Friday, April 13, 2012

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Devils Hold Off Panthers In Series Opener; Flyers, Kings Take 2-0 Series Leads Back Home; Wings Even Series With Predators

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued with four games on Friday.


At Pittsburgh:


Once again, the Philadelphia Flyers came from behind (this time from two two-goal deficits) to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins, this time 7-5 to take a two-games-to-none advantage back home.  Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux each delivered a hat trick for the Flyers.


At Sunrise, Florida:


Patrik Elias, Dainius Zubrus (power play), and Ryan Carter each scored a goal in the first period while Martin Brodeur stopped 24 of 26 shots to pick up his 100th career postseason win as the New Jersey Devils held off the Florida Panthers (playing their first playoff game in twelve years) 3-2 on the road in the opening contest of their conference quarterfinal series.


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At Nashville, Tennessee:


Ian White and Cory Emmerton each scored a goal in the first period while Johan Franzen notched the winning tally in period number two and Jimmy Howard saved 24 of 26 saves as the Detroit Red Wings squared their opening-round series with the Nashville Predators at one game apiece with a 3-2 win on the road in game two.


At Vancouver, British Columbia:


Dustin Brown scored two shorthanded goals (tying an NHL postseason single-game record) while Jonathan Quick stopped 46 of 48 shots as the Los Angeles Kings took a two-games-to-none advantage in their first-round series with the Vancouver Canucks following their 4-2 game-two road win.

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