Scoreboard Roundup - 4/18/12

Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) -- NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round: The Pittsburgh Penguins iced the Philadelphia Flyers, 10-3. (Flyers lead series, 3-1)

The Ottawa Senators outlasted the New York Rangers in overtime, 3-2. (Series tied at 2-2)

The Vancouver Canucks put away the Los Angeles Kings, 3-1. (Kings lead series 3-1)

MLB: The Atlanta Braves (7-5) pounded the New York Mets (7-5), 14-6.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (5-7) one upped the Arizona Diamondbacks (7-5), 2-1.

The Washington Nationals (10-3) topped the Houston Astros (4-8), 3-2.

The Miami Marlins (6-6) tamed the Chicago Cubs (3-9), 9-1.

The Tampa Bay Rays (6-6) stung the Toronto Blue Jays (6-5), 12-2.

The Texas Rangers (10-2) socked the Boston Red Sox (4-8), 6-3.

The Minnesota Twins (4-8) edged the New York Yankees (6-6), 6-5.

The Milwaukee Brewers (6-6) topped the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-3), 3-2 in 10 innings.

The St. Louis Cardinals (9-3) pounded the Cincinnati Reds (4-8), 11-1.

The Colorado Rockies (6-6) smothered the San Diego Padres (3-10), 8-4.

The San Francisco Giants (6-6) edged the Philadelphia Phillies (5-7), 1-0.

The Chicago White Sox (6-5) slugged the Baltimore Orioles (7-5), 8-1.

The Detroit Tigers (9-3) clawed past the Kansas City Royals (3-9), 4-3.

The Oakland Athletics (6-7) shut out the LA Angels (4-8), 6-0.

The Seattle Mariners (7-6) got past the Cleveland Indians (5-5), 4-1.

NBA: The Chicago Bulls (47-15) bounced the Charlotte Bobcats (7-54), 100-68.

The Washington Wizards (16-46) vanquished the Milwaukee Bucks (29-32), 121-112.

The Philadelphia 76ers (32-30) took care of the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-41), 103-87.

The Atlanta Hawks (37-25) stopped the Detroit Pistons (22-39), 116-84.

The New York Knicks (33-29) ran past the New Jersey Nets (22-41), 104-95.

The Miami Heat (44-17) scorched the Toronto Raptors (22-41), 96-72.

The Memphis Grizzlies (37-25) beat the New Orleans Hornets (19-43), 103-91.

The Boston Celtics (37-26) shut down Orlando Magic (36-26), 102-98.

The Los Angeles Clippers (39-23) buried the Denver Nuggets (34-28), 104-98.

The Dallas Mavericks (35-28) grounded the Houston Rockets (32-20), 117-110.

The Utah Jazz (33-30) silenced the Portland Trailblazers (28-35), 112-91.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (45-17) cooled off the Phoenix Suns (32-30), 109-97.

The San Antonio Spurs (45-16) dethroned the Sacramento Kings (20-42), 127-102.

The Los Angeles Lakers (40-23) defeated the Golden State Warriors (22-39), 99-87.

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Penguins' Neal, Asham Suspended By NHL

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- If the Pittsburgh Penguins have any shot at staving off elimination in the first round of the playoffs tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers, they'll have to do it without a pair of key players.

The NHL has suspended forward Arron Asham for four games and forward James Neal for one game for separate hits on members of the Flyers during the team's 8-4 Game 3 loss.

Asham was suspended for attempting to injure Flyers forward Brayden Schenn with a cross-check to the neck and then punching him in the back of the head once he fell to the ice. He was given a match penalty and was ejected from the game. If the series ends before Game 7, Asham will have to serve the remainder of the suspension next season.

Neal's suspension resulted from charging Flyers forward Claude Giroux in the third period of Game 3. Neal was assessed a minor penalty for charging and was ejected. While Asham is known more as an enforcer, Neal's absence will be more felt on the Penguins side. Neal was one of Pittsburgh's most reliable scorers this season, registering 40 goals and 41 assists in the regular season.

The team will also be without forward Craig Adams, who received an automatic one-game suspension from the league on Monday after he instigated a fight in Game 3.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 4/15

Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) -- NHL Playoffs: The Nashville Predators edged the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2.  (Nashville Leads Series 2-1).

The Philadelphia Flyers toppled the Pittsburgh Penguins, 8-4.  (Philadelphia Leads Series 3-0).

The Florida Panthers defeated the New Jersey Devils, 4-2.  (Series Tied 1-1).

The Los Angeles Kings upended the Vancouver Canucks, 1-0. (Los Angeles Leads Series 3-0).

MLB: NL: The Miami Marlins (4-6) downed the Houston Astros (4-5) in 11 innings, 5-4.

The Atlanta Braves (5-4) bopped the Milwaukee Brewers (4-6), 7-4.

The Cincinnati Reds (4-6) stopped the Washington Nationals (7-3) in 11 innings, 8-5.

The Philadelphia Phillies (4-5) stormed the New York Mets (6-3), 8-2.

