Johnson was, shockingly, just fantastic tonight. I can only hope some consistency from him, soooo difficult for a back up that plays so sparingly behind Kolzig. But if he plays like this more often than not, we're good for maybe 5-10 more points this year.

Whatever about the shootout. I'm only upset that Zed didn't pot one. Hanlon clearly put him out there at #3 to get some confidence.

Finally, Semin was a bit more aggressive on the puck tonight, with more ice time. And we know he's got a dynamite wrister.