Rangers even series with rout
Lindberg scores twice for New York; Crosby ‘rehabbing.’
Oscar Lindberg scored two goals, Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Thursday night to tie their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
Chris Kreider and Nick Holden also scored and Tanner Glass added two assists for the Rangers, who have won four consecutive home games this postseason.
Kyle Turris scored for Ottawa, and Craig Anderson made 17 saves before being replaced by Mike Condon for the third period. Condon had nine stops.
Senators star defenseman Erik Karlsson also left the game after the second period with an injury. Karlsson played during the first round with two microfractures in one of his feet from blocking a shot late in the regular season.
Game 5 is Saturday at Ottawa.
Lundqvist has stopped 48 of his past 50 shots after allowing six goals in the Senators’ double-overtime win in Game 2.
The Senators had trouble generating sustained pressure against Lundqvist and were sloppy with the puck at times. The Rangers have scored the first goal in each game of the series.
Late Wednesday Ducks 4, (at) Oilers 3
(OT): Ryan Getzlaf was a one-man wrecking crew at a big moment for Anaheim. Getzlaf scored twice and assisted on two goals, including Jakob Silfverberg’s winner 45 seconds into overtime, and the Ducks topped Edmonton in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series.
Rickard Rakell also scored for Anaheim, which has won two in a row after dropping the first two games of the series at home. John Gibson made 29 saves.
Penguins: Captain Sidney Crosby is skating again, but coach Mike Sullivan provided no update on when his star will be ready to return from a concussion.
Crosby sat out Pittsburgh’s 3-2 victory in Game 4 of its Eastern Conference semifinal against Washington on Wednesday night. He was diagnosed with his second concussion of the season after taking a cross-check in the head from Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen.
The Penguins were given a day off Thursday, but several players including Crosby gathered at the team’s practice facility for a workout.
Sullivan said Crosby “is in the process of rehabbing” but declined to answer when asked if there’s a chance the two-time MVP will play in Washington on Saturday.
Wild: Left wing Jason Zucker has undergone surgery to repair a muscle in his midsection, with recovery expected in time for training camp. Zucker had 22 goals and 25 assists in 79 games.