TicketNews has released its exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, May 3, and in the midst of heavy playoff action, TD Banknorth Garden takes top honors this week. Hometown favorites the Boston Celtics have made it to Eastern Conference semifinal play against the Orlando Magic, with the Magic taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Game two of the semifinals is scheduled for May 6 at the Garden. The Boston Bruins are also in Eastern Conference semifinal play against the Carolina Hurricanes, in a playoff series that makes it to number six this week in TicketNews’s Top Sports Events rankings. The Bruins are even with the Hurricanes at 1-1, with the next game scheduled for May 6 at Carolina. The Garden also will see two July dates on the Jonas Brothers tour, which holds at number four in this week’s Top Concert Events rankings. TD Banknorth Garden finishes with a power score of 2.85.

Debuting at number two this week is the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO. The venue is hosting its Denver Nuggets in Western Conference semifinal play against the Dallas Mavericks. The Nuggets lead 1-0 in a series that hits at number three in this week’s Top Sports Events rankings. Game two will be played tonight, May 5, at the Pepsi Center. In concerts, the Center has an impressive roster up for the coming weeks, with dates scheduled for The Dead, the Jonas Brothers, and Fleetwood Mac, all finishing in the top ten of this week’s Top Concert Events rankings. The Pepsi Center power scores a 2.27 this week.

According to Ticketnews’s exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, March 29, TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, MA makes a grand resurgence, shooting up nine slots from its tenth place finish last week to become the number one venue. Fueling the Garden’s rise to the top is a second date added to the wildly popular Jonas Brothers stop in July, as well as two April performances by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The Garden is also home to the legendary Boston Celtics, at number nine this week in Ticketnews’s Top Sports Events rankings. TD Banknorth Garden has a power score of 3.30.

The new Yankee Stadium moves up three to the number two spot this week. Power scoring a 3.15, the new home to the New York Yankees is gearing up for its first exhibition games later this week and the team’s home opener against the Cleveland Indians on April 16. Also showing upward mobility this week is the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Up six to the number three slot and power scoring a 2.99, the Center will host a number of top selling acts this season, including tween favorites the Jonas Brothers, Andrea Bocelli and the WWE tour, currently at number three in TicketNews’s Top Sports Events rankings.