point performance
and Petr Mrazek had 44 in the third period for the
saves in his NHL playoff Central Division champion as Anaheim rallied from
debut to help Detroit beat Blues. Game 2 is on
Tampa Bay in Game 1 of Saturday. another late deficit for a
their Eastern Conference Dubnyk, in his playoff
victory over Winnipeg in
the teams’ first-round series
opener.
Perry scored the
tiebreaking goal with 6:39
to play, but the officials
didn’t immediately see
that the puck had crossed
the goal line near Ondrej
Pavelec’s outstretched
pad. The teams played
on for 62 seconds until a
stoppage allowed video
review. The tape confirmed
another impressive third-
period rally by the Ducks,
who had 24 comeback
wins in the regular season.
Rookie Adam Lowry and
Saturday 18 April 2015
Rangers beat Pens again to open NHL playoffs
Drew Stafford scored Atlanta Thrashers moved to
for the Jets in their first Canada four years ago.
postseason game since the Game 2 is Saturday night.q
Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise, bottom, slides into St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen during the sec-
ond period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 16, 2015, in St.
Louis. The Blues’ Jay Bouwmeester was given a hooking penalty on the play.
Associated Press
The Associated Press series. debut, saw only 11 shots in
NEW YORK (AP) — Derick =Datsyuk scored on two
Brassard and Ryan of the first four shots the the first two periods, and
McDonagh scored in the Red Wings got against
first period and Henrik Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop. finished with 19 saves.
Lundqvist made the goals Luke Glendening’s short-
stand up as the New York handed goal gave Detroit Mikael Granlund’s empty-
Rangers won the opener of a 3-1 lead early in the third
their NHL playoff series with period. netter made it a two-goal
the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 Mrazek, named Detroit’s
on Thursday. starter for Game 1 over cushion with 1:13 to go, 7
New York shut down veteran Jimmy Howard,
Pittsburgh’s top threats, gave up a short-handed seconds after Allen headed
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni goal to Brian Boyle in the
Malkin, for a fourth straight first period and a late goal for the bench. Steen scored
victory over the Penguins to Nikita Nesterov that
in the postseason. The enabled the Lightning to with 58.7 seconds left for St.
Rangers won the final three pull within 3-2.
games of a second-round Game 2 of this best-of-7 Louis, but Jason Pominville
series last year, rallying from matchup is Saturday in
a 3-1 deficit. Tampa. scored with 20 seconds left
Lundqvist finished with 24 WILD 4, BLUES 2
saves, while Marc-Andre ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason to clinch it.
Fleury was far busier in Zucker and Matt Dumba
making 36. gave Minnesota a two- DUCKS 4, JETS 2
Blake Comeau scored goal lead through two
in the second period for periods and the Wild kept ANAHEIM, California (AP)
Pittsburgh. chances to a minimum for
Game 2 is in New York on Devan Dubnyk, opening — Corey Perry scored two
Saturday. the playoffs with a victory
RED WINGS 3, LIGHTNING 2 over St. Louis. goals in the third period of
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Jaden Schwartz and
Pavel Datsyuk scored twice Alexander Steen scored a four-point performance
and Petr Mrazek had 44 in the third period for the
saves in his NHL playoff Central Division champion as Anaheim rallied from
debut to help Detroit beat Blues. Game 2 is on
Tampa Bay in Game 1 of Saturday. another late deficit for a
their Eastern Conference Dubnyk, in his playoff
victory over Winnipeg in
the teams’ first-round series
opener.
Perry scored the
tiebreaking goal with 6:39
to play, but the officials
didn’t immediately see
that the puck had crossed
the goal line near Ondrej
Pavelec’s outstretched
pad. The teams played
on for 62 seconds until a
stoppage allowed video
review. The tape confirmed
another impressive third-
period rally by the Ducks,
who had 24 comeback
wins in the regular season.
Rookie Adam Lowry and
