European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                And stripes Page 49 nil scoreboard Eastern conference a Buffalo a Kew Jersey Atlanta Ottawa Pittsburgh Tampa Bay by rangers lot pts of a 51 21 7 109 299 236 48 24 8 104 211 196 41 27 11 93 237 239 4724 9 103 280 216 45 24 11 101 272 243 4432 4 92249251 41 29 10 92 238 213 42 32 6 90 239 247 Toronto Carolina Nyi Sanders Washington 30 11 89 250 259 39 33 8 86 235 245 37 30 12 86 236 234 34 31 15 83 236 250 3539 6 76214279 27 39 14 68 232 282 21 46 12 54 206 293 Western conference l of pts of a a Detroit a Anaheim a Vancouver Nashville Sanjose Dallas Minnesota 19 12 110 245 194 47 20 12 106 251 200 48 24 7 103 216 192 49 23 8 106 264 209 49 26 4 102 248 190 48 25 6 102 220 192 46 26 8 100 227 190 43 26 10 96 250 213 Colorado St 7 91261243 34 33 13 81 212 245 41 7 71 196 244 42 7 69 192 243 40 9 69 194 246 los Angeles 40 14 66 222 278 29 45 5 63 208 278 i urine Etta time loss or shootout loss division Leader clinched playoff spot clinched division clinched conference tuesdays games Buffalo 4 Pittsburgh 1 Washington 1 Florida 0 Montreal 2 Boston 0 Detroit 3 Columbus 0 Toronto 3 Philadelphia 2 of Tampa Bay 3 Carolina 2 new Jersey 2 Ottawa 1 50 by islanders 3 by rangers 2 so Minnesota 3 Edmonton 0 Chicago 3 Nashville 2 so Colorado 4 Calgary 3 St Louis 5 Phoenix 2 Vancouver 4 los Angeles 2 wednesdays games Washington at Atlanta san Jose at Anaheim thursdays games Boston at Buffalo Dallas at Columbus new Jersey at Philadelphia Montreal at by rangers Pittsburgh at Ottawa Toronto at by islanders St Louis at Nashville Edmonton at Minnesota Detroit at Chicago los Angeles at Phoenix Colorado at Vancouver Calgary at san Jose fridays games Atlanta at Carolina Florida at Tampa Bay Anaheim at Dallas tuesday sabres 4 penguins 1 Buffalo 1 1 24 Pittsburgh 1 0 01 first period1 Buffalo Kalinin 7 Numminen Hechtl 2 Pittsburgh Recchi 23 steal second penod3 Buffalo Roy 18 Stafford third period4 Buffalo Vanek 40 Stafford 5 Buffalo Pominville 33 Hecht shots on Goa Buffalo 108826 Pitts Burgh 851023 Power play opportunities Buffalo 0 of 6 Pittsburgh oof 8 goalie Buffalo Miller 38166 23 shpts22 Pittsburgh Fleury 38169 a17132 capitals 1 panthers 0 Florida 0 0 00 Washington 0 1 01 fond peril i Washington Ovechkis 44 Laidi int 6101127 Wash Power play opportunities Florida 0 of 2 Washington 0 of 4 goalie Florida Anderson 110 17 Kolozs 22236 a16311 Maple Leafs 3 flyers 2 of Philadelphia 01102 Toronto 02o 13 f cond period Philadelphia Potulny 7 a Nubie 2 Toronto 3 Lla 3 Toronto Gill 6 my 5812025 Shes Philadelphia Biron 17113 33 2523 Raycroft 37249 a19547 18819 canadians 2 Bruins 0 Koivu 21 l 22 Streitl 41429 Mont of 3 Mike Tampa Bays Brad Richards right and Carolinas Justin Williams race for a Loose puck during the first period of tuesdays game in Tampa Fla devils 2 senators i so Ottawa 001 of new Jersey 001 02 new Jersey won shootout 32 third period new Jersey Madden 10 Ratalski 2 Ottawa Al Fredston 28 Heatley shootout Ottawa 2 Alfredson no heat Ley no Spezza no Vermette g Comrie Fisher new Jersey 3 Parise no Zajac no Elias no Langenbrunne g Brylin g Madden shots on Goa Ottawa 976123 new Jersey 10116128 Power play 0 of 3 new Jersey 0 of3 goalie Ottawa Emery 32156 28 shots27 new Jersey Brodeur 47237 a11642 islanders 3 rangers 2 Sony rangers 02002 by islanders 11003 by islanders won shootout 10 first period1 by islanders Asham 10 Robitaille second period2 by islanders Yashin 17 by rangers Shanahan 29 Straka 4 by rangers Nylander 26 shootout by rangers 0 Nylander no Shanahan no jagr by islanders 1 satan g Kozlov no Smyth shots on go any rangers 17145238 by islanders 9716234 Power play opportunities by rangers 