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Defending champs grab series lead on Capitals
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April 14, 2012, Saturday
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Boston's Chris Kelly scored on a long slap shot early in overtime to give the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins a 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday in the opener of their first-round NHL playoff series in Boston.
The game was physical and scoreless until goalie Tim Thomas, who stopped 17 shots for the shutout, turned back a Washington attack early in the extra period. Brian Rolston dropped it for Benoit Pouliot to clear the zone and he pushed it up to Kelly, who slapped a hard shot over Braden Holtby's glove for the game-winner.
Holtby, a third-stringer making his playoff debut because Tomas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth were injured, kept Washington in the game while the Bruins peppered him with shots.
In other games, it was: Rangers 4, Senators 2; Coyotes 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT); and Sharks 3, Blues 2 (double OT).
In New York, Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored minutes apart in the second period to break open a tight game, and top-seeded New York opened its first-round Eastern Conference series with a 4-2 win over Ottawa.
The Rangers went ahead through a goal by Ryan Callahan in the first period, Gaborik and Boyle pushed the lead to 3-0, and Brad Richards added a goal in the third for the Rangers.
In Glendale, Arizona, Martin Hanzal scored 9:29 into overtime as Phoenix opened its playoff series against Chicago with a win.
In St Louis, Martin Havlat scored his second goal of the game 3:34 into the second overtime, giving San Jose a win over St Louis in Game 1 of their series.
Andrew Desjardins tied it for San Jose with 5:16 to go in regulation.
Patrik Berglund scored his first two career playoff goals for the Blues.
The game was physical and scoreless until goalie Tim Thomas, who stopped 17 shots for the shutout, turned back a Washington attack early in the extra period. Brian Rolston dropped it for Benoit Pouliot to clear the zone and he pushed it up to Kelly, who slapped a hard shot over Braden Holtby's glove for the game-winner.
Holtby, a third-stringer making his playoff debut because Tomas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth were injured, kept Washington in the game while the Bruins peppered him with shots.
In other games, it was: Rangers 4, Senators 2; Coyotes 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT); and Sharks 3, Blues 2 (double OT).
In New York, Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored minutes apart in the second period to break open a tight game, and top-seeded New York opened its first-round Eastern Conference series with a 4-2 win over Ottawa.
The Rangers went ahead through a goal by Ryan Callahan in the first period, Gaborik and Boyle pushed the lead to 3-0, and Brad Richards added a goal in the third for the Rangers.
In Glendale, Arizona, Martin Hanzal scored 9:29 into overtime as Phoenix opened its playoff series against Chicago with a win.
In St Louis, Martin Havlat scored his second goal of the game 3:34 into the second overtime, giving San Jose a win over St Louis in Game 1 of their series.
Andrew Desjardins tied it for San Jose with 5:16 to go in regulation.
Patrik Berglund scored his first two career playoff goals for the Blues.
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