Quick Recap & Look Ahead

Not a lot to talk about today so I decided to take a look back at what happened on the ice last night and take a look ahead to tonight's action.

Philadelphia vs. Boston:

The Bruins took a two games to none lead on the Flyers thanks in part to Milan Lucic's goal at 17:03 of the 3rd period. Both teams traded goals in the 1st & 2nd Periods before Lucic found the back of the net for the 1st time since April 10th.

Tuukka Rask had 24 saves in net for the Bruins while Brian Boucher also stopped 24 shots in the loss for Philadelphia.

Some bad blood may be brewing between these teams. During the 2nd period Flyers forward/pest Daniel Carcillo accused Bruins forward Marc Savard of biting his finger during a skirmish.

"Last time I have been bit was in grade school. It is not a good feeling. It is pretty cowardly,'' Carcillo said. "Guys don't bite. Men don't bite.''

Savard responded by saying "He pummeled on my face,'He pulled on my teeth, so I guess that's biting when a guy tries and pull your front teeth out.''

I didn't see what happened but I find it hard to believe that Marc Savard would do something like that. He doesn't have a reputation for being a dirty player. Carcillo on the other hand, well let's just say this may be a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

Game three is Wednesday Night on Versus. I'll be setting my TIVO in case something happens.

Vancouver vs. Chicago:

The Canucks jumped on the Blackhawks early when Mason Raymond scored at 1:22 of the 1st period. Nearly four minutes later Mikael Samuelsson scored his team leading eight goal on the Power Play to give Vancouver a quick 2-0 lead.

Brent Seabrook got Chicago on the board with a snap shot at 7:40 of the 1st period. The Blackhawks were finally able to tie it up when Patrick Sharp scored a short-handed goal at 6:49 of the 3rd period.

The teams remained deadlocked until Kris Versteeg found the back of the net with 1:30 to play in the game and give Chicago their 1st lead of the game. Patrick Kane added an empty netter to give Chicago a 4-2 win and tie the series at one game a piece.

This was a huge comeback for Chicago as going to Vancouver down 2-0 is a situation that no team wants to be in. I expect both these teams to split their games in Vancouver. This one feels like a seven game series.

Now onto tonight's games:

Pittsburgh vs. Montreal:

Sidney Crosby leads the Penguins into the Bell Centre to take on the team he cheered for as a kid. While this series has a special meaning for Crosby, he and the rest of the Penguins will be looking to avenge their loss in game two while the Canadiens are looking to go up two games to one on Pittsburgh.

Crosby has been the best player this post-season and he seems to have a flair for the dramatic. I have a feeling he will have a special game in Montreal and we may see it as soon as tonight. I'm predicting Pittsburgh wins tonight and takes a 2-1 lead in the series.

San Jose vs. Detroit:

The Sharks head to the Motor City with a two games to none lead and are looking to take a stranglehold in the series.

While the Sharks may have won the 1st two games of the series I think both teams have been pretty even.

In game one. San Jose jumped on Detroit, scoring three goals in 1:19 to take an early 3-0 lead. Detroit was able to fight back and get it within one goal twice before time ran out.

In Game two both teams traded goals back and forth before Joe Thornton scored at 12:37 of the 3rd period in what proved to be the game winning goal.

The goal came as a result of Nicklas Lidstrom breaking his stick on a slap shot which led to a two on one for San Jose.

The Red Wings may be down two games to none but this is a veteran team that knows what it takes to win in the post-season.

NBC analyst (and former coach of the Whale) Pierre McGuire says that you aren't in trouble until you lose on home ice. Well the Wings are at home tonight and I think they will play their best game of the series this evening and break into the win column for the 1st time this series.

Both games are on Versus tonight. Thanks for reading & enjoy the hockey.