ACCESS 7 SATURDAY EYE-OPENER

Bobby Ryan is back. He scored his first two goals of the post-season as the Ottawa Senators staved off elimination again with a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5. The Habs still lead the first-round series 3-2. Craig Anderson was solid in goal, making 45 saves. Game 6 goes Sunday in the nation’s capital.

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It was a good day for Devan Dubnyk. He was named a finalist for the Vezina trophy and then made 36 saves in Game 5 as the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1. The win gives the Wild a 3-2 lead in their first-round series. Dubnyk was coming off a Game 4 performance where he gave up six goals in two periods.

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Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are done. Pittsburgh’s season ended after Carl Hagelin scored in O-T as the New York Rangers beat the Pens 2-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series to win 4-1. Henrik Lundqvist was solid in net making 37 saves.

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In the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, Washington visits the N.Y. Islanders (1 pm), Detroit is at Tampa (4 pm), Nashville visits Chicago (6 pm) and Calgary entertains Vancouver (7 pm).

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The home teams were the winners on the opening night of the WHL’s Conference finals.  In the East, Brandon trounced Calgary 9-4 in Game 1 while in the West, Kelowna snuck past Portland 3-2 in the lid-lifter.  Games 2 go Saturday night.

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The Raptors are in trouble. John Wall produced 19 points and 15 assists and the Washington Wizards closed in on a first-round playoff sweep by beating Toronto 106-99. Paul Pierce continued his hot series by hitting two late 3-pointers to secure the win. Washington leads the series 3-0 and has a chance to close out the Raps Sunday.

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It was one of those nights for R-A Dickey and his knuckleball. He gave up eight runs and nine hits in 4-and-two-thirds innings as the Toronto Blue Jays fell 12-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Jays came into the game on a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Baltimore Orioles at home. James Loney, Rene Rivera and Tim Beckham each hit a two-run homer for Tampa.

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The Subway series is back in New York. Mark Teixeira hit a pair of two-run homers to help the Yankees end the crosstown rival Mets’ 11-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory. Michael Pineda pitched into the eighth inning for the Yankees. His record improved to 3-0 with the win.

(CP)