Earl Sleek took a look at the 5-on-5 ice time in last night's game, and using Vic Ferrari's online application (another incredible innovation of the hockey blogosphere) determined that Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle supplemented the efforts of the best checking line in the game (R. Niedermayer-Pahlsson-Moen) to blunt the best scoring line in the game (Heatley-Spezza-Alfredsson) with a pair of Norris Trophy winners (R. Niedermayer-Pronger).
The result: S. Niedermayer and Pronger play more even-strength minutes together than in any previous playoff round:
This is really a huge change in strategy to introduce in the Stanley Cup Finals, but sure enough, late in a tied game with the Spezza line out, who
