Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Stnaley Cup Playoffs: Caps Square Series With Leafs At 2-2; Senators Top Bruins, Lead Series 3-1; Wild Avoid Elimination By Beating Blues In St. Louis; Ducks Douse Flames, Complete Series Sweep Of Calgary

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Wednesday with four games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Toronto:

Tom Wilson and T.J. Oshie each scored twice while Alex Ovechkin added a power-play tally as the Washington Capitals held off the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on the road in game four of their conference quarterfinal series, now knotted at two games apiece.

At Boston:

Bobby Ryan scored the game's only goal in the third period while Craig Anderson stopped all 22 shots as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 1-0 on the road in game four of their opening-round series, which the Senators---who can finish off the Bruins with a game-five victory back home in Ottawa on Friday---now lead three games to one.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At St. Louis:

Charlie Coyle and Martin Hanzal each scored a goal while Devan Dubnyk stopped all 28 saves as the Minnesota Wild avoided elimination by blanking the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on the road in the fourth game of their conference quarterfinal series, which the Blues still lead three games to one.

The Blues can still clinch the series on Saturday with a game-five win at St. Paul, Minnesota.

At Calgary, Alberta:

Patrick Eaves, Nate Thompson, and Ryan Getzlaf each scored once as the Anaheim Ducks completed a four-game conference quarterfinal series sweep after ousting the Calgary Flames 3-1 on the road in game four of their series.

John Gibson saved 36 of 37 shots for the Ducks.

Anaheim will face the San Jose-Edmonton series winner in the Western Conference semifinals (that series is deadlocked at two games apiece).







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