A tough start for the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL Kelly Cup Finals. Last night, the K-Wings lost 3-to-2 in overtime to the Alaska Aces in Anchorage, giving the Aces a 2-games-to-nothing lead in the best of seven series. Kalamazoo was shutout 5-to-0 in the opener on Saturday night. Game Three is Wednesday night at Wings Stadium.

In the National Hockey League, Game One of the Western Conference Finals went to Vancouver as the Canucks last night beat San Jose 3-to-2.