Share this: The New York Rangers have pushed the Montreal Canadiens to the brink of elimination. The Rangers won Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series in overtime and took a three-games-to-two lead in the series as a result. The series shifts back to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, where the Canadiens must win to force a do-or-die Game 7 back in Montreal. Here’s how you can watch Canadiens vs. Rangers online. When: Saturday, April 22, at 8 p.m. ETLive Stream: NBC Sports Live Thumbnail photo via Jean-Yves Ahern/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
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Mika Zibanejad’s OT Goal Pushes Canadiens To Brink Of Elimination
The New York Rangers pushed the Montreal Canadiens to the brink of elimination Thursday night. The Rangers won a thrilling 3-2 overtime game to take a 3-2 series lead in their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs matchup. At the 14:22 mark in overtime, Rangers center Mika Zibanejad beat Canadiens goalie Carey Price to put the Rangers one game closer to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Chris Kreider’s shot went off Alexei Emelin’s stick and deflected right to Zibanejad for an open net opportunity. Here’s the game-winning goal. The Rangers will have a chance to bounce the Canadiens from the playoffs in Game 6 on Saturday nig... NESN.com
Leinster take five but stay on brink of exit
Updated: Saturday, 19 Jan 2013 22:30 Brian O'Driscoll got Leinster's third try Gordon D'Arcy got the ball rolling within four minutes Two tries in a seven-minute spell early in the second half kept Leinster's hopes of remaining in the Heineken Cup alive, but they were forced to battle hard against newcomers Exeter. The reigning champions will have to wait until tomorrow to see if they or Munster, who welcome Racing Metro, progress to the quarter-finals as one of the best second placed sides alongside Montpellier. Exeter went in to the break with a 17-12 lead after a penalty try plus a touchdown from Neil Clark with Gareth Steenson converting both and adding a late penalty. Leinster replied with tries from Gordon D'Arcy -