***** National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules *****
                              (Saturday, May 25th)
 
 
                      Final Score: Boston 3, NY Rangers 1
 
 Boston,  MA  (Sports Network)  -  Gregory  Campbell  scored the  go-ahead  and
 insurance  goals,  while Tuukka  Rask  made  28  saves  as the  Boston  Bruins
 eliminated  the New York Rangers with a 3-1 decision in Game 5 of this Eastern
 Conference  semifinal from  TD Garden.  Torey  Krug added  another marker  for
 the  Bruins, who reached the conference finals for the second time in the last
 three  years. Boston  will  take on  the top-seeded  Penguins  in the  Eastern
 Conference  finals,  the first  time these  two clubs  meet in the penultimate
 playoff round since Pittsburgh swept the Bruins in four straight 21 years ago.
 Dan  Girardi's  first-period strike was  all the  offense for the Rangers, who
 couldn't  maintain  momentum from  Thursday's 4-3  overtime victory which kept
 them  alive in the best-of-seven set. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots in New
 York's season-ending defeat.
 
 
                       Final Score: Chicago 4, Detroit 1
 
 Chicago,  IL (Sports  Network) - Andrew Shaw  scored a pair of goals and Corey
 Crawford  turned  away 25 shots as  the Chicago Blackhawks stayed alive with a
 4-1  victory over  Detroit  in Game  5 of  this  Western Conference  semifinal
 series.  The Blackhawks  won  Game 1  of  this series,  but  then dropped  the
 next three for  their  first three-game  losing streak of  the season to  fall
 into  a  3-1  hole.  Bryan  Bickell  and  Jonathan  Toews  also  scored  while
 Duncan  Keith  added two assists  for the Blackhawks,  who went 2-for-3 on the
 power play to keep the series going. Daniel  Cleary had  the lone Detroit goal
 while  Jimmy Howard gave  up all four goals on 45 shots for the Red Wings, who
 will  have another chance to close out this set on Monday, when Game 6 will be
 played in Detroit.
 
 
 
 
 
 05/25 23:19:24 ET

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