The St. Louis Cardinals (7-3) pounded the Chicago Cubs (3-7), 10-3.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (6-3) got past the Colorado Rockies (4-5), 5-2.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (3-6) surprised the San Francisco Giants (4-5), 4-1.

The Los Angeles Dodgers (9-1) walked off on the San Diego Padres (2-8), 5-4.

AL: The Toronto Blue Jays (5-4) took care of the Baltimore Orioles (5-4), 9-2.

The Boston Red Sox (4-5) rocked the Tampa Bay Rays (4-5), 6-4.

The Detroit Tigers (6-3) downed the Chicago White Sox (5-3), 5-2.

The Cleveland Indians (4-4) ran past the Kansas City Royals (3-6), 13-7.

The Texas Rangers (8-2) sliced the Minnesota Twins (2-7), 4-3.

The Seattle Mariners (6-5) topped the Oakland Athletics (4-6), 5-3.

The New York Yankees (5-4) crushed the Anheim Angels (3-6), 11-5.

NBA: The Miami Heat (42-17) slid by the New York Knicks (31-29), 93-85.

The Los Angeles Lakers (39-22) outlasted the Dallas Mavericks (34-27) in overtime, 112-108.

The Orlando Magic (35-25) washed away the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-39), 100-84.

The Chicago Bulls (45-14) out dueled the Detroit Pistons (22-38) in overtime, 100-94.

The Toronto Raptors (22-39) shocked the Atlanta Hawks (35-25), 102-86.

The Boston Celtics (36-25) bullied the Charlotte Bobcats (7-52), 94-82.

The Sacramento Kings (20-41) one upped the Portland Trail Blazers (28-33), 104-103.

The New Orleans Hornets (18-42) stung the Memphis Grizzlies (35-25), 88-75.

The Denver Nuggets (33-27) popped the Houston Rockets (32-28), 101-86.

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Flyers Fight Off Penguins, 8-4, Take 3-0 Series Lead

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- The Philadelphia Flyers took a commanding 3-0 series lead on Sunday after they pounded the Pittsburgh Penguins, 8-4.

It was a wild game that included trash talk and a ton of fights.  Both teams had their top defenseman thrown out.

The Flyers blitzed the Penguins with four goals in the first, but Pittsburgh would answer back with two of their own.

But the Flyers would storm back with three goals in the final period to put the Penguins away.

“In the end, that's really playoff hockey," Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said. "A couple of the best players in the world dropping the gloves going at it. Would I rather have G keep his gloves on? Sure. But when he's fighting Sidney Crosby, that's playoff hockey. That's this series."

Maxime Talbot and Danny Briere scored two goals apiece in the win for the Flyers.

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Flyers Stun Penguins, 8-5, Take 2-0 Series Lead

Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) -- The Philadelphia Flyers were down early but stormed back late in the third period to take a commanding 2-0 series lead on Friday night back to Philadelphia.

The Flyers took their first lead of the game after Jaromir Jagr scored to make it 6-5 in the third period and wouldn't let up. Claude Giroux had a hat trick and three assists to set a franchise record for points in a playoff game.  Rookie Sean Couturier also contributed a hat trick of his own in the 8-5 win over the Penguins.

The Flyers trailed three different times in the game.

"I don't know how many times we'll be able to do comebacks like that," Giroux said. "We've got to have a better start."

But Jagr isn't surprised by the scoring outburst late.

"This team can always score goals," said Jagr. "We've got a lot of guys who can score goals."

Sidney Crosby scored a goal in the loss for the Penguins.

"We need to limit our mistakes, that's really what it comes down to," Crosby said. "The mistakes we've made have ended up in our net."

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Flyers Storm Back On Penguins, Grab 1-0 Series Lead

Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) -- Down by three goals in the first period, the Philadelphia Flyers found a way to scratch and claw their way back into the game and beat the Penguins 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night.

Jakub Voracek's first career playoff goal was a huge one.  His shot past Marc-Andre Fleury 2:23 into overtime was just what the doctor ordered in Philadelphia.

"It was a lucky bounce for me but I'll take it," Voracek said.

Ilya Bryzagalov finished with 25 saves after the rough first period and the Flyers will look to grab a 2-0 lead on Friday night.

"They came back, which is what they've done," Pittsburgh coach Dan Byslma said. "They're a good team. They don't stop. The second half of the game, we didn't get to our game and where we needed to play as much as we needed to and they got back in it."

Danny Briere added two goals of his own for the Flyers and Brayden Schenn scored the other.

"We got away from our game, that's really what it was," said Penguins star Sidney Crosby who scored a goal in the loss.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 4/11/12

Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) -- NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round:  The Philadelphia Flyers iced the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime, 4-3. (Flyers lead series, 1-0)

The Nashville Predators slowed down the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2. (Predators lead series, 1-0)

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-2.  (Kings lead series, 1-0)

MLB: The Cincinnati Reds (3-3) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (5-2), 4-3.

The Washington Nationals (4-2) blanked the New York Mets (4-2), 4-0.

