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April 23, 2009, Thursday
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Jussi Jokinen deflected in Dennis Seidenberg's slap shot with 0.2 seconds remaining for the Carolina Hurricanes to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 and even their NHL playoff series 2-2 on Tuesday.
Eric Staal, Ryan Bayda and Chad LaRose also scored for the Hurricanes, who blew a 3-0 lead but regrouped just in time to avoid a third straight overtime game.
Jokinen started the dramatic sequence when he tried to stuff a backhander past goalie Martin Brodeur with about 7 seconds remaining. The puck circled around to Joni Pitkanen near the blue line and he passed off to Seidenberg, who unloaded a hard blast from the point that clicked off the Finn's left skate and past Brodeur's low left side as time expired.
After a video review, officials determined the puck crossed the goal line with 0.2 seconds left. An incensed Brodeur, who had been bumped outside the crease by Jokinen seconds before the goal, smashed his stick into the boards.
David Clarkson scored the tying goal with 11:14 left for New Jersey. Brian Gionta added a goal and an assist, Brendan Shanahan scored his 60th career playoff goal and Brodeur stopped 42 shots.
In Anaheim, California, Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 9:27 left as San Jose evaded a daunting playoff deficit with a 4-3 victory over Anaheim in Game 3 to trim the Ducks' series lead to 2-1.
Dan Boyle had two goals and an assist, and fellow defenseman Rob Blake had a goal and an exceptional assist on Marleau's winner for the top-seeded Sharks, who had scored just twice while losing the first two games of their series against the eighth-seeded Ducks at home.
The Presidents' Trophy winners improved their offensive efforts and eventually got the tiebreaking goal from their captain, who beat Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller with a slick deflection of Blake's pass. The goal was Marleau's ninth career playoff winner.
First-round sweep
In St Louis, Alex Burrows scored his second goal of the game with 18.9 seconds remaining in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 47 saves to help Vancouver complete a first-round sweep of St Louis with a 3-2 win.
Kyle Wellwood also scored for the Canucks, who swept a four-game series for the first time in franchise history. Vancouver won a series before the seventh game for the first time in 12 tries since 1994.
Brad Boyes and David Perron scored for the Blues, who rallied from a two-goal, second-period deficit thanks to increased traffic around Luongo.
But more power play woes doomed St Louis, which was 0-for-7 with the man advantage and 1-for-23 in the series including a four-minute double-minor midway through overtime.
In Columbus, Ohio, Henrik Zetterberg scored twice as Detroit dominated from start to finish to grab a 3-0 lead in their first-round series with a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
The first NHL playoff game at Nationwide Arena - in Columbus' 659th game - was a mammoth letdown for a franchise-record crowd of 19,219. Dan Cleary had a goal and two assists, Tomas Holmstrom scored 1:07 in and Johan Franzen added two assists. The Red Wings can advance to the conference semifinals with a win today.
Chris Osgood's shutout streak of 144 minutes, 27 seconds ended with 3:53 left when R.J. Umberger scored on a backhander off a rebound of Rick Nash's drive.
In Philadelphia, a sliding Sidney Crosby scored a goal that ricocheted off his skate, his midsection and into the back of the net to spark Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over the Flyers.
Eric Staal, Ryan Bayda and Chad LaRose also scored for the Hurricanes, who blew a 3-0 lead but regrouped just in time to avoid a third straight overtime game.
Jokinen started the dramatic sequence when he tried to stuff a backhander past goalie Martin Brodeur with about 7 seconds remaining. The puck circled around to Joni Pitkanen near the blue line and he passed off to Seidenberg, who unloaded a hard blast from the point that clicked off the Finn's left skate and past Brodeur's low left side as time expired.
After a video review, officials determined the puck crossed the goal line with 0.2 seconds left. An incensed Brodeur, who had been bumped outside the crease by Jokinen seconds before the goal, smashed his stick into the boards.
David Clarkson scored the tying goal with 11:14 left for New Jersey. Brian Gionta added a goal and an assist, Brendan Shanahan scored his 60th career playoff goal and Brodeur stopped 42 shots.
In Anaheim, California, Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 9:27 left as San Jose evaded a daunting playoff deficit with a 4-3 victory over Anaheim in Game 3 to trim the Ducks' series lead to 2-1.
Dan Boyle had two goals and an assist, and fellow defenseman Rob Blake had a goal and an exceptional assist on Marleau's winner for the top-seeded Sharks, who had scored just twice while losing the first two games of their series against the eighth-seeded Ducks at home.
The Presidents' Trophy winners improved their offensive efforts and eventually got the tiebreaking goal from their captain, who beat Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller with a slick deflection of Blake's pass. The goal was Marleau's ninth career playoff winner.
First-round sweep
In St Louis, Alex Burrows scored his second goal of the game with 18.9 seconds remaining in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 47 saves to help Vancouver complete a first-round sweep of St Louis with a 3-2 win.
Kyle Wellwood also scored for the Canucks, who swept a four-game series for the first time in franchise history. Vancouver won a series before the seventh game for the first time in 12 tries since 1994.
Brad Boyes and David Perron scored for the Blues, who rallied from a two-goal, second-period deficit thanks to increased traffic around Luongo.
But more power play woes doomed St Louis, which was 0-for-7 with the man advantage and 1-for-23 in the series including a four-minute double-minor midway through overtime.
In Columbus, Ohio, Henrik Zetterberg scored twice as Detroit dominated from start to finish to grab a 3-0 lead in their first-round series with a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
The first NHL playoff game at Nationwide Arena - in Columbus' 659th game - was a mammoth letdown for a franchise-record crowd of 19,219. Dan Cleary had a goal and two assists, Tomas Holmstrom scored 1:07 in and Johan Franzen added two assists. The Red Wings can advance to the conference semifinals with a win today.
Chris Osgood's shutout streak of 144 minutes, 27 seconds ended with 3:53 left when R.J. Umberger scored on a backhander off a rebound of Rick Nash's drive.
In Philadelphia, a sliding Sidney Crosby scored a goal that ricocheted off his skate, his midsection and into the back of the net to spark Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over the Flyers.
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