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 CHICAGO -- Left winger Brandon Saad scored the tiebreaking goal to
lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 win against the Nashville
Predators on Sunday afternoon.
Center Jonathan Toews added a goal and an assist for Chicago, which
seized a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference quarterfinal.
Blackhawks center Andrew Desjardins and defenseman Brent Seabrook
also scored.
Center Mike Ribeiro and defenseman Mattias Ekholm scored for
Nashville
Chicago rookie goaltender Scott Darling made 35 saves to win his
first career playoff start. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne turned
aside 26 shots in the loss.
Islanders 2, Capitals 1 (OT)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Center John Tavares scored 15 seconds into
overtime as the New York Islanders edged Washington in Game 3 to
take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at
Nassau Coliseum.
Right winger Kyle Okposo scored for the Islanders while goalie
Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves.
Center Nicklas Backstrom scored late in the third period for the
Capitals while goaltender Braden Holtby, who missed Game 2 with the
stomach flu, recorded 40 saves.
Canadiens 2, Senators 1 (OT)
OTTAWA -- Montreal took a commanding 3-0 series lead over Ottawa
when winger Dale Weise scored his second of the night at 8:47 of
overtime at Canadian Tire Centre.
Weise's snap shot from the left wing circle went behind Senators
goalie Craig Anderson on the short side, the only glitch in an
otherwise exceptional 47-save effort.
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Winger Clarke MacArthur scored the Senators' goal
Game 4 of the series is Wednesday night in Ottawa.
Flames 4, Canucks 2
CALGARY, Alberta -- Rookie center Sam Bennett scored his first NHL
goal and Jonas Hiller made 23 saves as Calgary beat Vancouver in
Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
Left winger Brandon Bollig, defenseman T.J. Brodie and center Sean
Monahan also scored for the Flames, while the Canucks got their
goals from center Shawn Matthias and right winger Jannik Hansen in
what has been a bitter series so far between the Canadian rivals.
Canucks goalie Eddie Lack made 23 saves as the Flames take a 2-1
series lead.
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