NHL Roundup

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The defending Stanley Cup champs are on the brink of elimination after losing to the Kings for the third straight game. Los Angeles has a three-games-to-one lead in the Western Conference finals after building a 4-0 lead in a 5-2 win over the Blackhawks...

NEW YORK (AP))— Alex Galchenyuk (gal-CHEHN'-yuk) scored 1:12 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory that cut the New York Rangers lead to 2-1 in the NHL Eastern Conference final. That ends the Rangers' five-game winning streak in the postseason...

UNDATED (AP)_The L.A. Kings scored six unanswered goals in rallying from a two-goal deficit to stun the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 to even that Western Conference final at a game apiece. Five of those goals came in the final period, including three by Jeff Carter...

MONTREAL (AP) — The New York Rangers have won just one Stanley Cup since 1940, the fewest among the Original Six teams during that span. But they are just two victories away from reaching the finals for the first time since winning it in 1994...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have taken Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, which could be a good omen for the Los Angeles Kings. Corey Crawford made just four of his 25 saves in the third period as the Blackhawks completed a 3-1 triumph over the Kings in Chicago...

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks still don't know who they'll face in the NHL's Western Conference finals. The Los Angeles Kings have forced a Game 7 in their conference semifinal series by nipping Anaheim 2-1. Jake Muzzin (myoo-ZEEN') put the Kings ahead to stay just over eight minutes into the first period before Trevor Lewis made it 2-0 late in the second...

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Rangers have advanced to the NHL's Eastern Conference finals by storming back from a three-games-to-one deficit for the first time in the team's 88-year history. And the Chicago Blackhawks have moved into the Western Conference finals with another overtime victory...

MONTREAL (AP) — Each of the NHL's Eastern Conference semifinal series is going to a seventh game. The Montreal Canadiens have stretched their series to the limit with a tidy 4-0 shutout of Boston. Lars Eller opened the scoring just 2:11 into the game, but it remained 1-0 until Max Pacioretty (pash-uh-RET'-ee) and Thomas Vanek scored 2:15 apart late in the second period...

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Rangers are now 3-0 this season when facing elimination. The Rangers have forced a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals by downing Pittsburgh for the second straight game, this time 3-1. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots and blanked the Penguins after Brandon Sutter scored late in the first period to make it 2-1...

MONTREAL (AP) — Matt Fraser scored at 1:19 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, tying the Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-2. Making his NHL playoff debut after being called up Wednesday from Providence of the American Hockey League, Fraser jumped into a scramble in front of goalie Carey Price and slid the puck under him into the net...