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Isles take Capitals to Game 7

Nikolay Kulemin scored the go-ahead goal with 9 minutes, 27 seconds left, and the New York Islanders beat the visiting Washington Capitals, 3-1, Saturday to force Game 7 in the first-round playoff series.

Nikolay Kulemin scored the go-ahead goal with 9 minutes, 27 seconds left, and the New York Islanders beat the visiting Washington Capitals, 3-1, Saturday to force Game 7 in the first-round playoff series.

Islanders captain John Tavares had a goal and assist, and Nick Leddy had two assists in what could still be the franchise's final game at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Cal Clutterbuck then got the loud crowd on its feet to seal the win with an empty-net goal with 53 seconds remaining.

John Carlson scored for the Capitals, who will host the deciding game Monday night. The series winner advances to face the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers, who finished off the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games Friday night.

Red Wings 4, Lightning 0 - Petr Mrazek stopped 28 shots and visiting Detroit rebounded from a disappointing loss to shut down Tampa Bay and take a 3-2 lead in the series.

Riley Sheahan, Drew Miller, Pavel Datsyuk, and Danny DeKeyser scored for the Red Wings. They can close out the Eastern Conference matchup by winning Game 6 at home Monday night.

Blackhawks 4, Predators 3 - Duncan Keith scored 16:12 into the third period, and host Chicago beat Nashville to win its first-round playoff series, 4-2.

Keith beat a screened Pekka Rinne with a laser from the left point. The defenseman, who had the winning goal in a 4-3 double-overtime victory in the series opener, also had two assists in the clinching game.

Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, and Patrick Sharp also scored for Chicago; and Corey Crawford stopped 13 shots after replacing Scott Darling in the first period.

The Blackhawks will face St. Louis or Minnesota in the Western Conference semifinals as they try to win their third Stanley Cup title since 2010.

Flames 7, Canucks 4 - Michael Ferland and Jiri Hudler scored twice each and Matt Stajan scored the game-winner 15:43 into the third period to help host Calgary past Vancouver. The Flames advance to face Anaheim in the second round.

The Canucks held a 3-0 lead in the first period before the Flames stormed back, with Johnny Gaudreau notching the tying tally in the second period.

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