holding a towel to his face, Yzerman did not return to the series. Calgary goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff shutout the Red Wings with a 31-save performance in a 1–0 victory. In game six, Miikka Kiprusoff continued his shutout streak against the Red Wings. With just 47 seconds left in the first overtime Flames forward Martin Gelinas scored on Curtis Joseph and Calgary won their second-straight 1–0 game. This was the Flames' second-straight overtime victory to clinch a series in this playoff year. (2) San Jose Sharks vs. (4) Colorado Avalanche This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with Colorado winning both previous series. They last met in the 2002 Western Conference Semifinals where Colorado won in seven games. Colorado won the season series earning five of eight points during this year's four game regular season series. San Jose defeated Colorado in six games as the Sharks advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. Patrick Marleau scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 Sharks victory in game one. In game two, Marleau scored late in the second period to put the Sharks up for good as they defeated the Avalanche in a 4–1 victory. San Jose goaltender Evgeni Nabokov posted a 33-save shutout in game three and Vincent Damphousse scored the only goal in a 1–0 San Jose victory. Joe Sakic scored the lone goal of the game 5:15 into the first overtime period in game four as Colorado extended the series with a 1–0 victory. For the second consecutive game overtime was required in game five and Joe Sakic scored the game-winning goal 1:54 into the first overtime, giving Colorado a 2–1 victory. With his second goal in game five, Joe Sakic equaled Maurice Richard for the most career playoff overtime goals with six. San Jose scored three times in just over ten minutes in the second period of game six to eliminate the Avalanche in a 3–1 win. Conference finals Eastern Conference Final (1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (3) Philadelphia Flyers This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams with Philadelphia winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1996 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals where Philadelphia won in six games. Tampa Bay made their first appearance in a Conference Final since entering the league in the 1992–93 season, while the Flyers last made it to the Conference Finals in 2000,