SportsCenter's Neil Everett has often said that the two most exciting words in sports are "Game 7." And I have to admit, those two words excite me a lot. Tonight it's Game 7 between the (4) Pittsburgh Penguins and the (8) Montreal Canadiens in the NHL from Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. The game starts at 5 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on Versus. The Canadiens have the most championships in the history of the NHL, but have not made a lot of noise in the playoffs in recent years. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been the key to the Habs' cinderella like playoff run as the 8 seed and he'll have to have another great game in net for Montreal to move on. I think the Penguins, led by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will pull out the victory, however. The Penguins won two Game 7s on the road last year and I think their experience will push them to victory. I think the pressure is more on Pittsburgh, but I think they will handle it -- they won the Stanley Cup last year for a reason.
Last night the Blackhawks beat the Canucks 5-1 in Vancouver to take the series 4-2. That sets up a match-up in the Western Conference Finals between the (1) San Jose Sharks and the (2) Chicago Blackhawks. It should be a high-octane series and I'm excited to see who wins. I think the Sharks will come out on top; I think a lot of pressure was lifted from them when they won their first round series. Also tonight is Game 6 of the other Eastern Conference semi-final series between the (6) Boston Bruins and (7) Philadelphia Flyers. The game starts at 6 p.m. MT from Philadelphia and is available via NHL Center Ice. It will be joined in progress on Versus following the Penguins-Canadiens game. The Flyers lost the first three games of the series but have trimmed the deficit to 3-2 and have a chance to square things up at home tonight.
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