Every night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, TSN hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan breaks down each goalies performance. Mikael Backlund Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (4) – He had a strong game Sunday; was very good in tight with big saves on Crosby, Malkin and Neal in-crease. He had big saves on Gibbons and Goc on breakaways. It was a spirited effort, he even got involved with the extracurricular activities giving Crosby the shower with the water bottle. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (3) – He had no chance on the first goal; the second goal was bad, short-side, through the body on backhand by Hagelin. He did have big saves on Nash, and Kreider on a breakaway in tight. He was very aggressive with his stick around the net, poke check and around posts. Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks (4) – He had big saves on Coyle, Neidereiter, and Koivu early on to show he was dialed in. He had a huge right pad save in the third to keep the score 2-1 on Neidereiter, and there was no better save than on Suter with the glove with 4:35 left in third. He was strong on post plays in the last minute on Parise. Ilya Bryzgalov, Minnesota Wild (4) – He had no chance on either goal Sunday. He was very good with rebound control, a lot of plays died because he did not allow a second shot. He had good saves on Hossa, Saad and Sharp and looked comfortable all night. He gave them a chance to win. Craig Smith Jersey . The Lakers will also visit Cleveland and Philadelphia, have lost four in a row on the road and are 8-18 as the guest this season. They are 3-12 on the road against Western Conference opponents. Brandon Bollig Predators Jersey . Niese pitched seven steady innings on a rainy Tuesday night and Daniel Murphy had three hits to lead New York to a 6-1 victory over the Phillies. MINNEAPOLIS -- The New York Yankees have had no trouble sending balls in the seats this season, even with Alex Rodriguezs power drop-off and injury absence. CC Sabathia stopped his two-start losing streak with nine strikeouts over seven innings, and the Yankees hit three home runs to support him in an 8-4 victory over the depleted Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. "We have the ability to score runs in bunches," manager Joe Girardi said. "Thats just the kind of offence we are, but a difference this year is that we have a lot more speed and we run a lot more." Sure, but the Yankees lead the majors with 163 homers this season, despite only 13 from Rodriguez, who has been out following knee surgery last month. Mark Teixeira hit his 33rd, a two-run shot in the third, and Nick Swisher and Andruw Jones hit back-to-back deep balls in the fifth inning against Brian Duensing (8-12). Jones sent his into the third deck above left field, an estimated 434 feet. "I didnt really see where it landed," Jones said. Swisher did. "I saw him hit it and I said, This aint going to come down for a while," Swisher said, adding: "I cant even hit 3-wood up there." Sabathia stumbled through his last two starts, but the Twins, with their patched-together lineup and recent struggles against the burly left-hander, were the right team to face. Despite giving up 10 hits for the third time in his last four starts, Sabathia raised his record to 8-0 in his last nine outings -- including the post-season -- against Minnesota. His ERA in that span is 1.72. Sabathia (17-7) gave up four runs -- three earned -- and walked only one. Including post-season games, the Yankees improved to 60-19 against the Twins since 2002 and 20-3 over the last three years. They stayed a half-game ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the American League East race. "I felt good," Sabathia said. "I kind of got back to slinging the ball." Joe Mauer played right field for the first time. Luke Hughes was late because he missed his flight from triple-A, leaving the Twins without any healthy bench players at first pitch. The outfield of Rene Tosoni, Ben Revere and Mauer has four homers combined this season, compared to 34 for Curtis Granderson of the Yankees. Mike Ribeiro Predators Jersey. The Twins scored twice in the second, but Sabathia breezed through the middle innings -- recording 10 outs in a row during one stretch -- until surrendering three straight singles to start a two-run seventh. After Mauers sacrifice fly, but Justin Morneau flied out and Jim Thome grounded out to end the inning. "Thats more than a lot of teams have done so far, but it wasnt enough," Morneau said. The Yankees, still stinging from an umpire mistake in Kansas City the night before that gave the home team a home run that shouldve been a double during a 5-4 victory by the Royals, almost had another long ball call go against them in the first inning. With Mauer on first base and two outs, Morneau, from New Westminster, B.C., sent one sailing over the seats in right field that was initially ruled a home run. Girardi argued, and a replay review turned it into a foul ball. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire came out to disagree, and he was quickly ejected. He argued that the video was inconclusive, with some angles showing the ball travel over the pole, which would be fair. Morneau then struck out to end the inning, and boos echoed out from the sellout crowd. "The only thing I saw was home run, but thats life," he said, adding: "Who knows what happens in the game after that, but it gives us a 2-0 lead and were still hitting in the bottom of the first." Duensing yielded 10 hits and six runs, finishing five innings. "Their whole lineup, one through nine, is dangerous," Duensing said. "Theyve got speed and power and theyve got it all, and if youre not sharp theyll get you." NOTES: The Yankees still havent set their starting pitchers for the weekend. RHP Freddy Garcia, bothered by a cut on his index finger from what the team called a kitchen accident, must prove he can throw a bullpen session without a problem before hell be sent to the mound to face the Twins. Garcia last pitched Aug. 7. If hes not able to start, he could go on the DL. A.J. Burnett would then go Saturday and Ian Nova Sunday. ... Thome was honoured before the game for his 600th career home run, hit earlier this week, with a video tribute and a pregame hug from A-Rod, a fellow member of the club. ' ' '
