Havlat Delivers

The Chicago Blackhawks are a young team, no doubt about it, but there is a veteran there in the mix of youthful exuberance. That man is Martin Havlat. Injuries were the story of his career the last few seasons, but this year, Havlat has stayed healthy and has helped lead the Hawks to the postseason. It makes sense that he was the guy to deliver in Game One of the postseason.

After getting his own rebound to score the tying goal, Havlat put another passed Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff in overtime, 12 seconds into the extra session. When you sit and watch a NHL postseason game, you expect two or three overtimes and a chance to sit and get excited for another couple hours. Well, Havlat decided he would just end it quickly, and that worked for the 22,000-plus at a rockin' United Center.

This was just Game One, and there is a lot of work still to be done. Yet, after one night, the young Hawks are on top. It makes sense that a veteran in the mix led them to victory.