Kings at Rogers Arena. Los Angeles finished eighth in the Western Conference after falling to the San Jose Sharks in overtime of the NHL's final regular-season game Saturday night. It is expected Roberto Luongo will get the nod in Game 1 for the Canucks, but the pressure will be on the goaltender to produce. Vancouver's backup, Cory Schneider, won 20 games during the regular season while boasting a 1.96 goals-against average and .937 save percentage.The Canucks and Kings are scheduled to get under way at 10:30 p.m. ET in a game that can be seen on NBCSN in the U.S., as well as CBC and RDS in Canada.The Boston Bruins,Authentic Dustin Byfuglien Jersey, who hoisted Lord Stanley in Vancouver last June after erasing a 3-2 series deficit, begin their chase of a second straight championship on Thursday night against the Washington Capitals. The Bruins are aiming to become the League's first back-to-back champion since Detroit accomplished the feat in 1997 and 1998.
BARRIE, Ont. - Daniel Erlich had two goals and an assist as the Barrie Colts knocked off the Ottawa 67's 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League playoff action Tuesday night.With the victory, the Colts now lead the Eastern Conference best-of-seven semifinal 2-1.The overage forward now has 17 career playoff goals over his career with the London Knights, Guelph Storm, and the Colts.Josh MacDonald picked up a goal and a pair of assists for Barrie, while Winnipeg Jets prospect Mark Scheifele and Alex Lepkowski also scored.Mike Cazzola and Marc Zanetti, a pair of overagers, replied for Ottawa.Both teams found success with the man advantage. Barrie finished the evening at 2-for-5,Niklas Hjalmarsson Jersey, while Ottawa went 1-for-4 on the power play.Mathias Niederberger turned aside 27 shots for the win. Petr Mrazek made 32 stops for the 67's.Game 4 of the series goes Thursday night in Barrie, Ont.
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