NHL
New York Rangers advance to the conference finals
The New York Rangers have booked their ticket in the NHL play-off for the Conference Finals in the East. The basic round winners won 5:3 at the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday (local time) and decided the series 4:2 in their favor early. Rangers star Chris Kreider turned the game around in the final period with a triple within nine minutes from a 1:3 deficit to a 4:3 lead.
The Rangers will now face either the Florida Panthers or the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Final. The Panthers lead 3-2 ahead of the sixth game on Friday night.
In the West, the Vancouver Canucks took the lead for the third time in the all-Canadian series against the Edmonton Oilers. The Canucks won 3-2 at home and now lead 3-2 in the best of seven. J.T. Miller scored 32 seconds before the final buzzer to decide the game for the home team. Vancouver now has two chances to reach the conference final for the first time since 2011.
NHL play-off results from Thursday (2nd round/conference semifinals, "best of seven"):
Eastern Conference: Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers 3:5 (final score in the series: 2:4)
Western Conference: Vancouver Canucks - Edmonton Oilers 3:2 (series score: 3:2)
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