Helm saves Wings with 4-3 win; Bruins sweep Flyers this time

Darren Helm scored with 1:27 left in the third period, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to an elimination-avoiding 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series.

The Sharks will take their 3-1 series lead back home with a Game 5 Sunday Night

Detroit is trying to become the fourth NHL team to win a series after trailing 3-0.


POSTGAME COMMENTS FROM THE DETROIT RED WINGS

Forward Darren Helm

Captain Nicklas Lidstrom

Goalie Jimmy Howard

Head coach Mike Babcock




The Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1, completing a four-game sweep and advancing to the Eastern Conference finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last year, the Flyers staged that stunning comeback from a 3-0 deficit in the conference semis.

The Lightning also swept their series, eliminating the Washington Capitals. The Bruins have home-ice advantage in the next round and the schedule will be determined after the two Western Conference semifinals are finished, Sunday at the earliest.