EASTERN CONFERENCE
BUFFALO vs. NY RANGERS
Buf.NYR
Seed. . . 16
Record. . . 53-22-742-30-10
Reg. -season ranks
Goals for (No.) . . . 1st (308)t-15th (242)
Goals against (No.) . . . 13th (242)15th (216)
Power play (pct.) . . . 17th (17.4)8th (18.5)
Penalty killing (pct.) . . . 20th (81.4)12th (83.8)
First-round stats
Games played . . . 54
Goals for . . . 1717
Goals against . . . 116
Power play (pct.) . . . 4-24 (16.7)7-28 (25.0)
Penalty kill (pct.) . . . 17-19 (89.5)22-26 (84.6)
Season series: Buffalo, 4-0; two wins in overtime, another by shootout.
SCHEDULE
Game 1 - Tonight, at Buffalo, 7 (VS)
Game 2 - Friday, at Buffalo, 7 (VS)
Game 3 - Sunday, at NY Rangers, 2 (NBC)
Game 4 - Tuesday, at NY Rangers, 7 (VS)
*Game 5 - May 4, at Buffalo, 7 (VS)
*Game 6 - May 6, at NY Rangers, 2 (NBC)
*Game 7 - May 8, at Buffalo, 7 (VS)
NEW JERSEY vs. OTTAWA
NJOtt.
Seed. . . 24
Record. . . 49-24-948-25-9
Reg.-season ranks
Goals for (No.) . . . 27th (216)2nd (288)
Goals against (No.) . . . t-3rd (201)10th (221)
Power play (pct.) . . . 16th (17.7)14th (17.9)
Penalty killing (pct.) . . . 4th (85.2)9th (84.5)
First-round stats
Games played . . . 65
Goals for . . . 1918
Goals against . . . 1410
Power play (pct.) . . . 7-28 (25.0)6-24 (25.0)
Penalty kill pct. . . . 22-26 (84.6)24-28 (85.7)
Season series: New Jersey, 3-1; NJ's three wins were by one goal.
SCHEDULE
Game 1 - Tomorrow, at New Jersey, 7
Game 2 - Saturday, at New Jersey, 8 (VS)
Game 3 - Monday, at Ottawa, 7 (VS)
Game 4 - May 2, at Ottawa, 7 (VS)
*Game 5 - May 5, at New Jersey, 8 (VS)
*Game 6 - May 7, at Ottawa, 7 (VS)
*Game 7 - May 9, at New Jersey, 7
WESTERN CONFERENCE
DETROIT vs. SAN JOSE
Det.SJ
Seed. . . 15
Record. . . 50-19-1351-26-5
Reg.-season ranks
Goals for (No.) . . . 10th (254)6th (258)
Goals against (No.) . . . t-3rd (199)t-3rd (199)
Power play (pct.) . . . 21st (17.1)2nd (22.4)
Penalty killing (pct.) . . . 7th (84.6)14th (83.3)
First-round stats
Games played . . . 65
Goals for . . . 1816
Goals against . . . 1014
Power play (pct.) . . . 5-38 (13.2)2-30 (6.7)
Penalty kill (pct.) . . . 28-34 (82.4)19-22 (86.4)
Season series: San Jose, 3-1; Sharks outscored Red Wings, 18-9.
SCHEDULE
Game 1 - Tomorrow, at Detroit, 7:30 (VS)
Game 2 - Saturday, at Detroit, 3 (NBC)
Game 3 - Monday, at San Jose, 10 (VS)
Game 4 - May 2, at San Jose, 10 (VS)
*Game 5 - May 5, at Detroit, 2 (NBC)
*Game 6 - May 7, at San Jose, 10 (VS)
*Game 7 - May 9, at Detroit, 8 (VS)
ANAHEIM vs. VANCOUVER
Ana.Van.
Seed. . . 23
Record. . . 48-20-1449-26-7
Reg.- season ranks
Goals for (No.) . . . t-8th (258)t-21st (222)
Goals against (No.) . . . 7th (208)t-5th (201)
Power play (pct.) . . . 3rd (22.4)20th (17.2)
Penalty killing (pct.) . . . 5th (85.1)1st (86.9)
First- round stats
Games played . . . 57
Goals for . . . 1213
Goals against . . . 914
Power play (pct.) . . . 5-19 (26.3)3-38 (7.9)
Penalty kill (pct.) . . . 25-27 (92.6)36-40 (90.0)
Season series: Anaheim, 3-1; Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere played all four games.
SCHEDULE
Game 1 - Tonight, at Anaheim, 10 (VS)
Game 2 - Friday, at Anaheim, 10 (VS)
Game 3 - Sunday, at Vancouver, 8 (VS)
Game 4 - Tuesday, at Vancouver, 10 (VS)
*Game 5 - May 3, at Anaheim, 9 (VS)
*Game 6 - May 6, at Vancouver, 8 (VS)
*Game 7 - May 8, at Anaheim, 10 (VS)
* - If necessary.