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URGENT - - ATTENTION REGARDING TONIGHT'S
NHL FLYERS vs. PENGUINS GAME IN HD

Please note that Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final series between the PHILADELPHIA FLYERS and the PITTSBURGH PENGUINS this evening, Friday May 9th @ 7:30pm EST will be available on the Versus/Golf HD Channel."

Okposo Made His Mark With Isles

By Ryan Kennedy
When The Hot List began this year, the one rule that governed the selections was no player who had played a shift in the NHL was eligible. The concept was to follow these prospects until they ‘graduated’ to the big leagues. With the playoffs down to four teams and the summer on the horizon, it’s time to take stock of how the forecasting went.

Facts & Figures From the First Two Rounds

By Tom Layberger
With a break in the action between the conference semis and the conference finals, all concerned have had a chance to reflect on the proceedings of a jam-packed first month of the postseason derby while looking ahead to a pair of compelling series that will determine who vies for Lord Stanley later this month.

Large Series Leads Punctuate Conference Semis

By Darren Eliot
Is anyone surprised by the lopsided leads in the second round of the playoffs? I know I sure am. The Detroit Red Wings sweep of the Colorado Avalanche notwithstanding, the other three series at 3-1 was nothing I expected.

Making a Case For This Year's Hall Candidates

By Brian Costello
Because of the three-year waiting period in place, players who didn’t return after the lockout were deemed to have retired in 2004, not 2005. That created a glut of Hall of Fame candidates last year and nobody this season.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

The octopus presided over procedings during Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday night in Detroit. It had to like what was taking down below: Red Wings 4 Stars 1.
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images for the NHL)