51.   The Eagles remain in position to get a home playoff game.

52.   The Penguins had lost their last three home playoff games, in a conference semifinals against Philadelphia last season.

53.   The Philadelphia Eagles capped a superb turnaround by clinching a home playoff game.

54.   The team is currently on an FA probation following violence after a Division One home playoff game with Derby last season.

55.   The victory guarantees Lemieux at least two more home playoff dates and, more importantly, a chance to win his third Stanley Cup.

56.   At San Antonio, Utah opened by dominating the Spurs, who dropped their fifth home playoff game in the past seven.

57.   Favre kept the Packers undefeated in home playoff games and advanced Green Bay into a quarter-final matchup next Sunday at regular-season win leader St. Louis.