The New York Rangers moved into the last four in the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoffs with a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday.
The Rangers trailed for 18 seconds in the first period before scoring four straight times and holding on for a victory that ended the best-of-seven series in five games.
New Jersey missed a penalty that would have tied the game at 4-4 with 7 minutes, 8 seconds left.
Never before had a team won three road games against New Jersey in a playoff series.
Ducks 5, Stars 2
In Anaheim, California, Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf and Sean O’Donnell each had a goal and an assist for Anaheim to trim Dallas’ lead in the first-round series to 3-2.
Game 6 is today in Dallas. A seventh game would be in Anaheim on Tuesday.
The Ducks, the defending Stanley Cup champions, were on the brink of going home for the season when they scored three times in the third period to break open a tight, physical game.
Red Wings 2, Predators 1, OT
In Detroit, Johan Franzen scored 1 minute, 48 seconds into overtime, lifting Detroit over Nashville and into a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.
The NHL’s best team were less than a minute from winning in regulation, but Nashville’s late equalizer forced overtime. Game 6 is today in Nashville.
Bologna on Thursday advanced past Empoli to reach their first Coppa Italia final in more than half a century. Thijs Dallinga’s 87th-minute header earned Bologna a 2-1 win and his side advanced 5-1 on aggregate. Giovanni Fabbian opened the scoring for Bologna with a header seven minutes in. Then Viktor Kovalenko equalized for Empoli in the 30th minute by turning in a rebound to finish off a counterattack. Bologna won the first leg 3-0. In the May 14 final in Rome, Bologna are to face AC Milan, who eliminated city rivals Inter 4-1 on aggregate following a 3-0 win on Wednesday. Bologna last reached the
If the Wild finally break through and win their first playoff series in a decade, Minnesota’s top line likely will be the reason. They were all over the Golden Knights through the first two games of their NHL Western Conference quarter-finals series, which was 1-1 going back to Minnesota for Game 3 today. The Wild tied the series with a 5-2 win on Tuesday. Matt Boldy had three goals and an assist in the first two games, while Kirill Kaprizov produced two goals and three assists. Joel Eriksson Ek, who centers the line, has yet to get on the scoresheet. “I think the biggest
From a commemorative jersey to a stadium in his name, Argentine soccer organizers are planning a slew of tributes to their late “Captain” Pope Francis, eulogized as the ultimate team player. Tributes to the Argentine pontiff, a lifelong lover of the game, who died on Monday at the age of 88, have been peppered with soccer metaphors in his homeland. “Francisco. What a player,” the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) said, describing the first pope from Latin America and the southern hemisphere as a generational talent who “never hogged the ball” and who showed the world “the importance of having an Argentine captain,
The Minnesota Timberwolves, with so many promising performances spoiled by late mistakes fresh in their memory bank, sure timed this strong finish well. Jaden McDaniels scored a career playoff-high 30 points and spearheaded Minnesota’s stifling defense on an ailing Luka Doncic, and the Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-104 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday night. “Jaden never looks tired. He looks like he could play 48 minutes,” said teammate Anthony Edwards, who had 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Julius Randle added 22 points for the Wolves, who outscored
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