Canucks Win Western Conference Quarterfinals Game 1 5-4 in 4 OT (Or, The Hockey Playoffs Beeramid)
By Richard Eriksson on April 12, 2007 - 5:36pm
Like many last night, I endured the over 5 hours of Canucks hockey, and was truly entertained by the first period before the two teams settled down into their "system". It doesn't seem to be listed in box scores, but the Canucks dominated on faceoffs. It wasn't even close. That said, the Stars dominated on shots, with Luongo providing yet another ridiculous save, this time off his forehead. I didn't even notice the Sedins until the second overtime, and even though they combined on the winning goal in 4OT, I got the sense that the Stars were letting them cycle but predicting where they would end up and breaking it. Naslund had at least two hits, a defensive play, and a goal (that shouldn't have counted). 4 overtimes was a little ridiculous, and the end of the game coming at 12:35 prevented most people from driving around hocking and celebrating.
