Ponikarovsky gives Devils series lead

Alexei Ponikarovsky scored on his own rebound with 2:39 left in overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night at Newark, N.J., to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Martin Brodeur made 25 saves for New Jersey, which will look to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series Sunday at Newark.

Kings 4, Blues 2: Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists and host Los Angeles moved to the brink of an unlikely second-round sweep with a victory over St. Louis in Game 3.

Game 4 is Sunday at Los Angeles.