Vegas seizes control of Western finals

Sean Avery has not been on the Rangers in five years, but the fans are still carrying on his spirit. The Garden faithful serenaded Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf with a “sloppy seconds” chant during the Rangers’ 4-1 Game 4 rout of Ottawa that evened the Eastern Conference semifinal. It came after Phaneuf fought with Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith in the third period. The chant was in reference to Avery’s crude comments toward his ex-girlfriend, actress Elisha Cuthbert, in 2008 when she and Phanuef first started seeing each other. Cuthbert and Phaneuf have now been married for nearly five years, but Rangers fans were not shy about bringing up the painful memory. “I just want to comment on

Pontus Aberg’s first career postseason goal lifted the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final Saturday night against the Ducks in Anaheim. The Predators are now one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. Anaheim jumped out to a 1-0 lead 7:14 into the second period.