The NHL playoffs are always bound to have their large share of thrills, and this year's playoffs are far from being an exception. In the last two weeks:
- The New Jersey Devils lost star player Ilya Kovalchuk before game 2 for the rest of the playoffs, only to have him make a miraculous return in game 3.
- The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers split four games, each winning one at home and one on the road, including a triple overtime thriller in Washington for game three, ending the morning after it started.
- The Nashville Predators suspended star players Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn for game three after hotel key card tracking showed the two players returning to their rooms at around four in the morning the night before game 2.
- The Phoenix Coyotes opened their series against Nashville by winning both of their home games and splitting on the road, drawing to within one win of the Western Conference Finals. The Coyotes had never even gotten through the first round before this year.
- The Los Angles Kings, the 8th seed in the West, have jumped out to a 3-0 lead for the second consecutive series, and have a chance to knock out #2 St. Louis tomorrow afternoon.
Just another reason the NHL playoffs are the best two months of the year annually.
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