Flyers & Kings take shocking 2-0 leads; NJ wins Game 1

Martin Brodeur stopped 24 shots for his 100th postseason win and a three-goal first period was enough to help the New Jersey Devils spoil the Florida Panthers' long-awaited return to the Stanley Cup playoffs in a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.




Claude Giroux had three goals and three assists to set a franchise record for points in a playoff game and rookie Sean Couturier had a hat trick of his own as the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for a wild 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series as they head to the east side of Pennsylvania for Games 3 & 4.




Dustin Brown tied an NHL playoff record with two short-handed goals and Jonathan Quick made 46 saves as the 8th-seed Los Angeles Kings beat the top-seed Vancouver Canucks on the road, 4-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals.