Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.
Brent Burns and Logan Couture scored and Antti Niemi made 22 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 win over visiting Los Angeles on Tuesday night, tying their NHL Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece.
The Senators will bring a new level of confidence when they face off against the Penguins in Game 4 Wednesday (CBC, CBCSports, 7 p.m. ET), while the New York Rangers find themselves on the brink of playoff extinction.
The Boston Bruins are not only dominating their series against the New York Rangers, but their scoring depth it proving to be too overwhelming for the Blueshirts, who find themselves in a 3-0 hole.
Andre Benoit was making good money with Spartak Moscow, but couldn't pass up a chance to break into the NHL with Ottawa as a 29-year-old, writes Tim Wharnsby.
Martin Frk had a hat trick and an assist and Darcy Ashley also scored twice and had an assist of his own Tuesday as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the London Knights 9-2 in the final round-robin game for both teams at the MasterCard Memorial Cup.
After a big win in Game 3, another resilient performance in a season full of them, the Ottawa Senators are confident they can tie their second-round NHL playoff series with Pittsburgh Wednesday night.
Jimmy Howard has held top-seeded Chicago to only one goal in two straight games, lifting seventh-seeded Detroit to a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-seven NHL Western Conference semifinal.
Martin Brodeur will join the Hockey Night In Canada panel as a guest analyst starting with Game 4 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators on Wednesday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET).
