NHL Last three series can be won tonight

Minnesota, Philadelphia and Dallas have their backs to the wall.
BURNABY, British Columbia (AP) -- The Vancouver Canucks' best offensive output has come from their defense.
Defensemen have scored six of the Canucks' 12 goals against Minnesota, and that is a big reason the Canucks hold a 3-1 series lead over the Wild. Vancouver can advance to the Western Conference finals with a victory tonight at home.
"We're taking our chances and doing well with them," said defenseman Brent Sopel, whose overtime goal Friday night gave Vancouver a commanding lead in the series.
Ed Jovanovski has been the most effective from the blue line, and has done fine work in front of the net on power plays. He has scored four goals in the series, and Mattias Ohlund and Sopel have added one each.
Jovanovski's goal with just more than two minutes remaining in regulation Friday forced overtime and set the Canucks up for another win.
"You feel better scoring in the playoffs," said Jovanovski, whose six goals in 11 playoff games leads the Canucks and matches his regular season output.
"It's all instinct. When the opportunity presents itself to do something you can't think about it, you have to react. When you see some daylight you have to jump to the hole and make something happen."
Two other series
In other series, Ottawa can eliminate Philadelphia tonight with a road victory in Game 6, and Anaheim can do the same to Dallas at home. The winner of the Ottawa-Philadelphia series will face New Jersey in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Anaheim-Dallas winner will take on the Vancouver-Minnesota survivor in the West finals.
Vancouver has 29 playoff goals, 12 from defensemen.
"It's big for us," said Ohlund, who has two goals and four assists. "All six of us can jump up and make plays."
That takes the pressure of the offense.
"We have a talented defense that can jump in and score and be effective in many ways," said captain Markus Naslund, who has five goals and seven assists in the playoffs. "It's important to have the depth."
Just as easily, the Wild could have been leading 3-1 or at least be tied. The Canucks have held the lead in only one game, and twice Vancouver has scored late in the third period before winning in overtime.
Frustration
"When you think back, it's frustrating," said Minnesota forward Marian Gaborik, who leads the playoffs with eight goals. "We can't do anything about it. We have to focus on the next game."
If the Wild hope to return home for Game 6 on Wednesday night, they have to stop the Canucks defense from supplying the offense.
"We have to push it more, be ready and create more offense," Gaborik said. "We have to be disciplined late in the game. We have to be sharp at the end."
One question mark for the Wild is defenseman Willie Mitchell. His right wrist was heavily bandaged Sunday and he didn't practice. He was injured late in Friday's game when Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi rammed him into the boards. X-rays didn't reveal any broken bones.
"It's sore but it's better than yesterday," Mitchell said. "I'm optimistic on how things are going to be, but that's a game-time decision."