Turco Falls Asleep, Canucks Win Game 1
I will forever remember my Physics 121.6 final exam as the one for which I was supposed to be studying while I watched a single hockey game from 8:00 p.m. to 1:31 a.m.
If this game was tiring for us fans, I can’t even imagine how exhausted the players must have been. In fact, after Dallas tied the game 4-4 in the third period, there were no goals for over 84 minutes until, finally, Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco nodded off, allowing Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin to end the game late in the fourth overtime period:
Congratulations to Roberto Luongo for rebounding nicely in the overtime periods in your first-ever NHL playoff game. Luongo made 72 saves on 76 shots overall; the modern playoff record remains 73 saves by Kelly Hrudey in 1987.
Game 2 from Vancouver happens tonight at 9:00 EDT. Watch it on CBC.
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