Penguins finish Senators, advance to conference finals
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 in Game 5 to win the series 4-1 and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. James Neal scored a hat trick, with Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin and Brenden Morrow also finding the net as Tomas Vokoun made 29 saves. The Penguins will face Boston or the New York Rangers next.
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Pittsburgh
Sidney Crosby
Pittsburgh Penguins
James Neal
Penguins
Ottawa Senators
Kris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
Brenden Morrow
Tomas Vokoun
Boston
New York Rangers
Milan Michalek
Kyle Turris
Ottawa
Craig Anderson
Senators
Dan Bylsma
Bylsma
Blackhawks Edge Closer to Elimination in Game 5
Detroit, led by Corey Crawford's former teammates, took a 3-1 series lead as the Red Wings dominated with tight defense and goaltender Jimmy Howard posting a 0.977 save percentage over three games. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews faced penalties and seeks a breakthrough with teammate Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa limited by Detroit pressure.
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Blackhawks
Michael Frolik
Bryan Bickell
Marian Hossa
Red Wings
Chicago
Jonathan Toews
Corey Crawford
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit
Rolling Red Wings
Toews
Anaheim
Daniel Cleary
Jimmy Howard
Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp
Howard
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Jakub Kindl
Joel Quenneville
Brent Seabrook
Seabrook
Henrik Zetterberg
Tampa Bay
Penguins
Vancouver
Quenneville
Indy 500 rivals grid for dramatic weekend at Indy
Takuma Sato leads a tight IndyCar title chase entering the 2013 Indianapolis 500 after last year’s thriller. Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, and Helio Castroneves seek a historic fourth win. Andretti Autosport cars, AJ Allmendinger’s comeback, and Ed Carpenter’s pole add to a field rich in talent and storylines.
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Takuma Sato
Sato
Dario Franchitti
Scott Dixon
Franchitti
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dan Wheldon
Penske Racing
Chip Ganassi
Andretti Autosport
A.J. Foyt Racing
Dixon
Foyt
Kenny Brack
Long Beach
Helio Castroneves
al Unser Sr
Rick Mears
Mears
Castroneves
Carlos Munoz
Marco Andretti
Mario Andretti
Andretti
Graham Rahal
Marco
Rahal
AJ Allmendinger
Nascar
Roger Penske
Allmendinger
Will Power
Power
Penske
Tony George
Butler
Indiana Pacers
Indiana
Carpenter
Chevrolet
Honda
James Hinchcliffe
Ganassi
St. Pete
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