NHL Weekend Update

Boston Bruins 5 Montreal Canadiens 4
Forcing a game 7, the Bruins fought hard and came out strong in a tense game on Saturday. Montreal has been struggling after initially holding a 3-1 series lead.

Colorado Avalanche 2 Minnesota Wild 1
The Avalanche stood thier ground against another attack from the Wild for a series-clinching 2-1 win Saturday night.

Washington Capitals 3 Philadelphia Flyers 2
The Capitals jumped to an early lead, and the Flyers just waited too long to respond Saturday in Washington’s 3-2 must-win Game 5 victory in the first-round playoff series.

Detroit Red Wings 3 Nashville Predators 0
At Nashville, Tenn., Nicklas Lidstrom and Jiri Hudler each scored, and the Red Wings closed out their opening series by beating the Predators in Game 6.

Dallas Stars 4 Anaheim Ducks 1
At Dallas, Stephane Robidas scored the tying goal on the power play early in the third period then set up Stu Barnes for the go-ahead goal 52 seconds later, sending the Stars past Anaheim to end their first-round series in six games.

Flames 2 San Jose Sharks 0
Miikka Kiprusoff made 21 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Sharks 2-0 Sunday, forcing Game 7 in the first-round playoff series.