I hope you all had a marvelous and Stanley Cup-filled weekend. Did you enjoy the Kings going up 3-0? How about the Sharks blowing it against the Blues? Or maybe it's the Red Wings that has you worried. Well, I have it all right here, so let's swing on down these scores and see what is surprising so far. Why don't we go ahead and start with Saturday.
Saturday recaps:
Capitals 2, Bruins 1 (OT)
Overtime wasn't enough for these two powerhouse teams and it went to overtime, where the Capitals' Niklas Backstrom managed to seal the deal in overtime. The all-time series is now at 1-1, meaning the Capitals have home-field advantage. But can the Bruins overcome this and get back to work to Game 3? Find out in my recap tomorrow. Benoit Pouliot of the Bruins and Troy Brouwer of the Capitals each scored a goal apiece.
Senators 3, Rangers 2 (OT)
Chris Neil finally gave the Senators some breathing room and a chance to take advantage of home ice with a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Erik Karlsson and Nick Foligno scored for the Senators while Brian Boyle and Anton Stralman scored for the Rangers.
Blues 3, Sharks 0
The best goalie tandem during the regular season in goaltenders Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak were both factors in the Blues' 3-0 victory against the Sharks. They both combined for the shootout and Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic should probably be embarrassed after he tapped the puck into his own net. Then again, Dan Boyle did this two years ago against the Avalanche and still won the series. Can the Sharks do it again?
Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3 (OT)
The Blackhawks managed to find a way to score in the closing seconds for the second game. This time, they pulled a win and are heading back to the Windy City with the home-ice advantage. Bryan Bickell scored the overtime goal for the Hawks and they beat the Coyotes 4-3 Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena.
Now that Saturday is in the books, let's look at Sunday's game and see who's in the hole and not:
Predators 3, Red Wings 2
I guess I shouldn't be happy with how the Wings played in this game. They lost to the Predators 3-2, which means Predators have the home-ice advantage back and the ability to bring terror down on the Red Wings. Kevin Klein, Sergei Kostitsyn, and Shea Weber scored for Nashville, while big men Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored for the Wings
Flyers 8, Penguins 4
Penguins are in a hole now. The defense is struggling and thanks to a 8-4 Flyers win, they are in a hole with no hopes of getting out. If they want to get themselves back up, defense will really need to come in and make a stand against this hot-flying Flyers defense.
Panthers 4, Devils 2
Congratulations to the Florida Panthers...for winning a game! Although they didn't get home-ice advantage back, they did get even in this series by taking a 4-2 win against the New Jersey Devils. Now the series shifts to New Jersey, where we'll see if the mighty Panthers can take down the Brodeur-led Devils. Stephen Weiss scored two in this game by the way.
Kings 1, Canucks 0
I am now pissed after seeing this game. 3-0 Kings lead over the Canucks, thanks to a goal by Dustin Brown, which was all that was needed in a 1-0 Kings win over the Canucks. It looks like another 8 seed could beat a 1 seed and that's not a good sign for me, since I picked the Canucks to win the entire thing.
Those are your recaps for Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy the rest of the hockey and I'll talk to you tomorrow about the three games that are happening tonight. Will the Bruins recover? Can the Senators take advantage at home? And will the Sharks overcome the mount of the Blues goaltenders? We'll see, puck heads!
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