European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 stars and stripes tuesday March 27 2007 Eastern conference a Buffalo new Jersey Datiana Ottawa Pittsburgh by rangers Tampa Bay 48 44 39 45 43 39 41 20 23 27 23 23 28 31 7 8 10 8 10 9 4 103 96 88 98 96 87 86 282 197 229 267 259 219 235 224 187 232 207 229 198 240 235 Carolina by islanders Toronto Florida Boston Washington 36 36 31 34 26 27 29 30 35 37 12 10 14 6 13 84 82 76 74 65 225 232 222 206 224 218 242 239 265 270 280 Western conference a Nashville a Anaheim Minnesota Detroit san Jose Vancouver Dallas 48 44 45 45 46 45 45 21 19 24 19 26 23 24 7 12 7 11 4 6 6 103 100 97 101 96 96 96 255 240 221 232 235 199 204 197 194 183 188 185 180 183 205 Colorado St Louis Edmonton Columbus los Angeles Phoenix 31 31 30 26 29 31 38 37 36 41 12 7 7 14 5 74 69 67 66 63 194 186 184 215 201 228 229 227 261 259 239 two Points for a win one Point for Over time loss or shootout loss clinched playoff spot division Leader saturdays games Pittsburgh 2 Atlanta 1 by rangers 2 Boston 1 Sony islanders 4 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 3 Detroit 2 so Carolina 6 san Jose 4 Toronto 4 Buffalo 1 Montreal 4 Washington 1 Ottawa 7 Tampa Bay 2 new Jersey 4 Florida 3 so Minnesota 4 los Angeles 1 Dallas 4 Phoenix 3 so Nashville 4 Edmonton 0 sundays games Pittsburgh 5 Boston 0 by rangers 2 by islanders 1 of Calgary 3 Chicago 2 St Louis at Columbus Colorado at Vancouver mondays game Anaheim at Detroit tuesdays games Pittsburgh at Washington Florida at Tampa Bay Boston at Ottawa by rangers at Montreal Carolina at Toronto new Jersey at by islanders Calgary at Minnesota Edmonton at Nashville Columbus at St Louis Phoenix at Dallas Vancouver at Colorado los Angeles at san Jose saturday penguins 2 Thrashers 1 Atlanta 0 0 11 Pittsburgh 1 0 12 first period1 Pittsburgh Ouellet 17 Rob erts third period2 Atlanta Mellanby 12 de 3 Pittsburgh Staal 29 Malone shots on Goa Atlanta 711826 Pitts Burgh 891128 Power play opportunities Atlanta 0 of 3 Pittsburgh 0 of 5 goalie Atlanta Lehtonen 32238 28 shots26 Pittsburgh Thibault 782 a17132 rangers 2 Bruins 1 Sony rangers 001 02 Boston 010 01 by rangers won shootout 21 second Boston Savard 22 third period2 by rangers pock 2 jagr shootout by rangers 2 Nylander g Cullen no jagr Boston 1 Sturm no Berg Eron g Kessel shots on Galny rangers 81014436 Boston 11178541 Power play opportunities by rangers 0 of 5 Boston oof 8 goalie Sny rangers Lundqvist 33217 41 shots40 Boston Macdonald 262 a17565 islanders 4 flyers 3 by islanders 1 2 14 Philadelphia 1 2 03 first period1 by islanders Park 7 to Philadelphia Carter 11 Gagne second period3 Philadelphia Jones 4 Gagne by islanders Robi Taille 11 Yashin 5 Phila Delphia eager 4 Carter 6 by islanders Blake 37 Kozlov third period7 by islanders Hilbert 8 shots on Galny islanders 1710734 Philadelphia 512421 Power play opportunities by islanders lof6phladepnkoof3 goalie Sny islanders of Fetro 32198 21 shots18 Philadelphia Biron 1692 a19422 Keith Pittsburgh Sidney Crosby right tries to bring the puck up the ice As Bostons Jeff Hoggan defends during sundays game in Pittsburgh blues 3 red wines owes j Nea wrings Stlouis 20003 Detroit 01102 St Louis wins shootout 10 first period1 St Louis Mojzis 1 Mcclement 2 St Louis Boyes 17 Stempak second period3 Detroit Hudler 15 Samuelsson third perioo4 Detroit Filppula 10 shootouts Louis 1 Stempniak no weight Detroit 0 Matsyuk no Bertuzzi no Cleary shots on goals Louis 1053119 de troit 61119642 Power play opportune Kisst Louis 0 of 5 Detroit 1 of 5 St Louis Bacashihua 142 42 shots40 Detroit hasek 35115 a20066 hurricanes 6 Sharks 4 san Jose 0 1 34 Carolina 3 1 26 first period1 Carolina Whitney 29 2 Carolina Cole 27 Tanabe 3 Carolina Ladd 10 Wesley second 4 san Jose Guerin 35 ton Van 6 new Jersey Dowd 3 Rafolski pm new Jersey 2 Parise g Zajac 1 Peltonen g Morton no Jokinen new Jersey 998430 shots on goal Florida 61110229 Power play opportunities new Jersey 1 of 4 Florida 0 off new Jersey Brodeur 43227 29 shots26 Florida Belfour 24179 a16101 t233 senators 7 lightning 2 Ottawa Tampa Bay 2 2 37 