The New York Rangers hope to ride their home dominance of the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals when the teams get
together for Game 2 on Sunday afternoon.
Vladimir Tarasenko Blues Jersey . Catch the game on TSN starting at Noon et/9am pt. The Rangers posted a 4-1 win in the
opener of the best-of-seven series Thursday at Madison Square Garden, giving New
York nine straight wins against Philadelphia at home. The clubs last loss in
this series at MSG was back on Feb. 20, 2011. The Flyers hope to break their
slump in Manhattan on Sunday before the series heads to Philadelphia for Games 3
and 4. The Rangers were 0-2 in Philly this season and have lost in their past
three trips to the City of Brotherly Love. New York controlled play for most of
Game 1, but the score was tied 1-1 heading into the third period. The Rangers,
however, seized a golden opportunity when Philadelphias Jason Akeson drew blood
on a high stick against Carl Hagelin, resulting in a four-minute power play for
the home team at 7:35 of the final period. The Blueshirts scored twice off
Akesons double minor, with Brad Richards scoring at 8:22 and Derek Stepan
converting just 47 second later. Richards posted a goal and two assists while
Hagelin, Stepan and Mats Zuccarello all lit the lamp for New York, which also
got two assists from late-season addition Martin St. Louis. Henrik Lundqvist,
meanwhile, only needed to stop 14 shots to pick up the win. "I think we
controlled play, didnt give them much," said Richards. "There was no other
thought than to keep controlling the puck and keep trying to get it behind them.
In a series sometimes having the puck and wearing them out can benefit you later
in the game." With a three-point performance in Game 1, Richards already has
tripled his production from last seasons postseason when he had one assist in 10
games. Andrew MacDonald scored the only goal of the game for the Flyers, who
played with Ray Emery in goal due to an injury to No. 1 option Steve Mason.
Emery will get the call again in Game 2 with Cal Heeter serving as the backup,
as Mason isnt ready to return from an upper-body injury suffered April 12
against Pittsburgh. Emery played well in defeat on Thursday, stopping 32-of-36
shots. The veteran netminder fell to 20-16 in his postseason career. "Weve got
to win one in here and wed like to have that one but well be refocused for the
next one," said Emery. "Were confident that if we play the way that we can play
we can take them." Philadelphia head coach Craig Berube is looking for a much
better effort from his top line in Game 2, as Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell and
Jakub Voracek combined for just two shots in the loss. Hartnell registered both
shots and also assisted on MacDonalds goal "They didnt produce," Berube said.
"They didnt shoot pucks, they didnt get shots on net, didnt get an attack."
Giroux, who finished third in the NHL with 86 points this season, only had two
assists in four regular-season games against the Rangers in 2013-14. This series
marks the first time these rivals are meeting in the playoffs since the 1997
Eastern Conference Finals, which the Flyers won in five games. Philadelphia has
won six of the 10 playoff series against the Rangers, including three straight.
Game 3 is scheduled for Tuesday in Philadelphia, with the four meeting set for
Friday.
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on Marchand.Arsenal reached the FA Cup final by ending second-tier Wigans
impressive title defence in a penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium, making up for
the disappointment of dropping out of the Premier Leagues top four earlier
Saturday. After needing an 82nd-minute goal by Per Mertesacker to force extra
time at 1-1, Arsenal won the shootout 4-2 to keep alive its chances of capturing
a first piece of major silverware since 2005. "We have been struggling in recent
weeks but you have to deal with that," said Arsenal midfielder Kim Kallstrom,
who scored the second of Arsenals four straight successful penalties.
"Hopefully, its a great boost of confidence for the rest of the season." Hull
plays Sheffield United in the second semifinal on Sunday. When Jordi Gomez put
Wigan ahead from the penalty spot in the 63rd, it threatened to be a disastrous
day for Arsenal, which was replaced in fourth spot in the league by Everton
thanks to its 1-0 win at bottom-placed Sunderland. While Sunderland looks doomed
-- seven points from safety with six games left -- the race to avoid the other
two relegation spots heated up after huge wins for Fulham and Cardiff, who
stayed in the bottom three but closed the gap to their rivals. Third-bottom
Fulham beat fourth-bottom Norwich 1-0 and next-to-last Cardiff surprisingly won
1-0 at Southampton, while Aston Villa is only four points from the bottom three
after losing 1-0 at Crystal Palace thanks to in-form Jason Puncheons goal. Just
eight points separates the nine teams above Sunderland. Sixth-place Tottenham
came from 3-0 down after 31 minutes to draw 3-3 at West Bromwich Albion thanks
to Christian Eriksens injury-time equalizer, although two dropped points dents
the visitors already faint hopes of Champions League football next season.
Newcastles slump accelerated with a 1-0 home loss to Stoke in the days other
game. It was an emotionally charged day in English football, with every league
and cup match starting seven minutes later than originally scheduled to mark the
25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 Liverpool fans died
in a crush in the stands during an FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest.
That fateful matchh was abandoned after six minutes, and there was a minutes
silence around the countrys football grounds before kickoffs on Saturday.
Jake Allen Blues Jersey. At Wembley, 96 seats remained empty near the halfway line for the Wigan-Arsenal match, with just a
Liverpool scarf draped over each of them. Wigan -- looking to become the first
team in 34 years to win the FA Cup while playing in the second tier -- again
rose to the big occasion, like it did in beating Manchester City in last years
final and again in this seasons quarterfinals. Another shock was on when Gomez
converted from the spot after Mertesacker brought down Callum McManaman. Only
then did Arsenal start to look energized and the Germany defender redeemed
himself by heading in the equalizer just as Arsenal fans were starting to
despair. Wigan was always up against it in the shootout after Gary Caldwell and
Jack Collison had the teams first two attempts saved by Lukasz Fabianski. And
Mikel Arteta, Kallstrom, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla made no mistake to
give Arsenal the chance to win an 11th FA Cup. Arsenals other task in the final
month of the season is overhauling Everton in the league, with the Merseyside
club continuing its fine run of results to climb two points above Wengers side.
Evertons display at Sunderland wasnt as fulsome as in the 3-0 win over Arsenal
last weekend, but the team passed up a string of good chances -- two of which
fell to Steven Naismith -- before Sunderland defender Wes Brown unwittingly
turned Gerard Deulofeus cross past goalkeeper Vito Mannone. Tottenham is now six
points behind Everton, having played a game more, but showed great spirit in a
stirring comeback at The Hawthorns, completed when Eriksen drove a rising shot
into the net in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The recovery looked unlikely
after goals by Matej Vydra and Chris Brunt inside four minutes and a third by
Stephane Sessegnon put West Brom 3-0 ahead with barely a half hour gone. Jonas
Olssons own goal reduced the deficit in the 34th and Harry Kanes 70th-minute
header gave Tottenham further hope, before Eriksens late goal left the team
three points ahead of Manchester United in the chase for a Europa League berth.
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