Playoffs Recap: Day 9

What a day of hockey. The Flyers became the first team to win a quarterfinal series and the Penguins went into TRIPLE OT with the Senators. I wish I could say I felt bad for the Devils but I don't. They just fell apart at the worst possible time. If you don't bring your A game you're gonna lose it and lose it they did, in a shutout game mind you.
The Penguins and Senators game was great and entertaining but good god did that think take forever. The Pens weren't able to win despite a series 3-1 lead. Hopefully tonight they'll end their series in Ottawa.
The Hawks put on a great show and Niemi got his second shutout of the playoffs. Sharpie put in two goals and Tazer one :), the Predators? ZERO. Could it be that Soupy was back or perhaps the Hawks just realized two more losses and they were out. Either way they won making me a very happy girl.
I'd be lying if I was interested in the Sharks/Avalanche series but they still deserve some blog time. The Sharks had their first shutout of the playoffs and pretty much raped the Avalanche with a 5-0 win.
Here is today's schedule:

VISITING TEAM	HOME TEAM	TIME	NETWORK/RESULT
NASHVILLE	CHICAGO	3:00 PM ET 2:00 PM CT	TSN (HD),NBC (HD),RDS (HD)
PITTSBURGH	OTTAWA	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	VERSUS,CBC (HD),RDS (HD),FSN-P (HD)
SAN JOSE	COLORADO	10:00 PM ET 8:00 PM MT	CBC (HD),RDS (HD),VERSUS (HD),CSN-CA (HD),ALT (HD)

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 3

Let's keep this short and sweet.
The Blackhawks were raped by the Predators despite an awesome goal by mullet-head Patrick Kane.
Kris Letang surprisingly won it for the Pens and tied the series at 1-1.
The Devils came back at the Flyer and won 5 to 3.
The Red Wings did an AMAZING job against the Coyotes, Henrik Zetteberg getting a hat trick and everything! They tied the series with a 7-4 win.
Finally after fighting hard the Sharks came back in the third sending the game into OT and beating the Avalanche in a 6-5 game.

Tonight the Capitals and the Canadiens go at it again (THE CAPITALS ARE CURRENTLY GETTING OWNED 3-1 IN THE 2ND).

Playoffs Recap: Day 1

                             
It was incredible. Not even five minutes into the period Malkin shoots one from the far side on the right and gets right past Elliot making it a one-nothing game. Penguins fans were raving and it seemed like it was going to be smooth sailing from there, not even close.
The Senators played as if they were playing IN the Stanley Cup finals. They fought hard scoring goal after goal and always one-upping their competitor. In near restitution Craig Adams scored a goal, giving hope to his team but unfortunately the Pens fell to the Senators in their playoff home opener and all the blame from this side is being put on Mc-Fleury who was pure GARBAGE last night and should have been pulled for at least the third period. Let's hope those playoff beards get a chance to grow, with Mc-Fleury in the net though it may be damn near impossible.

The Coyotes just keep on impressing and played a tight game with the relentless Red Wings resulting in a 3-2 score in favor of Phoenix. The seen underdogs Avalanche defeated the number one seat Sharks and the Flyers started their playoff run well, putting the Devils down.

Be sure to watch tonight as the # 1 Capitals take on the Habs @ the Verizon Center.

What a win!!!

Even though its too little too late, the Panthers pulled off a huge upset win over the Devils last night. Heading into what I'm sure everyone thought was a piece of cake win for the Devils, the Cats came out victorious 3-2. It was such a FUN game to watch! Clemmensen was absolutely amazing...stopping 21 Jersey shots in the 3rd period alone! He sure showed his former team what a mistake it was to sign him off. All in all it was a great game, not even the Devils fans around me annoyed me. They got real quiet when we took the lead...ha...suck it. Mr. Goalie royalty himself, Martin Brodeur, was an experience to watch. Even though I think there is wayyyyy too much hype surrounding him...did anyone else see his performance in the Olympics? Thats what I thought. He is going to be an amazing 1st round of the playoffs goalie...& then it'll be off to play golf when they get eliminated.

The Cats even helped my Pens inch a little closer to clinching the Atlantic Division. After that disastrous game against the Senators on Tuesday night I think this was a great game to bounce back. All we have left is a home & home series with the Lighting this weekend & our season will be over. Hopefully we end on a high note...& hopefully we carry that high note over into next season. It would be absolutely fabulous to make hockey big down here in South Florida.

Panthers BEAT Devils!

I couldn't believe it! Even watching it from center ice I could not believe the Panthers actually beat the New Jersey Devils. Hello! The Panthers, not to be mean, SUCK! Our season has been terrible and yet today we managed to beat one of the top teams in the NHL.
Scott Clemmensen dominated the net with an amazing 42 saves and Nathan Horton topped the game off with the game winning goal.
Horton wins the douchebag of the night award though for skipping out on skating on to the ice when named the number one star.
The Cats end their season against the Lightning, away in Tampa Bay on Saturday and back home on Sunday. Hopefully they'll get another two wins and close the season out on a good note.