Stanley Cup Playoffs, Night 36

One down, one to go. Today brought Game 5 back to Detroit with a series tied at 2. After winning spectacularly in overtime, the Ducks are just one victory away from facing the Ottawa Senators in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. You thought playoff hockey has been exciting up to now. You ain't seen nothing yet. It's really just beginning. I have a feeling this year's finals will be epic.

Ducks 2, Red Wings 1, 1OT
Ducks lead series 3-2
If you were expecting another high-scoring matchup from these two teams, think again. The goaltending was outstanding and the plays were phenomenal. Well, what I saw at least. Working nights sucks in that I can no longer lounge around in front of the Sharp Aquos LCD high-definition TV and watch playoff hockey. That's the way it goes. Andreas Lilja scored the game's first goal if you believe that. So Detroit blew their lead in front of a home crowd and now face elimination. Sucks to be you guys. I mean they had it in the bag. The Dominator was dominating. Until — with a power play and an extra attacker (that's right, 6 on 4), Scott Niedermayer did what we any playoff hockey fan melts over. He scored with 47 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Then a mishandled puck by the Detroit defenseman resulting in it ending up on Teemu Selanne's stick and unless you're a Ducks fan, that's never good. Anaheim won in a big way. And I'm thrilled. I hope we see them in the Finals against Ottawa.

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