EASTERN SEMI-FINALS
BOXSCORES
GAME 6:
#4 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS vs #8 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Toronto wins 4-2
Next Game: Toronto advances to the next round vs Buffalo
1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
Toronto 0 3 0 1 4
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 0 3
First Period
Scoring: 1, Pittsburgh, Brown 2 (power play) (Jagr, Straka), 5:04. 2, Pittsburgh, Kovalev 5 (Slegr, Miller), 14:06. Penalties: Karpovtsev, Tor (Obstr interference), 3:50; Mair, Tor (roughing), 5:25; Jagr, Pit (elbowing), 6:53; Werenka, Pit (Obstr holding), 15:48.
Second Period
Scoring: 3, Toronto, Bohonos 3 (Sundin), 3:26. 4, Toronto, Valk 1 (Xxxxxxxxxx), 3:52. 5, Toronto, S Berezin 5 (Perreault), 11:43. 6, Pittsburgh, Jagr 5 (Miller, Hatcher), 14:41. Penalties: Hrdina, Pit (roughing), 4:55; Kovalev, Pit (high sticking), 15:52.
Third Period
Scoring: None. Penalties: D King, Tor (slashing), 11:15; Brown, Pit (elbowing), 11:15.
Overtime
Scoring: 7, Toronto, Valk 2 (S Berezin, Perreault), 1:57.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Toronto 8 12 8 2 --30
Pittsburgh
15
9
4
0
--28
Power-play Conversions: Tor - 0 of 4, Pit - 1 of 2.
Goalies: Toronto, Joseph (28 shots, 25 saves; record: 8-4-0). Pittsburgh, T Barrasso (30, 26; record: 6-7-0).
A:17,087. Referees: Koharski, Marouelli. Linesmen: Scapinello, Broseker.
#6 BOSTON BRUINS vs #7 BUFFALO SABRES
Buffalo wins 4-2
Next Game: Buffalo advances to the next round vs Toronto
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Boston 1 0 1 2
Buffalo 2 1 0 3
First Period
Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Peca 4 (power play) (Juneau, Zhitnik), 5:15. 2, Boston, Heinze 4 (power play) (Allison, Bourque), 12:49. 3, Buffalo, Primeau 2 (Sanderson), 17:29. Penalties: Bates, Bos (holding stick), 4:49; Zhitnik, Buf (holding stick), 9:27; Sylvester, Buf (interference), 12:17; Zhitnik, Buf (roughing), 14:59.
Second Period
Scoring: 4, Buffalo, Brown 4 (Rasmussen, Sanderson), 1:08. Penalties: K Belanger, Bos (roughing), 2:02; Dimaio, Bos (cross checking), 6:49.
Third Period
Scoring: 5, Boston, Thornton 3 (Timander, K Mclaren), 18:57. Penalties: Smehlik, Buf (interference), 5:31; Zhitnik, Buf (holding), 9:33.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Boston 7 5 13 --25
Buffalo
10
7
4
--21
Power-play Conversions: Bos - 1 of 5, Buf - 1 of 3.
Goalies: Boston, Dafoe (21 shots, 18 saves; record: 6-6-0). Buffalo, Hasek (25, 23; record: 8-2-0).
A:18,595. Referees: Gregson, B Mccreary. Linesmen: Cvik, Lazarowich.