Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins Climb Back Into Series; Brain Boucher Helps Flyers Hold Off Sabres; Penguins Reclaim Series Lead; Wings One Win Away From Ending Coyotes Season (And Possibly Arizona History)

Four more games on Monday were played as the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued.


Eastern Conference:


At Montreal:


First-period goals from David Krejci and Nathan Horton enabled the Boston Bruins to hold off the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on the road in game three of their conference quarterfinal series to cut the Habs' series lead to two games to one.


At Tampa, Florida:


Tyler Kennedy scored the game winner at 2:43 of the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on the road in game three of their opening round series.  The Penguins have now taken a two-games-to-two series lead.


At Buffalo:


Brian Boucher stopped 35 or 37 shots while Jeff Carter (PP), Danny Briere, Nikolay Zherdev, and Kimmo Timonen each tallied once as the Philadelphia Flyers took a two-games-to-one series lead after their 4-2 road win over the Buffalo Sabres.


Western Conference:


At Glendale, Arizona:


Jimmy Howard stopped 28 of 30 shots, while the Detroit Red Wings, powered by goals from Ruslan Salei, Drew Miller, Valtteri Flippula, and Johan Franzen, defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 on the road in game three to take a three-games-to-none lead in their first-round series.