Stanley Cup Playoffs, Night 27

The Eastern Conference Finals officially began tonight. I couldn't watch the game since I actually went to another hockey game closer to home. The ECHL's Florida Everblades played the Dayton Bombers in Game 2 the American Conference Finals tonight. It was fun. Nothing like Stanley Cup playoff hockey, though — obviously. I'll write about it tomorrow.

Senators 5, Sabres 2
Senators lead series 1-0
The Senators may have blown a 2-0 lead, but that wasn't going to stop them from taking the first game of the East Finals. Going into the third period 2-2, Ottawa simply dominated. Oleg Saprykin and Jason Spezza regained the two-goal margin for the Sens. Dean McAmmond took advantage of Buffalo pulling Ryan Miller in the final minute with a fifth goal. Seems like every round has seen more than a few teams notch five goals in Game 1 this year. It's weird, right? It's worth noting that Ottawa took the lead on a Mike Fisher goal four minutes into the game — during a penalty kill. I didn't get to watch the game, but I can only imagine how bad Buffalo looked. The best I could do was catch some of the Versus coverage in between periods at the Everblades game.

Photo: ESPN.com