THE PLAYOFFS
Once the playoffs begin, you forget the regular season ever existed.  These games are a league's second season -- and in
the case of some leagues -- the only season that matters.  Below is listed all of the playoff games I have attended, their
results, and the status of the respective playoff series after the game was concluded.
NHL
DATE                VISITING TEAM                        HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

5/12/88                Boston Bruins 3                              NJ Devils 6                    Boston leads third-round series, 3-2
4/9/89                  Washington Capitals 2                    Philadelphia Flyers 5       First round series tied, 2-2
5/31/94                Vancouver Canucks 3                    NY Rangers 2 (OT)       Vancouver leads Stanley Cup Finals, 1-0
6/2/94                  Vancouver Canucks 1                    NY Rangers 3                Stanley Cup Finals tied, 1-1
6/9/94                  Vancouver Canucks 6                    NY Rangers 3                NY Rangers lead Stanley Cup Finals, 3-2
6/14/94                Vancouver Canucks 2                    NY Rangers 3                
NY Rangers win Stanley Cup, 4-3
6/10/95                Philadelphia Flyers 4                       NJ Devils 2                    Third-round series tied, 2-2
6/13/95                Philadelphia Flyers 2                       NJ Devils 4                    New Jersey wins third-round series, 4-2
4/12/01                Carolina Hurricanes 1                     NJ Devils 5                    New Jersey leads first-round series, 1-0
4/15/01                Carolina Hurricanes 0                     NJ Devils 2                    New Jersey leads first-round series, 2-0
4/20/01                Carolina Hurricanes 3                     NJ Devils 2                    New Jersey leads first-round series, 3-2
5/12/01                Pittsburgh Penguins 1                      NJ Devils 3                    New Jersey leads third-round series, 1-0
5/15/01                Pittsburgh Penguins 4                      NJ Devils 2                    Third-round series tied, 1-1
5/22/01                Pittsburgh Penguins 2                      NJ Devils 4                    New Jersey wins third-round series, 4-1
5/31/01                Colorado Avalanche 3                    NJ Devils 1                    Colorado leads Stanley Cup Finals, 2-1
6/2/01                  Colorado Avalanche 2                    NJ Devils 3                    Stanley Cup Finals tied, 2-2
6/7/01                  Colorado Avalanche 4                    NJ Devils 0                    Stanley Cup Finals tied, 3-3
4/21/02                Carolina Hurricanes 0                     NJ Devils 4                    Carolina leads first-round series, 2-1
4/23/02                Carolina Hurricanes 1                     NJ Devils 3                    First-round series tied, 2-2
4/27/02                Carolina Hurricanes 1                     NJ Devils 0                    Carolina wins first-round series, 4-2
4/17/03                Boston Bruins 0                              NJ Devils 3                    New Jersey wins first-round series, 4-1
6/9/03                  Anaheim Mighty Ducks 0                NJ Devils 3                    
New Jersey wins Stanley Cup, 4-3
4/12/04                Tampa Bay Lightning 3                   NY Islanders 0               Tampa Bay leads first-round series, 2-1
4/12/04                Tampa Bay Lightning 3                   NY Islanders 0               Tampa Bay leads first-round series, 3-1
4/22/06                New York Rangers 1                      NJ Devils 6                    New Jersey leads first-round series, 1-0
4/29/06                New Jersey Devils 4                       New York Rangers 2     New Jersey wins first-round series, 4-0
5/10/06                Carolina Hurricanes 3                     New Jersey Devils 2       Carolina leads second-round series, 3-0
4/17/07                Atlanta Thrashers 0                         New York Rangers 7     NY Rangers lead first-round series, 3-0
4/18/07                Atlanta Thrashers 2                         New York Rangers 4     NY Rangers win first-round series, 4-0
5/6/07                  Buffalo Sabres 5                             New York Rangers 4     Buffalo wins second-round series, 4-2
4/18/08                New York Rangers 5                     New Jersey Devils 3       NY Rangers win first-round series, 4-1
5/1/08                  Pittsburgh Penguins 0                      New York Rangers 3     Pittsburgh leads second-round series, 3-1
4/15/09                Carolina Hurricanes 1                     New Jersey Devils 4       New Jersey leads first-round series, 1-0
4/17/09                Carolina Hurricanes 2                     NJ Devils 1 (OT)            First-round series tied, 1-1
4/20/09                Washington Capitals 4                    New York Rangers 0      NY Rangers lead first-round series, 2-1
4/22/09                Washington Capitals 1                    New York Rangers 2      NY Rangers lead first-round series, 3-1
4/23/09                Carolina Hurricanes 0                     New Jersey Devils 1        New Jersey leads first-round series, 3-2
4/26/09                Washington Capitals 5                    New York Rangers 3      First-round series tied, 3-3
4/28/09                Carolina Hurricanes 4                     New Jersey Devils 3        Carolina wins first-round series, 4-3
4/17/12                Florida Panthers 4                          New Jersey Devils 3        Florida leads first-round series, 2-1
NBA
DATE                VISITING TEAM                        HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

