NHL playoffs: Rangers 4, Bruins 3, OT: Two comebacks, OT goal let New York avoid sweep

Boston goalie Tuukka Rask reacts too late as Chris Kreider's shot finds the back of the net, giving the Rangers a 4-3 overtime victory Thursday.

NHL playoffs: Rangers 4, Bruins 3, OT: Two comebacks, OT goal let New York avoid sweep

Chris Kreider celebrates behind the Boston net after his overtime goal that kept the Rangers alive Thursday night.

NHL playoffs: Rangers 4, Bruins 3, OT: Two comebacks, OT goal let New York avoid sweep

NEW YORK - Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's season.

NHL playoffs: Bruins strike late, put Rangers on brink

His game-winning goal with 3:31 left in the third period made Boston's Daniel Paille feel like dancing Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

NHL playoffs: Bruins strike late, put Rangers on brink

NEW YORK - It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs.

NHL: Goalie play helps Kings, Penguins jump to 1-0 leads

LOS ANGELES - Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

NHL playoffs: Kings 2, Blues 1: Defending champs oust Blues

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick smothers the puck in front of St. Louis' T.J. Oshie during the first period. Quick made 21 saves.

NHL playoffs: Kings 2, Blues 1: Defending champs oust Blues

LOS ANGELES - Dustin Penner could have simply dumped the puck and allowed the clock to run out on the second period of yet another dead-even game.

NHL playoffs: Senators, Blackhawks advance

Ottawa Senators' Cory Conacher scores against Montreal Canadiens' Peter Budaj in the first period. Conacher scored again in the third period.

NHL playoffs: Senators, Blackhawks advance

MONTREAL - Craig Anderson made 33 saves and Cory Conacher scored twice on a shaky Peter Budaj as the Ottawa Senators advanced to the second round of the playoffs Thursday night with a 6-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens.

NHL: San Jose sweeps Canucks aside on Marleau OT goal

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.

NHL playoffs: Steen makes a steal, scores to give Blues an OT win

ST. LOUIS - Alex Steen stole the puck from goalie Jonathan Quick behind the net and scored a short-handed goal to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

NHL: Coyotes stuffed in SO, fall to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS - Brian Elliott gave the St. Louis Blues another shootout shutdown. Coach Ken Hitchcock said it never should have gone that far, criticizing officials for missing a boarding call that led to the tying goal.

NHL: Penguins win, extend lead as top seed in East

Pittsburgh's Brenden Morrow, far right, fires a shot under the stick of Montreal goalie Carey Price in the second period. Morrow scored twice.

NHL: Penguins win, extend lead as top seed in East

PITTSBURGH - Brenden Morrow scored two goals Wednesday night for the second straight game, and Pittsburgh beat Montreal 6-4 to move closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

NHL: Goalie helps Flyers stay in playoff hunt

Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason, making a save in the first period, stopped 38 shots in his first home start for the Flyers as they beat the New York Rangers 4-2.

NHL: Goalie helps Flyers stay in playoff hunt

PHILADELPHIA - Steve Mason gave the Flyers a taste of a fabulous performance in net in crunch time.

NHL: Stars have eyes on future after flurry of trades

Dallas is focusing on the future and its up-and-coming young Stars after trading 41-year-old points leader Jaromir Jagr and surging center Derek Roy on Tuesday.