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Conference Quarterfinal Scores: Bruins/Canadiens, Red Wings/Blue Jackets, Blackhawks/Flames, Sharks/Ducks

Game Notes:

Red Wings open the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Joe for a record 17th straight season.
Chris Osgood is the last goalie in the NHL to wear the old school mask.
The Canadiens were a No. 8 seed in the 2004 playoffs (under Claude Julien) when they knocked out the top-seeded Bruins from the playoffs in 7 games.
It’s been 40 years since the NHL playoffs featured an all-California series. Not since 1969, when the Oakland Seals and Los Angeles Kings played.
Joe Thornton had his 1st shot of the game with 48.4 remaining in the 3rd period.

FINAL		T	FINAL		T
	Montreal	2		Columbus	1
	Boston	4		Detroit	4
Game Scoresheet			Game Scoresheet
Game Threads:			Game Threads:
Four Habs Fans Stanley Cup of Chowder			The Cannon Winging it in Mowtown
Game Recap			Game Recap

FINAL OT		T	FINAL		T
	Calgary	2		Anaheim	2
	Chicago	3		San Jose	0
Game Scoresheet			Game Scoresheet
Game Threads:			Game Threads:
Matchsticks and Gasoline Second City Hockey			Battle of California Fear the Fin
Game Recap			Game Recap

Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets 3 Stars:

1st Star: Osgood was fantastic when the Wings needed him to be. (13 shots in the 1st period).
2nd Star: Detroit’s 3rd line played like the 1st line. Combined for 5 points tonight.
3rd Star: Steve Mason was fantastic and had some bad luck on deflections off his defenceman.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.