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MHH Playoffs Live Thread! April 26, 2012

By StephHouse
Apr 23, 2012; Ottawa, ON, CAN; Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) during the third period against the New York Rangers at Scotiabank Place. The Rangers defeated the Senators 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-US PRESSWIRE
Apr 23, 2012; Ottawa, ON, CAN; Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) during the third period against the New York Rangers at Scotiabank Place. The Rangers defeated the Senators 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-US PRESSWIRE

Two more Game Sevens round out the first round of playoffs action tonight.

The Lundqverson Series: #8 Ottawa Senators at #1 New York Rangers, Game 7, 7:00 Eastern, NBC Sports and CBC

New York hopes to bring home a series win for the home fans. To do that, Henrik Lundqvist needs to be very good, because the guy on the other end, old frenemy Craig Anderson, has backstopped his team quite well. No 50-save shutout OT wins that I know of, but he's been great. The Rangers are still without playoffs team-leading goalscorer Brian Boyle, who was concussed by Chris Neil in Game 5. The series has been at times well played, at times sloppy, and at times flat-out greasy. The visiting team is 4-2 in this series, so don't think there's much home ice advantage at play here. Here's how it looks on paper.

STATS
6 GP 6
3 W 3
3 L 3
0 OT 2
0 P 0
0.500 P% 0.500
2.00 G/G 2.00
2.00 GA/G 2.00
12.5 PP% 17.2
82.8 PK% 87.5
31.8 S/G 29.8
29.8 SA/G 31.8
55.4 FO% 44.6
DATE VIS/HOME FINAL
Apr 23, 2012 NYR @ OTT NYR, 3 - 2
Apr 21, 2012 OTT @ NYR OTT, 2 - 0
Apr 18, 2012 NYR @ OTT OTT, 3 - 2
Apr 16, 2012 NYR @ OTT NYR, 1 - 0
Apr 14, 2012 OTT @ NYR OTT, 3 - 2
Apr 12, 2012 OTT @ NYR NYR, 4 - 2

That Other Series: #6 New Jersey Devils at #3 Florida Panthers, Game 7, NHL Network, TSN, NBC Sports will join it in progress

Still not known who's in net for the Panthers, as former Av Jose Theodore has been out due to injury. Not that backup Scott Clemmensen hasn't been the best goalie in the series, of course. He's a big reason why the Panthers were the first to 3 wins. Unfortunately for him, the important number of wins is 4. It's Game 7 of this series and I still can't make myself care any more than Braden Holtby does when Rich Peverley acts like he's gonna slash him but here's your statlines.

STATS
6 GP 6
3 W 3
3 L 3
0 OT 1
0 P 0
0.500 P% 0.500
2.50 G/G 2.50
2.50 GA/G 2.50
22.7 PP% 30.4
69.6 PK% 77.3
31.2 S/G 25.0
25.0 SA/G 31.2
48.1 FO% 51.9
DATE VIS/HOME FINAL
Apr 24, 2012 FLA @ NJD NJD, 3 - 2
Apr 21, 2012 NJD @ FLA FLA, 3 - 0
Apr 19, 2012 FLA @ NJD NJD, 4 - 0
Apr 17, 2012 FLA @ NJD FLA, 4 - 3
Apr 15, 2012 NJD @ FLA FLA, 4 - 2
Apr 13, 2012 NJD @ FLA NJD, 3 - 2

Photoshop Project of the Night

Travis Zajac scored the OT winner for New Jersey in Game 6 and had an amusing, very exploitable celebration. Go see what you can find.