1 1 02 first period1 Ottawa Corvo 8 Kelly Tampa Bay Boyle 17 Prospal 3 Ottawa Alfredson 27 Heatley Spezza i second period4 Tampa Bay Boyle 18 Lecavalier St Ottawa heat Ley 44 Corvo 6 Ottawa Schubert 7 eaves third period7 Ottawa eaves i Schu Bert Ottawa Mcammond 13 Schubert 9 Ottawa heat Ley 45 Alfredson shots on Goa Ottawa 813728 Tampa rivet 7 san Jose Bernier 14 Carolina Ladd 11 Walker 9 san Jose Thorn ton 21 Marleau 10 Carolina Stillman 5 shots on goal san Jose 581124 Carolina 103720 Power play opportunities san Jose 2 of 6 Carolina 1 of 7 Jose Nabokov 10 shots7 Moskala 26101 second Carolina Ward 29176 a18763 Maple Leafs 4 sabres 1 Buffalo 1 0 01 Toronto 1 2 14 first period1 Toronto Tucker 23 Well Wood pal 2 Buffalo Hecht 17 Macarthur Mart second period3 Toronto Tucker 24 Wellwood Toronto Colaiacovo 6 Devereaux third period5 Toronto Antropov 17 Mccabe shots on Goa Buffalo 47920 Toronto 1611835 Power play opportunities Buffalo 0 of 4 Toronto 1 of5 goalie Buffalo Miller 35166 21 shots18 Conklin period Toronto Raycroft 34238 a19571 canadians 4 capitals 1 Washington l 0 01 Montreal l 2 14 first period1 Washington Clark 29 Semin 2 Montreal Kova lev 15 second period3 Montreal Kovalev 16 Koivu 4 Montreal ple Kanec 19 Kost Tsyn third period5 Montreal Ryder 25 Dan shots on Goa Washington 1010828 Montreal 14zo640 Power play opportunities Washington 1 of 6 Montreal 1 of 3 goalie Washington Krolzig 21216 40 shots36 Montreal Halak 740 a21273 devils 4 panthers 3 so new Jersey 021 04 Florida 111 03 new Jersey won shootout 21 first period1 Florida Jokinen 36 Van second period2 Florida Weiss 19 3 new Jersey clerk son 2 Rafalski up 4 new Jersey Dowd 2 Parise Zajacz tmrdfteriod5 Florida Peltonen 16 grat Power play opportunities Ottawa 1 of 3 Tampa Bay l of 2 goalie Ottawa Emery 31145 23 shots21 Tampa Bay Denis 17172 Ramo third a26342 wild 4 Kings 1 0 0 11 2 0 24 Burns 6 Minnesota first Minnesota Veilleux Minnesota Rolston 3hfoster third period3 los Angeles Brown 15 Kopitar 14 4 Minnesota Bouchard 19 5 Minnesota Koivu 19 Rolston shots on goal los Angeles 1091433 Minnesota 123823 Power play opportunities los Angeles l of 4 Minnesota 1 of 5 Angeles Garon 1296 23 shots19 Minnesota Harding 301 a18568 stars 4 coyotes 3 so Dallas 003 04 Phoenix 120 03 Dallas won shootout 10 first 1 Phoenix Carcillo 3 rein Precht second period2 Phoenix to Arnquist 6 3 Phoenix Zigo Manis 13 Adams third period4 Dallas Morrow 12 Ribeiro 36 5 Dallas Miettinen 11 Morrow 6 Dallas Eriksson 5 Ribeiro shootout Dallas l Zubov no Jokinen no Ribeiro no Modano no Nagy no Miettinen no Lehtinen Phoenix 0 Kapanen no Adams no Doan no Carcillo no Reinprecht no Taffe no Zigo Manis shots on Goa Dallas 696425 Phoenix 7127127 Power play opportunities Dallas 1 of 4 Phoenix i of5 goalie Dallas Turco 34195 27 shots24 Phoenix Joseph 16272 a17522 predators 4 oilers 0 Nashville 1 2 14 Edmonton 0 0 00 first 1 Nashville Radulov 15 fors Berg second period2 Nashville Weber 16 Forsberg 3 Nashville Suter 8 Legwand third period4 Nashville fiddler 11 Zidlicky shots on Goa Nashville 107926 Edmonton 128626 Power play opportunities Nashville 1 of 5 Edmonton 0 of 3 san Sewjie Vokoun 26 Edmonton Markanen 16839 Crosby Pittsburgh cruise past Boston the associated press Pittsburgh the Pitts Burgh penguins have been play ing so Well at Home lately that they might just earn the right to play Here More often in the play offs Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist to extend his league scoring Lead and help the pen Guins win at Home for the 16th time in their last 19 games a 50 Victory Over the Boston Bruins on sunday afternoon Marcandre Fleury made 29 saves for his fifth shutout of the season and seventh of his career for Pittsburgh which is 921 in its last 12 and now is tied with the new Jersey devils atop the Atlan tic division with 96 Points Pitts Burgh also moved to within two Points of current no 4 seed Ottawa finishing second in the con Ference As opposed to finishing fifth for us is a pretty big Deal said Gary Roberts who had a goal and two assists Sergei Gonchar added two assists and