Monday night race for The Cup

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Apr 18, 2012

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Three games were played and three series are now two games to one. Here are your recaps:

Rangers over Ottawa
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 39 shots in Ottawa to lift the Rangers to a 1-0 victory. It is Lundqvist’s fourth playoff shutout. New York’s Brian Boyle scored the only goal of the game in the third period. Rangers lead the series 2-1 and game four is set for Wednesday in Ottawa.

Boston takes Caps
Zdeno Chara scored late in the third for Boston to earn the Bruins a 4-3 win over the Capitals. The next match-up is Thursday in Washington. The Bruins lead the series 2-1.

Sharks are Blue
St. Louis takes the lead in this best of seven with a 4-3 win over San Jose at the HP Pavilion. Brian Elliott was in for Jaroslav Halak who is still out after his collision with a teammate on the weekend. Elliott made 26 saves for the win. The teams meet again Thursday in San Jose.