4/27/89                Philadelphia 76ers 96                      NY Knicks 102                New York leads first-round series, 1-0
4/29/89                Philadelpia 76ers 106                      NY Knicks 107                New York leads first-round series, 2-0
5/11/90                Chicago Bulls 112                           Philadelphia 76ers 118      Chicago leads second-round series, 2-1
4/30/91                Milwaukee Bucks 100                     Philadelphia 76ers 121     Philadelphia wins first-round series, 3-0
4/28/98                Miami Heat 91                                NY Knicks 85                  Miami leads first-round series, 2-1
4/30/98                Miami Heat 85                                NY Knicks 90                  First-round series tied, 2-2
5/12/99                Miami Heat 73                                NY Knicks 97                  New York leads first-round series, 2-1
5/14/99                Miami Heat 87                                NY Knicks 72                  First-round series tied, 2-2
5/12/00                Miami Heat 77                                NY Knicks 76 (OT)         Miami leads second-round series, 2-1
5/14/00                Miami Heat 83                                NY Knicks 91                  Second-round series tied, 2-2
5/19/00                Miami Heat 70                                NY Knicks 72                  Second-round series tied, 3-3
5/4/01                  Toronto Raptors 93                         NY Knicks 89                  Toronto wins first-round series, 3-2
5/2/02                  Indiana Pacers 109                          NJ Nets 120 (2 OT)         New Jersey wins first-round series, 3-2
6/12/02                Los Angeles Lakers 113                  NJ Nets 107                     
LA wins NBA Championship, 4-0
6/8/03                  San Antonio Spurs 84                      NJ Nets 79                       San Antonio leads NBA Finals, 2-1
5/9/04                  Detroit Pistons 64                            NJ Nets 82                       Detroit leads second-round series, 2-1
5/1/05                  Miami Heat 110                               NJ Nets 97                      Miami wins first-round series, 4-0
4/23/06                Indiana Pacers 90                            NJ Nets 88                       Indiana leads first-round series, 1-0
5/3/12                  Miami Heat 87                                 NY Knicks 70                 Miami leads first-round series, 3-0
5/6/12                  Miami Heat 87                                 NY Knicks 89                 Miami leads first-round series, 3-1
5/23/12                Boston Celtics 75                            Philadelphia 76ers 82        Second-round series tied, 3-3
5/27/12                Oklahoma City Thunder 98              San Antonio Spurs 101    San Antonio leads third-round series, 1-0
NFL
DATE                       VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

1/10/99                Jacksonville Jaguars 24                NY Jets 34                        Jets advance to AFC title game
1/07/01                Philadelphia Eagles 10                 NY Giants 20                    Giants advance to NFC title game
1/14/01                Minnesota Vikings 0                    NY Giants 41                    Giants advance to Super Bowl XXXV
1/28/01                Baltimore Ravens 34                   NY Giants 7*                     
Baltimore wins Super Bowl XXXV
1/8/06                  Carolina Panthers 23                   NY Giants 0                       Carolina advances to divisional playoffs
1/11/09                Philadelphia Eagles 23                 NY Giants 11                     Philadelphia advances to NFC title game
1/8/12                  Atlanta Falcons 2                        NY Giants 24                     NY Giants advance to divisional playoffs

