Associated Press
The NHL playoff roundup …
SAN JOSE, Calif. ó Defensemen Ian White and Niclas Wallin scored their first goals of the postseason and Antti Niemi made 33 saves to help the San Jose Sharks take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series over the Detroit Red Wings with a 2-1 victory Sunday.
White scored on a power play in the first period and Wallin extended the lead early in the third period as the Sharks put together two of their best back-to-back games to jump on top of the Red Wings for the second straight year.
Jimmy Howard was again strong in goal for the Red Wings, making 35 saves, but he got little help from his teammates.
Lightning 3, Capitals 2 (OT)WASHINGTON ó Vincent Lecavalier scored his second goal of the game 6:19 into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the top-seeded Washington Capitals on Sunday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Fifth-seeded Tampa Bay appeared headed for a much simpler victory, leading 2-1 in the third period, but two-time NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin forced the extra period by scoring with 67 seconds left in regulation.
Dwayne Roloson made 35 saves as the Lightning won their fifth consecutive game. The series now shifts to Tampa for Game 3.