Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Adams finalists: Boudreau, MacLean, Quenneville

Report: Sens\' Spezza (back) eyeing Game 3 return

Sharks say hit by suspended F Torres was legal

Captain Dustin Brown tied it with 1:43 left and Trevor Lewis scored the tiebreaking power-play goal 22 seconds later, propelling the Los Angeles Kings to a stunning 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night and a 2-0 series lead.

Team USA nets 8, blasts Russia at hockey worlds

Eric Staal injured in knee-on-knee worlds collision

Kane, Moulson, St. Louis final three for Lady Byng

Ovechkin played final games with a broken foot

Sharks\' Torres suspended for rest of 2nd round

Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams.

Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night.

Caps GM: Ovechkin criticism of refs \'wasn\'t wrong\'

Funding approved for Edmonton\'s $600M arena

Babcock says Datsyuk isn\'t leaving Wings for KHL

Yankee Stadium to host two 2014 Rangers games

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

Retire or return: Selanne will take time to decide

Crosby, McQuaid, Harding are Masterton finalists

Gulutzan out as Dallas coach after two seasons