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Canadiens tie Pens, Sharks up by two
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May 4, 2010, Tuesday
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THE Montreal Canadiens overcame the loss of top defender Andrei Markov to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in Game 2 on Sunday and level their National Hockey League Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Stanley Cup champions.
"He's a huge part of this organization and we're missing him but everyone is stepping up and that's what we need to win," 20-year-old defender P K Subban told reporters after proving an able replacement for his injured teammate.
In the Western Conference, Joe Thornton notched his first goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings to take charge of their best-of-seven series.
On the heels of a stunning first-round win over the top seeded Washington Capitals, the Canadiens appeared to have run out of steam in their 3-6 loss to the Penguins in Game 1.
Pulled for a poor performance in that defeat, goaltender Jaroslav Halak returned to his earlier impressive playoff form with 38 saves and the Montreal defense rallied in the absence of Markov, who injured his knee in Game 1 on Friday.
Pittsburgh is missing valuable center Jordan Staal, who is out indefinitely with a foot injury, but the hosts still took an early lead on Matt Cooke's backhander at 4:38 in the first.
Brian Gionta tied the game for the Canadiens with 4:12 remaining in the opening period before Michael Cammalleri netted twice. The Canadiens host the Penguins in Game 3 tomorrow.
In the West, the Sharks went 2-0 up in their series with victory over Detroit on home ice.
The Sharks trailed 2-3 in the third period before Joe Pavelski tied the score with his second goal of the game at 4:40 and Thornton added the game-winner at 12:37.
"Tonight, we had to battle back all night. It's just a good win," Thornton said. "It's huge going up 2-0 going into their building. It's a tough place to play, but we'll be ready."
"He's a huge part of this organization and we're missing him but everyone is stepping up and that's what we need to win," 20-year-old defender P K Subban told reporters after proving an able replacement for his injured teammate.
In the Western Conference, Joe Thornton notched his first goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings to take charge of their best-of-seven series.
On the heels of a stunning first-round win over the top seeded Washington Capitals, the Canadiens appeared to have run out of steam in their 3-6 loss to the Penguins in Game 1.
Pulled for a poor performance in that defeat, goaltender Jaroslav Halak returned to his earlier impressive playoff form with 38 saves and the Montreal defense rallied in the absence of Markov, who injured his knee in Game 1 on Friday.
Pittsburgh is missing valuable center Jordan Staal, who is out indefinitely with a foot injury, but the hosts still took an early lead on Matt Cooke's backhander at 4:38 in the first.
Brian Gionta tied the game for the Canadiens with 4:12 remaining in the opening period before Michael Cammalleri netted twice. The Canadiens host the Penguins in Game 3 tomorrow.
In the West, the Sharks went 2-0 up in their series with victory over Detroit on home ice.
The Sharks trailed 2-3 in the third period before Joe Pavelski tied the score with his second goal of the game at 4:40 and Thornton added the game-winner at 12:37.
"Tonight, we had to battle back all night. It's just a good win," Thornton said. "It's huge going up 2-0 going into their building. It's a tough place to play, but we'll be ready."
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