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Blue Jackets 5, Penguins 4
Facing elimination in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference
first-round playoff series, the Columbus Blue Jackets started
aggressively and held off the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 5-4
victory on Tuesday night.
Columbus still trails 3-1 in the series, which shifts back to
Pittsburgh for Game 5 on Thursday night.
Jack Johnson, Josh Anderson, Markus Nutivaara, William Karlsson
and Boone Jenner each had a goal for the Blue Jackets. Patric
Hornqvist, Ron Hainsey, Tom Kuhnhackl and Jake Guentzel scored
goals for the Penguins.
Rangers 2, Canadiens 1
Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves and Rick Nash scored the deciding
goal in the second period as New York defeated Montreal in Game
4 of their first-round series.
The Rangers evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2. Game 5 is
scheduled for Thursday night in Montreal.
Jesper Fast also scored for the Rangers, who ended a six-game
playoff home losing streak that dated to the 2015 postseason.
Carey Price stopped 30 of 32 shots for the Canadiens, who
received their lone goal from Torey Mitchell.
San Jose 7, Edmonton 0
San Jose's victory in Game 4 followed consecutive shutout losses
and tied the Western Conference quarterfinal vs. Edmonton at two
wins apiece.
A pivotal Game 5 is Thursday in Edmonton, and the series is
guaranteed to return to the South Bay for Game 6 on Saturday.
Captain Joe Pavelski set a franchise record for the fastest goal
at the outset of a playoff game -- just 15 seconds in -- in
addition to scoring later on the power play and contributing an
assist. Logan Couture added two goals while defenseman Brent
Burns chipped in with his first points of the series -- three
assists. Patrick Marleau, Marcus Sorensen and David Schlemko
also scored for the Sharks while Martin Jones earned his fourth
career playoff shutout with 23 saves.
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