Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins' OT Goal Square Series With Habs at 2-2; Blackhawks Demolish Canucks To Cut Deficit To 3-2; Sharks Beat Kings Again To Go Up 3-1

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Thursday with three games.


Eastern Conference:


At Montreal:


Michael Ryder scored twice, with his second goal being the game winner at 1:59 of overtime as the Boston Bruins squared their conference quarterfinal series with the Montreal Canadiens with a 5-4 win on the road.  The road team has won all four games in this series.


Western Conference:


At Vancouver, British Columbia:


Marian Hossa (with one power play tally) and Duncan Keith each scored twice while Corey Crawford stopped all 36 shots as the Chicago Blackhawks blasted the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on the road in game five of their opening-round series to cut the Canucks' advantage to three games to two.


At Los Angeles:


Ryane Crowe delivered two goals (one on a power play), while the San Jose Sharks scored three third-period goals (Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, and Torrey Mitchell) as they defeated the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 in game four of their first-round series to take a three-games-to-one advantage.