Recap:
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 New York Rangers 2
King Henrik Lundqvist sat tall on his throne and the Rangers were able to squeak by the Pens in seven games. Pittsburgh did play well, but their crappy depth and inexplicable scratching of Beau Bennett for Tanner Glass set them up for a loss. Expect several small explosions to come from Pittsburgh soon.
Chicago Blackhawks 2 Minnesota Wild 1 (OT)
Home ice has been key in this series for both teams. The match ups that the Wild get at home allow them to dominate possession. That still happened tonight, but Corey Crawford played lights out and Patrick Kane did Patrick Kane things and won the game before it entered pizza crust time.
Links:
Bruce Arthur on the mystery that is the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Rob Rossi on the possibility of the Pens blowing everything up.
Sean Fitz-Gerald examines the recent history of spearing in the playoffs.
Chris Boyle reminds us that Douglas Murray is bad at hockey.
Scott Cullen came up with an offseason plan for the Jets and it starts with jettisoning Ondrej Pavelec.
Adam Proteau compares P.K. Subban to Ric Flair.
The Edmonton Oil Kings won the WHL title in part for their former teammate, Kristians Pelss, who drowned last summer.
Scott Kosmachuk's Guelph Storm are ready for the big stage that is the Memorial Cup.
