The cup has to go back to the box. The Detroit Red Wings were 34 seconds from celebrating, when Maxim Talbot forced the first overtime in these years' finals.

  

Sunday was the last game of the season for the New York Rangers, who played in Pittsburgh to avoid elimination from the playoffs. They lost at Mellon Arena despite erasing a two goal deficit which they had after two periods.

  

Jose Theodore was the key to success for the Colorado Avalanche in their last game in Minnesota. Selected as the first star of the game, he stopped 38 shots and kept the second period scoreless, in which the home team dominated on the ice.

Last year’s NHL finalist the Ottawa Senators begun their journey to the finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins last year. But this year, it looks like they may end it. Loosing yesterdays home game against the Pens has put them in a deep hole.

Two quick goals gave momentum to the Montreal Canadiens in yesterday’s first playoff game at home against the Boston Bruins. Sergei Kostitsyn and his brother Andrei scored their first career playoff goals in the first three minutes of the game to put a ground to the Habs’ first victory in this years’ first-round playoff series against Boston 4:1.