nd wind power equipment makers gained sharply as investors anticipated the accelerated nuclear phase-out will result in faster expansion of alternative and greener energy sources. Shares in solar cell makers Q-Cells SE (QCE.XE) and SolarWorld AG (SWV.XE), as well as wind turbine maker Nordex SE (NDX1.XE), traded sharply higher, posting gains of 11.3%, 7.8% and 12.1% respectively. On Sunday night, Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen announced to reporters following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Germany would end the use of nuclear energy by 2022 at the very latest. The country's seven oldest nuclear reactors, which have been shut down since mid-March, will never resume power generation, the government said. An eighth power plant--the 1.4-gigawatt reactor Kruemmel that has been glitch-prone and offline for the best part of three years--will also be shut down permanently. The remaining reactors--except for three that will be kept as reserve capacity for an additional year to ensure that energy demand can be met--will be shut down by 2021. In 2010, nuclear reactors accounted for around 23% of Germany's power production, making them the second largest contributor to overall output behind lignite-fired power plants. The government also said that it plans to keep the new tax on nuclear fuel rods that was introduced at the beginning of the year. The tax is expected to generate proceeds of around EUR2.3 billion per year and was officially introduced to help plug public budget holes. Many observers, however, have also linked the tax to the extension of reactor operating lives, for which the power plant operators had to make several concessions. RWE and E.ON have signaled in recent weeks that they are considering to sue the government over the levy, particularly if the extension of reactor lives were to be have a lot of guys that can score and put the puck in the net. Maybe not a lot of big names, but they have good depth.''Henrik Sedin leads the playoff scoring race with 21 points. The Canucks have two lines that can produce points and a third that can chip in when needed.A fast, mobile Vancouver defence is also dangerous, with Kevin Bieksa collecting five goals.The Bruins defence is led by Norris Trophy finalist Zdeno Chara, a six-foot-nine, 260-pound monster.As far as Daniel Sedin is concerned, Chara is just another on the list of defencemen the brothers have managed to work around."We see those kind of defencemen every night,'' said Daniel, who won the NHL scoring race this season with 104 points, including 41 goals."For us, we try to go into each game and play the same way. Obviously Chara is a big man. He is a physical guy. It's going to be tough. All we can do is go out there and play our game and see what happens.''Canuck goaltender Roberto Luongo and Boston's Tim Thomas are opposites in style. Both are Vezina Trophy finalists.The big, rangy Luongo uses a traditional butterfly style. He relies on his size to take up space and doesn't give shooters much to aim for.Thomas is nicknamed The Tank because of his stocky statue. He reads the flow of the game and uses his reflexes to make big saves. Thomas can look totally out of position, but scramble back to make a stop."He just battles,'' said Luongo."We can't take it for granted that just because he's not in position, we are going to score. We have to bear down and bury it in the net, because he's going to find a way to make saves if we don't.''Henrik Sedin said Thomas is a puzzle."He makes saves you don't think he's going to make, and lets in goals that sometimes maybe he should have,'' he said.The Bruins tight defensive game is similar to that of the Nashville Predators, who the Canucks beat in six games during the Western Conference semifinal."Every team is a little different,'' said defenceman Aaron Rome, who looks ready to return to the lineup after missing the final two games against San Jose with an undisclosed injury."These guys have their tendencies and Nashville had there's. The matchups are going to be somewhat the same but they have some players that we have to look out for.''Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said the Canucks have been most successful during the playoffs playing a puck possession, attacking style of game."In all three series what we have tried to do is really play to our strengths and play our way,'' he said. "That's what we are going to continue to try and do here."They are a different challenge. As far as what we need to do to be successful, that hasn't changed. We are going to play to our strengths.''One question facing the Canucks is the health of centre Ryan Kesler, who has been mentioned as a possible playoff MVP. Kesler limped off the ice, dragging his left leg, in the second period of the final game against San Jose.He returned to score the tying goal, but has missed two practices with the team.Centre Manny Malhotra, out since suffering a s