- Tampa Bay with Swedish star defender Victor Hedman in the lead burned the first match ball to get to the Stanley cup final.
- Halfway into the second overtime period, the New York Islanders decided through the winning goal 2-1 by Jordan Eberle and the Islanders thus reduced to 3-2 in the best of seven games in the semifinal series.
- Despite the loss, Hedman stood for a good match where his equalizer in the second period took the battle to sudden death.
Source: ICELAND NEWS