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 Ducks 5, Jets 4 (OT)
Right winger Rickard Rakell scored on a deflection at 5:12 of
overtime to lift Anaheim over Winnipeg and gain a strangle-hold of
their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Rakell redirected blueliner Francois Beauchemin's point blast for
his first goal of the series, giving the Ducks a commanding 3-0 lead
in the best-of-seven set.
For the third straight game the Jets carried a one-goal lead into
the third period, this time 4-3, but were unable to protect the
advantage.
Ducks center Ryan Kesler scored the tying goal at 17:46 after taking
a pass from right winger Jakob Silfverberg and beating Jets goalie
Ondrej Pavelec.
The goal was Kesler's first of the series, while Silfverberg
registered his third point of the night.
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Rangers 2, Penguins 1
The New York Rangers built a two-goal lead before holding on for a
narrow victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center
to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff
series.
Left winger Carl Hagelin scored on a breakaway in the first period
and center Chris Kreider netted in the second for a 2-0 New York
lead.
Right winger Patric Hornqvist broke up a potential shutout for
Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist with a third-period goal as the
Penguins out-shot the visitors 13-7 in the final frame but were
unable to find an equaliser.
Game four of the best-of-seven series is at the same venue on
Wednesday.
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Wild 3, Blues 0
Minnesota's top line of Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund and Jason
Pominville combined to score two goals late in the second period as
the Wild blanked St Louis to grab a 2-1 lead in their Western
Conference first-round playoff series.
Parise and Pominville each had a goal and an assist, and Granlund
had two assists. Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves for his
first career playoff shutout. Right winger Nino Niederreiter added
an empty-net goal.
The Blues got a 21-save performance from goalie Jake Allen, but were
frustrated offensively and lost their seventh consecutive playoff
road game. (Editing by Cameron French; Editing by John O'Brien)
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