will take over as the manager of the English national team following the 2006 World Cup. 3 May 2006 (Wednesday) NHL 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs Game 7 Western Conference Quarter Final: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3, Calgary Flames 0. Teemu Selanne scored what was the series-winning goal as the Ducks will face Colorado in the Western Conference semi-finals, and the San Jose Sharks will meet Edmonton. The top four seeds in the West have all been eliminated, the first time since the adoption of this format. 2006 NBA playoffs Detroit Pistons 122, Milwaukee Bucks 93: Rip Hamilton tore off 40 points and the Bucks were eliminated by the Pistons in five games. Detroit now awaits the winner of the Cavaliers–Wizards series. 2 May 2006 (Tuesday) Football (soccer) Ukrainian Cup Finals: FC Dynamo Kyiv beat FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 1–0 to win the Ukrainian Cup for the second consecutive year. NHL 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs Carolina Hurricanes 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (OT): It takes Cory Stillman just 79 seconds to score the series-winning goal in overtime and advance the Canes to an Eastern Conference semi-final date with the New Jersey Devils. Buffalo Sabres 7, Philadelphia Flyers 1: Team captain Chris Drury scores the last two goals after the Sabres scored five straight times against Robert Esche and leads the Sabres to the conference semi-finals against the Ottawa Senators. 1 May 2006 (Monday) 2006 NBA Playoffs Dallas Mavericks 102, Memphis Grizzlies 76: For the third straight appearance since moving from Vancouver in 2001, the Griz get swept out of the playoffs, and have not won a playoff game in 12 attempts, a new NBA postseason futility record. The Mavs will now await the winner of the San Antonio–Sacramento series. Los Angeles Clippers 101, Denver Nuggets 83: After three decades, three cities and four arenas, the Clippers won a playoff series, eliminating the Northwest Division champions in five games. Next, the winner of the Phoenix–Lakers series. NHL 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs Edmonton Oilers 4, Detroit Red Wings 3: The Wings were twenty minutes away from sending the series back to Detroit for a seventh game, but the Oilers score four unanswered goals capped by Ales Hemsky's game winner with 1:06 left in regulation and eliminate the Presidents' Trophy (regular season) champions. Next up, either their Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames or the San Jose Sharks. Auto racing: Jimmie Johnson goes two-for-two on restrictor plate