Playoff Update

The last two days of hockey has reaffirmed to us that just about anything is possible in the playoffs. So far, game one has proven to be difficult for some of the higher seed teams. The eighth seed, Montreal Canadiens took the first game against the first overall Washington Capitals. The seventh overall Philadelphia Flyers triumphed over the New Jersey Devils in game one. The fifth seed, Ottawa Senators, beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a high scoring affair, and finally the Colorado Avalanche succeeded in shuting down the first seed San Jose Sharks.

The Chicago Blackhawks have yet to play their first game against the Nashville Predators, but that game will be on tonight. In other games, the Buffalo Sabres were victorious over the Boston Bruins in game one of that series, the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in game one last night, and the Detroit Red Wings went down to the surprise Phoenix Coyotes in game on as well.

Tonight there are five games on schedule. The San Jose Sharks, already under the microscope heading into the playoffs, find themselves in a hole against the Colorado Avalanche. As its been said many times over, Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, Patrick Marleau and company need to find a way to score and becoming an effective unit in the playoffs. Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov did his part in game one, by standing tall and only allowing two goals.