• Behind Mike Smith, the Coyotes beat the Predators, 2-1, to advance to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. Smith did not allow a goal in Game 5 until 14:01 of the 3rd period, extending his shutout streak to 164 minutes, 45 seconds, the longest postseason streak in the history of the Phoenix/Winnipeg franchise.

• Brad Richards scored the game-tying goal with 6.6 seconds remaining in the 3rd period and then Marc Staal scored the game-winner just 1:35 into overtime as the Rangers shocked the Capitals, 3-2, taking a 3-2 lead in the series. Both goals were power-play goals, following a double-minor penalty to Joel Ward with 21.3 seconds left in the 3rd period. Not only that, but those goals were historic: This was the first game in the history of the NHL playoffs in which a team scored a tying goal in the last 10 seconds of the third period, then scored the game-winner within the first two minutes of overtime.

The previous record for the earliest overtime goal by a team that had tied the score in the last 10 seconds of regulation time was held by the Kings in the "Miracle on Manchester," when Daryl Evans scored at 2:35 of overtime to beat Wayne Gretzky's Oilers, 6-5. Steve Bozek had tied that game with 5 seconds remaining in the third period, as the Kings scored 5 times in the 3rd period to wipe out the Oilers' 5-0 lead.

This is the first postseason in NHL history in which there were three games in which a game-tying goal was scored in the final 15 seconds of regulation.