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 Atlanta Ottawa Pittsburgh by rangers Tampa Bay Lott sgt a 48 20 7 103 282 224 44 23 8 96 197 187 39 27 10 88 229 232 45 23 8 98 267 207 43 23 10 96 259 229 39 28 9 87 219 198 41 31 4 86 235 240 38 29 8 84 225 224 by islanders Montreal Toronto Florida Boston Washington 27 12 84 225 218 39 31 6 84 225 235 36 29 10 82 232 242 31 30 14 76 222 239 34 35 6 74 206 265 26 37 13 65 224 270 20 44 11 51 194 280 Western conference a Nashville a Anaheim Minnesota Detroit san Jose Vancouver Dallas l of pts of a 48 21 7 103 255 197 44 19 12 100 240 194 45 24 7 97 221 183 45 19 11 101 232 188 46 26 4 96 235 185 45 23 6 96 199 180 45 24 6 96 204 183 39 25 10 88 236 203 Colorado st Louis Edmonton Columbus los Angeles Phoenix 29 7 83 246 229 31 31 12 74 194 228 31 38 7 69 186 229 30 37 7 67 184 227 26 36 14 66 215 261 29 41 5 63 201 259 27 38 9 63 183 236 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 l Dallas 4 Phoenix 3 so Nashville 4 Edmonton 0 sundays games Pittsburgh 5 Boston 0 by rangers 2 by islanders l of Calgary at Chicago 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 la Pittsburgh 1 0 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 01001 by rangers won shootout 21 second period1 Boston Savard 22 third 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 rangers 0 of 5 Boston 0 of 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 1 of 6 Philadelphia oof 3 goalie Sny islanders Dipietro 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 wings 2 so st Louis 200 03 Detroit Oil 02 st Louis wins shootout 10 first period1 st Louis Mojzis 1 Mcclement st Louis Boyes 17 Stempniak second period3 Detroit Hudler 15 Samuelsson third period4 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 opportunities st Louis 0 of 5 Detroit 1 of 5 goalies 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 2 Carolina Cole 27 Tanabe 3 Carolina Ladd 10 Wesley second period4 san Jose Guerin 35 Marleau 5 Carolina Staal third period6 san Jose Cheechov 31 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 of 7 goalies an Jose Nabokov 10 shots7 Moskala 26101 second Carolina Ward 29176 a18763 Maple Leafs 4 sabres 1 Buffalo 1001 Toronto 1214 first period1 Toronto Tucker 23 Well Wood 2 Buffalo Hecht 17 Macarthur second pertod3 Toronto Tucker 24 Wellwood Toronto Colaiacovo 6 Devereaux third period5 Toronto Antropov 17 Mccabe shots on Goa Buffalo 47920 Toronto 1611835 Power play 0 of 4 Toronto 1 of 5 goalie Buffalo Miller 35166 21 shots18 Conklin period Toronto Raycroft 34238 a19571 canadians 4 capitals 1 Washington 1001 Montreal 1 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 1420640 Power play 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 11103 new Jersey won shootout 21 first Florida Jokinen 36 Van second period2 Florida Weiss 19 3 new Jersey Clarkson 2 Rafalski 4 new Jersey Dowd 2 Parise third period5 Florida Peltonen 16 grat ton Van 6 new Jersey Dowd 3 Rafalski shootout new Jersey 2 Parise g Zajac Florida 1 Peltonen g Morton no Jokinen shots on Goa new Jersey 998430 Florida 61110229 Power play Jersey l of 4 Florida 0 off goalies new Jersey Brodeur 43227 29 shots26 Florida Belfour 24179 a16101 senators 7 lightning 2 Ottawa 2 2 37 Tampa Bay 1 1 02 first period Ottawa Corvo 8 Kelly 2 Tampa Bay Boyle 17 Prospal 3 Ottawa Alfredson 27 Heatley second penod4 Tampa Bay Boyle 18 Lecavalier st Ottawa heat Ley 44 Corvo 6 Ottawa Schubert 7 third period7 Ottawa eaves 13 Schu Bert Ottawa Mcammond 13 Schubert 9 Ottawa heat Ley 45 Alfre Osson shots on Goa Ottawa 813728 Tampa Bay 87823 Power play opportunities Ottawa 1 of 3 Tampa Bay i of 2 goalie Ottawa Emery 31145 23 shots2l Tampa Bay Denis 17172 Ramo third a20342 wild 4 Kings 1 los Angeles 0 0 11 Minnesota 2 0 24 first period1 Minnesota Burns 6 Veilleux Minnesota Rolston Shoster third period3 los Angeles Brown 15 Kopitar 14 4 Minnesota Bouchard 19 5 Minnesota Koivu 19 Rolston shots on goal los Angeles 1091433 Minnesota 1z3823 Power play Angeles 1 of 4 Minnesota 1 of 5 goalies los Angeles Garon 1296 23 shots19 Minnesota Harding 301 a18568 stars 4 coyotes 3 so Dallas 003 04 Phoenix 120 03 Dallas won shootout 14 first Phoenix Carcillo 3 rein Precht second 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 Al Las 1 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 71271271 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 period1 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 goalie Nashville Vokoun 24104 26 shots26 Edmonton Markkanen 561 a16839 Crosby Pittsburgh cruise past Boston the associated press Pittsburgh Sidney Cros by had two goals and an assist to extend his league scoring Lead and help the Pittsburgh penguins tie for first place in the Atlantic division with a 50 Victory Over the Boston Bruins on sunday 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 with 96 Points Gary Roberts had a goal and two assists Sergei Gonchar added two assists and Evgeni Malkin and Ryan Malone also scored for the penguins who moved to within two Points of cur rent no 4 seed Ottawa new Jersey which was off Sun Day holds the tiebreaker Over Pittsburgh in the division and has a game in hand the Bruins have lost four in a Row and seven of nine and Are All but officially eliminated from postseason Contention the penguins took control of the game in the first period with three Power play goals Malkin gave the penguins the Lead on a slap shot past Boston goalie Tim Thomas while on a 4on3 Power play with left in the opening period Gonchar and Roberts assisted on the goal which temporarily tied Malkin with Crosby for the team Lead Crosby retook the team Lead about 4 minutes later when a re bound of a Gonchar shot chromed toward him below the right face off Circle Crosby whacked it out of midair and into the net the play was reviewed to ensure his Sticks Contact with the puck was below the crossbar which it was Roberts then scored his 17th while also on the Power play when he blasted a slap shot past Thomas from the High Slot Rob erts has five Points in his last three games before its three goal burst in Pittsburgh had not had three Power play goals in its last six games combined it had taken 19 periods plus an overtime period for the penguins to accumulate their previous three Power play goals 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 i front of Rick Dipietro during an overtime Power play and knocked the puck in with Only 489 seconds showing it gave the rangers 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 Henrik Lundqvist is a big Rea son Why the rangers completed consecutive 21 Road wins on Bac Toback Days he stopped 34 shots after making 40 saves in an overtime Victory saturday Colton Orr Hollwegs hardhat Ting Lin mate scored his second nil goal and first in 18 games in the second period Alexei Yashin tied it for the islanders with a Power play goal in the third 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 Carolina 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