20 -- Number of consecutive games in which the Wings recorded at least one point, before losing the final game of the season in Nashville. The last team to get at least one point in that many games was the Montreal Canadiens (21; 15-0-6) in 1979-80.

44 -- Age of defenseman Chris Chelios. If the Wings can win the championship, Chelios (44 years, 4 months) will be the oldest player to get his name on the Stanley Cup. He would be one month older than Lester Patrick, who played (and won) a game as an emergency goaltender with the 1927-28 New York Rangers.

Five Numbers In Edmonton's Favor:

95 -- Points by the Oilers this season, their best showing since getting 98 in 1987-88. That was Wayne Gretzky's last season in Edmonton, and the Oilers won the Cup.

25.5 -- Average shots per game allowed by the Oilers, the lowest total in the NHL this season.

53.4 -- Percentage of faceoffs won by the Oilers during the regular season, the second-best figure in the NHL. (The bad news for the Oilers: Detroit was third at 52.8 percent).

5 -- Shorthanded goals allowed by the Oilers, the lowest total in the NHL.

2 -- Previous playoff meetings between the Oilers and Red Wings. Both were in the conference finals, both were won by the Oilers, and Edmonton won the Stanley Cup both times.

Dallas Stars (2) vs. Colorado Avalanche (7)

Season Series: Dallas 3-1-0; Colorado 1-1-2

Five Numbers In Dallas' Favor:

12 -- Wins by the Stars when trailing after two periods -- the most in NHL history.

101 -- Second-period goals by the Stars, tied with Philadelphia for second in the League behind Ottawa (113).

27 -- One-goal victories by the Stars, second in the NHL to Carolina (28). In all, 43 of the Stars' 82 games, including 13 shootouts (12 wins), were decided by one goal.

14 -- Two-goal wins by the Stars, in 17 games -- the best percentage (.824) in the NHL.

.857 -- The Stars' winning percentage when leading after one period (24-2-2), the best among the eight Western Conference playoff teams.

Five Numbers In Colorado's Favor:

71 -- Playoff wins by the Avalanche since 1996-97, the most of any team in the NHL in that span.

.909 -- Colorado's winning percentage when leading after two periods (30-1-2), fourth in the NHL and second in the West behind Detroit.

5 -- Goals allowed by the Avalanche while playing 3-on-5, matching Ottawa for the lowest total in the NHL -- and 11 fewer than allowed by Dallas.

16 -- Goals by Antti Laaksonen without scoring a power-play goal, tying him with New Jersey's John Madden for the most goals scored without the man advantage.

12 -- Shootout wins by the Stars, the most in the NHL (including two against Colorado). Of course, there are no shootouts in the playoffs, so that takes away a major weapon for Dallas.

Calgary Flames (3) vs. Anaheim Mighty Ducks (6)

Season Series: Tied 2-2-0

Five Numbers In Calgary's Favor:

This season, Miikka Kiprusoff led the League with 10 shutouts and posted two wins vs. the Ducks.

10 -- Shutouts by goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff, three more than anyone else in the NHL in 2005-06.

5 -- Goals allowed by Kiprusoff in three regular-season meetings with the Mighty Ducks (2 wins, 1 loss, 1.67 GAA).

93 -- Goals allowed by the Flames when playing 5-on-5, 17 fewer than any other team.

70 -- Goals allowed by the Flames in 41 home games, 23 less than runners-up Nashville and the New York Rangers.

20 -- Goals scored by rookie defenseman Dion Phaneuf, who became only the fourth first-year defenseman and first since Brian Leetch in 1988-89 to reach the 20-goal mark.

Five Numbers In Anaheim's Favor:

40 -- Goals by Teemu Selanne, the most on the team and his highest total since he had 47 in 1998-99.

90 -- Points by Selanne (40-50-90), up from 32 (16-16-32) in 2003-04.

7 -- Career playoff overtime wins by goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere, in as many OT playoff games.

168:27/95 -- Overtime shutout streak and consecutive OT shots stopped by Giguere entering this playoff season. Giguere was the Conn Smythe winner in the 2003 playoffs, and the Mighty Ducks did not make the playoffs in 2004.

109 -- Goals allowed away from home by Anaheim, the third-lowest total in the NHL (tied with Dallas) -- and 14 less than the Flames allowed away from the Saddledome.

Nashville Predators (4) vs. San Jose Sharks (4)

Season Series: Nashville 2-0-2; San Jose 2-2-0

Five Numbers In Nashville's Favor:

32 -- Games won by the Predators at the Gaylord Entertainment Center, the most home wins by any team in the NHL this season.

25 -- Games won by the Predators when they were out-shot by the opposition, the second-highest total in the NHL (Toronto had 26) and first in the Western Conference.

.639 -- Winning percentage when the Predators gave up the game's first goal, the second-best in the NHL. They won 23 of 36 times when allowing the first goal. (23-11-2) matching Detroit for the most wins when the opposition scored first.

62.2 -- Percentage of faceoffs won by center Yanic Perreault, the highest percentage in the NHL among players who took 200 or more draws.

6 -- Consecutive games won to close the season by goaltender Chris Mason, who took over as the starter when Tomas Vokoun was sidelined for the season with a blood illness. Mason had a 1.13 goals-against average and .954 save percentage in those games.

Five Numbers In San Jose's Favor:

56/49 -- Total goals and goals scored after December 1 by Jonathan Cheechoo, both league-high totals.

38 -- Number of Joe Thornton's league-leading 96 assists that came on goals scored by Cheechoo in the 58 games after Thornton's arrival in a trade from Boston.

2 -- San Jose players (Cheechoo and Patrick Marleau) with 20 or more power-play goals. The Sharks were the only team in the league to have two players with 20 or more PPGs.

1 -- Shootout wins by the Sharks, tying them with Pittsburgh for the fewest in the NHL. That won't be a problem in the playoffs, where all games are played to a decision in overtime. Both of San Jose's wins over Nashville came in OT, not shootouts.

0 -- Games that will be played by Tomas Vokoun, Nashville's starting goaltender, who's out with a blood illness. Backup Chris Mason has never played in a playoff game.