23 -- One-goal wins by the Lightning, against 12 losses. Tampa Bay's .657 winning percentage in one-goal games was second in the League. Ottawa had only 10 one-goal wins.

91 -- Points by center Conn Smythe Trophy winner Brad Richards, a career high.

390 -- Opposition power plays allowed by Tampa Bay. Only New Jersey (348) allowed fewer. Discipline will be a must against a team that scored 102 power-play goals.

2 -- Times the Lightning was shut out -- three fewer than the Senators.

0 -- Playoff appearances by Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery, the Senators' likely starter -- and one less than the number of Stanley Cup rings owned by the majority of the Lightning roster.

Carolina Hurricanes (2) vs. Montreal Canadiens (7)

Season Series: Carolina won all four games

Five Numbers In Carolina's Favor:

69 -- Increase in points by Carolina center Eric Staal, who went from 11-20-31 in 2003-04 to 45-55-100 in 2006 -- the biggest improvement in the NHL. Staal's increase is four more points than Montreal's leader, Alexei Kovalev, scored all season.

294 -- Goals scored by the Hurricanes (including 8 in shootouts), the most since 1988-89, when the then-Hartford Whalers scored 299.

25 -- Goals scored by Carolina in its four wins over the Canadiens, while allowing only 9.

31 -- Home victories by the Hurricanes in 41 games, a franchise record.

.878 -- Carolina's winning percentage when scoring first, the best mark in the NHL. The Hurricanes were 36-3-2 when they got the first goal.

Five Numbers in Montreal's Favor:

.929 -- Save percentage of goaltender Cristobal Huet, the best in the NHL.

7 -- Shutouts by Huet, tying him for second in the league with Detroit's Manny Legace. But Huet got his seven shutouts in only 36 games.

260 -- Goals allowed by the Hurricanes (including 2 in shootouts), the most by any of the 16 playoff teams.

6 -- Shorthanded goals against, tied for the second-lowest total in the NHL.

0 -- Empty seats this season at the Bell Centre, where the Canadiens sold out all 41 games. The Canadiens will not lack for fan support.

New Jersey Devils (3) vs. New York Rangers (6)

Season Series: Each team went 4-3-1

Five Numbers in New Jersey's Favor:

11 -- Consecutive games won by New Jersey to finish the second, an NHL record, breaking the previous mark of 9, set by Detroit (1954-55) and matched by Montreal (1986-87).

19 -- Number of points by which the Devils trailed first-place Philadelphia in the Atlantic Division on Jan. 6. It's the biggest comeback to win a division title since the league divided into the two-conference, four-division format in 1974-75. (Previous high: Detroit, 18 points, 1993-94)

Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur has 84 postseason wins under his belt, but he has never defeated the rival Rangers in a playoff series.

84 -- Playoff victories by goaltender Martin Brodeur, who has more postseason wins than the likely starters for the other seven teams have playoff appearances -- combined.

348 -- Opposition power plays allowed by New Jersey, by far the fewest in the NHL.

48/49 -- Goals and points by Brian Gionta. The goals are a team record; the points are 60 more than last season. Seven of those goals came against the Rangers.

Five Numbers in New York's Favor:

4 -- Wins by the Rangers over New Jersey during the regular season, the most since they swept six games from the Devils in 1993-94 -- when they also beat New Jersey in the playoffs on the way to winning the Stanley Cup.

3 -- Previous playoff meetings between the two teams, all of which have been won by the Rangers (1992, 1994, 1997).

9 -- Playoff losses by Brodeur to the Rangers, in 13 games.

30 -- Wins by goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, a team record for a rookie.

54/123 -- Goals and points by Jaromir Jagr, both team records.

Buffalo Sabres (4) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (5)

Season Series: Buffalo 3-1-0; Philadelphia 1-2-1

Five Numbers in Buffalo's Favor:

20 -- Power-play goals allowed by the Sabres at home, the fewest in the NHL. Buffalo's 90.1 penalty-killing percentage was also the best in the League.

35 -- Margin by which the Sabres outscored their opponents in the third period (100-65).

59 -- Difference between the Sabres' power-play differential (101 goals scored, 59 allowed, plus-42) and Philadelphia's (minus-17).

.432 -- Buffalo's winning percentage when allowing the game's first goal -- fifth in the NHL and first in the Eastern Conference.

25.0 -- Buffalo's power-play percentage at home, the best in the League.

Five Numbers in Philadelphia's Favor:

154 -- Playoff points by center Peter Forsberg, more than the entire Buffalo roster has scored in post-season play (123).

101 -- Goals scored by the Flyers in the second period this season, second in the League to Ottawa.

19 -- Shorthanded goals by the Flyers, second in the NHL to Ottawa. The Sabres allowed 17, the second-highest total in the League.

5 -- One-goal losses in regulation time by the Flyers, the fewest in the League.

0:00.2 -- Time remaining on the clock when Fred Meyer scored the tying goal against Carolina on March 8; the Flyers won the game in a shootout. It was the latest game-tying goal of the season.