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HOCKEY

NHL Playoffs

All Times EDT

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)

Tuesday, April 19

Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2

Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 1

St. Louis 4, Chicago 3

Anaheim 3, Nashville 0

Wednesday, April 20

Philadelphia 2, Washington 1, Washington leads series 3-1

Florida 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, series tied 2-2

Dallas 3, Minnesota 2, Dallas leads series 3-1

San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2, San Jose leads series 3-1

Thursday, April 21

Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 0, Pittsburgh leads series 3-1

Tampa Bay 1, Detroit 0, Tampa Bay wins series 4-1

Anaheim 4, Nashville 1, series tied 2-2

Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, 2OT, St. Louis leads series 3-2

Friday, April 22

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBA

St. Louis at Chicago, TBA

Nashville at Anaheim, TBA

Sunday, April 24

Florida at N.Y. Islanders, TBA

x-Washington at Philadelphia, TBA

x-Dallas at Minnesota, TBA

x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBA

Monday, April 25

x-Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBA

x-Chicago at St. Louis, TBA

Anaheim at Nashville, TBA

Tuesday, April 26

x-N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBA

x-Minnesota at Dallas, TBA

x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBA

Wednesday, April 27

x-Philadelphia at Washington, TBA

x-N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBA

x-Nashville at Anaheim, TBA

Penguins Summary

Pittsburgh 3 1 1—5

N.Y. Rangers 0 0 0—0

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Fehr 1 (Lovejoy, Malkin), 1:09. 2, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 4 (Crosby, Malkin), 7:11 (pp). 3, Pittsburgh, Sheary 1, 16:12. Penalties—Nash, NYR (interference), 6:42; Hornqvist, Pit (interference), 8:43; Daley, Pit (roughing), 10:50; E.Staal, NYR (unsportsmanlike conduct), 10:50; Daley, Pit (hooking), 13:06.

Second Period—4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 1 (Crosby, Hornqvist), 4:00 (pp). Penalties—Moore, NYR (holding), 3:36; Glass, NYR, double minor (high-sticking), 6:14; Lovejoy, Pit (holding stick), 11:56.

Third Period—5, Pittsburgh, Malkin 2 (Dumoulin, Bonino), 3:28 (pp). Penalties—Miller, NYR (slashing), 2:14; Bonino, Pit (slashing), 14:30; Lindberg, NYR (hooking), 19:32.

Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 13-14-5—32. N.Y. Rangers 11-6-14—31.

Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 3 of 6; N.Y. Rangers 0 of 4.

Goalies—Pittsburgh, Murray 2-0-0 (31 shots-31 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 1-2-0 (18-14), Raanta (6:04 second, 14-13).

A—18,006 (18,006). T—2:44.

Referees—Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt.

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