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								<![CDATA[ Boychuk breaks Game 2 tie, Bruins top Rangers 5-2 ]]>
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                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ By HOWARD ULMAN, AP Sports Writer ]]></dc:creator>
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								<![CDATA[ The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers.

Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored in the final period after Johnny Boychuk broke a tie in the second, Lundqvist gave up more than four goals for the first time in 152 games, and Boston beat New York 5-2 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Games 3 and 4 in the best-of-seven series will be played in New York on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Patrice Bergeron carried the puck in deep on the right side and passed across the crease to Marchand, who had gotten behind defenseman Dan Girardi for a tip-in.

The Bruins went ahead to stay, 3-2, at 12:08 of the second period when Boychuk, who had one goal in the regular season, shot a 40-footer inside the near post for his third playoff goal.

Boston never trailed as rookie Torey Krug scored the first goal before Rangers captain Ryan Callahan tied it.

Gregory Campbell made it 2-1, and New York pulled even again on Rick Nash's goal, his first of the playoffs after he led the Rangers with 21 in the regular season.

[...] Lundqvist posted consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 against the Capitals when the Rangers faced elimination.

Marchand gave the Bruins a two-goal advantage when he scored on a play just like the one that gave Boston a 3-2 overtime win on Thursday night. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 23:53:43 UT</pubDate>
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								<![CDATA[ Islanders look to future after ouster vs. Pens ]]>
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                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ By IRA PODELL, AP Sports Writer ]]></dc:creator>
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								<![CDATA[ UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — When the shot from Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik struck the back of the net, over 16,000 strong weren't ready for the New York Islanders' season to end.

The Islanders' best season since 2007 came to a sudden end Saturday night when Orpik's shot won Game 6 in overtime and gave Pittsburgh a first-round series victory.

[...] they are the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, and the Islanders barely qualified for their first postseason appearance in six years.

[...] the Islanders won two games in the series and had three one-goal leads in the final game before finally falling.

The 22-year-old center is a finalist for the Hart Trophy, given to the NHL MVP, and he and his teammates were cheered in the first few seconds after the season ended in a flash.

With a move to Brooklyn upcoming within the next few seasons, the Islanders' future looks bright, especially if they can re-establish themselves as a good landing spot for players around the NHL.

Nabokov gave up 24 goals in the six games, finishing with a 4.44 goals-against average and a .842 save percentage.

Nabokov went 23-11-7 with a 2.50 goals-against average, a .910 save percentage and three shutouts in 41 regular-season games.

The Islanders (24-17-7) made the most of the lockout-shortened, 48-game season and grabbed the final playoff spot in the East — but they were only two points behind fifth-place Toronto in the postseason chase.

Considering that divisional rivals, and consistent title contenders New Jersey and Philadelphia didn't even get into the playoffs, the Islanders' run — however short — still must be thought of as a building block for the future. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 22:08:21 UT</pubDate>
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