It took 24 games, but Marty Turco finally recorded his first career playoff shutout.
Yes, that’s sort of a spoiler, but of course it’s not, really. We all know how this ends, even if the details have faded over the course of a decade. At the time, however, this was a seminal moment for Turco. To bounce back and regain home ice after the crushing defeat two days prior, and to do so in a rather stifling fashion, was nothing short of heroic.
The rosters had gotten a bit of a makeover since the Never Ending Story that was Game 1.