NHL Conference Finals get under way

The (2) Chicago Blackhawks beat the (1) San Jose Sharks 2-1 today in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Sharks nearly tied it late in the game, but couldn't push one across. I still think this will be a long, exciting series and I still think the Sharks will take it. In the Eastern Conference Finals the (7) Philadelphia Flyers routed the (8) Montreal Canadiens 6-0 in Game 1 of that series. The Flyers got to Habs goaltender Jaroslav Halak, who had been having a great postseason. They'll need him to play better in order to make a series out of it. I think Halak will play better, but I still think the Flyers will take the series. Game 2s of both series are Tuesday night with Flyers-Canadiens at 5 p.m. MT and Sharks-Blackhawks at 8 p.m. MT. Both games will be televised on Versus.