Per popular request, Mike Lange's goal calls from Game 3:
WE LIKE MIKE - TOP TEN VERSION
With the help of Canadian EN readers Leonard Cote and Kent Hayden who alerted us, we've been able to find TSN's list of Mike Lange's top ten goal calls:
GREATEST THING EVER
The Penguins leaving the ice after Game 3:
DALLAS DENIES DETROIT
All that talk about the Red Wings and Penguins both sweeping their way to the Cup final didn't sit well with the Stars apparently. Marty Turco made 33 saves and led Detroit to a 3-1 win against Detroit to force a Game 5 in the Western Conference final.
The Penguins (or even the Flyers) will have to wait two more days at least to find out who they're playing in the next round.
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EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS
Playoff Stuff
Eastern Conference
Penguins-Flyers
-No dates for the Stanley Cup final have been set.
-How's that Hossa trade looking now?
-Did anyone expect the Penguins to be where they are?
-Only a few of the Penguins have experienced a Stanley Cup final.
-John Stevens is shuffling his lines.
-The Penguins are no flukes.
-We'll be chatting today at 12:30 p.m. Feel free to chime in here.
-Evgeni Malkin said the Flyers gave up in Game 3.
-Braydon Coburn might play tonight.
-Ray Shero's a gambler.
-Prior to Game 3, the Flyers paid tribute to a slain Philadelphia police officer.
-It's not about how many faceoffs you win. It's which faceoffs you win.
-Georges Laraque is apparently concerned about the financial situations of several Flyers fans:
-Evgeni Malkin apparently is proud of his legs:
(Kudos to EN reader Dax Arguello of Fremont, Calif. with the heads up.)
-Lanny MacDonald is mad at Sidney Crosby. (Kudos to EN reader Chuck Vucetich of Red Lion, Pa. with the heads up.)
-If you're in Rome and looking for a place to catch a game, check out this place.
-Random YouTube Find of the Day: Petr Sykora, then with the Devils, scoring a goal against the Maple Leafs in the 2000 playoffs:
-EN reader Josh Hall uh... "corrected" the Flyers' logo:
-Somewhat notable stat of the day: The Penguins are 11-0 when they score a goal in the playoffs this season. (Kudos to EN reader Cody Grigg of Reno, Nev. with the heasd up.)
-Georges Laraque is in shape.
-Remember when there was parity in the "new" NHL?
-Today's mention of the 1975 Penguins is brought to you by the Toronto Globe and Mail.
-Michel Therrien and John Stevens each held press conferences. Kukla's Korner has the transcripts.
Western Conference
Red Wings-Stars
-Marty Turco became the first goaltender to beat the Red Wings in a game when they had a chance to eliminate an opponent since Ed Belfour in 1998.
-The Stars needed Turco to play his best and he did.
-Turco saved some face with his performance in Game 4.
-Mike Modano kept the Stars alive.
-The Stars want to keep their co-general manager arrangement beyond this season.
-Changing lines paid off for Dallas coach Dave Tippett.
-Detroit's franchise record of nine consecutive playoff wins came to an end.
-Getting swept is one of the worst things that can happen to a team.
-Tracey Myers of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram thought Stars forward and former Penguin Toby Petersen played pretty good.
-The Stars are undefeated when an Octopus is thrown onto the ice at American Airlines Center.
-Detroit wasn't ready to put Dallas away.
-The Red Wings care not for bogus interference calls.
-Detroit forward Johan Franzen is still dealing with a head injury.
-Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek hasn't been a backup in the playoffs since 1993.
Smythe Division
-Mark Messier's dry, wooden television presence will greet viewers for the first two games of the Stanley Cup final.
AHL
-John Curry made 19 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-0 shutout of Portland. The Penguins lead the series, 1-0.
-An official suffered a knee injury during the game.
Non-Playoff Stuff
IIHF World Championships
-Former Islanders forward Mattias Weinhandl scored an overtime goal to give Sweden a 3-2 win against the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of the World Championships.
-Canada got a hat trick and an assist from Sabres forward Derek Roy in an 8-2 rout of Norway.
-Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves for Russia in a 6-0 shutout of Switzerland.
-An overtime goal by Capitals defenseman Sami Lepisto lifted Finland to a 3-2 win against the United States.
Penguins
-Some folks in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia want to build a new ice rink and name it after their favorite son. (Kudos to The Sidney Crosby Show with the find.)
Atlantic Division
-Since the NHLPA began to disclose salaries in 1990, Rangers forward and former Penguin Jaromir Jagr has made the most money among any player in NHL history.
Pacific Division
-Former Thrashers captain Scott Mellanby was hired by the Canucks as a consultant to the general manager.
-Ducks owner Henry Samueli is in a bit of hot water.