1. Washington's Tom Wilson is the closest thing to being the perfect power forward. He's big, tough, an enforcer and scorer. The Capitals go nowhere without him.

2. The closest thing to a Rangers version of Wilson is Will Cuylle. He's 6-3, 210 pounds and loves to mix it. We also know for sure that he can score.

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3. Maple Leaf fans are even more nervous than their Blueshirt counterparts. After the Senators shut out Toronto last night, Leafs panic suggested that the favorites were down 0-3 in the series; not up 3-2.

4. The more Kris Knoblauch coaches Edmonton to comeback victories, the more it hurts Rangers fans who realize he could have been behind the Blueshirt bench.

5. One of Chris Drury's endless mistakes was bypassing Knoblauch in Hartford and opting for Peter Laviolette.

6. Don't be surprised if Lavvy winds up in Vancouver which would be a  big Jim Rutherford mistake if he goes that route.

7. The Devils wasted Jacob Markstrom's super goaltending last night in Raleigh. The four-minute penalty taken by Dawson Mercer in the second OT was just too tough to kill.

8. Still, kudos to New Jersey. The team hung tough despite the absence of three regular defenseman as well as top scorer Jack Hughes up front.

9. Considering how GM Chris MacFarland built the Avalanche for a long playoff run, it's hard to believe that Dallas could knock the Avs right out of the box tonight.

10. Pity the Capitals if they lose at home tonight to Montreal. Playing with house money, Marty St.Louis has his team poised for an astonishing comeback.