Craig Anderson
View image | gettyimages.com There were four teams facing elimination from the playoffs this week. Three managed to hold on to fight another day. Nashville, Ottawa and Vancouver all won their elimination games. Unfortunately for Jets fans, Winnipeg did not.
View image | gettyimages.com The first five days of playoff hockey are in the books. Here are some things we have learned so far. Chicago is still dangerous, role players can be heroes, Vancouver and Calgary really don't like each other and home ice advantage doesn't seem to mean as much.
The Philadelphia Flyers (29-27-14) open a four game road trip tonight as they take on the Ottawa Senators (32-24-11) at the Canadian Tire Centre. This is the second of three meetings between the clubs and the lone game in Canada. Opening faceoff is at 7:00.