*  Game played at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
MLB
DATE                       VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

10/7/00                      Oakland A's 11                        NY Yankees 1                ALDS tied, 2-2
10/21/01                    Seattle Mariners 1                    NY Yankees 3                NY Yankees lead ALCS, 3-1
10/22/01                    Seattle Mariners 3                    NY Yankees 12              NY Yankees win ALCS, 4-1
9/30/03                      Minnesota Twins 3                   NY Yankees 1                Minnesota leads ALDS, 1-0
10/2/03                      Minnesota Twins 1                   NY Yankees 4                ALDS tied, 1-1
10/8/03                      Boston Red Sox 5                    NY Yankees 2                Boston leads ALCS, 1-0
10/9/03                      Boston Red Sox 2                    NY Yankees 6                ALCS tied, 1-1
10/15/03                    Boston Red Sox 9                    NY Yankees 6                ALCS tied, 3-3
10/16/03                    Boston Red Sox 5                    NY Yankees 6 (11)         NY Yankees win ALCS, 4-3
10/18/03                    Florida Marlins 3                      NY Yankees 2                Florida leads World Series, 1-0
10/19/03                    Florida Marlins 1                      NY Yankees 6                World Series tied, 1-1
10/25/03                    Florida Marlins 2                      NY Yankees 0                
Florida wins World Series, 4-2
10/12/04                    Boston Red Sox 7                    NY Yankees 10              NY Yankees lead ALCS, 1-0
10/13/04                    Boston Red Sox 1                    NY Yankees 3                NY Yankees lead ALCS, 2-0
10/19/04                    Boston Red Sox 4                    NY Yankees 2                ALCS tied, 3-3
10/20/04                    Boston Red Sox 10                  NY Yankees 3                Boston Wins ALCS, 4-3
10/4/05                      New York Yankees 4              LA Angels 2                    NY Yankees lead ALDS, 1-0
10/5/05                      New York Yankees 3              LA Angels 5                    ALDS tied, 1-1
10/7/05                      LA Angels 11                          NY Yankees 7                 LA leads ALDS, 2-1
10/9/05                      LA Angels 2                            NY Yankees 3 *              ALDS tied, 2-2
10/10/05                    New York Yankees 3              LA Angels 5                    LA wins ALDS, 3-2
10/12/06                    St. Louis Cardinals 0                NY Mets 2                      NY Mets lead NLCS, 1-0
10/18/06                    St. Louis Cardinals 2                NY Mets 4                      NLCS tied, 3-3
10/19/06                    St. Louis Cardinals 3                NY Mets 1                      St. Louis wins NLCS, 4-3
10/9/08                      Los Angeles Dodgers 2            Philadelphia Phillies 3       Philadelphia leads NLCS, 1-0
10/26/08                    Tampa Bay Rays 2                   Philadelphia Phillies 10     Philadelphia leads World Series, 3-1
10/27/08                    Tampa Bay Rays 2                   Philadelphia Phillies 2       World Series game susp. after 5 1/2 innings
10/29/08                    Tampa Bay Rays 3                   Philadelphia Phillies 4       
Philadelphia wins World Series, 4-1
10/17/09                    LA Angels of Anaheim 3          NY Yankees 4 (13)         NY Yankees lead ALCS, 2-0
10/25/09                    LA Angels of Anaheim 2          NY Yankees 5                 NY Yankees win ALCS, 4-2
10/28/09                    Philadelphia Phillies 6               NY Yankees 1                 Philadelphia leads World Series, 1-0
10/29/09                    Philadelphia Phillies 1               NY Yankees 3                 World Series tied, 1-1
11/1/09                      NY Yankees 7                        Philadelphia Phillies 4        NY Yankees lead World Series, 3-1
11/2/09                      NY Yankees 6                        Philadelphia Phillies 8        NY Yankees lead World Series, 3-2
11/4/09                      Philadelphia Phillies 3               NY Yankees 7                 
NY Yankees win World Series, 4-2
10/18/10                    Texas Rangers 8                      NY Yankees 0                 Texas leads ALCS, 2-1
10/19/10                    Texas Rangers 10                    NY Yankees 3                 Texas leads ALCS, 3-1
10/20/10                    Texas Rangers 2                      NY Yankees 7                 Texas leads ALCS, 3-2
10/2/11                      Detroit Tigers 5                       NY Yankees 3                  ALDS tied, 1-1
10/6/11                      Detroit Tigers 3                       NY Yankees 2                  Detroit wins ALDS, 3-2
10/14/12                    Detroit Tigers 3                       NY Yankees 0                  Detroit leads ALCS, 2-0

