Hiller doesn't have much to look at
The Sharks won a must-win game 5 at home on Saturday and must keep that going Monday night in Anaheim. They gave up a 2 goal lead only to win in OT on a lucky goal that Patrick Marleau basically pushed into the net, taking
Hiller with him. The Sharks still have a tough climb ahead of them but they battled all season long to have home-ice advantage, a place where they had the best record in the league.
Heads Up
The Blue Jackets kind of got the short straw when it comes to first-round match-ups. The Red Wings were not the team they wanted to face in the club's first ever playoff appearance. They were swept with the final loss coming Thursday night in a thrilling 6-5 game. The Jackets, like the Blues, will be back in post-season contention again next year.
St. Louis/Vancouver: This ones all ova
Great flow
The home team has won every game between the Blackhawks and Flames. Interestingly enough, Saturday's game was the first in the series that the team that scored first actually won. The Hawks dismantled a sloppy and careless Flames team to take a series lead of 3-2. This one will probably go 7 games an we, as hockey fans, should feel lucky for that. This has been the best of the Western Conference series. Every game has been a very entertaining affair with plenty of trash-talking, big hits and pretty plays. If you watch one of these games you will swear that Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Dion Phaneuf never leave the ice as all three are averaging over 24 minutes of ice time in the series
Next Round's Dream Matchups:
(1) San Jose vs. (4) Chicago
(2) Detroit vs. (3) Vancouver
The San Jose/Chicago series would be a fast-paced battle between two teams whose style of play compliment each other well. No body wants to play either Detroit or Vancouver right now so we might as well eliminate one of them.
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