In all, they've allowed 35.2 shots per contest -- after allowing just 25.5 shots per game during the regular season, the fewest by any team. The Oilers have been out-shot in 13 of their 16 playoff games, but are 8-5 in those games thanks to Roloson's heroics. (They're 3-0 when out-shooting their opponents).

But there is one bad omen for Roloson: He allowed just 29 goals in the first 14 games and two periods, then surrendered nine in the next three periods (plus an empty-netter in Game 4). Anaheim has 10 goals (including the empty-netter) in the last four periods after getting just two against Roloson in the first eight.

A perfect six -- Should the Mighty Ducks manage to win Game 5 at home, they have a good omen for their return trip to Edmonton: They've never lost a Game 6. Anaheim has won all four Game 6 contests in franchise history, including a 2-1 victory over Calgary in this year's opening round.

But there's a good omen for Edmonton, too: The Oilers are 18-0 when they win the first two games of a series.

Road warriors -- If the Oilers do get to the Stanley Cup Finals, they're guaranteed to open yet another series on the road, regardless of the opponent. It will be the 15th-straight time the Oilers have opened a playoff series away from Rexall Center. The last time the Oilers opened at home was in the 1992 Western Conference Finals -- when they were beaten by the Minnesota North Stars in five games.

If the Oilers advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, they are guaranteed to open another playoff series on the road for the 15th-straight time.

Wild finish -- How frantic was the third period of Game 3 in the Anaheim-Edmonton series, in which the two teams combined for eight goals? Consider that there were more goals scored in that period than in all but two full games in the 2004 playoffs.

Sealing the deal -- One area in which teams have improved since the first round is winning games in which they lead after two periods. Teams that took leads into the final 20 minutes during the first round of the playoffs went 32-6, a .842 winning percentage. Since then, teams that have led after two periods are 21-1 (.955). During the regular season, teams that led after two periods were 792-70 (.919) in regulation (plus 77 overtime and shootout losses).

Streaking -- Carolina's Eric Staal entered Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against Buffalo having scored in 13-straight games, the longest streak since Pavel Bure had a point in 16-consecutive games in 1994. He's still five short of the one-season record of 18 games set by Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders in 1981. But since the playoffs became a four-round affair in 1980, Trottier is the only player to score in every game of a playoff year -- a mark Staal can't catch after failing to record a point in the Hurricanes' playoff-opening 6-1 loss to Montreal. Trottier had 29 points (11-18-29) in those 18 games; Staal has 18 points (6-12-18) during his streak.

Trottier has one record that no one will break this season, if ever: The Hall of Famer scored in 27 consecutive playoff contests over three years (1980-82).

Plenty of help -- Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller can't complain about a lack of help from his teammates. Miller has faced 421 shots during the post-season, but the Sabres have blocked 254 more. Buffalo defenseman Jay McKee leads all players with 50. That's not a surprise: McKee was tops among shot-blockers during the regular season with 241.

Quick starters -- The Sabres have climbed within sight of their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals since 1999 largely on the strength of fast starts and big finishes. They've outscored the opposition by 11 goals (18-7) in the opening period, scoring first 11 times in 14 games, and 4-0 in overtime. They're plus-4 (15-11) in the second period and minus-2 (10-12) in the third.