Well, I was right about Pavel Datsyuk scoring a third-period goal but wrong about the Wings taking game seven in San Jose last night. Congrats to the Sharks. I’m going to look on the bright side: This frees up a lot of my nights over the next few weeks.

Ovechkin may be the best player to watch in the NHL but Datsyuk is a close second and probably the best stickhandler in the world. A few years ago, as I recall, people used to grumble that he didn’t show up for the playoffs. Not true now.