0 of 5 by islanders oof 3 goalie Sny rangers Lundqvist 36218 34 shots32 by islanders Dubi Ulewicz Llo a15591 lightning 3 hurricanes 2 Carolina 1102 Tampa Bay 0 1 first period1 Carolina Whitney 32 Cole second period2 Carolina Brindamour 25 Walker 3 Tampa Bay Perrin 13 Ward third period4 Tampa Bay Lecavalier 52 Tampa Bay Boyle shots on Tampa Bay 1461030 Power play opportunities Carolina 1 of 3 Tampa Bay oof goalie Carolina Ward 30206 30 shots3 Tampa Bay Holmqvist 27142 a20224 red wings 3 Blue jackets 0 Columbus 0 0 00 Detroit period1 defrost calder12 16 2 Markkanen 581 26 shots23 Minnesota Backstrom 2186 a18568 Biack Hawks 3 predators 2 so Chicago 01103 Nashville Oil 02 Chicago won shootout 31 second Chicago Holmqvist 6 2 Nashville Timonen 13 Kariya leg third Hamhuis 6 do Mont 4 Chicago Byfuglien 1 Hamilton shootout Chicago 3 Williams g Wrbata g Hamilton Nashville 1 Radulov no Kariya shots on Goa Chicago 898126 Nash Ville 8117531 Power play 0 of 3 Nashville oof 4 goalie Chicago Lalime 451 31 shots29 Nashville Mason 24114 a14663 Avalanche 4 flames 3 1214 1 13 Gehr Clark 10 Colorado ftfstperiod1 Calgary Friesen 6 r 2 Colorado Cla Sakic second period3 Calgary hamrlik 7 Tan Guay 4 Colorado Richardson 14 Sakic 5 Colorado Stastny 27 Brunette third period6 Colorado Sakic 35 Bru Nette 7 Calgary Langkow 33 Iginia shots on Goa Colorado 107623 Cal Gary 78621 Power play Colorado 2 5 Calgary 1 of 3 goalies of goalie Colorado Budaj 30156 21 shots18 Calgary Kip Rusoff 40229 a19289 blues 5 coyotes 2 St Louis 3 2 05 Phoenix 1 1 02 first period1 St Louis weight is Backes 2 St Louis Cianek 15 3 Phoenix Carcillo 4 Ballard Toivonen 381 30 2929 Halak 1050 a21273 Power play 0 of goalie Columbus Norrena 23223 22 shots20 Detroit hasek 38116 a20066 wild 3 oilers 0 Edmonton  first period1 Minnesota Koivu 20 second period2 Minnesota Foster 3 third period3 Minnesota Radivojevic 10 Gaborik shots on goal Edmonton 416525 my Power play 0 of 5 Minnesota 2 of 5 6 Phoenix Roenick 9 Doan 7 St Louis King 1 on Louis Phoe Nix 1461333 Power play Louis 1 of 2 goalies St Louis Bacashihua 353 33 shots31 Phoenix Joseph 16302 Hellqvist third a14016 canucks 4 Kings 2 los Angeles h Vancouver 03 14 first period1 los Angeles Armstrong in Modry second period2 los Angeles Brown 17 Cammalleri 3 Vancou ver Smolinski 18 Skedin 4 Vancouver Pyatt 22 Bulis 5 Vancouver Cooke 9 Morrison third Vancouver Naslund 24 Sedin shots on goal los Angeles 67417 Van Couver 9131032 Power play Angeles 2 of 5 Vancouver 2 of 6 goalies los Angeles Garon 12106 shots28 Vancouver Luongo 46216 1a518630 Carolina eliminated from playoff Chase the associated press the defending Stanley cup Champion Carolina hurricanes will be watching the playoffs from Home this season the hurricanes blew a two goal Lead and lost to the Tampa Bay lightning 32 on tues Day night to become the first de fending Stanley cup Winner to miss the playoffs the next season since new Jersey in 1996 were completely frustrated As a team embarrassed Carolina Center Eric Staal said we wanted to be in the playoffs we wanted to defend the cup we won last year and we didst get it done tonight its unacceptable for the Guys we have in this room and the amount of Talent we have everyone feels just terrible Vincent Lecavalier and Dan Boyle scored just under two min utes apart Early in the third to lift Tampa Bay Eric Perrin also scored for the lightning who Trail Southeast division leading Atlanta by one Point Ray Whitney and Rod Brindamour scored for Carolina which has dropped four of five it was just the third time in 30 games Carolina has lost when holding a Lead entering the third period sabres 4 penguins 1 Buffalo clinched the Northeast division and the no 1 