Hell Of A Hockey Game!

Dear Devils: the key to winning this game is to keep the puck out of your zone - just sayin'. 

How cool is it hearing Ticking Clocks by Cold Play on a real organ?!!  Dear Wild - take note.

Dear Devils: the other key to winning this game is to put the puck in the opponent's net, especially while on the powerplay.  0 for 15...stinky.

See, that's how ya do it!  Devils up 1-0 in the first. 

The Rock is rockin'!  The crowd is so loud Doc may as well not be talking.  And that's saying something.

By far the best hockey the Devils have played in the series.  Marty's still making me nervous but the guys in front of him seem to be running on all cylinders. 

Second period and Quick is flopping around like Marty.  Frick, spoke too soon.

Dear Marty: Could you not be a sieve?

Dear Marty: That's how you make up for that goal.  Fantastic Save!!

Dear Quick: Suck It!!  Devils up 2-1

Dear NHL: I love the overhead camera replay of saves/goals.  Nothing sexier than seeing a goalie go down from that angle.  Oops, was that out loud?

Dear Zhidlicky: YOU SUCK!  Different team, same chant.  Stop with the friggin' turnovers. 

Dear NHL: Thank you for the high stick no goal ruling. 

How some of these Devil shots aren't going in is pure mystery to me.  Clearly they're driving this game through two periods.   

That was the right call for no penalty on the follow through stick injury to Devils but damn, that looked like it hurt. 

And then the Devils follow it up by showing how to commit a true high sticking penalty.  

Talking smack with a neighbor in the complex who's from California.  She's the only Kings fan in her family.  I'm thinking Sharks for the rest of her clan... DEVILS, BABY!! 

Dear Willie Mitchell: You're not gonna score.  Not when Bryce Salvadore is goaltending. 

Dear Dustin Brown: It's a holding penalty and you just showed how to be the poster boy for it.  Shut up and go to the box.  

Let's see, late in the game and the Devils are in the lead.  Will Zhidlicky pull his usual march to the penalty box?  

Dear Devils: Spend the remaining 4 minutes of the game in THEIR zone, not yours.  

Group hug inside Quick's net resulting in 4 on 4 hockey for the last 2 minutes.  Kings can't buy a break at this point, deflecting the puck out of play on a shot on goal.  Last faceoff of the game comes to the outside circle.  

GAME SIX, BABY!!!  Monday night, 8:00 p.m. NBC.  
   

Pool's Open!
Thanks to everyone back in MN for the great pics of puppies in pools.  Nothing better than a happy, cool dog in the summer.  Here's Buster at play - courtesy of his girlfriend, Mia.