Senators Push Pens To Brink Of Elimination
Posted April 18, 2007 12:00 pm.
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The Ottawa Senators moved to within one game of eliminating the Pittsburgh Penguins from the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs after earning a narrow 2-1 win on Tuesday night.
Anton Volchenkov’s goal midway through the third period held up as the winner and pushed the Pens to the brink of post-season exile.
The Sens will take a 3-1 series lead into Game 5 on Thursday night.
“Going back home, we want to bury them,” Ottawa ‘s Jason Spezza said. “We don’t want to come back here and give them life.
“When you get a team on the ropes, you want to try to knock them out.”
Volchenkov scored only once in 78 games during the regular season, but managed to slip one between the pipes when it counted most Tuesday.
“I don’t score much but I scored a very big goal,” said Volchenkov. “It was a great, great play, a pass for me . . . and not too much traffic.
“I might be a little bit lucky.”
The Sens effectively shut out Sidney Crosby, who was held without a goal for the first time in the series. Rookie Evgeni Malkin has been largely invisible, failing to score thus far.
In other NHL playoffs action:
The New York Rangers beat the Atlanta Thrashers by a score of 7-0.
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Dallas Stars by a score of 2-1.
Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks by a score of 4-1.
The Calgary Flames beat the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 3-2.
NHL Playoffs Standings
Eastern Conference:
Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders
Buffalo leads series 2-1
New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay leads series 2-1
Atlanta Thrashers vs. New York Rangers
New York leads series 3-0
Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa leads series 3-1
Western Conference:
Detroit Red Wings vs. Calgary Flames
Detroit leads series 2-1
Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild
Anaheim leads series 3-1
Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars
Vancouver leads series 2-1
Nashville Predators vs. San Jose Sharks
San Jose leads series 2-1
