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The second round is underway with all teams playing at least once. The Los Angeles Kings caught the favorite St. Louis Blues off-guard and took the first one in St. Louis. The Blue Shirts, New York Rangers, are playing their 1st seed overall part by going up 1 – 0 in the series with the Washington Capitals. Philadelphia Flyers barely got by, needing overtime, to win against the New Jersey Devils. The only two teams to have played two games so far, the Phoenix Coyotes and the Nashville Predators, home ice advantage for the Coyotes have worked as they lead the series 2 – 0.

Plenty of more games to come, no team is out of it yet, let’s hope for continuing good playoff action.

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Two good game sevens last night as the New York Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators and the New Jersey Devils upset the Florida Panthers.

It seemed that the Rangers were too much for the Senators, controlling the majority of the game. There were moments the Senators looked like they were going to turn it on, but Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers made 26 saves for another stellar performance. Senators’ goalie Craig Anderson played extremely well also, but we were not sure if he was going to shake after the game as he left the ice and eventually came back.

If you happened to watch the Devils and Panthers you watched one heck of some overtime action. Great up and down action with surprisingly no lack of energy and very few mental/ fatigue mistakes. The Devils ended up putting in a shot and the rats hit the ice. This game, perhaps more than most, you really did not want a loser.

Round two starts tonight with the Phoenix Coyotes hosting the Nashville Predators at 9 PM EST.

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The New Jersey Devils tied their series between the Florida Panthers after winning 4-0. The win was a milestone as netminder Martin Brodeur recorded his 24th Stanley Cup Playoff shutout. Brodeur made 26 saves on the night, some unbelievable. He now holds the record by himself, surpassing Patrick Roy.

In other games, the Washington Capitals tied their series between the Boston Bruins at two a piece. Another low scoring game of a 2-1 final with Alexander Semin picking up the game winner.

The Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks reached another overtime, and again, Mikkel Boedker of the Coyotes scored another weak goal on Corey Crawford of the Blackhawks. Credit to Boedker for going to the net and working hard, but Crawford was weak on the last two overtime goals. You kind of feel bad for him as he knows it and everyone else knows that he should of made the save.

And lastly, the St. Louis Blues have taken a 3-1 series lead against the San Jose Sharks after a 2-1 win last night. It seems almost over for the Sharks who will travel to St. Louis on Saturday to play.