Game 1

[ksmith]

The Hawks spent altogether too much time defending their own net. Niemi had something like 40 saves, and some of them were whoa. But, they won 2-1, and for some strange reason play better on the road this playoff season than they do at home. They're 6-1 on the road. At home, they sometimes go all loopy.

It's going to be a long week.