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National Hockey League - Gameday
NHL
Gameday
Monday, April 21
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Gameday
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Monday NHL Gameday
The Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers will both be looking to advance to the second round of the playoffs with victories on Monday. Here is your NHL Gameday:
Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00pm ET
The Bruins looked dead in the water when they fell 1-0 to the Habs in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series last Tuesday; that defeat put Boston in a 3-1 series hole as the teams headed to raucous Montreal for Game 5. However, the Bruins rolled to a 5-1 victory in that contest, scoring four goals on rookie netminder Carey Price in the third period to grab the win and send the series back down to Boston for Game 6.
That Game 6 was held on Saturday night, and even though the Bruins were coming off a big win they were still sitting on the brink of elimination. And Montreal got some reinforcements for that contest, as Mark Streit, Francis Bouillon, and captain Saku Koivu all returned from their injuries. In fact, Koivu set up Chris Higgins for the game's first goal midway through the first frame and Montreal took a 1-0 lead into the intermission.
The second period saw Phil Kessel and Tomas Plekanec trade goals, which had the Habs leading 2-1 going in the third period. That's where things got wild, as the two teams combined for six goals in 20 minutes. The most important marker, though, was the one scored by Marco Sturm with just over two minutes remaining in the game - that gave the Bruins a 5-4 win and a chance to steal this series with a Game 7 win on Monday.
Price allowed four goals in the third period for the second straight game on Saturday, and overall he stopped just 31 of the 36 Boston shots in that contest. Tim Thomas gave up four goals on 35 shots between the pipes for the Bruins. Kessel and Higgins had two goals apiece for their respective teams, while Koivu picked up two assists in his return to the lineup. Bruins blueliner Aaron Ward also returned from his injury in that contest.
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:00pm ET
The Flyers were looking to knock their first-round opponent out of the playoffs with a win on Saturday as well. Philadelphia lost Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Washington Capitals by a score of 5-4, but from there they rattled off three consecutive victories to hold a 3-1 series lead heading into Game 5 on Saturday.
That meant Philadelphia just had to hold off Alex Ovechkin and company for 60 more minutes to advance to the second round. However, the Caps got the jump on Philly with a first-period goal by Nicklas Backstrom, and they extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal by Sergei Fedorov early in the second period. Vaclav Prospal drew the Flyers to within one with a power-play goal midway through the second, but Alexander Semin restored Washington's two-goal advantage with his marker on the power play in the third period.
Derian Hatcher replied for Philadelphia shortly after Semin scored, but that was as close as the Flyers could get in the 3-2 road defeat. Cristobal Huet stopped 30 of 32 Philly shots between the pipes for Washington, while Flyers netminder Martin Biron gave up three goals on 26 shots in the loss. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet entirely, and he has just one goal and five points for the Capitals over five postseason games so far.
The Capitals will now get a chance to tie up the series with a win on the road in Game 6 on Monday night. If they do manage to pull off that victory the two teams will head back to Washington for Game 7 - that deciding game is scheduled to be played on Tuesday.
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NHL
Gameday
Monday, April 21
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Gameday
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Monday NHL Gameday
The Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers will both be looking to advance to the second round of the playoffs with victories on Monday. Here is your NHL Gameday:
Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00pm ET
The Bruins looked dead in the water when they fell 1-0 to the Habs in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series last Tuesday; that defeat put Boston in a 3-1 series hole as the teams headed to raucous Montreal for Game 5. However, the Bruins rolled to a 5-1 victory in that contest, scoring four goals on rookie netminder Carey Price in the third period to grab the win and send the series back down to Boston for Game 6.
That Game 6 was held on Saturday night, and even though the Bruins were coming off a big win they were still sitting on the brink of elimination. And Montreal got some reinforcements for that contest, as Mark Streit, Francis Bouillon, and captain Saku Koivu all returned from their injuries. In fact, Koivu set up Chris Higgins for the game's first goal midway through the first frame and Montreal took a 1-0 lead into the intermission.
The second period saw Phil Kessel and Tomas Plekanec trade goals, which had the Habs leading 2-1 going in the third period. That's where things got wild, as the two teams combined for six goals in 20 minutes. The most important marker, though, was the one scored by Marco Sturm with just over two minutes remaining in the game - that gave the Bruins a 5-4 win and a chance to steal this series with a Game 7 win on Monday.
Price allowed four goals in the third period for the second straight game on Saturday, and overall he stopped just 31 of the 36 Boston shots in that contest. Tim Thomas gave up four goals on 35 shots between the pipes for the Bruins. Kessel and Higgins had two goals apiece for their respective teams, while Koivu picked up two assists in his return to the lineup. Bruins blueliner Aaron Ward also returned from his injury in that contest.
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:00pm ET
The Flyers were looking to knock their first-round opponent out of the playoffs with a win on Saturday as well. Philadelphia lost Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Washington Capitals by a score of 5-4, but from there they rattled off three consecutive victories to hold a 3-1 series lead heading into Game 5 on Saturday.
That meant Philadelphia just had to hold off Alex Ovechkin and company for 60 more minutes to advance to the second round. However, the Caps got the jump on Philly with a first-period goal by Nicklas Backstrom, and they extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal by Sergei Fedorov early in the second period. Vaclav Prospal drew the Flyers to within one with a power-play goal midway through the second, but Alexander Semin restored Washington's two-goal advantage with his marker on the power play in the third period.
Derian Hatcher replied for Philadelphia shortly after Semin scored, but that was as close as the Flyers could get in the 3-2 road defeat. Cristobal Huet stopped 30 of 32 Philly shots between the pipes for Washington, while Flyers netminder Martin Biron gave up three goals on 26 shots in the loss. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet entirely, and he has just one goal and five points for the Capitals over five postseason games so far.
The Capitals will now get a chance to tie up the series with a win on the road in Game 6 on Monday night. If they do manage to pull off that victory the two teams will head back to Washington for Game 7 - that deciding game is scheduled to be played on Tuesday.
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