Marc Andre Fleury is the second goaltending victim to fall under the wrath of New York Rangers Sean Avery who is well known for his on ice antics of instigation.  Without falling under the surveillance cameras of the Mellon Arena or caught by the referee, Sean Avery smacked Fleury with his hockey stick against the pads during the final minutes of play.  But it wasn't until the end of the game, when Avery supposedly took his stick and rubbed it against the icon of the skating Penguin on Fleury's jersey.   This was definitely one move that irritated Hal Gill who went to protect the goalie. The rest was a postgame rumble between the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins which included Captain Jagr in the fighting action.

"I thought he might chip in on the powerplay or something, but I did not expect four points,(AP)" said coach Wilson after the game.

Jeremy Roenick was a healthy scratch during the sixth quarterfinal playoff game for the San Jose Sharks. It was not until Coach Ron Wilson flipped his cell phone open and sent a text message telling him that he would need his support full force that Roenick came to the realization that he can make the difference. It didn't work under Ken Hitchcock's realm under the Flyers, but somehow it worked for Wilson. The message was clear and it was not about allowing a supposedly beat up veteran to rest. Roenick stepped up his game earning two goals and two assists to lead the San Jose Sharks to victory over the Calgary Flames.

Interestingly enough, even a tough minded coach like Calgary's Mike Keenan had to admit that "at the end, it was all Jeremy Roenick." (AP) He capitalized with a turnover and then with a power play goal.

But during the next round the Sharks must rely on consistency which was an issue against the Calgary Flames. To contend against the Dallas Stars, their first line consisting of: Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, and Ryane Clowe must produce on an ongoing basis. The Dallas Stars might add Sergei Zubov back in the lineup to spruce their defense. They are also relying on Mike Modano, against the Sharks, but in his new role as penalty killer and checking line center. At the end, what will matter the most will be the goaltending. The Dallas Stars netminder won his first ever playoff round back in 2003 but then lost the next four years in a row. Nabokov, a Vezina finalist, appears to be sharp in his puck stopping abilities.

"It's not like you win three of four and they give you a mercy rule," said Martin Biron to the press after the Capitals beat the Flyers 4-2 in game 6. Biron is right; Flyers hockey is based on no mercy. For goaltenders and players alike, you fight to play till after the end of the season. In the case of the Flyers, despite two in between losses against the Capitals, they fought to play till the end of the series.

Game 7 proved just how pivotal it is to count on special teams especially a sound power play. Capitals Nicklas Backstrom and Philadelphia Flyers' Scottie Upshall tallied power plays in the opening period. It was not until Flyers Joffrey Lupul netted a rebound during 6:06 of overtime play that the Flyers untied the game for a win. The Flyers converted a total of 2 of their 5 power plays while the Washington Capitals converted only one of their 4 shots on goal.

The next series will be against top seeded Montreal Canadiens, a team that despite having a 24% power play percentage during the season, struggled with the same in the quarterfinals against the Bruins. Their power play converted at a mere 9.1%.

But will a sound power play be enough for the Flyers to beat the Canadiens? Biron, certainly, wants to play without mercy.

Tonight is close out time in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals for the Montreal Canadiens. Coach Guy Carbonneau even wore his bright lucky tie, perhaps bought at a clearance sale. But it would take more than just luck to oust the Boston Bruins.

Last year as I watched the American Hockey League Calder Cup Championships, a rookie goaltender named Carey Price made his debut. Pucks would fly and linger towards the crease and with one sleek movement he would make the save. My friends from Hamilton, Ontario joked with me, "Seriously, he's hexed." I was in disbelief. I'm a skeptic and a scientist by nature. I analyze everything. I broke up the goal statistics and still was in disbelief. Then they managed to tell me that Carey Price's mom, Lynda, is the Chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation in British Columbia. "They must have placed a hex on him since he doesn't allow one goal during playoffs." That year he won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the Calder Cup playoffs MVP and proved to be the youngest player ever to win this award.

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Watch him on net and surely Carey Price does appear incredibly calm on

goal for a rookie netminder. Never in Boston Bruins history, has the team

come back from a 3-1 series deficit and won. It didn't happen tonight

either as the Canadiens took the last game to close out 5-0.

Quarterfinal Clearance Sales --

Will the Calgary Flames be closed out tomorrow by the Sharks?

Will the Flyers revive after Ovechkin woke up after napping the

greater part of the series?

Honestly, I'm thoroughly surprised with the resurgence of the Bruins in the playoffs. The crowd was fueled tonight in the third period singing to the cult Bruins song, "I'm into Bruins y'all!" everytime their team scored. Don Cherry would be proud.

"Phil Kessel, I love Phil Kessel what?"

Phil Kessel was named first star of the game for reviving the Boston Bruins with two key goals in the second and third period.

If Boston wins, Julien would have a chance to repeat his feat from 2003-04 when he led his now rival team, the Canadiens, from a 3-1 deficit to win a first-round Eastern Conference series against his current team, the Boston Bruins.

Will Claude Julien succeed leading the Boston Bruins to victory against the top seeded team this Monday?