hammered by datsyuk. puck on the far side. the horn sounds to endgame two of the san jose sharks' home turf. they win both games in this building. both by 2-1 scores. >> joe: different type of game, game two to game one. this a nasty game. niemi especially early. when detroit came out putting pressure on the early part of the game, of course the big faceoff win by thornton. >> darren: i know i've got you winded. you're on the ice for another key faceoff. how big is this going up 2-0 against detroit red wings? >> you've got to keep home ice. will be tough winning there. we've got to take care of your home ice skating. >> darren: what's been the biggest change in your game personally? >> nothing. >> darren: that a boy. >> thanks, panger. >> dave: stanley cup playoffs continue on versus. coverage begins at 6:30. next saturday on nbc, our playoff coverage begins at 12:30 eastern with potential game five between the lightning and caps. at 4:00 p.m., the first jewel of the triple crown, the 137th running of the kentucky derby. for j

hammered by datsyuk. puck on the far side. the horn sounds to endgame two of the san jose sharks' home turf. they win both games in this building. both by 2-1 scores. >> joe: different type of game, game two to game one. this a nasty game. niemi especially early. when detroit came out putting pressure on the early part of the game, of course the big faceoff win by thornton. >> darren: i know i've got you winded. you're on the ice for another key faceoff. how big is this going up 2-0 against detroit red wings? >> you've got to keep home ice. will be tough winning there. we've got to take care of your home ice skating. >> darren: what's been the biggest change in your game personally? >> nothing. >> darren: that a boy. >> thanks, panger. >> dave: stanley cup playoffs continue on versus. coverage begins at 6:30. next saturday on nbc, our playoff coverage begins at 12:30 eastern with potential game five between the lightning and caps. at 4:00 p.m., the first jewel of the triple crown, the 137th running of the kentucky derby. for j

four for datsyuk in the playoffs. red wings fell 3-2. under a minute to go. datsyuk, the slap shot.ays, i don't think so. sharks win it. they advance to face the canucks in the western conference final. >>> round one of the players championship at sawgrass. and tiger woods would not farewell. 4th hole, after going in the water once. he finds the drink again. tiger, triple-bogey, the 4th. 9th hole, putting for par opinion and his putt comes up short. he bogeyed the 9th and withdrew from the tournament. >>> and that will do it for this espn news update. i'm will selva. >>> looks like the producers of "two and a half men," have found a big enough star to replace charlie sheen. i think it's a pretty good pick. >> drumroll, please. ashton kutcher is putting the final touches on a deal to join the show this fall. he hasn't confirmed the deal just yet. but he did tweet, what's the square root of 6.25. the answer, 2 1/2. >> he's big on twitter. >> huge online. a clever way. he did confirm it. we'll see. >>> coming up, afraid of friday the 13th? you're not alone. we have a friday the 13th st

datsyuk from the opposite side blisters a slapshot niemi corrals. he had 38 saves tonight, they get the win to advance to the conference finals against vancouver. >>> now for inclusive team coverage here is kim coyle and marleau turns out to be the hero after all. >> reporter: after game 5 jeremy roenick called him gut less. after tonight he may have to call him the closer because for the second year in a row he scores the series winning goal against the red wings. >> yeah, the time of the game, series, late in the game, so it felt good and i hope there is a lot more of those. >> throughout the series we thought as a team he was still playing well and other people may not have thought that but in our room we believed in him and especially, you know, playing with him. so if i don't believe in him then what good am i as a teammate? >> it's disappointing losing, you know, coming back the way we did, getting down 3-0, playing real hard and believing in ourselves, finding a way to force it to a game 7 and, you know, just coming up short by a goal, it's h