* Joined in progress
WNBA
DATE                       VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

8/20/00                      Cleveland Rockers 45              NY Liberty 51                  Second-round series tied, 1-1
8/19/01                      Miami Sol 53                           NY Liberty 50                  First-round series tied, 1-1
8/21/01                      Miami Sol 61                           NY Liberty 72                  NY Liberty win first-round series, 2-1
8/26/01                      Charlotte Sting 62                    NY Liberty 53                  Second-round series tied, 1-1
8/27/01                      Charlotte Sting 48                    NY Liberty 44                  Charlotte wins second-round series, 2-1
9/26/04                      Detroit Shock 76                     NY Liberty 66                  First-round series tied, 1-1
9/17/11                      Indiana Fever 72                     NY Liberty 87                  First-round series tied, 1-1
NCAA Basketball Tournament
DATE        LOWER SEEDED TEAM                HIGHER SEEDED TEAM                LOCATION/ROUND

3/22/91     (12) Eastern Michigan 67                        (1) North Carolina 93                        East Rutherford, NJ / 3rd Rd.
3/22/91       (3) Oklahoma State 63                         (10) Temple 72 (OT)                         East Rutherford, NJ / 3rd Rd.
3/24/91     (10) Temple 72                                       (1) North Carolina 75                        East Rutherford, NJ / 4th Rd.
3/20/92     (10) Tulane 61                                        (7) St. John's 57                                 Atlanta, Ga. / 1st Rd.
3/20/92     (15) Georgia Southern 73                        (2) Oklahoma State 100                    Atlanta, Ga. / 1st Rd.
3/20/92     (11) Temple 66                                       (3) Michigan 73                                 Atlanta, Ga. / 1st. Rd.
3/20/92     (15) East Tennessee State 87                  (2) Arizona 80 %                               Atlanta, Ga. / 1st Rd.
3/26/92      (3)  Massachusetts 77                            (2) Kentucky 87                                Philadephia, Pa. / 3rd Rd.
3/26/92      (5)  Seton Hall 69                                  (1) Duke 81                                       Philadelphia, Pa. / 3rd Rd.
3/28/92      (2) Kentucky 103                                  (1) Duke 104 (OT)                            Philadelphia, Pa. / 4th Rd.
3/18/94      (9) Boston College 67                            (8) Washington State 64                    Landover, Md. / 1st Rd.
3/18/94     (13) Drexel 39                                        (4) Temple 61                                    Landover, Md. / 1st Rd.
3/18/94     (12) Ohio 72                                           (5) Indiana 84#                                  Landover, Md. / 1st Rd.
3/20/94      (5)  Indiana 67                                        (4) Temple 58                                   Landover, Md. / 2nd Rd.
3/20/94      (9) Boston College 75                            (1) North Carolina 72                        Landover, Md. / 2nd Rd.
3/16/01      (6) Southern California 74                      (3) Boston College 71                        Uniondale, NY / 2nd Rd.
3/16/01      (7) Iowa 79                                           (2) Kentucky 92                                 Uniondale, NY / 2nd Rd.
3/23/07      (6) Vanderbilt 65                                   (2) Georgetown 66                             East Rutherford, NJ/3rd Rd.
3/23/07      (5) Southern California 64                      (1) North Carolina 74                         East Rutherford, NJ/3rd Rd.
3/25/07      (2) Georgetown 96                                (1) North Carolina 84 (OT)                East Rutherford, NJ/4th Rd.

