It’s springtime so it must be time for the Stanley Cup and NLL playoffs. Fortunately for me, my favorite teams in both sports are still in the playoffs.
In the National Lacrosse League, the Buffalo Bandits finished second in the Eastern Conference with a 10-6 record. They played their first playoff game at home on Sunday April 22 against the Minnesota Swarm. The game didn’t start out well for the Bandits as they quickly went down 4-0 in the first quarter. They took the lead briefly in the second quarter, but the Swarm came back to lead 8-7 at the half with a goal late in the second period. The second half belonged to the Bandits, especially goalie Mike Thompson, playing for the injured Steve Dietrich. He shut out the Swarm in the second half, while his teammates scored 7 goals to win the game 14-6. The next game is Friday April 27 in Rochester against the league-leading Knighthawks.
In the NHL the San Jose Sharks finished second in the Pacific Division and and fifth in the Western Conference with a 51-26-5 record. They opened the playoffs against the Nashville Predators, the same team they played in the first round last year. This year’s Nashville team was a lot different than the one the Sharks ousted in five games last year – J.P. Dumont, Jason Arnott and Peter Forsberg were new to the team in 2006-07. With a 51-23-8 regular season record, it looked like the Predators were poised to advance far into the playoffs. However, the San Jose Sharks, had other ideas. They stuck to their disciplined game, and despite a pitiful power-play, they once again ousted Nashville in five games. They open the second round of the playoffs in Detroit on Thursday April 26 against the Red Wings,Western Conference champions.
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