April 8th, 2005
NHL Conference Finals
New York Rangers RW
Lukas Kocian had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over the Red WIngs. The 21 year old now has 2 goals and 8 points with 9 PIMs and a +5 rating in 7 playoff games. Kocian had a career high 6 playoff goals last season in 17 games for the Rangers.
The Rangers lead the series 1-0.
Chicago Blackhawks C
Gert Linde had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over the Jets. The 23 year old now has 3 goals and 8 points with 0 PIMs and a -1 rating in 7 playoff games. This is Linde's first trip to the NHL post season.
The Blackhawks lead the series 1-0
April 11th, 2005
New York Rangers C
Isaac Connell had a goal in a 3-2 win over the Red Wings. The 29 year old now has 2 goals and 6 points with 0 PIMs and a +4 rating in 8 playoff games. Last year in the playoffs, Connell had 0 goals and 4 points in 19 playoff games for the Rangers.
The Rangers lead the series 2-0.
Winnipeg Jets RD
Michael Watson had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks. The 34 year old now has 1 goal and 2 points with 0 PIMS and a +2 rating in 3 playoff games. This is Watson's first time in the NHL post season.
The series is tied 1-1.
April 14th, 2005
New York Rangers RD
James Lambert had a goal in a 2-1 O/T win over the Red Wings. The 23 year old now has 1 goal and 2 points with 9 PIMs and a +6 rating in 9 playoff games. Last year in the playoffs, Lambert had 1 goal and 7 points in 19 games with the Rangers.
The Rangers lead series 3-0.
Winnipeg Jets LW
Rick Burd had 2 goals in a 4-3 O/T win over the Blackhawks. The 32 year old former Canadien has 6 goals and 7 points with 4 PIMs and a +3 rating in 8 playoff games. This is Burd's first trip to the NHL post season.
The Jets lead the series 2-1
April 17th, 2005
New York Rangers LW
Francois Roy had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 O/T win over the Red Wings. The 30 year old now has 5 goals and 6 points with 0 PIMS and a +1 rating in 8 playoff games. For his career, Roy has 12 goals and 17 points in 27 NHL playoff games.
The Rangers win the series 4-0.
Winnipeg Jets RW
Alex Gaudet had a goal and 2 assists in a 3-1 win over the Blackhawks. The 27 year old now has 2 goals and 7 points with 12 PIMs and a +4 rating in 9 playoff games. This is Gaudets first NHL playoff experience.
The Jets lead the series 3-1.
April 19th, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks LW
Issac Tokarski had 3 assists in a 3-2 win over the Jets. The 22 year old now has 6 goals and 16 points with 4 PIMs and a -1 rating in 11 playoff games. This is Tokarski's first trip to the NHL Playoffs.
The Jets lead the series 3-2.
April 21st, 2005
Winnipeg Jets RD
Daniel Jelinek had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 O/T win over the Blackhawks. The 22 year old now has 2 goals and 8 points with 2 PIMs and a +9 rating in 11 playoff games. Jelinek was the Red Wings 70th overall pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. On September 20th, 2004, Jelinek was traded to the Jets for a 3rd round pick.
The Jets win the series 4-2.