Both teams entered the November game with 9-1 records and postseason bowl invitations hanging in the balance.
And as Kidd showed in the postseason, he isn't nearly the same player anymore.
Rask, playing this deep in the postseason for the first time, proved equal to the challenge.
They have reached the postseason three times in the last 19 years, with no championships.
Nash, who scored a team-high 21 goals during the regular season, had one in the postseason.
Smith to return, even after the league's top reserve struggled through most of the postseason.
Star forward Rick Nash netted his long-awaited first postseason goal with the Rangers on Sunday.
Did that rather well on Sunday and Monday, lifting his career postseason shutout total to eight.
No, they aren't too young to understand nor are they loaded with postseason experience.
Gasol scored 16 in the second half as Memphis remained unbeaten at home in the postseason.
The two-time Super Bowl MVP has started 135 straight regular-season games and 11 consecutive postseason contests.
Ribeiro hadn't scored in the postseason since 2008, when he was playing with the Dallas Stars.
Kennedy's goal was his sixth winning goal in the postseason, sixth most in Pittsburgh history.
The NHL locked out its players twice since the Leafs last made the postseason.
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Carlesimo's record was enough to get the Nets to their first postseason berth since 2007.
That broke Ovechkin's tie with Peter Bondra for most postseason goals by a Washington player.
Not that Pittsburgh is getting ahead of itself after three straight early exits from the postseason.
The second argues that an extra postseason round is an extra reason to party.
There is a different sentiment in Baltimore, where the Orioles haven't made the postseason since 1997.
The Knicks will take whatever help they can get this postseason, concerning their oft-troubled defense.
D. in Russian literature in the time it takes to complete the basketball postseason.
Franson said Toronto's woes aren't the result of the club looking ahead to the postseason.
Throughout the years, Jeter has developed an affinity for postseason heroics and championship rings.
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Also, Amare Stoudemire's status for the postseason is unclear as he recovers from right knee surgery.
Toronto, aiming for its first postseason berth since 2004, is 9-1-4 in its past 14 games.
This season has found the Capitals with better postseason prospects than any other year.
The Big Ten has reigned for the past three regular seasons before flopping in the postseason.
The last time the Maple Leafs made the postseason was before the 2005 lockout season.
And with the streak over, all that's left now is getting ready for the postseason.
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