“I just hope the Ducks get a break this year,” Cherry said on an NHL conference call. “They had something like 85 more power plays against them and for them. I watch their games. It gets ridiculous after a while. Last year in the first round they had something like eight straight power plays against them.”


1 vs. 8: An eighth seed has beaten a top seed seven times since 1994. The last #8 seed to defeat a #1 was in 2006 when the Edmonton Oilers defeated Detroit Red Wings, 4-2. Other #8 upsets include, Montreal over Boston (2002), San Jose over St. Louis (2000), Pittsburgh over New Jersey (1999), Ottawa over New Jersey (1998), NY Rangers over Quebec (1995) and San Jose over Detroit (1994).