Stanley Cup Playoffs: Islanders Open Series With Victory Over Flyers; Stars To Avalanche Again For 2-0 Series Advantage

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued with two Monday games' 

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Toronto:

Andy Greene, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Anders Lee, and Devon Toews (empty net) each scored once while Semyon Varlamov saved all 29 shots for the shutout as the New York Islanders manhandled the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 in the opening game of their conference semifinal series.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Edmonton:

Joe Pavelski and Radek Faksa each scored a second-period power-play goal as the Dallas Stars stretched their conference semifinal series advantage over the Colorado Avalanche to two games to none after their 5-2 game-two triumph.