New Jersey at Ottawa (7 p.m. EDT). The Devils can eliminate the Senators and advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the fourth time in their history with a win in Game 5.
STAR Saturday
Jay Pandolfo, Devils, scored a tying goal and assisted on the final goal as New Jersey took a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals against Ottawa with a 5-2 win.
PRE-DETERMINED RESULT?
The Devils took a 3-1 lead in their series against the Senators with a 5-2 win on Saturday. New Jersey has won nine straight series when leading 2-1. The Devils are 6-4 in Game 4s of those series. Ottawa lost all three previous series when trailing 2-1.
TWO MINUTES FOR ROUGHING
Boston captain Joe Thornton was arrested Saturday and charged with assaulting a police officer. Thornton was charged with assaulting and obstructing police during a disturbance at a bar in St. Thomas, Ontario. Thornton was released on bail and is scheduled to appear in court June 17.
POWER OUTAGE
The Ottawa Senators have yet to score a power-play goal in their Eastern Conference final series against the New Jersey Devils. Ottawa is 0-for-17 in the series on the power play in four games. The Senators ranked second in the NHL in the regular season, scoring on 21.2 percent of their power plays. The Devils led the NHL in penalty killing, with an 87.8 percentage.
CALIFORNIA DREAMING
Anaheim reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history by sweeping the Minnesota Wild in Western Conference finals. The Mighty Ducks are the first team from California to reach the finals since Los Angeles lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games in 1993.
SPEAKING
''I'm glad they didn't take that one back.'' New Jersey winger Jay Pandolfo, on his goal in the second period that tied Saturday's game against Ottawa. The Devils won the game 5-2. On Thursday, Pandolfo lost a goal that wasn't detected by the officials, even though the puck had crossed the goal line.
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STAR Saturday
Jay Pandolfo, Devils, scored a tying goal and assisted on the final goal as New Jersey took a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals against Ottawa with a 5-2 win.
PRE-DETERMINED RESULT?
The Devils took a 3-1 lead in their series against the Senators with a 5-2 win on Saturday. New Jersey has won nine straight series when leading 2-1. The Devils are 6-4 in Game 4s of those series. Ottawa lost all three previous series when trailing 2-1.
TWO MINUTES FOR ROUGHING
Boston captain Joe Thornton was arrested Saturday and charged with assaulting a police officer. Thornton was charged with assaulting and obstructing police during a disturbance at a bar in St. Thomas, Ontario. Thornton was released on bail and is scheduled to appear in court June 17.
POWER OUTAGE
The Ottawa Senators have yet to score a power-play goal in their Eastern Conference final series against the New Jersey Devils. Ottawa is 0-for-17 in the series on the power play in four games. The Senators ranked second in the NHL in the regular season, scoring on 21.2 percent of their power plays. The Devils led the NHL in penalty killing, with an 87.8 percentage.
CALIFORNIA DREAMING
Anaheim reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history by sweeping the Minnesota Wild in Western Conference finals. The Mighty Ducks are the first team from California to reach the finals since Los Angeles lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games in 1993.
SPEAKING
''I'm glad they didn't take that one back.'' New Jersey winger Jay Pandolfo, on his goal in the second period that tied Saturday's game against Ottawa. The Devils won the game 5-2. On Thursday, Pandolfo lost a goal that wasn't detected by the officials, even though the puck had crossed the goal line.
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