Avalanche goes up 2-0 on Stars
Joe Sakic scored 4:36 into overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche a 5-4 victory over the host Dallas Stars on Monday for a 2-0 advantage in the first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Sakic tipped John-Michael Liles' slap shot from the point past goalie Marty Turco seconds after Dallas' Antti Miettinen hit the post at the other end. After blowing a 3-0 first-period lead, Colorado forced overtime when Brett Clark scored a short-handed goal with 2:04 left in the third period.
Devils 4, Rangers 1: John Madden tied a playoff record with two man-down goals as part of his first postseason hat trick and led host New Jersey to a victory over the Rangers, who played without leading scorer Jaromir Jagr, defenseman Darius Kasparaitis and goalie Henrik Lundqvist. The Devils won the first two games of the first-round, best-of-seven matchup on home ice and will carry a 2-0 advantage into Game 3 at New York on Wednesday.
Sabres 8, Flyers 2: The rest of the Flyers know exactly how rookie R.J. Umberger felt after they, too, where flattened by the Sabres. Two nights after Umberger was knocked woozy by Brian Campbell's heavy but legal hit, Buffalo's J.P. Dumont and Jason Pominville each had three goals and an assist to help the host Sabres beat the Flyers for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Chris Drury and Ales Kotalik also scored, and Paul Gaustad had three assists in a game the Sabres led 5-0 after the first period.
Canadiens 6, Hurricanes 5: Michael Ryder scored 2:32 into the second overtime to give Montreal a victory over host Carolina and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Chris Higgins chased down the puck behind the net, then centered it to Ryder, who quickly ended the game with a slap shot.
Elsewhere: Steve Stavro, the Canadian grocery store magnate whose sports holdings once included the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He was 78.
Sakic tipped John-Michael Liles' slap shot from the point past goalie Marty Turco seconds after Dallas' Antti Miettinen hit the post at the other end. After blowing a 3-0 first-period lead, Colorado forced overtime when Brett Clark scored a short-handed goal with 2:04 left in the third period.
Devils 4, Rangers 1: John Madden tied a playoff record with two man-down goals as part of his first postseason hat trick and led host New Jersey to a victory over the Rangers, who played without leading scorer Jaromir Jagr, defenseman Darius Kasparaitis and goalie Henrik Lundqvist. The Devils won the first two games of the first-round, best-of-seven matchup on home ice and will carry a 2-0 advantage into Game 3 at New York on Wednesday.
Sabres 8, Flyers 2: The rest of the Flyers know exactly how rookie R.J. Umberger felt after they, too, where flattened by the Sabres. Two nights after Umberger was knocked woozy by Brian Campbell's heavy but legal hit, Buffalo's J.P. Dumont and Jason Pominville each had three goals and an assist to help the host Sabres beat the Flyers for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Chris Drury and Ales Kotalik also scored, and Paul Gaustad had three assists in a game the Sabres led 5-0 after the first period.
Canadiens 6, Hurricanes 5: Michael Ryder scored 2:32 into the second overtime to give Montreal a victory over host Carolina and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Chris Higgins chased down the puck behind the net, then centered it to Ryder, who quickly ended the game with a slap shot.
Elsewhere: Steve Stavro, the Canadian grocery store magnate whose sports holdings once included the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He was 78.
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