A boring, ho-hum 4-1 victory over Calgary to open the Red Wings' drive to the Stanley Cup. That sound you hear is all of Greater Michigania breathing a deep, deep sigh of relief at a gritty, professional, and dominating start.

I'll give BTP's Unsung Red Wing of the Game Award™ to Pavel Datsuyk. Yes, he scored a nifty goal on a little mini-breakaway. But I bet you didn't see him start that play with a gritty play to kick the puck to a team teammate, despite the presence of two Flames.

Reminded me of the grit and determination usually showed by a certain former Red Wings centerman this time of year. Datsuyk has struggled in the playoffs before, but that play sure made me breathe easier about his effort this time around.

And of course, Versus didn't even show the replay until two periods later.

1 down, 15 to go.