Evgeni Malkin and Ryan Malone also scored for the penguins who Are 1621 in their last 19 at Home they have tied for the third most Home victories in club history with 25 and Are i a Battle for one of the top four seeds and Home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs i think everyone feels Comfort Able playing Here said Malone who grew up just South of Pitts Burgh obviously i think the fans Are great the atmosphere i know Guys Are coming up to me after the game and they cant wait to see what the fans Are like Dur ing the playoffs i was one of those fans Back in the Day when they were wining cups its an unbelievable feeling and i cant wait for the playoffs to Start new Jersey which was off Sun Day holds the tiebreaker Over Pittsburgh in the division and has a game in hand rangers 2 islanders 1 at Uniondale by Michael by Lander deflected in Brendan Sha Nathans shot late in overtime to lift the new York rangers Over the islanders in the first game be tween the bitter metropolitan rivals since Chris Simons stick at tack Nylander planted himself in front of Rick Dipietro during an overtime Power play and knocked the puck in with Only 489 seconds showing it gave the rangers their fifth straight Victory and moved them past Idle Tampa Bay into sixth place in the crowded Eastern conference playoff Chase the islanders playing their eighth game since Simon was sus Pended for the rest of the season and playoffs for his two handed stick swing at rangers Forward Ryan Hollweg on March 8 got a Point and jumped into a three Way tie for eighth place with Montreal and Carolina unlike saturday when the rangers had to kill off a penalty for Over a minute in overtime at Boston they went on the Power play with remaining when is Landers defens Eman Sean Hill hooked Jaromir jagr after by Lander netted his 23rd of the sea son Hill Jawed at the officials when he came out of the Box Dipietro was Sharp in making 32 saves but he angrily backhanded the puck out of his net As the rangers celebrated their sixth 21 Victory in 11 games including three Over the islanders at Center ice flames 3 bbl Hawks 2 at Chicago roman hamrlik scored off a face off with left in the third period to snap a tie and lift Calgary Over Chicago after Wayne Primeau won a draw in the Chicago zone hamrlik beat Chicago goalie Nikolai Khabibulin on the Short Side with a drive from the left Point moments earlier Khabibulin had been hit in the mask by Dion Phaneuff High shot play was stopped setting up the face off Kristian Juselius and Stephane Yelle also scored for the flames who won their third straight Calgary improved to 90 Points and strengthened its hold on eighth place in the Western conference the final playoff berth radim Wrbata and Denis Arkhipova scored for Chicago which lost its fifth straight in saturday games hurricanes 6 Sharks 4 at Raleigh no Cam Ward made the most of his first Start in goal in nearly two weeks and Andrew Ladd scored twice helping carols a beat san Jose canadians 4 capitals 1 at Montreal Alex Kovalev had his first two goal game of the season and Jaroslav Halak made 27 saves to win his fourth straight Start to help Montreal defeat Washington Maple Leafs 4 sabres 1 at Toronto Darcy Tucker scored twice and Toronto rebounded to earn a split of a Homeland Home series with Buffalo senators 7 lightning 2 at Tampa Fla Dany Heatley had two goals and an assist to Lead Ottawa past Tampa Bay devils 4 panthers 3 at Sunrise Fla Travis Zajac scored the winning goal in a shootout and new Jersey broke a sea so High three game losing Streak wild 4 Kings 1 at St Paul Minn third string goalie Josh Harding turned in another Strong performance to help Minnesota stretch its franchise est winning Streak to nine games stars 4 coyotes 3 at Glendale Ariz Jere Lehtinen scored the Only shootout goal in the seventh round and Dallas ral lied from a three goal deficit predators 4 oilers 0 at Edmonton Alberta Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves for his fifth shut out of the season to help Nashville snap a two game losing skid with a Victory Over Edmonton