Joe Pavelski picked up where he left off in the first round by scoring two goals to lead the Sharks to a 4-3 win Thursday night over the Red Wings in Game 1 of the second-round Western Conference series, according to an Associated Press report.

Jaroslav Halak made 41 saves and his teammates combined to block a whopping 41 shots, as eighth-seeded Montreal held on to beat Washington 2-1 Wednesday night, stunning the Capitals by reeling off three consecutive victories to take the first-round series, according to an Associated Press report.

The Red Wings buried the Coyotes 6-1 in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night, as reported by the Associated Press. Pavel Datsyuk scored twice in a span of less than two minutes and Nicklas Lidstrom had two goals for the Red Wings. Detroit won in Arizona for the third time in the series to advance to a Western Conference second-round matchup with top-seeded San Jose.

Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal to cap a wild first period that featured one goal off Patrick Kane?s toe near mid-ice, and the Blackhawks held on for a 5-3 win over the Predators on Monday night, as reported by the Associated Press. Chicago advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the second straight year.

Tuukka Rask outplayed the Olympic MVP, and the Bruins eliminated Ryan Miller and the Sabres in the first round of the NHL playoffs. David Krejci had two goals and one assist, and Rask made 27 saves on Monday night as Boston beat Buffalo 4-3 in Game 6 and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, as reported by the Associated Press.

Jarsolav Halak made 53 saves, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice in the first period for eighth-seeded Montreal, which stayed alive with a 4-1 victory over Washington on Monday night and forced a Game 7 in the first-round series, according to an Associated Press report.

Daniel Sedin scored the tiebreaker with 2:03 to play, and the Canucks rallied from another third-period deficit to finish off the Kings with a 4-2 victory in Game 6 Sunday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Phoenix scored its first three goals on special teams and Ilya Bryzgalov made 31 saves in a 5-2 win over Detroit on Sunday that forced Game 7 in the first-round series, according to an Associated Press report. ?They won the special teams battle,? Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. ?That sucked the life out of our team.? The Coyotes will host the final game against the Red Wings on Tuesday night.

Pascal Dupuis scored 9:56 into overtime for the Penguins who erased a three goal deficit and eliminated the Senators from the playoffs with a 4-3 victory in Game 6 on Saturday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

Joe Pavelski scored two goals, including the tiebreaking tally midway through the third period, to lift the top-seeded Sharks to a series-clinching 5-2 win over the Avalanche on Saturday night in Game 6, according to an Associated Press report.