Detroit led by 2-0 when Datsyuk poked the puck past a Phoenix player in the neutral zone and skated in on goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. Datsyuk pulled the puck back between his legs, then flipped it at the goal — the type of move used during a shootout or maybe during practice.
Bryzgalov made the save, but the rebound went to Darren Helm, who got an easy goal.
“I am maybe trying to do too much,” Datsyuk said of his trick shot. He added, “Maybe next time, I try more easy way to score.”
It was Datsyuk’s first 4-point playoff game. Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom also scored for Detroit, and Nicklas Lidstrom had two assists.
Shane Doan scored twice for Phoenix, which nearly rallied from a four-goal deficit with a suddenly potent power play.
The Red Wings were again without Henrik Zetterberg, who has been out with a left knee injury after leading the team in scoring during the regular season. Datsyuk filled the void and left his teammates and opponents impressed with his nifty stick-handling.
“The fact he almost pulled it off,” Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard said. “It’s really remarkable.”
Detroit scored two power-play goals in the first. Datsyuk contributed the first on a wrist shot through traffic with 9 minutes 18 seconds left. Then Rafalski made it 2-0 with a shot from just inside the blue line.
The teams were at even strength in the first when Datsyuk broke in and set up Helm’s goal, and early in the second, Datsyuk stick-handled free in the slot and shot wide, but Holmstrom tipped in a shot by Valtteri Filppula seconds later.
“It’s disgusting,” Phoenix defenseman Keith Yandle said, with admiration, of Datsyuk. “It’s fun to watch him but not fun to play against him. He makes the game look easy, he’s so good.”
CANADIENS 3, BRUINS 1 Michael Cammalleri and Mathieu Darche each scored in the first 2:20, and Carey Price stopped 34 shots as visiting Montreal took a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. Boston, the No. 3 seed in the East, has never — in 26 tries — won a playoff series after losing the first two games. Game 3 is Monday in Montreal.
The Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron scored in the second period to cut the deficit to 2-1 and end a postseason scoreless streak that dated to the team’s unprecedented collapse after taking a 3-0 series lead against the Philadelphia Flyers in last year’s conference semifinals.
That is six postseason losses in a row for Boston.
But after Yannick Weber made it 3-1 with 2:29 left in the second, the Bruins were booed off the ice by their home fans when the period ended.
Boston played without its captain, Zdeno Chara, who was scratched minutes before the opening face-off because of dehydration.
FLYERS 5, SABRES 4 Ville Leino and Danny Briere had clutch goals as host Philadelphia tied the first-round series. Game 3 is Monday in Buffalo.
Goaltender Brian Boucher, one of many unlikely playoff stars when the Flyers orchestrated a surprising run to the finals last season, relieved the rookie Sergei Bobrovsky after Bobrovsky allowed three goals on seven shots.
Introduced to the familiar cheers of “Booosh,” Boucher stopped 17 consecutive shots and steadied his teammates after a first period in which the clubs combined for 6 goals and almost 30 penalty minutes.
KINGS 4, SHARKS 0 Drew Doughty had two goals and two assists, Jonathan Quick made 34 saves and Los Angeles beat San Jose to even the Western Conference series at one game apiece.
Jack Johnson and Kyle Clifford also scored for Los Angeles. The King bounced back from an overtime loss in Game 1 to seize home-ice advantage heading back to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Tuesday night.
The Sharks took too many undisciplined penalties and were unable to generate many good offensive chances against Quick, drawing the ire of their usually supportive fans, who booed the home team sporadically throughout the game. Antti Niemi allowed the four goals on 23 shots.
DUCKS’ RYAN SUSPENDED Anaheim wing Bobby Ryan, a member of the Ducks’ top line, was suspended two games for stamping on the foot of Nashville defenseman Jonathon Blum.
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