East:
Washington(1) vs. New York ( 8 )
Game 1 to the Caps NY almost stole it going to OT

Philadelphia (2) vs. Buffalo (7)
Poor Philly, never run into a hot goalie. Buffalo takes game 1.

Boston (3) vs. Montreal (6)
Boston see above. Habs win game 1.

Pittsburgh (4) vs. Tampa Bay (5)
Pittsburgh wins game 1.


West:
Vancouver (1) vs. Chicago ( 8 )
This looked NHL vs. AHL, Canucks easily won game 1.

San Jose (2) vs. Los Angeles (7)
Big surprise in this game. Kings took Sharks to OT and had opportunities to steal this one. Sign of traditional Shark playoff implosion or drastically over-achieving Kings team?
San Jose wins game 1.

Detroit (3) vs. Phoenix (6)
Not a sharp game from the Coyotes anywhere. Detroit wins game 1.

Anaheim (4) vs. Nashville (5)
THUD thats the sound the Dead Legged Ducks made. They better find a way to solve a multitude of issues real fast or this will be a nice quick 4 game series for Nashville. These two teams were so close in the regular season standings that I can't say that Nashville stole the game. They outplayed, outhustled the Ducks and wanted it more. Throw in a solid performance from the 6'5" Rinne and it was an easy win for them.
Predators win game 1.