There was more overtime in the East and more unlikely domination in the West, and Los Angeles and New Jersey won last in the NHL playoffs. TheSportsNotebook looks back on both games and ahead to Friday night…
The NBC coalition televising the NHL playoffs undoubtedly would have preferred that Detroit and Chicago reach the Western Conference semi-finals rather than Nashville and Phoenix. But the Predators and the Coyotes it is, and even if this series doesn’t have marquee value for TV, it’s got solid value for hockey fans. TheSportsNotebook previews that Nashville-Phoenix battle that starts in the desert on Friday night…