Stanley Cup Playoffs: Keystone State Clubs Take 3-1 Leads; Wings Blank Coyotes To Even Series; Predators Take 2-1 Lead; OT Goal Enables Sharks To Tie Series With Colorado At 2-2

Five games took place as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Tuesday.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Ottawa:

Sidney Crosby scored twice during a five-goal second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-4 on the road in game four to take a three-games-to-one lead in their conference quarterfinal series.

At Philadelphia:

Jeff Carter scored two power-play goals and goalie Brian Boucher stopped 30 of 31 shots as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-1 in game four to lead their opening-round playoff series three games to one.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:


At Detroit:


Goalie Jimmy Howard stopped all 29 shots and Henrik Zetterberg scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings blanked the visiting Phoenix Coyotes 3-0 to square their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.

At Nashville:

David Legwand scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and goalie Pekka Rinne stopped 26 of 27 shots as the Nashville Predators to a two-games-to-one series lead for the first time in franchise history with a 4-1 home win in game three over the Chicago Blackhawks.

At Denver:

Joe Pavelski scored at 10:24 of overtime, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 33 of 34 shots as the San Jose Sharks squared their series with the Colorado Avalanche at two games apiece with a 2-1 road win in game four.  Dan Boyle, whose unfortunate blunder in the overtime period of game three cost San Jose that contest, scored the Sharks' first goal on the power play in the first period.