The Marchant of Anaheim wins it in triple overtime

While the NBA's first round series between the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics had a plentiful amount of overtime games, the NHL's Anaheim Ducks and the Detroit Red Wings decided to join the party with their own triple overtime affair in game two of their Western Conference Semi-Finals.

The game winning goal came off of a shot at the beginning of the third overtime period. Ducks forward Todd Marchant who has been in the league since the 1993-94 season, played hero in this affair as well as Ducks Goaltender Joanis Miller who had a career high 59 saves in the victory.

The series between the Red Wings and Ducks is now tied at 1-1, with game three coming up Tuesday in Anaheim.

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Jiri Hudler, Watch Out for that.......Defenseman

During the beginning of the Detroit Red Wings first round series between the Anaheim Ducks, left winger Jiri Hudler was viciously hit by Anaheim defensiveman Mike Brown.

The hit got Brown a five-minute major penalty for the hit. The NHL has still not commented whether a suspension would be warranted for Brown's hit against Hudler.

Earlier in the playoffs, Washington Capitals defensiveman Donald Brashear was suspended for six games due to a hit that leveled New York Rangers center Blair Betts. (There was also a presumed altercation between him and Rangers center Colton Orr before the game as well.)



I doubt that Brown will get a six-game suspension like Brashear did but it would not completely surprise me that he is at least suspended for game two against the Red Wings.

A quick note to all NHL players, watch your back in the playoffs or you might be on your back.

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