The Milwaukee Brewers (4-2) edged past the Chicago Cubs (1-5), 2-1.

The San Diego Padres (2-4) took care of the Arizona Diamondbacks (4-1), 2-1.

The Philadelphia Phillies (2-3) pounded the Miami Marlins (2-4), 7-1.

The Chicago White Sox (3-2) topped the Cleveland Indians (1-4), 10-6.

The Tampa Bay Rays (4-1) doubled up the Detroit Tigers (4-1), 4-2.

The Toronto Blue Jays (4-2) downed the Boston Red Sox (1-5), 3-1.

The Oakland Athletics (3-4) outlasted the Kansas City Royals (3-3) in 12 innings, 5-4.

The New York Yankees (3-3) downed the Baltimore Orioles (3-3) in 10 innings, 6-4.

The Seattle Mariners (4-3) got by the Texas Rangers (4-2), 4-3.

The Minnesota Twins (1-4) edged the Los Angeles Angels (2-3), 6-5.

The Atlanta Braves (2-4) doubled up the Houston Astros (3-3), 6-3.

The Colorado Rockies (2-3) pounded the San Francisco Giants (1-4), 17-8.

The Los Angeles Dodgers (5-1) stopped the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-3), 4-1.

NBA: The Philadelphia 76ers (31-27) bounced the Toronto Raptors (20-39), 93-75.

The Indiana Pacers (36-22) outpaced the Cleveland Cavaliers (19-37) in overtime, 104-98.

The Utah Jazz (31-28) rocked the Houston Rockets (32-26), 103-91.

The New Orleans Hornets (16-42) stung the Sacramento Kings (19-40), 105-96.

The Los Angeles Clippers (35-23) clipped the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-16), 100-98.

The New York Knicks (30-28) tamed the Milwaukee Bucks (20-38), 111-107.

The Los Angeles Lakers (37-22) lassoed the San Antonio Spurs (40-16), 98-84.

The Memphis Grizzlies (34-23) cooled off the Phoenix Suns (30-28), 104-93.

The Boston Celtics (34-24) slipped by the Atlanta Hawks (34-24) in overtime, 88-86.

The Denver Nuggets (32-26) topped the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-34), 113-107.

The Portland Trail Blazers (28-31) popped the Golden State Warriors (22-35), 118-110.

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Rangers Beat Flyers 5-3, Clinch Top Seed in the East

Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- For the first time since 1994 the New York Rangers (51-22-7) are the top seed in the Eastern Conference. They earned that seed Tuesday when they upended division rival Philadelphia (46-25-9) 5-3.

The Rangers got to work fast, scoring four goals in the first period and never looked back.

"It's been a long year for these guys, but they deserve the No. 1 seed," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "Now, in a couple of days, things will change. But I know our guys are excited for that."

The last time the Rangers had the number one seed, they won the Stanley Cup.

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Late-Game Brawl Highlights Flyers Victory Over Penguins

Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) -- If Sunday's game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins gave hockey fans any indication how their first round playoff series will go, it's going to be one to remember.

After the second period, the game was tied at two, but in the third period the Flyers turned up the heat and scored four goals on their way to a 6-4 victory over the arch rivals. But after Jakub Voracek's empty net goal in the third period, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma sent out his checking line to send a message to the Flyers. Penguins forward Joe Vitale leveled the Flyer's Danny Briere, which caused a stir over on the Flyers bench.

Flyers' head coach Peter Laviolette proceeded to scream at Bylsma, and then all 10 players on the ice started to fight each other, with the two benches also yelling back and forth at each other. The fight lasted over five minutes as referees struggled to regain control of the game.

"Those guys hadn't been out there in 12 minutes," Laviolette said after the game. "It's a gutless move by there coach. It's gutless."

The Flyers trail the Penguins by just one point now in the standings with three games to play in the regular season.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 3/29/12

Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Miami Heat (36-13) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (29-23), 106-85.

The Indiana Pacers (30-20) bounced the Washington Wizards (11-39), 93-89.

The Portland Trail Blazers (24-27) snuck past the New Orleans Hornets (13-38), 99-93

NHL: The Washington Capitals (39-31-8) outlasted the Boston Bruins (45-28-4)in a shootout, 3-2.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (39-12) handled the Los Angeles Lakers (31-20), 102-93.

The New Jersey Devils (44-28-6) skated past the Tampa Bay Lightning (35-35-7), 6-4.

The Philadelphia Flyers (45-24-8) pounded the Toronto Maple Leafs (33-36-9), 7-1.

The New York Islanders (33-33-11) stranded the Pittsburgh Penguins (47-24-6), 5-3.

The Chicago Blackhawks (43-26-9) cured the St. Louis Blues (48-20-10), 4-3 in a shootout.

The Minnesota Wild (32-35-10) put away the Florida Panthers (37-24-16), 3-2 in overtime.

The Phoenix Coyotes (38-37-15) shut out the San Jose Sharks (39-29-10), 2-0.

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