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• "We knew it wasn't going to be pretty at that point," Shaw said. "You could tell both teams were physically exhausted. We've preached it: Go to the net, you'll find a way to get a greasy goal. We did a heck of a job of it there in the third overtime."
• Shaw was knocked down near the boards but got up as the puck came out to Michal Rozsival, who started the winning sequence with a shot from the right point into traffic. Bolland's tip then went off Shaw's right leg and past Tuukka Rask at 12:08 for his fifth goal of the playoffs.
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Tradition of Merion meets a traditional golf foe -- weather -- as US Open returns after 32 years
• ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- Under bright sunshine and a gentle breeze, Sergio Garcia signed autographs near the tee box at the 16th hole during his final practice round for the U.S. Open. He then sent his drive in the direction of one of those charming red wicker baskets that sit atop the flagpoles, the white ball coming to rest nicely in the middle of the fairway with nary a smudge of mud.
• A postcard scene for golf's return to Merion. Enjoy it while it lasts.
• For all the extraordinary effort it took to shoehorn a modern-day championship onto the historic but intimate course, there was nothing anyone could do about the 6½ inches of rain that have soaked the Philadelphia area during the last week. Sunny days Tuesday and Wednesday helped dry out things a bit, but the weather update from the USGA ominously listed the chance of rain during Thursday's first round at 100 percent.
• "Gusty & humid with showers likely in the morning & T-storms in the afternoon," the notice read.
• That led to a USGA news conference that covered topics like hail, standing water and the dreaded "potentially damaging winds." At one point during a long and otherwise straight-laced opening statement, USGA vice president Tom O'Toole spoke about the presentation of the championship trophy -- then rolled his eyes skyward and added: "which we hope will be Sunday."
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