Penguins wrap up sweep; Wings, Predators all even

Evgeni Malkin and Jarko Ruutu scored second-period goals, leading the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round series.

Sidney Crosby scored into an empty net with 7.5 seconds remaining and had an assist, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves for Pittsburgh, which got its first sweep in 16 years and its first playoff series win since 2001.

Cory Stillman scored for Ottawa, which was swept out of the first round for the third time in its 11 consecutive playoff appearances.

Predators 3, Red Wings 2: Dan Hamhuis and Shea Weber scored in 32-second span in the first period, and host Nashville evened its first-round Western Conference series against Detroit.

Dan Ellis stopped 39 shots, Greg de Vries added a goal and Martin Erat had 2 assists as the Predators grabbed a lead in the first period and never let up on the top-seeded Red Wings.

Rangers 4, Devils 3: Rookie defenseman Marc Staal scored his first NHL playoff goal with 3:13 left in Game 4, and host New York took a 3-1 series lead over New Jersey.

Scott Gomez had 2 goals, and Chris Drury also scored for the Rangers, who could end the series Friday with a win at New Jersey. New York took the first two games on enemy ice before splitting two at home.

Stahl took a pass from Martin Straka, who provided the Rangers with one of their four 1-goal leads, as he fired a drive from inside the blue line that got past all-star goalie Martin Brodeur.