Canes win Game 1/Round 1!

1st of 4….

        -This is how it is most likely going to look.

        -Last night was the formula….Don’t lose special teams and get good, solid goaltending.  

        -Last night they won specials and Raanta was great.

        -It should be a race to 3 goals in this series.  It was the second straight 2-1 game between these two teams.  The last one was here and the Canes rallied.  

        -It shouldn’t have been a surprise that Antti Raanta would get the start

        -2 power play goals.  2 assists for Brent Burns and 2 from Martin Necas…

        -On a rewatch of the game, I’d say that Carolina probably allowed a bit too many good chances.  The Canes had more shots on Sorokin and there were several opportunities around the net that Carollina was probably unfortunate to not get another 1 or 2.

        -But, I think Raanta was every bit as good as the guy at the other end.

        -Burns was great…best skater in the game.

        -Kotkaniemi and Noesen were excellent.

        -Staal line made life so difficult for Horvat/Barzal/Lee

Jalen Hurts is now the holder of the best QB contract in the entire NFL.  5 years $255 million

        -It’s actually kind of team friendly, in that his cap charge is just over $4m next season!!!

        -And this is going to be the point that Baltimore will try to drive home.  Hurts is the benchmark NOT Watson.

Day 3 of the NBA playoffs and we’ve  already reached 11!

        -The Sacramento Kings, the Western Conference 3rd seed, was already a pretty decided underdog to the defending champion Warriors.

        -they won Game 1, but it was tight…

        -Last night the warriors rallied from 13 down to tie the game deep into the 4th quarter only to fall short and fall behind 2-0 in the series…

        -But we’re not talking about the game because Draymond Green had a moment.

        -Kings put 6 players in double figures.

        -Fox and Sabonis had 24…

        -Barnes had just 13, but 8 came in the 4th.

Sixers beat the Nets after trailing for much of the 2nd quarter…

        -Tyrese Maxey 33 points

        -Embiid 20-19-7-3 blk

        -Atlanta at Boston

        -Knicks at Cavs

        -Clips at Suns

NHL QFs….

        -Boston beats Florida, 3-1.

        -Kings rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 down to force OT with 17 seconds left, then survived an Edmonton OT goal that was waived off for a high stick.  And won it on a Alex Iafallo PPG midway through OT for a 4-3 win.

        -Wild won in double OT in Dallas in a game that saw the Stars potentially lose Joe Pavelski to a concussion.