Buffalo survives a day

I think Buffalo's demise was only postponed. For a while, if they had blown out Ottawa, I could actually see them regaining confidence. But it wound up being a 'hold on' game. Somehow, I doin't think Ottawa will be demoralized.

I'll be curious whether, if Buffalo can stand its ground at home and get back to 3-2, Ottawa gets uptight then. But to be frank, I'm not sure of Buffalo's ability to win Game 5 on Saturday. We shall see.

Meanwhile, pivotal game in Anaheim tonite, and Ducks will miss suspended defenseman Chris Pronger. If they don't win, you can write Detroit's name into the finals. A 3-1 series lead with 2 in Detroit would be tantamount to victory.