EASTERN QUARTER-FINALS

BOXSCORES
GAME 1:
#1 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS vs #8 BUFFALO SABRES
Philadelphia leads 1-0
Next Game: Thursday April 14th, 2000 7pm at Philadelphia
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Buffalo 0 2 0 2
Philadelphia 2 0 1 3
First Period
Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Jones 1 (power play) (Mcgillis, Langkow), 14:56. 2, Philadelphia, Langkow 1 (shorthanded) (Desjardins), 19:52. Penalties: Sanderson, Buf (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:14; Mcgillis, Phi (slashing), 2:14; Patrick, Buf (hooking), 4:10; Zelepukin, Phi (elbowing), 8:13; R Warrener, Buf (Obstr hooking), 13:04; Tocchet, Phi (holding), 18:02.
Second Period
Scoring: 3, Buffalo, S Barnes 1 (power play) (Sanderson, C Gratton), 5:53. 4, Buffalo, Satan 1 (Gilmour, Brown), 12:22. Penalties: Mcgillis, Phi (elbowing), 4:12; Afinogenov, Buf (Obstr holding), 9:44; Buffalo bench, served by Tsyplakov (too many men on the ice), 17:35.
Third Period
Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Gagne 1 (power play) (Primeau, Leclair), 5:33. Penalties: Recchi, Phi (slashing), 0:14; Sanderson, Buf (charging), 4:12; Varada, Buf (goalie interference), 8:11; Rasmussen, Buf (roughing), 10:36; Tocchet, Phi (roughing), 10:36.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Buffalo 6 9 5 --20
Philadelphia
6
16
8
--30
Power-play Conversions: Buf - 1 of 4, Phi - 2 of 6.
Goalies: Buffalo, Hasek (30 shots, 27 saves; record: 0-1-0). Philadelphia, Boucher (20, 18; record: 1-0-0).
A:19,607. Referees: Faucette, Van Massenhoven. Linesmen: Lazarowich, Schachte.
#2 WASHINGTON CAPITALS vs #7 PITTSBURGH PENQUINS
Pittsburgh leads 1-0
Next Game: Saturday April 15th, 2000 2pm at Pittsburgh
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Pittsburgh 3 3 1 7
Washington 0 0 0 0
First Period
Scoring: 1, Pittsburgh, Laukkanen 1 (Kovalev, Straka), 2:30. 2, Pittsburgh, Lang 1 (power play) (Jagr, Beranek), 6:34. 3, Pittsburgh, Straka 1 (power play) (Laukkanen, Jagr), 11:26. Penalties: Klee, Was (roughing), 1:22; M Barnaby, Pit (roughing), 1:22; Wright, Pit (slashing), 3:57; Klee, Was (Delay of game), 6:24; Slegr, Pit (high sticking), 8:21; Ro Zettler, Was (holding), 10:42; Gonchar, Was (Obstr tripping), 12:00; Wright, Pit (slashing), 15:17.
Second Period
Scoring: 4, Pittsburgh, Slegr 1 (Jagr, Hrdina), 3:00. 5, Pittsburgh, Hrdina 1 (Slegr, Jonsson), 12:03. 6, Pittsburgh, Wright 1 (Jagr, Kovalev), 13:32. Penalties: J Murphy, Was (slashing), 1:42; Boughner, Pit (slashing), 1:42; Simon, Was (interference), 8:33; Straka, Pit (boarding), 10:31; Metropolit, Was (slashing), 11:22; J Murphy, Was (goalie interference), 17:08; Simon, Was (cross checking), 19:16; J Murphy, Was (cross checking), 19:16.
Third Period
Scoring: 7, Pittsburgh, Laukkanen 2 (power play) (Hrdina, Kovalev), 0:33. Penalties: Straka, Pit (hooking), 10:30; Nikolishin, Was (roughing), 15:44; Beranek, Pit (slashing), 15:44; Ri Zednik, Was (fighting major), 15:44; Slegr, Pit (fighting major), 15:44.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Pittsburgh 8 12 6 --26
Washington
10
10
12
--32
Power-play Conversions: Pit - 3 of 8, Was - 0 of 5.
Goalies: Pittsburgh, Tugnutt (32 shots, 32 saves; record: 1-0-0). Washington, Kolzig (19, 13; record: 0-1-0), Billington (start of 3rd, 7, 6).
A:18,672. Referees: Mcgeough, Shick. Linesmen: Bonney, Sharrers.
#3 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs #6 OTTAWA SENATORS
Toronto leads 1-0
Next Game: Saturday April 15th, 2000 7pm at Toronto
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Ottawa 0 0 0 0
Toronto 0 1 1 2
First Period
Scoring: None. Penalties: Arvedson, Ott (Obstr hooking), 1:57; Bonk, Ott (hooking, roughing), 5:40; Di Yushkevich, Tor (roughing), 16:17.
Second Period
Scoring: 1, Toronto, Tucker 1 (power play) (Perreault, Kaberle), 8:53. Penalties: V Prospal, Ott (interference), 8:26; Ledyard, Ott (interference), 13:20; Sundin, Tor (Obstr hooking), 18:42.
Third Period
Scoring: 2, Toronto, Sundin 1 (empty net) (unassisted), 19:39.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Ottawa 7 17 6 --30
Toronto
9
7
5
--21
Power-play Conversions: Ott - 0 of 2, Tor - 1 of 5.
Goalies: Ottawa, Barrasso (20 shots, 19 saves; record: 0-1-0). Toronto, Joseph (30, 30; record: 1-0-0).
A:19,336. Referees: B Mccreary, Roberts. Linesmen: Mitton, Wheler.
#4 NEW JERSEY DEVILS vs #5 FLORIDA PANTHERS
New Jersey leads 1-0
Next Game: Sunday April 16th, 2000 7:30pm at New Jersey
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Florida 2 1 0 3
New Jersey 3 1 0 4
First Period
Scoring: 1, New Jersey, Stevens 1 (Holik), 1:38. 2, New Jersey, Sykora 1 (Malakhov, Elias), 4:02. 3, New Jersey, Brylin 1 (Mckay, Holik), 15:28. 4, Florida, Niedermayer 1 (Mellanby, Hicks), 16:55. 5, Florida, Worrell 1 (R Svehla), 19:43. Penalties: Worrell, Fla (roughing), 17:33.
Second Period
Scoring: 6, New Jersey, Gomez 1 (unassisted), 7:21. 7, Florida, Sillinger 1 (P Bure, Pitlick), 13:50.
Third Period
Scoring: None. Penalties: Malakhov, N.J. (Interference), 5:34; Vernon, Fla (misconduct), 20:00; Lemieux, N.J. (Misconduct), 20:00.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Florida 6 11 6 --23
New Jersey
16
10
7
--33
Power-play Conversions: Fla - 0 of 1, Njd - 0 of 1.
Goalies: Florida, Vernon (33 shots, 29 saves; record: 0-1-0). New Jersey, M Brodeur (23, 20; record: 1-0-0).
A:15,024. Referees: Fraser, Larue. Linesmen: Champoux, Scapinello.
