A thriller, an Exodus, and Dora the Explorer?

Buffalo/Carolina
-The Buffalo Sabres staved off elimination on Tuesday night with an inspiring 2-1 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, forcing a game 7 which takes place tonight in Raleigh. JP Dumont tallied for the Sabres 4:56 into the first period, beating Rookie Cam Ward on a rebound from Daniel Briere.
-Ryan Miller, Buffalo’s phenomenal rookie goal tender looked solid all night, keeping the score at 1-0 for Buffalo until the 16:07 mark of the third period when he was beat from the left circle by Carolina Defenseman (and husband to Kristy Yamaguchi) Bret Hedican.
-Cam Ward turned in another solid performance and to his credit, the game winning goal was fluky. The goal came on a Buffalo power play after Doug Weight got 2 minutes for Boarding. From NHL.com: After failing to generate much in the first 1:40 of the power play, the Sabres had one final rush and got a break when Carolina's Justin Williams stumbled inside his own blue line. Buffalo's Derek Roy got to the loose puck and fed Rory Fitzpatrick at the right point, who quickly passed across to Briere at the top of the left circle. Briere patiently waited for an opening before snapping a shot that fluttered in. "It went off my glove and shoulder and kind of popped in the air," Ward said. "I had no idea where it went after it hit me. Unfortunately, it was too late when I looked back."
-It was the complete opposite to what happened in the previous game when JP Dumont was in the box when Cory Stillman scored the game winning goal in OT.
-This series has been anything but boring. Even though there were only 3 goals scored in the game, it was end-to-end action throughout and both goalies played spectacularly!
-The series ends tonight in the RBC Center at 5:30 MST and can be seen on OLN.

In Edmonton news:
-The Oilers have left Edmonton to both acclimate themselves to the east coast (time zone change and warmer weather) and to escape the distractions of Alberta’s capital city.
-They have taken refuge in Greenburgh, NY which houses the practice facility for the New York Rangers.
-The Stanley Cup Finals begin Monday June 5, 2006. In an interesting scheduling conflict reported by CBC Sports: The Oilers' quest of a sixth Stanley Cup title could put them in direct conflict with the Dora the Explorer stage show set for Rexall Place June 17. The NHL, however, has scheduled Game 6 of the final that night should the series go that far. Northlands Park was aware of the potential problem when the NHL released its schedule Tuesday. Northlands Park runs Rexall Place, the arena the Oilers play in. Spokeswoman Bonni Clark said the NHL, Rexall Place and organizers for the Dora show are working to find a solution for all parties involved. This is the second time the Dora stage show has affected the NHL's playoff scheduling. During the second round, the Ottawa Senators were forced delay Game 2 against the Buffalo Sabres because the popular show was scheduled for Scotiabank Place on May 6 and 7. I knew Dora was popular, but honestly, letting it interfere with the Stanley Cup playoffs? I never knew Dora had that much power!