Stanley Cup Playoffs, Night 10

Man, it's just that time of the postseason when team's keep living on the brink of elimination and going home. And more teams went home tonight. As expected, the Sabres finished off the Islanders, the Sharks finished off the Preds, and unfortunately, the Lightning will go into Game 6 with a series to lose. Catch a brief recap of tonight's action underneath.

Sabres 4, Islanders 3
Sabres win series 4-1
Finally, I got a prediction right! But damn if the Islanders didn't put up one hell of a fight at the end of this one to try and force another game. Drew Stafford was responsible for the first goal of the game with five minutes left in the first. Jason Pominville scored 39 seconds into the second and Derk Roy scored No. 3 for Buffalo. Miroslav Satan put New York on the board early but Maxim Afinogenov quickly responded. Buffalo advanced tonight donning their "traditional" third jerseys. Hence the '70s era look in the photo. Versus is broadcasting in HD. You gotta love it.

Devils 3, Lightning 0
Devils lead series 3-2
The Devils will be in Tampa on Sunday and they smell blood in the water. The Bolts are on the cusp of ending their season unless they can re-solve Marty Brodeur, who was, by Dave Mishkin's account, rather brilliant. And despite the Lightning announcer's attempt at jinxing the shutout, Brodeur picked up his career 22nd of the playoffs. Andy Greene scored his first career playoff goal in the first period. Brian Gionta then scored halfway through the second to give New Jersey the 2-0 lead. It's worth noting Scott Gomez had assists on both goals because he scored the empty-netter with less than two minutes left. A veritable nail in the coffin for the Lightning in this one. Dave Mishkin had the call on the radio over the web. Good news! NBC is carrying Game 6 on Sunday! I can't believe it! We better win it.

Sharks 3, Predators 2
Sharks win series 4-1
It was starting to look like overtime for Game 5. But in the end, it wasn't meant to be. San Jose knocked off Nashville in 5. Ryane Clowe scored first for San Jose in period one. Then in the first five minutes of the second, Nashville scored twice in the span of 39 seconds. But Patrick Marleau scored on the power play with two minutes left in the second to tie the game again. Marleau then scored again in the final minutes of the game to give the Sharks the game and series victories. Tonight, the Preds are finished. (Guess they're not winning the Cup this year.) Versus carried the TSN telecast of the game. Not HD, but it's something.

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