seed in the Eastern conference for the first time in 27 years slowing Pittsburgh Rush to the postseason behind Thomas vanes 40th goal Vanek and Jason Pominville scored goals slightly More than a minute apart in the third period to give the sabres Only their fourth Victory in Pittsburgh in 10 seasons islanders 3 rangers 2 Wade Tubielewicz playing be cause of Rick Dipietroi concus Sion helped the Host islanders stave off playoff elimination by stopping 36 shots plus three More in the shootout to Lead the is Landers past the rangers Miroslav satan had the Only shootout goal beating Henrik Lundqvist with a Backhander in the first round devils2 senators 1 mar tin Brodeur tied Bernie parents single season record for wins and Lou Lamoriello got a win in his re turn to coaching in Host new Jer Seys shootout Victory Brodeur got his 47th win and tied parents record set in 197374 by making 22 saves in regulation John Madden who scored for the devils in Regula Tion ended the shootout with a Backhander past Ray Emery Biack Hawks 3 predators 2 Jeffrey Hamilton flipped the puck Over a sprawling Chris Mason and visiting Chicago won in a shootout for its third straight Victory Jason Williams and radim or Bata scored to Start the shootout for Chicago with similar shots that easily beat Mason who had skated out to the Edge of the crease Mikael Holmqvist and Dustin Byfuglien scored in Regula Tion for Chicago canadians 2 Bruins 0 Saku Koivu scored twice including his career High 22nd goal in the third period and Jaroslav Halak got his second shutout in Host Montre als win before the Bell centres 100th straight sellout crowd Koivu scored Bis 21st goal on a Power play at to reach 70 Points for Only the second time in his career mate Leafs 3 flyers 2 Bryan Mccabe Power play goal into overtime gave Host Tor onto a win and kept its playoff Hopes alive the Leafs remain one Point be Hind eight place Montreal for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern conference Avalanche 4 flames 3 Joe Samc scored a goal and assisted on Colorado other three goals As the visiting Avalanche kept their Remote playoff chances alive with a Victory Colorado pulled within five Points of the eight place flames in the Western conference with each team having three games left the teams meet in Denver on sunday the last Day of the regu Lar season canucks 4 Kings 2 Bryan Smolinski Taylor Pyatt and Matt Cooke scored in the second period to help Host Vancouver rally from a two goal deficit Markus Naslund scored into an empty net with 312 seconds left and Roberto Luongo made 15 saves to help the canucks stay three Points ahead of Minnesota atop the Northwest division Van Couver can Clinch the division title and a to three seed in the Western conference playoffs with a win Over Colorado on thursday night red wings 3 Blue jackets 0 Dominik hasek made 35 saves in his 76th career shutout and eighth of the season to lift Host de troit hasek tied de Belfour and Tony Esposito for eighth on the Ca reer shutout list wild 3 oilers 0 Niklas Back Strom stopped 25 shots for his fourth shutout this season help ing Host Minnesota end a three game wingless skid Mikko Koivu and Branko Radivojevic scored Power play goals for Minnesota which reached 100 Points for the first time in franchise history capitals i panthers 0 Olie Komg made 27 saves and posted his first shutout in More than three years for Host Washington Alex Ovechkis scored his 44th goal of the season for the games Only score blues 5 coyotes 2 Doug weight and Petr Cajanek had a goal and an assist for visiting St Louis do King scored his first Ca reer goal and Radek Dvorak and Barret Jackman also scored for the blues who have won three of four