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Detroit Red Wings Win Over San Jose Sharks

The Wings win

In the closely fought match between the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings posted a thrilling victory and booked a place in the next round. After the initial outburst of pace and aggression, the sharks slowed down and paved way for the Wings, who rose to the occasion beautifully. The goaltender of the Red Wings, Jimmy Howard turned out good play and blocked several goals of the Sharks. It was in the third period that the game took a reverse turn. The Red Wings emerged strong and aggressive and put the Sharks down. Nevertheless, the Sharks will have another chance on Sunday, where they will look to floor the Red Wings. The fifth game between the two will be played in San Jose, giving the team the home court advantage.

The key players

The key players for the Sharks are Joe Thornton, Ryane Clowe, Anttie Niemi and Ben Eager. For the Detroit Red Wings, the players who were instrumental in their victory were Todd Bertuzzi, Darren Helm, and Nicklas Lidstorm. The game was tight fought and the spectators were on their feet all through the game. The goalies of both teams did their jobs. Both the teams were aggressive and fell upon each other with vigor and energy. The Sharks were all charged up in the beginning of the game. However, the Red Wings prevailed in the end and the Sharks had to taste defeat.

The thrilling action

For a regular follower of the game, the similarity between the game of this season between the Wings and Sharks and the game of last season between the two teams was almost like watching an action replay. Like last year, Bertuzzi took the initial shot and got a goal for the Wings. Lidstorm, who is 41 years old and playing in his last series, appreciated the effort of Bertuzzi and said that the talented player had shown great control of the puck in scoring the initial goal of the match. The experienced Lidstorm said that the players of his team would have to buck and improve on their games to be able to win the Stanley Cup.

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The Finals of The Stanley Cup – Tampa Bay Lightning Vs Boston Bruins

The tournament stats

The Eastern Conference final is all excitement and action when the match takes place in Boston between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning. Boston Bruins reached the finals after defeating Montreal Canadians in Round 1 and the Philadelphia Flyers in Round 2. Tampa Bay Lighting swept past Pittsburg Penguins in Round 1 and Washington Capitals in Round 2. The teams are at their best and the match is expected to whip up some thrilling action. Boston is going to have the home advantage. Tampa Bay seems confident. They will arrive with the intention of grabbing the cup after a drought of half a dozen years. The schedule for the series is in line to be announced.

Boston Bruins

The key players of the Bruins are going to be Milan Lucic, David Krejci and Nathan Horton. Lucic ended the long drought of goals in his career during the match with the Flyers. The captain of the team is Tim Thomas. After 1992, this will be the maiden finals for the team. However, the team will miss their top scorer, Patrice Bergeron, who had to leave the series with injuries. The captain of the team is also nominated for the Vezina Trophy. The coach for the Bruins is Claude Julien, who has been with the team for the last four seasons. Boston Bruins posted a grand victory against Philadelphia Flyers, winning the game 5-1.

The Tampa Bay Lightning

The key player for Tampa Bay will be Dwayne Roloson. He has been instrumental in leading the team to the finals. The other players to watch out for will be Martin St. Louis, Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier. All of these players are in their peak form, as suggested by their previous games. All of them are also contenders for various awards. The team will hope to win the Stanley Cup 2011, under the coaching of Guy Boucher. Tampa Bay had made it to the finals of the cup in 2004. In this season, Tampa Bay Lightning was the first team to enter the finals after defeating Washington Capitals.