Hockey thoughts

The (1) San Jose Sharks beat the (5) Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in Game 2 of their second round series last night in San Jose. The Sharks lead the series 2-0. I thought the Sharks responded to adversity well after falling behind a time or two. I didn't watch the whole game, but it looked like the Sharks were playing better hockey the majority of the time. I think they have to be the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup now. I think a lot of pressure was lifted from them after their first round series victory over the Colorado Avalanche after a number of disappointing early round exits in recent years.

Other scores and schedule:
Sunday:
Game 2 -- (8) Montreal Canadiens 3, (4) Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Monday:
Game 2 -- (6) Boston Bruins 3, (7) Philadelphia Flyers 2 (Bruins lead series 2-0)
Game 2 -- In progress -- (3) Vancouver Canucks 2, (2) Chicago Blackhawks 1, 10:10 remaining in 2nd period (Versus, Canucks lead series 1-0)
Tuesday:
Game 3 -- (4) Pittsburgh Penguins at (8) Montreal Canadiens, 5 p.m. MT (Versus, Series tied 1-1)
Game 3 -- (1) San Jose Sharks at (5) Detroit Red Wings, 5:30 p.m. MT (NHL Center Ice, joined in progress on Versus, Sharks lead series 2-0)
Wednesday:
Game 3 -- (6) Boston Bruins at (7) Philadelphia Flyers, 5 p.m. MT (Versus, Bruins lead series 2-0)
Game 3 -- (2) Chicago Blackhawks at (3) Vancouver Canucks, 7:30 p.m. MT (Versus, Canucks lead series 1-0)