Last night's game in New Jersey was an aberration, especially for the Devils, and more specifically Martin Brodeur.

The Devils goaltender allowed 4 goals in the first period last night, on the first 9 shots. The first time that's happened to him in over 10 years (they mentioned he was lit up by the Caps or Habs in '91 or '92... I digress). The one thing is certain however, is that when Brodeur has a subpar outting, the following performance is usually super human.

The Ottawa Senators displayed their offensive prowess that flexed it's muscle all season long, and all over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, once again last evening. Ottawa forward Jason Spezza (excellent playoff beard so far) opened the scoring less than two minutes into the match, and was followed by three unassisted goals from Joe Corvo, Dean McAmmond, and Dany Heatley.

New Jersey however battled back, and made a game out of it. I've been very impressed with the Devils offense lately as they have relied more on that than their goaltending and defense this post season. Zach Parise continued his amazing playoff run potting his 7th goal, and Brian Gionta added his 6th. Unfortunately it wasn't enough. The Ottawa Senators held on to win game one 5-4 over the New Jersey Devils.

There are rumors abound that Sens goalie Ray Emery's glove hand is injured (which Coach Brian Murray tried to squash during the post game press conference) and should be something to keep an eye on. Needless to say, game 2 should tighten up more defensively for both teams, but this series will continue to deliver.

Quick Shave:
San Jose Sharks forward put the finishing touch on a 2-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings with his croquet shot past goalie Dominik Hasek last night. Defenseman Matt Carle scored the opener and game winner for the Sharks last night as they took the first game 2-0. Sharks goaltender made 34 saves for his first shutout of this post season.

Game of the Night:
NY Rangers at Buffalo 7:00 PM
Vancouver at Anaheim 10:00 PM

The battle of New York continues tonight as does the West Coast clash between the Canucks and the Ducks. The Rangers and Canucks will look to rebound from awful first game showings, and the Sabres and Ducks will look to continue their great start. Enjoy the games!

Your friend on ice,
Captain Bosh