Tough loss to the Sharks. Fucked over my hockey pool. Chicago - Vancouver will be interesting indeed, but I'm hoping we see a Boston - Pittsburgh matchup.

I'm pullin for the Canucks out West & the Capital out East now that my Sharks are out

Man, the Caps fans are loud........after Federov's goal I couldn't hear anything on the ice. It's good to see Ovechkin and company in the 2nd round. 5 minutes left until we find out who they play......either NJ (up by a goal at this point) or the Penguins. Imagine that series.....Ovechkin vs Crosby. Those 2 have been at the center of countless debates since they broke into the league after the lockout........that would be an epic series.

The Conference Semi-Final Round Match-Ups are now set after the conclusion of the games out east. -

East

#1 Boston Bruins vs #6 Carolina Hurricanes

#2 Washington Capitals vs #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

West

#2 Detroit Red Wings vs #8 Anaheim Ducks

#3 Vancouver Canucks vs #4 Chicago Blackhawks

those were some interesting final games today. the first game was legend; glad to see the caps win the game. i felt that they got snake-bitten last year, losing to phili. hopefully they pull a run like the peguins last year!

woah, the hurricane game was EPIC. wicked ending, the rink was silenced when stall scored. i couldn't believe it, the devils lost in a matter of seconds. 90 seconds away from advancing; i can't even begin to imagine what they're thinking.

the next round is going to kick ass; can't wait for the 'nucks to get to it! :) love playoff time

That Capitals vs Penguins series should be amazing with Ovechkin battling Malkin.

This series will certainly not help the mutual hate they have for one another. I'll go ahead and say that the 2 of them will have at least one fight during this series.

my rangers battled hard tonight but in the end the better team won :( i'm surprised they lasted for 7 games considering i doubted they would even make the playoffs. happy the devils lost though lol

2nd round schedule is out.

Bruins/Canes start Friday
Caps/Penguins start Saturday
Wings/Ducks start Friday
Nucks/Hawks start Thursday

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=420555

I'm 6/8 so far. This round I'll go with...

BOS/WAS/DET/VAN