ROUNDUP : KHABIBULIN HOT AS JETS SURPRISE RED WINGS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Welcome back, Winnipeg, to the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there playoffs. Facing the daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin task of overcoming a 2-0 deficit in their playoff series with the powerful Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. , the Jets came up with a clutch 4-1 victory in Game 3 Sunday in Winnipeg. A deafening roar of support from 15,544 white-clad fans gave the Jets the kind of lift they needed to come back after dropping their first two games in Detroit. ``That's why they make it the best of seven,'' said Detroit defenseman Mike Ramsey Mike Ramsey may refer to:
Keith Tkachuk Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He is currently playing left winger for the St. Louis Blues. , Chad Kilger Chad Kilger (born 27 November, 1976 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. On December 3, 2006, at a Toronto Maple Leafs Skills Competition, Kilger's slapshot was clocked at 106. , Eddie Olczyk and Dave Manson David "Dave" Manson (born January 27, 1967 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a retired former professional ice hockey player. After a junior career with his hometown Prince Albert Raiders, Manson jumped right up to the Chicago Blackhawks. scored for the Jets, who get to play Game 4 Tuesday at home before another sold-out crowd. Igor Larionov was the only Red Wing who could get the puck past a hot Nikolai Khabibulin in the Winnipeg net. Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 4: Alexander Selivanov scored just over two minutes into overtime in St. Petersburg, Fla., giving the Lightning a victory in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series with the Flyers. The Lightning stunned the top seed in the Eastern Conference in overtime for the second straight game, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series before a league playoff-record crowd of 25,945 at the ThunderDome. N.Y. Rangers 2, Canadiens 1: Adam Graves scored twice and Mark Messier played a dominant game as the Rangers battled back into their first-round playoff series with a victory over the Canadiens in Montreal. The Rangers' crucial victory assured them that they would not go down 3-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series, and assured a Game 5 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on Friday night. The Canadiens hold a 2-1 lead in the series with Game 4 set for Tuesday night at the Molson Centre. Chicago 7, Calgary 5: The Blackhawks' Eric Daze stymied a furious comeback by the host Flames with his second goal of the game, as the Blackhawks took a stranglehold on their opening-round playoff series. The Flames had rallied from a five-goal deficit to make the score 5-4 when Daze took a cross-ice pass from Jeremy Roenick. He went in all alone and beat Rick Tabaracci, sending the puck between the goaltender's legs. Joe Murphy scored moments later to ensure the victory, giving the Blackhawks a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference series. The Blackhawks can complete a sweep with a victory in Game 4 Tuesday night in Calgary. St. Louis 4, Toronto 3: Glenn Anderson tapped in a pass from Shayne Corson at 1:24 of overtime as the Blues beat the visiting Maple Leafs in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. It was the second overtime game of the series and both have ended quickly. Mats Sundin's power-play goal at 4:02 of the extra period gave Toronto a 5-4 victory Thursday in Game 2 at home. This one set a Blues record for the shortest playoff overtime game at home, beating the previous mark of 1:32 on April 27, 1968. It also gave the fifth-seeded Blues a 2-1 series lead entering Game 4 Tuesday night in St. Louis. St. Louis had lost its previous three overtime games in the playoffs and won for the first time since beating Toronto 2-1 on May 5, 1993. |
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