EASTERN SEMI-FINALS
BOXSCORES
GAME 5:
#4 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs #8 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Toronto leads 3-2
Next Game: Monday May 17th, 1999 7:30pm at Pittsburgh
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 1
Toronto 2 1 1 4
First Period
Scoring: 1, Toronto, Cote 1 (D King, S Berezin), 7:04. 2, Toronto, Johnson 3 (Yushkevich, Adams), 10:48. Penalties: Adams, Tor (elbowing), 2:31; I Moran, Pit (holding), 4:54; Slegr, Pit (Obstr tripping), 8:09; K King, Tor (fighting major), 16:40; M Barnaby, Pit (fighting major), 16:40; Jagr, Pit (slashing), 19:34.
Second Period
Scoring: 3, Toronto, Thomas 4 (Bohonos), 13:44. 4, Pittsburgh, Hrdina 4 (unassisted), 14:13. Penalties: Titov, Pit (high sticking), 18:43; Karpovtsev, Tor (slashing), 18:43.
Third Period
Scoring: 5, Toronto, S Berezin 4 (Perreault), 15:00. Penalties: Kaberle, Tor (tripping), 2:02; Wright, Pit (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 15:43; M Barnaby, Pit (misconduct), 15:43; Kohn, Tor (fighting major), 15:43; Mair, Tor (misconduct), 15:43; Brown, Pit (slashing), 19:04.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Pittsburgh 6 6 4 --16
Toronto
4
8
8
--20
Power-play Conversions: Pit - 0 of 2, Tor - 0 of 5.
Goalies: Pittsburgh, T Barrasso (20 shots, 16 saves; record: 6-6-0). Toronto, Joseph (16, 15; record: 7-4-0).
A:18,800. Referees: B Mccreary, Gregson. Linesmen: Broseker, Scapinello.
#6 BOSTON BRUINS vs #7 BUFFALO SABRES
Buffalo leads 3-2
Next Game: Tuesday May 18th, 1999 7:30pm at Buffalo
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Buffalo 1 0 2 3
Boston 1 3 1 5
First Period
Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Brown 3 (power play) (Juneau, Zhitnik), 0:37. 2, Boston, Sweeney 3 (Samsonov, T Taylor), 9:01. Penalties: Thornton, Bos (high sticking), 0:20; Varada, Buf (goalie interference), 1:09; Sanderson, Buf (high sticking), 6:57; Barnes, Buf (Obstr holding), 10:39; Zhitnik, Buf (high sticking), 16:00.
Second Period
Scoring: 3, Boston, Samsonov 3 (T Taylor), 1:15. 4, Boston, Timander 1 (unassisted), 10:19. 5, Boston, Khristich 3 (Allison, K Mclaren), 13:34. Penalties: K Belanger, Bos (interference), 11:34; Peca, Buf (roughing), 19:00; Dimaio, Bos (roughing), 19:00; Buffalo bench, served by Varada (too many men on the ice), 19:00.
Third Period
Scoring: 6, Buffalo, Primeau 1 (Rasmussen), 4:58. 7, Buffalo, Juneau 2 (Barnes), 13:25. 8, Boston, Allison 2 (Axelsson, Bourque), 19:17. Penalties: Bourque, Bos (hooking), 7:50; Dimaio, Bos (roughing), 19:07; D Ward, Buf (roughing), 19:07.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Buffalo 6 5 12 --23
Boston
16
10
8
--34
Power-play Conversions: Buf - 1 of 3, Bos - 0 of 5.
Goalies: Buffalo, Hasek (26 shots, 22 saves; record: 7-2-0), Roloson (start of 3rd, 8, 7). Boston, Dafoe (23, 20; record: 6-5-0).
A:17,565. Referees: Marouelli, S Walkom. Linesmen: Cvik, Lazarowich.