Hi everyone! Playoff time is a stressful time, I don’t think I need to remind you. Every game means something. Every win and every loss leaves you emotionally drained, especially if your team can’t seem to build up a three-goal lead just to give you some relief. As I was watching game 6 of the Montreal-Tampa Bay series last night, I couldn’t help but be amazed that a game with no scoring (at least in regulation time… don’t get me started on the overtime) could be so exciting. It has been a very intense, extremely close, physical series, and every game has been a joy to watch, but game 6 may have been the most heart-pounding. Of course, 0-0 ties don’t exist anymore now that we have 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts, not to mention score-until-you-drop-dead playoff overtime sessions, but last night was as close as we can get to a scoreless tie nowadays.

So this week, we’re heading back to January 5, 1969, as the Seals and L.A. Kings fought to a 0-0 tie, the second such game in franchise history. The game didn’t have the same high stakes as Montreal and Tampa Bay, but the Seals and Kings were both fighting for a playoff spot in the tight West Division. It turns out that this game was a bit of a prelude to the tight first-round series the Seals and Kings would have three months later. Thanks to Bob Marceau for sending in this week’s article, which you can read right here.

Hopefully, the next time you hear from me, I will continuing to carve my butt groove in the couch watching Montreal and Buffalo, and hopefully they (the Habs, not the Sabres) will win a few wide-open games where my heart rate can stay under 200 beats a minute. Until next time, stay gold!