EASTERN SEMI-FINALS
BOXSCORES
GAME 6:
#1 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS vs #7 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Philadelphia wins 4-2
Next Game: Philadelphia advances to the Eastern Conference Final vs New Jersey
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Philadelphia 1 1 0 2
Pittsburgh 0 0 1 1
First Period
Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Recchi 3 (power play) (Leclair, Desjardins), 11:04. Penalties: Therien, Phi (Obstr interference), 3:20; C Berube, Phi (cross checking), 7:27; Slegr, Pit (Obstr interference), 9:49; K Manderville, Phi (goalie interference), 13:20.
Second Period
Scoring: 2, Philadelphia, Leclair 6 (Recchi, Desjardins), 0:44. Penalties: Corbet, Pit (elbowing), 4:07; Jagr, Pit (roughing), 7:30.
Third Period
Scoring: 3, Pittsburgh, Corbet 1 (Brown, Lang), 10:46. Penalties: Popovic, Pit (Obstr interference), 1:38.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Philadelphia 5 11 7 --23
Pittsburgh
11
6
11
--28
Power-play Conversions: Phi - 1 of 4, Pit - 0 of 3.
Goalies: Philadelphia, Boucher (28 shots, 27 saves; record: 8-3-0). Pittsburgh, Tugnutt (23, 21; record: 6-5-0).
A:17,114. Referees: P Devorski, B Mccreary. Linesmen: Broseker, Racicot.
#3 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs #4 NEW JERSEY DEVILS
New Jersey wins 4-2
Next Game: New Jersey advances to the Eastern Conference Final vs Philadelphia
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Toronto 0 0 0 0
New Jersey 1 1 1 3
First Period
Scoring: 1, New Jersey, Sykora 4 (Elias, Arnott), 0:18. Penalties: G Andrusak, Tor (cross checking), 8:47; Sundin, Tor (roughing), 14:04; Arnott, N.J. (Interference), 15:13.
Second Period
Scoring: 2, New Jersey, Arnott 2 (Sykora, K Daneyko), 0:25. Penalties: Arnott, N.J. (High sticking), 9:03; Thomas, Tor (high sticking), 20:00.
Third Period
Scoring: 3, New Jersey, Madden 2 (empty net) (Lemieux, Stevens), 19:54. Penalties: Tucker, Tor served by Farkas (high sticking, fighting major), 13:58; Elias, N.J. (Fighting major), 13:58.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Toronto 3 2 1 --6
New Jersey
10
7
10
--27
Power-play Conversions: Tor - 0 of 2, Njd - 0 of 4.
Goalies: Toronto, Joseph (26 shots, 24 saves; record: 6-6-0). New Jersey, M Brodeur (6, 6; record: 8-2-0).
A:19,040. Referees: Koharski, Faucette. Linesmen: Collins, Morin.