S11 CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 4

[Toronto Maple Leafs]

3 v. 4 Final (OT1)

Scoring Summary
1st Period
6:50Sweeney 84 (Norton 79, Konowalchuk 83)

2nd Period
5:11Finger 79 (Reekie 78, Guerin 89)
9:04Granato 86 (Konowalchuk 83, Berard 87)
9:52Roenick 91 (Messier 95, Nieuwendyk 90)

3rd Period
0:18Roenick 91 (Messier 95, Sydor 85)
11:52Murray 86 (Johnsson 82, Numminen 83)

OT
10:38Johnsson 82 (Amonte 90, Murray 86)

Penalty Summary
1st Period
0:52Berard 87 High-Sticking (Minor)

2nd Period
No Penalties

3rd Period
2:06Konowalchuk 83 Roughing (Minor)
11:31Blake 83 Fighting (Major)
11:31Coffey 95 Fighting (Major)

OT
No Penalties

LEADS 3-1

Talk about a comeback! Down 3-0 by midway through the 2nd, the Flyers were staring down a 2 goal deficit in the third period. Sweeney was back it, opening the scoring for Washington and giving their fans some hope, but Roenick and Messier stepped up in a big way, leading to Roenick's pair of goals to get within 1 and shift momentum. Jason Blake dropped the gloves with Paul Coffey, which only ignited the Flyers to immediately score just 20 seconds later, with Murray popping it in for the equalizer. After that, the rough stuff calmed down, and the Capitals punished Philly with a 17-11 shot period in the third, but amounted to no goals. In overtime, the Flyers kept full possession of the shots (3-0) in overtime, en courte to Johnsson's shot from the point for the overtime winner, sending the Flyers back home to try and close out the series.

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7 v. 5 Final

Scoring Summary
1st Period
8:46Bonk 82 (Berezin 84, Souray 83)
9:12Dineen 87 (Selanne 94, Beauchemin 82)
16:49Oates 90 (Gill 80, Recchi 90)

2nd Period
2:34Cassels 84 (Eriksson 82, Orpik 82)
8:02Cheechoo 84 (Antropov 84)
12:38Bonk 82 (Gonchar 90, Kotalik 81)
13:10Cullen 82 (Horcoff 82)
14:37Ozolinsh 88 (Recchi 90, Oates 90)
19:21Ricci 84 (Fisher 84, Vokoun 88)

3rd Period
1:08Rachunek 82 (Dineen 87, Selanne 94)
7:19Satan 86 (Afinogenov 84, Pronger 92)
20:00Cullen 82 ENG (Gelinas 83, Horcoff 82)

Penalty Summary
1st Period
12:05Daze 85 Cross-Checking (Minor)

2nd Period
5:01Oates 90 Slashing (Minor)

3rd Period
8:28Souray 83 Roughing (Minor)

SERIES TIED 2-2

Blues kept getting ahead, and then falling apart. Up 1-0, Dineen ties it up. Oates gets the lead, Cassels ties it up. Bonk and Cheechoo help them go up 4-2, then 5-3 with Ozolinsh, and Ricci and Rachunek even it back at 5. Miroslav Satan helped the Hawks go up 1, and the net empty couldn't get the Blues back into the mix as Cullen buried an empty-netter at the buzzer. The Blues outshot the Hawks 20-7 in the 2nd Period, but were held to just 4 shots in the third, with Chicago punishing the offense with an 18-4 period. Vokoun takes first star in this barn burner for having his barn be burned a bit less than Snow's, despite Snow being wet and cold. It really felt like a Bonk on the head for the Blues, but we Cullen'd have it any other way. Satan. We will see if the Hawks can Ricci back into their pockets for another win to add to their Cassels. I'll stop now because I have to eat my Oates. Sometimes I enjoy it with Fish, Souray to say, but sometimes I can't get past the Gill.