As I write this, 14 games are in the books to start the NHL playoffs (with one more game still to come later tonight). That's six series that have played a pair of games already, and two that have only completed a single game so far. All of the former are tied at 1-1, with the other two (obviously) sitting at 1-0. So that's pretty tight!
But now consider that, of those first 14 games, only one of them (Detroit vs Phoenix, Game 2) went into the final minute of the third period with a team holding more than a one-goal advantage! (And that one exception stood at 5-4 Detroit with just over two minutes left!) Think about that: 13 of the 14 games were either tied or featured one of the teams up by a single goal as the game went into the last minute of regulation! That's a pretty amazing situation, if you're a fan of close hockey games... as I generally am, when the Rangers aren't playing!
I have to think there are some hockey fans out there who have probably nibbled their fingernails down pretty good by now! And we're only four nights in...
[Update Sun, Apr 18/10: Make that 14 of the first 15 games, as last night's Vancouver/LA Game 2 went into overtime. Since the Kings won it, that means seven of the eight series are now tied 1-1, with the remaining matchup still 1-0 for Nashville at the moment.]
[Update 2 Sun, Apr 18/10: Well, all series went to 1-1 after 2 games, but today saw 3 different games (Det/Pho, Pit/Ott, Chi/Nas) which weren't extremely tight into the final minute, as each one featured a 2-goal lead at that late stage. So the series are showing lots of parity but the games are starting to loosen up a bit.]
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