Wings down Sharks, stave off elimination
Darren Helm scored the winner with 1:27 remaining in the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night, allowing the Wings to fight another day.
Darren Helm scored the winner with 1:27 remaining in the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night, allowing the Wings to fight another day.
Ryan Kesler scored the winning goal for the second-straight game, and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Nashville Predators 4-2 in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena.
Devin Setoguchi scored three goals, including the overtime winner at 9:21, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, giving them a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal.
Ryan Kesler scored the overtime winner on the power play, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night.
San Jose defenceman Niclas Wallin grabbed his first goal since December at 1:39 into the third, pushing the Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
Matt Halischuk’s game winner at 14:51 of the second overtime led the Nashville Predators past the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night.
Nathan Horton scored his second overtime goal of the series as the Boston Bruins took Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Wednesday night at home.
Alex Burrows scored two goals including the overtime winner as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 and advanced to the Conference Semi Finals Tuesday night.
Five different players scored for the Philadelphia Flyers to help them beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Tuesday night and send the franchise to the second round of the NHL playoffs.
Michael Cammalleri and Brian Gionta scored power-play goals and Carey Price made 31 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 and avoided elimination at home on Tuesday night.