Friday, April 15, 2011

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Lightning and Ducks Square Respective Series; Caps and Canucks Take 2-0 Leads

Four games were played on Friday as the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued.


Eastern Conference:


At Pittsburgh:


Eric Brewer, Vinny Lecavalier (PP), Nate Thompson, and Martin St. Louis (PP), as well as Mattias Ohlund (EN) each tallied once as the Tampa Bay Lightning squared their opening-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins by posting a 5-1 road beatdown.


At Washington:


Second-period goals from Jason Chimera and Jason Arnott (PP) as well as a shutout performance from goalie Michal Neuvirth (stopping all 22 shots) carried the Washington Capitals to a 2-0 home win over the New York Rangers, enabling the Caps to take a two-games-to-none lead in their conference quarterfinal series.


Western Conference:


At Vancouver, British Columbia:


Daniel Sedin scored twice (once on a power play) as the Vancouver Canucks held off the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 to lead their conference quarterfinal series two games to none.


At Anaheim, California:


A goal and two assists from Ryan Getzlaf, to go with 31 saves from goalie Ray Emery (in his first playoff start since 2007) carried the Anaheim Ducks to a series-evening 5-3 home win over the Nashville Predators.  The series is now deadlocked at one game apiece.

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