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Joffrey Lupul scored the first of Philadelphia's three first-period goals Thursday night and the Flyers extended the Eastern Conference finals for at least one more game with a 4-2 victory over the Penguins.
Third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow lifted the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, preventing the Western Conference finals from ending in a sweep.
Ryan Whitney and Marian Hossa scored less than three minutes apart in the first period, and the Penguins held the Flyers to 18 shots Tuesday in a 4-1 win that gave Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Pavel Datsyuk netted his first-ever hat trick and Henrik Zetterberg closed the door with a crucial shorthanded goal as Detroit cruised to a 5-2 win over Dallas to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals.
Max Talbot scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory on Sunday night.
Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored first-period goals to help make up for the loss of Johan Franzen and Detroit held on for a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Evgeni Malkin scored two goals five minutes apart after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins defeated the Flyers 4-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.
Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals as the Detroit Red Wings coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday.
Brenden Morrow scored a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime by deflecting a pass from Stephane Robidas as the Stars eliminated San Jose in a game that ended early Monday morning -- the longest game in the NHL playoffs this season.
Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game 7:10 into overtime, and the Penguins rallied after giving up a two-goal lead to beat the Rangers 3-2 on Sunday and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
Scottie Upshall scored with 3:04 remaining in the third period and Philadelphia advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 6-4 win over Montreal on Saturday night.
Johan Franzen outscored Colorado himself Thursday night with his second hat trick in three games fueling the 8-2 rout that completed the sweep of the injury-riddled Avalanche.
Jaromir Jagr, facing impending free agency, snapped a scoreless tie in the second period and sealed the 3-0 win that forced a Game 5 against Pittsburgh with an empty-net goal.
The San Jose Sharks escaped elimination for the second straight time, as Joe Pavelski scored the game winner in OT against the Dallas Stars to win 3-2.
Daniel Briere scored the winner on a rebound with 3:38 left to lift Philadelphia to a 4-2 win over the Canadiens on Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Just hours after being named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, Evgeni Malkin scored two power-play goals and added an assist in the Penguins' 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night that gave Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead in the series.
Milan Michalek scored San Jose's first power-play goal of the series with 16:34 left and the Sharks beat Dallas 2-1 on Wednesday night to avoid being swept in the Western Conference semifinals.
Martin Biron stopped 32 shots, and the Flyers scored three goals in the second period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Monday night, taking a 2-1 lead in their second-round series.
Mattias Norstrom's goal 4:37 into overtime Tuesday night gave the Stars a 2-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks and a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
