Nashville advances; Philly & Chicago go OT to force Game 7

On the brink of elimination, and with the Flyers enduring the latest in a string of goalie shuffles, Brian Boucher stopped 24 shots in yet another relief effort and Ville Leino capped Philadelphia’s two-goal comeback by scoring 4:43 into overtime in a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres to force Game 7 in their first round playoff series.




With Nick Spaling scoring his second goal of the game at 4:53 of the third period, the Nashville Predators won a playoff series for the first time in history, beating and eliminating the Anaheim Ducks, 4-2.




Ben Smith scored at 15:30 of overtime to give Chicago a 4-3 victory over the Canucks to send the spirited and physical opening-round series back to Vancouver for Game 7 on Tuesday night, after the Blackhawks trailed early in the series 3-0..