Ottawa's offense may struggle without Stone, who is in the running for the Calder Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL's top rookie. It doesn't help that Andrew Hammond has been somewhat shaky of late. The 27-year-old has given up three or more goals in
The Flames would have missed the playoffs under a system that awarded three points for a regulation win, two points for any type of overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. They would have finished ninth in the West, two points in back of the
Selanne, who began his NHL career in Winnipeg, was in attendance and drew loud cheers when he was shown on the video board. (NHL). Dishonorable Mention: Jay Bouwmeester was a minus-2. … Steve Ott earned a third-period misconduct. … Sidney
Stat of the night. Via NHL PR: Datsyuk's goal eight seconds into the second period is fastest to start a period in Detroit Red Wings playoff history. The former record belonged to Gordie Howe, who scored nine seconds into the first period on April 1, 1954.
A dramatic finish in the Music City highlighted an entertaining night of postseason hockey.