DETROIT – Hockeytown has been stunned again.
Anaheim’s Stanislav Chistov, Jason Krog and Steve Thomas scored as the Mighty Ducks rallied to beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
Last year, before Detroit won its third title in six seasons, the Red Wings dropped the first two games of the first round at home to Vancouver before winning four straight to advance.
The Red Wings were ahead 2-1 Saturday before Krog and Thomas scored 2:12 apart. Thomas’ goal made it 3-2 with just 4:14 remaining.
Game 3 in this best-of-seven series is Monday night in Anaheim.
Avalanche 3, Wild 2
DENVER – Brian Willsie scored his first goal of the season and first career playoff goal, and Patrick Roy made 24 saves as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 to square their first-round series.
The series shifts to Minnesota for Games 3 and 4 on Monday and Wednesday.
Capitals 6, Lightning 3
TAMPA, Fla. – Jaromir Jagr had two goals and two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 o take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Peter Bondra also scored two goals and had an assist to put the sixth-seeded Capitals in position to eliminate third-seeded Tampa Bay by winning Games 3 and 4 at home. The Lightning have not won in Washington since Nov. 4, 1998 – a span of 11 games.
Limited to one shot in Game 1, Jagr asserted himself from the start and didn’t show any signs of being bothered by a sore right wrist.
Senators 3, Islanders 0
OTTAWA – Marian Hossa scored twice and Patrick Lalime got his fifth career playoff shutout as the top-seeded Ottawa Senators evened their first round playoff series with a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders.
Vaclav Varada also scored for Ottawa, which was winless in nine games as the higher seed in a playoff series after New York’s stunning 3-0 victory in Wednesday’s series opener.
Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Monday night on Long Island.
The Senators reversed the results of Game 1, in which the Islanders took a two-goal lead in the first period. Ottawa responded on Saturday with goals from Hossa and Varada 1:41 apart that gave the Senators a 2-0 lead just 8:24 in.
Hossa got his second goal of the game on a 5-on-3 advantage at 14:25 of the second to make it 3-0.
Lalime made 16 saves and was rarely tested as Ottawa outshot New York 34-16 overall. He had four shutouts in last year’s playoffs.
Hossa opened the scoring at 6:43 as he drove to the net on a give-and-go and deflected Bryan Smolinski’s return pass past goalie Garth Snow.
Varada made it 2-0 when the Senators caught a break in the Islanders’ end.
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