Stanley Cup Playoffs: Flyers, Kings Take 3-0 Series Leads; Preds Top Wings In Detroit; Panthers Square Series With Devils

Four games were played as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Sunday.


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


At Philadelphia:


Danny Briere, Maxime Talbot, and Matt Read each scored twice, each scoring once on the power play, as the Philadelphia Flyers took a commanding three-games-to-none lead in their conference quarterfinal series with the Pittsburgh Penguins following their 8-4 home win in a fight-marred third game.  158 minutes in penalties (including three game misconducts) were handed out in the game.


At Sunrise, Florida:


Stephen Weiss scored two power-play goals (his first two Stanley Cup Playoff goals) and Marcel Goc scored the game winner at 14:39 of the second period while Jose Theodore stopped 23 of 25 shots as the Florida Panthers picked up their first playoff victory since April 17, 1997 with their 3-2 home win over the New Jersey Devils, leveling their first-round series at one game apiece.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:


At Detroit:


With goals scored by Shea Weber (power play), Kevin Klein, and Sergei Kostitsyn, and with 41 saves (on 43 shots) from Pekka Rinne, the Nashville Predators took a two-games-to-one advantage in their opening-round series with a 3-2 road win in game three over the Detroit Red Wings.


At Los Angeles:


Dustin Brown scored the only goal of the game at 6:30 of the third period and Jonathan Quick stopped all 41 shots as the Los Angeles Kings took their first-ever three-games-to-none playoff series lead with a 1-0 road win over the Vancouver Canucks in game three.  The Kings can finish off the President Trophy-winning Canucks with a victory at home on Wednesday night.