%  Joined in progress
#  Left game before it concluded
NIT BASKETBALL
DATE                       VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

3/13/01                      Seton Hall 79                             Alabama 85                 Alabama wins 1st-round game
3/14/01                      Miami 58                                   Auburn 60                   Auburn wins 1st-round game
3/14/02                      Yale 67                                      Rutgers 65                  Yale wins 1st-round game
3/19/03                      Boston University 57                  St. John's 62                St. John's wins 1st-round game
3/24/03                      Virginia 63                                 St. John's 73                St. John's wins 2nd-round game
4/1/03                        Minnesota 74                             Georgetown 88 @       Georgetown wins semifinal game
4/1/03                        Texas Tech 63                           St. John's 64 @            St. John's wins semifinal game
4/3/03                        Minnesota 61                             Texas Tech 71@          Texas Tech wins consolation game
4/3/03                        Georgetown 67                          St. John's 70@             St. John's wins NIT Championship
3/17/04                      Temple Owls 71                         Rutgers 76                   Rutgers wins 1st-round game
3/22/04                      West Virginia 64                         Rutgers 67                   Rutgers wins 2nd-round game
3/24/04                      Villanova Wildcats 60                 Rutgers 72                   Rutgers wins 3rd-round game
3/30/04                       Rutgers Scarlet Knights 64         Iowa State 61 OT@    Rutgers wins semifinal game
3/30/04                       Oregon Ducks 53                      Michigan 78@             Michigan wins semifinal game
4/1/04                         Rutgers Scarlet Knights 55         Michigan 62@             Michigan wins NIT championship
3/14/06                       Rutgers Scarlet Knights 76         Penn State 71              Rutgers wins opening-round game.
3/16/06                       Rutgers Scarlet Knights 62         St. Joseph's 71            St. Joseph's wins 1st-round game.
3/29/11                       Wichita State Shockers 75         Wash. State 44@        Wichita State wins semifnal game.
3/29/11                       Alabama Crimson Tide 62          Colorado 61 @           Alabama wins semifinal game
3/31/11                       Wichita State Shockers 66         Alabama 57 @             Wichita State wins NIT Championship

@ Game played at Madison Square Garden
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DATE                        VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

12/27/05                     Arizona State 45                Rutgers Scarlet Knights 40       ASU wins Insight Bowl.
12/28/06                     Rutgers 37                         Kansas State Wildcats 10        Rutgers wins Texas Bowl
1/5/08                         Rutgers 52                         Ball State Cardinals 30            Rutgers wins International Bowl
12/29/08                     North Carolina State 23     Rutgers Scarlet Knights 29      Rutgers win Papajohns.com Bowl
12/19/09                     Central Florida Knights 24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 45      Rutgers wins St. Petersburg Bowl
12/30/10                     Kansas State Wildcats 34  Syracuse Orange 36                Syracuse wins Pinstripe Bowl
12/30/11                     Rutgers Scarlet Knights 27 Iowa State Cyclones 13          Rutgers wins Pinstripe Bowl
12/28/12                     Rutgers Scarlet Knights 10 Virginia Tech Hokies 13 (OT) Virginia Tech wins Russell Athletic Bowl
ARENA FOOTBALL
DATE                        VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

5/21/06                        Georgia Force 72             New York Dragons 69            Georgia wins first-round playoff game
USBL
DATE                       VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

7/29/91                      Miami Tropics 108                  Philadelphia Spirit 110       Philadelphia wins USBL Championship
Back to Sports Section
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
DATE                       VISITING TEAM                HOME TEAM                STATUS OF SERIES

10/27/07                    New England Revolution 0      New York Red Bulls 0      Conference semifinal tied, 0-0, in goals.
11/1/08                      Houston Dynamo 1                 New York Red Bulls 1      Conference semifinal tied, 1-1, in goals
NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
DATE                       LOWER SEEDED TEAM         HIGHER SEEDED TEAM             LOCATION/ROUND

3/27/12                      (2) Kentucky Wildcats 65                (1) Connecticut Huskies 80      Kingston, NY/4th Round