With Darth Vader in the front row, on shore leave from the Death Star, former Canadiens forward Andrei Kostitsyn eludes Phoenix pursuer Michal Rozsival during Game 1 Friday night.
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They went back and forth all night, but finally the Phoenix Coyotes downed the Nashville Predators 4-3 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal Friday, Ray Whitney scoring at 14:04 of extra time to decide the issue.
• On Saturday: Washington is in New York for a 3 pm ET matinée to open their Eastern semi, while at 7:30 the Los Angeles Kings are in St. Louis for the opener of their Western semi vs. the Blues.
