No joy in beantown today

When it was over, the Carolina Hurricanes had upset the top-seeded Boston Bruins, 3-2, after almost a full period of overtime. Scott Walker scored the winning goal, breaking in on Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas and bunting in the rebound of a Ray Whitney shot at 18 minutes 46 seconds of the extra session.

Boston fans woke up Thursday morning pinching themselves over how lucky they were to have the Bruins in a Game 7 after trailing the series three games to one, the injury-riddled Celtics in a Game 6 and the Red Sox doing well. By the end of Thursday night their joy became a nightmare as all three teams lost.