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That the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils are headed to a decisive Game 7 is no surprise - not after those teams have produced the tightest first-round series of the playoffs.
The real stunner is how it got to this point: The Devils were blown out 4-0 on Sunday night by a Carolina team that [...]

WASHINGTON 5, NY RANGERS 3
NEW YORK Tom Poti had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals won 5-3 in Game 6 against the New York Rangers, who were playing without suspended coach John Tortorella.
Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist didnt make it to the third period for the second straight game, and Poti torched his [...]

BOSTON 4, MONTREAL 1
MONTREAL Former Montreal forward Michael Ryder scored twice and assisted on David Krejcis goal to help the Boston Bruins complete a four-game sweep of the Canadiens with a 4-1 victory.
Tim Thomas made 26 saves, and Phil Kessel also scored for Boston, which won the Eastern Conference quarterfinal for its first playoff series [...]

The hockey world and even his family got to see a rare side of New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur in Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes - the livid Marty.
The NHLs all-time winningest goaltender in the regular season had an outburst worthy of You Tube in the moments after the Devils dropped a 4-3 [...]

Montreal defensemen Andrei Markov and Mathieu Schneider will miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference playoff series against the Boston Bruins because of injuries.
Coach and general manager Bob Gainey says before Wednesday nights game that Markov is sidelined with a knee injury. Schneider has a sore shoulder, and needed to leave the morning skate.
Boston leads [...]

VANCOUVER 3, ST LOUIS 2 (OT)
ST LOUIS Alex Burrows scored his second goal of the game with 18,9 seconds to go in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 47 saves to help the Vancouver Canucks complete a four-game, first-round sweep of St Louis with a 3-2 victory over the Blues.
Kyle Wellwood also scored for the Canucks, [...]

The lasting image of Calgarys Game 3 win was a violent one.
In the closing moments, Chicagos Adam Burish broke his stick on Rene Bourques shoulder and an irate Jarome Iginla wanted a piece of Burish in the ensuing melee in front of the Blackhawks bench.
So while the Flames try to even their series at two [...]

Doug Risebrough ended his run as the Minnesota Wilds general manager with pride and confidence, plus hope his work toward shaping the franchises foundation would be recognized decades down the road.
Fired last week by owner Craig Leipold, Risebrough said he was comfortable with the situation and respected the decision to end his nearly 10-year tenure [...]

The Montreal Canadiens were without defenseman Mathieu Schneider and left wing Alex Tanguay for their playoff game against the Boston Bruins on Monday night because of injuries.
The team announced shortly after the opening faceoff that both players were sidelined by upper body injuries.
Boston, which leads the series 2-0, lost left wing Milan Lucic to a [...]

CALGARY 4, CHICAGO 2
CALGARY, Alberta David Moss scored twice to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Rene Bourque and Eric Nystrom also scored for the Flames, who trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series. Game 4 is Wednesday night in Calgary.
Curtis Glencross had a pair of assists for [...]