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Today was a good day to be a Canadian, at least in the world of hockey. There are three Canadian teams in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs: Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver. All three emerged victorious from their playoff games today.

Ottawa edged out the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 2-1 game in the third period, making the Penguins’ Stanley Cup hopes precarious. Vancouver also had a 2-1 game against the Dallas Stars; the Stars almost tied it with a puck trickling across the goal line, but a quick-thinking Vancouver defenseman was able to sweep it out before it completely crossed the line.

Calgary, playing against the number-one team in their conference (the Detroit Red Wings) finally managed to not disappoint me. They lost their first two playoff games—and not because they were working hard but just caught some unlucky bounces. They just plain weren’t playing. In this game, they seemed to have some life, played some good playoff-quality hockey, and managed to squeak out a win and stay in this series. It was about freakin’ time, Calgary!

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