Yelnats Cup Playoffs: Recap for 04-21/22-2011

Oh, and for the love of all that is good and holy, ONE MORE, BRUINS! PLEASE!

I've got 4 Game 5s for you, they are as follows:

All series could end tonight, find out if any of them did.

New York Islanders @ New Jersey Devils

1st period:

2nd period:

Not a lot of action in this period, no scoring, few shots, 10 for the Devils, 9 for the Isles. Time was starting to run out for the Devils, who absolutely needed a tying goal...

3rd period:

OT:

The Isles need to stop the bleeding now, because as we found out this year, the Devils sucked early, but once they got going, they were damn near unstoppable.

Score: NJD 2 - 1 NYI (OT)

Total shots: NJD 37 - 33 NYI

Total PIM: NJD 2 - 8 NYI

3 stars:

#1 Martin Brodeur (32 saves)

#2 Ilya Kovalchuk (GTG, A)

#3 David Clarkson (OT winner)

Colorado Avalanche @ St.-Louis Blues

1st period:

2nd period:

3rd period:

Score: STL 2 - 1 COL

Total shots: STL 25 - 27 COL

Total PIM: STL 17 - 11 COL

3 stars:

#1 Jaroslav Halak (26 saves)

#2 Adam Cracknell (GWG)

#3 T.J. Oshie (G)

Florida Panthers @ Toronto Maple Leafs.

1st period:

2nd period:

3rd period:

Look for things to get even more intense next game when Hordichuk hops back onto the ice, as the Leafs will be looking for revenge. I've never seen anyone get a suspension in the game, which is strange. Well... it's close enough to reality I guess. Yeah, I went there.

Score: TOR 1 -4 FLA

Total shots: TOR 29 - 33 FLA

Total PIM: TOR 6 - 23 FLA

3 stars:

#1 Niclas Bergfors (GWG, A)

#3 Sergei Samsonov (G)

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Minnesota Wild

1st period:

2nd period:

3rd period:

OT:

This was an amazing battle, both teams were desperate for this win, and both teams deserved it, but the Wild came out on top. The series has ended, 4-1 for the Wild, second-round bound. It was a goaltender's duel all series long, but this time, it was the cannons versus.. the fangs I guess? Wild... bear... fangs? Whatever.

Score: MIN 5-4 CBJ (OT)

Total shots: MIN 31 - 33 CBJ

Total PIM: MIN 14 - 2 CBJ

3 stars:

#1 Brent Burns (OT winner, A )

#2 Rick Nash (2G)

#3 Matt Cullen (2G)

Playoff leaders:

GOALS

#1 Zach Parise, NJD, 5, 5GP

#2 Curtis Glencross, CGY, 5, 4GP

#3 P.A. Parenteau, NYI, 5, 5GP

#4 Ilya Kovalchuk, NJD, 4, 5GP

#5 Rick Nash, CBJ, 4, 5GP

ASSISTS

#1 Matt Moulson, NYI, 7, 5GP

#2 John Tavares, NYI, 7, 5GP

#5 Ilya Kovalchuk, NJD, 5, 5GP

POINTS

#1 John Tavares, NYI, 9, 5GP

#2 Ilya Kovalchuk, NJD, 9, 5GP

#3 Matt Moulson, NYI, 8, 5GP

#4 Zach Parise, NJD, 8, 5GP

#5 P.A. Parenteau, NYI, 8, 5GP

+/-

#1 Brent Burns, MIN, +7, 5GP

#2 Ryan Carter, FLA, +5, 5GP

#4 Erik Johnson, COL, +4, 5GP

#5 Zach Parise, NJD, +4, 5GP

WINS

#4 Rick Dipietro, NYI, 3, 5GP

SHUTOUTS

#1 Niklas Backstrom, MIN, 1, 5GP

#2 Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY, 1, 4GP

#3 Rick Dipietro, NYI, 0, 5GP

#4 Craig Anderson, OTT, 0, 5GP

#5 James Reimer, TOR, 0, 5GP

GAA

#1 Niklas Backstrom, MIN, 1.56, 5GP

#2 Craig Anderson, OTT, 1.85, 4GP

#3 Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY, 2.09, 4GP

#4 Steve Mason, CBJ, 2.34, 5GP

#5 Peter Budaj, COL, 2.55, 5GP

SV%

#1 Craig Anderson, OTT, 93.9%, 4GP

#2 Niklas Backstrom, MIN, 93.4%, 5GP

#3 Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY, 93.3%, 4GP

#4 James Reimer, TOR, 91.2%, 5GP

#5 Peter Budaj, COL, 90.9%, 5GP

We've got three series left, I will cover game 6s for you guys tomorrow:

New Jersey Devils @ New York Islanders, Isles leading 3-2.

St - Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche, Avs leading 3-2.

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Florida Panthers, Leafs leading 3-2

Minnesota wins series 4-1 over Columbus.

Happy Easter and/or Sunday everyone!