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It looks like Zdeno Chara's 'Instigator' penalty was taken away(it really shouldn't have been one in the first place) so he will NOT be getting suspended for Game #6. Good news for the Bruins!

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Originally Posted by shadows

It looks like Zdeno Chara's 'Instigator' penalty was taken away(it really shouldn't have been one in the first place) so he will NOT be getting suspended for Game #6. Good news for the Bruins!

Obviously, that a-hole Colin Campbell had nothing to do with this outcome!

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I've been flipping back and forth between the Ottawa - Pittsburgh game and other shows. Ottawa was leading 1 - 0 at the start of the second period. I came back to the game several minutes later and Ottawa was leading 3 - 0. I watched the game for a couple of minutes and the Penguins scored. Maybe I shouldn't linger so long on the game. I want Ottawa to win this game.

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Originally Posted by ila

I've been flipping back and forth between the Ottawa - Pittsburgh game and other shows. Ottawa was leading 1 - 0 at the start of the second period. I came back to the game several minutes later and Ottawa was leading 3 - 0. I watched the game for a couple of minutes and the Penguins scored. Maybe I shouldn't linger so long on the game. I want Ottawa to win this game.

You may as well have watched the game, Ila. Pittsburgh won the game 4-3 in overtime. I don't like Ottawa, so I am glad they are gone. Montreal and Vancouver are still in, and of the three Canadian teams that made it this year, they were the only two I was rooting for anyhow.

San Jose is currently ahead 1-0 over Colorado at the end of the first period. San Jose is only outshooting the Avalanche 10-7, so it is still anyone's game.

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Originally Posted by shadows

You may as well have watched the game, Ila. Pittsburgh won the game 4-3 in overtime. I don't like Ottawa, so I am glad they are gone. Montreal and Vancouver are still in, and of the three Canadian teams that made it this year, they were the only two I was rooting for anyhow........

I watched until it was 3 - 3 and then got disgusted with Ottawa. They should have won the game, but they don't seem to understand that if they screen their own goalie then he doesn't have a chance to stop the shots. I wanted Ottawa to win because I don't like Pittsburgh.

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Originally Posted by ila

I watched until it was 3 - 3 and then got disgusted with Ottawa. They should have won the game, but they don't seem to understand that if they screen their own goalie then he doesn't have a chance to stop the shots. I wanted Ottawa to win because I don't like Pittsburgh.

The only reason I like Pittsburgh is that they have a fun team to watch. I also really like Crosby(now that his whining has tapered off a bit). He has the chance to become a great player like Gretzky or Lemieux(sp?).

I don't really like Ovechkin's antics(borderline dirty play and does not take any blame for the injuries he has caused so far). He is a dynamic player and can make a game exciting to watch, but there are certain aspects of his game that I do not like. Perhaps he will mature and play with a little more class and I will like him more, but only time will tell with regards to that.

And I don't like Alfredsson.

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San Jose and Colorado are tied 1-1 at the end of the second period.

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San Jose has made it to the second round with a 5-2 victory over Colorado. It wasn't a blowout, as two of the goals were of the empty net variety.

Having reviewed the series as a whole, Colorado did not deserve this series at all. They continually were outshot every game and if not for the play of their goalie most games(or all of them) would have been huge lopsided victories for the Sharks. The Sharks outshot the Avalanche 34-18. I imagine their next opponents will be tougher, and the Sharks will have to get Thornton's line to wake up. The Sharks are pretty deep, though. Their Pavelski line has been stellar the entire series, and I believe it was because of that line that the Sharks were able to win(as Marleau, Heatley, and Thornton have been pretty much invisible for the most part).

Depending on how their series go, the Sharks will probably either face Nashville or Detroit. San Jose VS Detroit would be a fun series to watch. Nashville? Not so much.

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Final score in the Montreal/Washington game.

Montreal won 4-1(4th goal was an empty netter) despite being outshot 54-21. Halak was excellent! Montreal now has all the momentum going into Game #7. I had thought that Washington wasn't going to win the Stanley Cup this year, and if this series plays out the rest of the way like it currently is, I will be correct.

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The Bruins have made the second round with a 4-3 victory over Buffalo! Now I can watch the rest of the Red Sox - Toronto game.

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Originally Posted by smc

The Bruins have made the second round with a 4-3 victory over Buffalo! Now I can watch the rest of the Red Sox - Toronto game.

Dang it! I was trying to beat you with the good news.

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Originally Posted by shadows

Final score in the Montreal/Washington game.

Montreal won 4-1(4th goal was an empty netter) despite being outshot 54-21. Halak was excellent! Montreal now has all the momentum going into Game #7. I had thought that Washington wasn't going to win the Stanley Cup this year, and if this series plays out the rest of the way like it currently is, I will be correct.

Originally Posted by smc

The Bruins have made the second round with a 4-3 victory over Buffalo!

Two results tonight that I was hoping for. Now I hope Montreal goes on to win game 7. Halak was hot tonight. When he is playing well he's unbeatable.

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Boston beat Buffalo 4-3. Close game, but now the Bruins can breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy a couple of days off. Congratulations to the Boston Bruins!