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Former Montreal forward Michael Ryder scored twice and assisted on David Krejci’s goal to help the Boston Bruins complete a four-game sweep of the Canadiens with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.

Forget all that talk about a playoff series being a long haul. It's been a sprint so far for the Detroit Red Wings, and they are drawing close to the finish line of their first-round series with Columbus.

Alexandre Burrows scored his second goal of the game with 18.9 seconds to go in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 47 saves to help the Vancouver Canucks complete a first-round sweep of St. Louis with a 3-2 victory over the Blues on Tuesday.