61. With the next two games on home ice, the Panthers, amazingly, are only three victories away from qualifying for the Stanley Cup finals. 62. Yes, their home ice at the El Paso County Coliseum also is the site of the rodeo. 63. Owen Nolan and Bryan Marchment scored for the Sharks, who have never won a series-clinching game on their home ice in San Jose. 64. Philadelphia changed its top two lines after losing the first two games on its home ice, but it was a Pittsburgh line change that led to their comeback. 65. Phoenix needs one more victory to clinch fourth place in the Western Conference and home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. 66. After overcoming a poor start that included unexpected defeats on home ice, the Rangers are hitting their stride. 67. Back on home ice, the Washington Capitals finally played their brand of hockey. 68. Austrian Gerhard Gleirscher claimed his first World Cup luge victory on home ice Saturday, beating two-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl of Germany and Italian favorite Armin Zoeggeler. 69. Both the Swedes, who are looking for their first world championship title on home ice, and Slovakia, have heavy NHL artillery to fight with. 70. But the home ice advantage proved decisive for the German couple and five of the nine judges gave them first place, just enough to edge the Czechs. |