Western Conference playoff matchups
(1) Detroit vs. (5) San Jose
Last playoff meeting: 1995, Detroit won second-round series 4-0.
Season series: 3-1 for San Jose. Sharks won 5-1 at home Oct. 19, Detroit won 2-1 at home Oct. 25, San Jose won 3-2 at Detroit on Dec. 2, and Sharks won 9-4 at home Jan. 4.
First round: Detroit 4-2 over Calgary; San Jose 4-1 over Nashville.
Top playoff scorers: Detroit - Nicklas Lidstrom 8 (2-6), Pavel Datsyuk 5 (2-3), Johan Franzen 5 (2-3), Mathieu Schneider 4 (1-3); San Jose - Patrick Marleau 6 (3-3), Joe Thornton 6 (0-6), Craig Rivet 5 (2-3), Milan Michalek 4 (0-4).
Playoff goaltending: Detroit, Hasek, 4-2, 1.57, .922; San Jose, Nabokov, 4-1, 2.39, .902.
Power plays: Detroit 5-for-38, San Jose 2-for-30.
Wings quote: "The first round is always the toughest to kind of get used to the playoffs, going from the regular season to the playoffs. It's another level up." - Nicklas Lidstrom.
Sharks quote: "We've got to get our power play moving and working. A few other things need work. We'll use these days to prepare." - Jonathan Cheechoo.
(2) Anaheim vs. (3) Vancouver
Last playoff meeting: none.
Season series: Anaheim has edge. Ducks won 6-0 at home Nov. 9 and 2-1 at home Nov. 30, Canucks won 3-2 in overtime in Anaheim on Feb. 20, and Ducks won 4-2 at home March 11.
First round: Anaheim 4-1 over Minnesota; Vancouver 4-3 over Dallas.
Top playoff scorers: Anaheim - Chris Pronger 6 (2-4), Ryan Getzlaf 5 (2-3), Francois Beauchemin 3 (2-1), Travis Moen 3 (1-2); Vancouver - Trevor Linden 5 (2-3), Taylor Pyatt 5 (2-3), Henrik Sedin 4 (2-2), Mattias Ohlund 4 (2-2), Bryan Smolinski 4 (2-2)
Playoff goaltending: Anaheim, Bryzgalov, 3-1, 2.09, .929, and J.S. Giguere, 1-0, 0.87, .968; Vancouver, Luongo, 1.41 GAA, .950 save percentage.
Power plays: Anaheim 5-for-19; Vancouver 3-for-38.
Ducks quote: "If you plan on sticking around in the playoffs for a while, you need a break at some point. You can't play six or seven games every round and still be there at the end." - Scott Niedermayer.
Canucks quote: "We saw what they (the Ducks) do last time we played down in Anaheim. They like to throw the body around. So it's just a matter of being ready and matching that effort and playing solid games." - Roberto Luongo.