Four games were played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
At Boston:
Loui Eriksson (Power Play), Zdeno Chara (PP), Milan Lucic, and Jerome Iginla each scored a goal and Tuukka Rask stopped 31 of 33 shots as the Boston Bruins defeated the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-2 in game five and won their conference quarterfinal series four games to one. The Bruins will take on the Montreal Canadiens in the conference semifinals.
At Pittsburgh:
Marc-Andre Fleury saved 23 of 24 shots while Chris Kunitz (Power Play), Jussi Jokinen, and Kris Letang each scored a goal as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in game five of their conference quarterfinal series. The Penguins can close out the series with a game-six victory in Columbus on Monday.
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
At Denver:
Nathan MacKinnon scored the winning goal at 3:27 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 4-3 in game five of their opening-round series. The Avalanche, who lead the series three games to two, can close out the series with a game-six victory in St. Paul on Monday.
At San Jose, California:
Tyler Toffoli, Anze Kopitar, and Jeff Carter (Power Play) each scored a goal while Jonathan Quick saved all 30 shots as the Los Angeles Kings again avoided elimination with their 3-0 road domination of the San Jose Sharks in game five of their first-round series. The Sharks, who still lead the series three games to two, can close out the Kings with a game-six victory in Los Angeles on Monday.
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