WESTERN SEMI-FINALS
BOXSCORES
GAME 5:
#2 DALLAS STARS vs #8 SAN JOSE SHARKS
Dallas wins 4-1
Next Game: Dallas advances to the Western Conference Final vs Colorado
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
San Jose 0 0 1 1
Dallas 2 0 2 4
First Period
Scoring: 1, Dallas, Nieuwendyk 4 (Thornton, Langenbrunner), 10:31. 2, Dallas, Thornton 2 (Zubov), 13:34. Penalties: Damphousse, S.J. (Interference), 17:28.
Second Period
Scoring: None. Penalties: Langenbrunner, Dal (boarding), 8:17.
Third Period
Scoring: 3, Dallas, Hull 4 (power play) (Zubov, Sydor), 4:02. 4, Dallas, Cote 1 (power play) (Langenbrunner, Thornton), 4:43. 5, San Jose, P Marleau 1 (power play) (Norton, Hannan), 8:32. Penalties: J Friesen, S.J. (Obstr tripping), 2:20; R Sutter, S.J. (Slashing), 3:38; Matvichuk, Dal (elbowing), 6:56; Langenbrunner, Dal ( double roughing minor), 14:55; Granato, S.J. (Roughing), 14:55.
SHOTS ON GOAL
San Jose 7 13 13 --33
Dallas
14
4
12
--30
Power-play Conversions: San - 1 of 3, Dal - 2 of 3.
Goalies: San Jose, Shields (30 shots, 26 saves; record: 5-7-0). Dallas, Belfour (33, 32; record: 8-2-0).
A:17,001. Referees: Fraser, Trottier. Linesmen: Lazarowich, Schachte.
#3 COLORADO AVALANCHE vs #4 DETROIT RED WINGS
Colorado wins 4-1
Next Game: Colorado advances to the Western Conference Final vs Dallas
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Detroit 0 1 1 2
Colorado 0 2 2 4
First Period
Scoring: None. Penalties: Draper, Det (hooking), 2:13; Skoula, Col (interference), 4:58; Holmstrom, Det (cross checking), 5:52; Osgood, Det served by T Gill (slashing), 12:05; Aubin, Col (roughing), 15:08.
Second Period
Scoring: 1, Colorado, Sakic 2 (power play) (Deadmarsh), 2:46. 2, Colorado, Yelle 1 (Miller), 10:01. 3, Detroit, Murphy 2 (shorthanded) (Larionov, Osgood), 12:01. Penalties: Lidstrom, Det (tripping), 2:38; G De Vries, Col (high sticking), 6:03; Shanahan, Det (high sticking), 10:26; Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference), 15:13.
Third Period
Scoring: 4, Colorado, Forsberg 5 (Deadmarsh), 4:40. 5, Detroit, Shanahan 3 (Murphy, Mccarty), 6:13. 6, Colorado, Podein 4 (Aubin, Messier), 9:01. Penalties: Miller, Col (high sticking), 15:08.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Detroit 5 9 8 --22
Colorado
8
10
7
--25
Power-play Conversions: Det - 0 of 4, Col - 1 of 6.
Goalies: Detroit, Osgood (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 5-4-0). Colorado, Roy (22, 20; record: 8-2-0).
A:18,007. Referees: Koharski, Mcgeough. Linesmen: Schachte, Lazarowich.