Flyers, Sharks get Game 7 victories

The Philadelphia Flyers finally figured out how to put away the Washington Capitals.

Joffrey Lupul put in a rebound during a power play 6:06 into overtime in Game 7 to lift visiting Philadelphia past Alex Ovechkin and Washington, 3-2, on Tuesday night in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

The Flyers led the best-of-seven series, 3-1, before allowing the Capitals to pull even.

Lupul found space in front of the net to get a backhander past Cristobal Huet after Washington’s goalie had deflected Kimmo Timonen’s shot. There were nine seconds left in the Flyers’ man advantage after defenseman Tom Poti was sent off for tripping – the first penalty since the second period in a rough-and-tumble game that suited Philadelphia’s style.

San Jose 5, Calgary 3 – Jeremy Roenick didn’t come out of semi-retirement for only one playoff round.

Roenick had two goals and two assists, including the tying and go-ahead scores midway through the Sharks’ four-goal second period, as San Jose advanced with a Game 7 victory over the Flames.

Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves for second-seeded San Jose in front of a deafening crowd at the first Game 7 in Shark Tank history.