Stanley Cup Playoffs, Night 15

It was another night of Game 1s in the '07 semis. And it was all about the road teams. At this point I'm going to go ahead and take this opportunity to remind everyone that the teams that won Game 1 in the first round are now in the second round. Anyway, go on, read about them here.

Senators 5, Devils 4
Senators lead series 1-0
It's a lot like what happened with Vancouver and Dallas. Nine goals, give me a break. But Game 1 is your chance to feel the other team out. The weird thing is nobody scored twice. The Sens had a 4-0 lead after 16:39 of play in the first period. You think the game's over? No. The Devils score three straight to get within one by the end of the second and then you're thinking it's anybody's game in the third. Then 43 seconds in, Wade Redden gets Ottawa the two-goal lead back. But when Zach Parise scored with 30 seconds left and six men on, you almost fall off the edge of your seat. This game was not televised nationally — regrettably.

Sharks 2, Red Wings 0
Sharks lead series 1-0
Every other series saw at least one team with five goals yet San Jose only scored two goals, both of which came during a 24-second span in the middle of the first period. Matt Carle and Mike Grier were responsible. My favorite thing about this game was Nabokov shutting out the Wings. Keep it up, Sharks! Detroit needs to play this series like they aren't facing Calgary. It's a very different team. I'm sure we'll see a very different Game 2. Unless Holmstrom is still out and then I'm going to have to seriously wonder about his affect on the Red Wings. Versus had this game tonight on its regular telecast. They don't do HD on Thursdays and Fridays for some reason.

Photos: ESPN.com, CBS Sportsline.com