Playoffs Recap: Day 12

 Extremely proud of the Hawks and Bruins! Both closed out their series and our moving on to the semifinals!
The Hawks did most of their scoring in the first period with goals from Keith, Kane, Sharp and Toews and in the last seconds of the game Madden tossed one into an empty net. The Hawks will now move on to playing the Sedin twins and the Canucks!!

The Bruins also closed out their series against the Sabres at home in Boston. David Krejci was #1 star with two goals scored against Ryan Miller. It is still unclear which team the Bruins will play in the semifinals.

Last and CERTAINLY LEAST we have the Caps/Habs game. As it looks right now I can tell you the Capitals don't look like they're going to the finals. Maybe they're tired or maybe they just got too cocky but this is not the same team that dominated the regular season. The Caps scored just one goal in last night's game to the Canadiens' four. The Capitals return to DC for game 7.

Tonight's Schedule:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT	XM
DETROIT	PHOENIX	9:00 PM ET 6:00 PM MST	RDS (HD),TSN (HD),VERSUS (HD),FS-D (HD),FS-A	207

Playoffs Recap: Day 11

 What a great day in hockey! 2 series were closed out and the Hawks tied their series!
How about that last second goal by Kaner? And then there was that OT goal by Hossa just a second after he was out of the box! The Hawks return to Nashville tomorrow for game 5 of their series.

 The Sharks closed out their series with the help of Joe Pavelski who netted two goals and beat the Avalanche 5-2. The Sharks will come back to the semifinal series and play whoever wins out of the Red Wings/Coyotes series.

 The Penguins and Senators sure do know how to get plays reviewed. Including game 5 they had a total of 6 goal reviews, some working in favor and some not. I'll tell you, that situation room in Toronto sure was busy. The Penguins were able to come back from a 2-0 deficit, tie the game and then take it in overtime with a goal from Pascal Dupuis.Pascal Dupuis was the official #1 star but I give it to Matt Cooke for his two goals and because he's missing like 8 teeth and can rock it. The Penguins will rest now until the Canadien/Capitals series ends.

Today the Red Wings hope to close out their series against the Coyotes as do the Canucks against the Kings.

Tomorrow's Schedule:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT	XM
WASHINGTON	MONTREAL	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	VERSUS,TSN (HD),RDS (HD),CSN-DC (HD)	204
BUFFALO	BOSTON	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CBC (HD),MSG,NESN (HD)	205
CHICAGO	NASHVILLE	9:00 PM ET 8:00 PM CT	TSN (HD),CSN-CH (HD),FS-TN (HD)	207

Playoffs Recap: Day 7

The Hawks were INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING last night, to say the least. Not only were they raped in a 4-1 game but they also gave up a penalty shop. Great job Dustin.

The Penguins on the other hand played a great game! A 7-4 game is exciting but shows extremely poor goal-tending. They are sitting comfortably with a series 3-1 league.

Here are the complete scores for Tuesday April 20, 2010:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT
PHOENIX	DETROIT	6:30 PM ET 6:30 PM ET	FINAL PHX (0) - DET (3)
PITTSBURGH	OTTAWA	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	FINAL PIT (7) - OTT (4)
NEW JERSEY	PHILADELPHIA	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	FINAL NJD (1) - PHI (4)
CHICAGO	NASHVILLE	9:00 PM ET 8:00 PM CT	FINAL CHI (1) - NSH (4)
SAN JOSE	COLORADO	10:00 PM ET 8:00 PM MT	FINAL SJS (2) - COL (1) OT

Playoffs Recap: Day 5

Blackhawks win!!!!!!!!!!!
Niemi had an amazing night in Chicago shutting out the Predators in a 2-0 lead. Now that is how I like to see the Blackhawks playing!

Here are Sunday Night's Scores:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT
PHOENIX	DETROIT	3:00 PM ET 3:00 PM ET	FINAL PHX (4) - DET (2)
NEW JERSEY	PHILADELPHIA	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	FINAL NJD (2) - PHI (3) OT
PITTSBURGH	OTTAWA	6:30 PM ET 6:30 PM ET	FINAL PIT (4) - OTT (2)
NASHVILLE	CHICAGO	8:30 PM ET 7:30 PM CT	FINAL NSH (0) - CHI (2)
SAN JOSE	COLORADO	9:30 PM ET 7:30 PM MT	FINAL SJS (0) - COL (1) OT