Say goodnight, San Jose

[Watch Sharks number 9 Milan Michalek circle behind the net and toward the top-right of your screen.]

A game for the ages, and one legendary check, sends the Dallas Stars to the NHL West finals. Stars' Morrow sinks a power play goal to end it at 9:03 into the fourth overtime, at around 2:15am ET Sunday morning.

Now it's off into the Heart of Darkness.

[Joe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings, artist's rendition]