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Toronto Maple Leafs fan Kyle Hay, 23, entered playoff infamy over the weekend when he was on the receiving end of a sucker punch after Game 2 of their series against the Boston Bruins.

He was knocked out cold and needed staples in the back of his head at the hospital. It was quite a lousy birthday present.

Video of Hay flat on his back, wearing a Leafs jersey, hit YouTube. Steve Dangle of The Leafs Nation profiled the incident, which witnesses at TD Garden in Boston say wasn’t provoked by Hay or his fellow Leafs fans, beyond the expected amount of chirping during the game.

Upon hearing about this plight, Leafs fans like the Pension Plan Puppets blog petitioned the team to bring Hay to a playoff game at Air Canada Centre.

Their pleas were answered, according to CBC Sports:

The team reached out to Hay on Tuesday over Twitter and followed up with a phone call. They offered him two tickets to Game 4, which takes place Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre.

"Words can’t describe how pumped I am. There's the two tickets and I'll be taking my younger brother, who's on Cloud Nine as well," Hay said.

… "I'll be wearing my traditional Wendel Clark jersey and my Leafs hat — very superstitious, I’ve worn it to five games this season so far and we've won three out of the five and one of them was in Boston," he said.

"So, either wear that or wear a Leafs jersey and make my own name bar and put 'knocked out in Boston' [on it]."

Uh, that’s a Foul, sir.

Nice job by the Leafs to honor a fan brave enough to rock the blue and white at a Boston game.

That said: Given the scarcity of Leafs playoff tickets, it’s just a matter of time before legions of Leafs fans descend on Boston hoping to goad a Bruins fan into punching them in the face before a potential Game 6 at the ACC …

The NHL announced on Wednesday that Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks are the three finalists for the 2012-13 Vezina Trophy, which is awarded “to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position,” as voted on by the League’s 30 general managers.

Getty ImagesThis is the first time all three Vezina finalists were born and trained in Europe, according to Adam Kimelman of NHL.com.

One imagines the first runner-up for the Vezina also was European: Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins, who had nearly identically numbers to Lundqvist save for games played, which is typically a vital number for the GMs in determining a Vezina candidate.

Also snubbed: Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks, who split too much time with Ray Emery for either to make the cut; Cory Schneider of the Vancouver Canucks; Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings; and Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators, who might have been the best goalie in the NHL this season but was limited to 24 games due to injury.

Who wins the Vezina?

Game 4 got away from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night, as the New York Islanders scored three straight third-period goals to win 6-4 and even their series at 2-2.

That frustration manifested itself on a few occasions during the game, such as when Brenden Morrow decided to use the ice as a wrestling turnbuckle on Casey Cizikas’s head:

So basically: Morrow = Weber; Cizikas = Zetterberg; ice = glass.

Unless of course he was simply trying to pry his stick loose. That too.

Here’s how it looked from the cheap seats, via reader Nick Colletti

There was no penalty on the play.

Meanwhile, at the end of the game, things got tense and defenseman Kris Letang took his frustrations out on … a linesman.

APIn Dec. 2011, Jack Jablonski’s hockey dreams were shattered.

Then a sophomore for Benilde-St. Margaret's (Minn.) High, Jablonski was paralyzed when he was accidentally checked from behind into the end boards at a holiday tournament.

His story captured the sympathy and attention of the hockey world, as donations poured in to help his medical expenses and support arrived from visiting NHL players.

He even spent some time with the Stanley Cup when Davis Drewiske of the Los Angeles Kings brought it by.

There have been plenty of surreal hockey moment for Jack Jablonski, including his "carrying the flag" for the Minnesota Wild before Game 3.

Another one arrived on Tuesday, courtesy of the United States Hockey League.

The USHL, the top junior hockey league in the U.S., was holding its Phase 2 Draft on Tuesday as teams filled out their 45-player lists. Jablonski put the following request on Twitter on Monday morning:

Dear USHL teams, Just thought I'd let u know I am eligible for tomorrow's draft. Sincerely Jack Jablonski

— Jack Jablonski (@Jabs_13) May 7, 2013

The Chicago Steel took his draft advice, and made Jack Jablonski their final selection in the 2013 Phase 2 Draft.

USHLThe Steel congratulated Jablonski on Twitter for the selection; the 17-year-old hockey fanatic responded with one simple phrase: “Best Night Ever.”

Kudos to the Steel for making another one of Jack Jablonski’s dreams come true.

You can follow his rehab progress on his Caring Bridge journal.

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No. 1 Star: Kyle Turris, Ottawa Senators

The Senators forward played a role in the game-tying and game-winning goals in Ottawa’s improbable comeback in Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens. Turris picked up an assist on Cory Conacher’s tying goal with 23 seconds remaining, and his presence in Carey Price’s crease was critical on the play. Then, at 2:32 of overtime, Turris scored his second of the playoffs past Habs backup Peter Budaj to give Ottawa a 3-2 win and a 3-1 series lead.

No. 2 Star: Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks forward beat Josh Harding in the first period, and then beat his injury replacement Darcy Kuemper in the second period as Chicago shut out the Minnesota Wild, 3-0, behind 25 saves from Corey Crawford and 20 blocked shots from the Hawks. Chicago took a 3-1 series lead.

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The Vancouver Canucks probably weren’t many hockey fans’ pick to leave the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs first; even fewer likely thought they’d be ousted in a sweep by the San Jose Sharks.

But Patrick Marleau’s fourth goal in four games at 13:18 of overtime on Tuesday night sent the Canucks home, and the Sharks to the second round with a 4-3 victory.

It was a power-play goal; and the reason the Sharks were given that power play made the defeat sting even more for Vancouver:

Daniel Sedin was given a 2-minute minor for boarding Tommy Wingels at 13:03 of overtime on a shoulder-to-shoulder hit that saw the Sharks forward’s head crash into the boards.

A borderline call? Nope, just a bad call, especially in overtime of an elimination game.

TSN got comments from referee Kelly Sutherland:

Referee Kelly Sutherland on Daniel call: Deemed it a violent shove into the boards where the player couldn't defend himself from the hit.

— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) May 8, 2013

As Sedin said:

"It's playoff overtime and it was shoulder to shoulder. I thought it was a bad call"

That said, he continued:

"We didn't lose the series on that call, we should have been better early on. It sucks."

The postmortem on the Canucks is going to be epic.

Getty ImagesIt can all go wrong so quickly in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as one break leads to other breaks before leading to the ultimate break.

The Montreal Canadiens had a 2-0 lead, thanks to goals by P.K. Subban and Alex Galchenyuk, with 8:05 left in the third period of Game 4, looking very much like that they’d head back to Bell Centre with the series knotted at 2-2.

Then Mika Zibanejad scored a fluke goal that might many felt should have been wiped away for a distinct kicking motion.

Then Cory Conacher scored with 23 seconds remaining to tie the game.

Then Habs goalie Carey Price injured himself making a save before overtime, necessitating that Peter Budaj enter the game for the extra session.

Then Kyle Turris ended it at 2:32 of the extra session, giving Ottawa a 3-2 win and a 3-1 series lead.

"I guess there are hockey gods out there and they were on our side tonight,” said Conacher.