Flyers & L.A. move on to 2nd round; Bruins force Game 7

Claude Giroux wrapped up a dominant series with a goal and two assists and Ilya Bryzgalov had his first outstanding effort in net as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the 108-point Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1 to win their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series in six games.




Tyler Seguin scored at 3:17 of overtime and Tim Thomas made 36 saves as the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins beat the 7th-seed Washington Capitals, 4-3 to force Game 7 in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals this Wednesday night in Boston. The first six games were all decided by one goal and three of them were in overtime.




Jarret Stoll became a hero in Hollywood after scoring a goal past Cory Schneider at 4:27 of overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory over the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks as they finished off their Western Conference quarterfinals in five games. With one of the biggest upsets in NHL history in the record books, the 8th-seed L.A. Kings will now focus their attention on the 2nd-seed St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference semifinals.