2008 Stanley Cup playoffs

none July 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs 2008StanleyCupPlayoffs.png 2008 April 9 –June 4, 2008 16 Anaheim Ducks Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring leader(s) Henrik Zetterberg (Red Wings) 27 points MVP Henrik Zetterberg (Red Wings) 2007 2009 The 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 9, 2008, after the 2007–08 regular season. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The Buffalo Sabres became the second team to miss the playoffs after winning the Presidents' Trophy in the prior season. This would not happen again until 2015. The Finals ended on June 4, 2008, with the Detroit Red Wings defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to win their eleventh championship and their fourth in eleven seasons. Red Wings winger Henrik Zetterberg was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' Most Valuable Player. Sidney Crosby and Zetterberg led the tournament with 27 points. As of 2026, this is the most recent season that a Presidents' Trophy winner went on to also win the Stanley Cup in a full 82-game season, let alone making the Final, and the only time it has happened since the implementation of a salary cap as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.Graham Pat 2026-04-10 Avalanche capture the Presidents' Trophy again. They're hoping to apply their Cup-chasing lessons https://apnews.com/article/avalanche-clinched-nhl-7d2350a5e6f04898f3833cef1d0aa69b 2026-07-14 AP News en May 20, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260520084205/https://apnews.com/article/avalanche-clinched-nhl-7d2350a5e6f04898f3833cef1d0aa69b live Highlights The San Jose Sharks were the media's favorite to win the Cup going into the playoffs, having gone the entire month of March without a regulation loss and nearly finishing first overall during the regular season.June 2025 Milestones In game one of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Minnesota Wild, captain Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche extended his record for playoff overtime goals to eight, with a goal 11:11 into overtime. Chris Chelios appeared in his 248th career playoff game surpassing Patrick Roy for most career playoff games of all time. In game one of the Western Conference semifinals in San Jose, Dallas Stars center Brad Richards tied an NHL record for most points in one period of a playoff game, when he recorded one goal and three assists in the third period. In the Western Conference semifinals against the Avalanche, Johan Franzen became the first player to score multiple hat tricks in a series since Jari Kurri tallied three in 1985. In the process, he set an NHL record for most goals in a four-game sweep and the Red Wings' record for most goals in a playoff series with nine, beating the previous record of eight set by Gordie Howe in 1949.Game Recap of game four of the Detroit-Colorado Western Conference semi-final. Franzen achieved this feat in only four games, moreover, while Howe achieved it in seven. Game six of the Western Conference semifinals between the Sharks and Stars was the eighth-longest game in the history of the NHL, lasting 129:03. Stars captain Brenden Morrow ended the game at 9:03 of the fourth overtime, tapping in a power-play goal. Goaltenders Marty Turco and Evgeni Nabokov set team records for saves in a game with 61 and 53, respectively. The final score was 2–1. Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European (and Swedish) born and trained player to lead an NHL team to the Stanley Cup. Charlie Gardiner (born in the United Kingdom) and Johnny Gottselig (born in Russia) both won the Stanley Cup as captains of the Chicago Blackhawks in 1934 and 1938 respectively, but they were both raised in Canada. New interpretation of NHL rule In game three of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series, while on a five-on-three power play, the New York Rangers' Sean Avery tried to screen the New Jersey Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur by waving his hands and stick while facing Brodeur. This prompted the NHL to issue an interpretation of the league's rules, stating that an unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty will be called on actions such as the one used by Avery.https://www.espn.com/nhl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3346729 NHL amends unsportsmanlike conduct rule in response to Avery's antics ESPN.com April 14, 2008 April 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080416003542/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3346729 April 16, 2008 live Playoff seeds right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top three seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the five remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference Montreal Canadiens, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 104 points Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlantic Division champions – 102 points Washington Capitals, Southeast Division champions – 94 points New Jersey Devils – 99 points New York Rangers – 97 points Philadelphia Flyers – 95 points Ottawa Senators – 94 points (43 wins) Boston Bruins – 94 points (41 wins) Western Conference Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, President's Trophy winners – 115 points San Jose Sharks, Pacific Division champions – 108 points Minnesota Wild, Northwest Division champions – 98 points Anaheim Ducks – 102 points Dallas Stars – 97 points Colorado Avalanche – 95 points Calgary Flames – 94 points Nashville Predators – 91 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners seeded 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 5 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 5 Montreal 4 Boston 3 Pittsburgh 4 Ottawa 0 Washington 3 Philadelphia 4 New Jersey 1 NY Rangers 4 Detroit 4 Nashville 2 San Jose 4 Calgary 3 Minnesota 2 Colorado 4 Anaheim 2 Dallas 4 1 Montreal 1 6 Philadelphia 4 2 Pittsburgh 4 5 NY Rangers 1 1 Detroit 4 6 Colorado 0 2 San Jose 2 5 Dallas 4 6 Philadelphia 1 2 Pittsburgh 4 1 Detroit 4 5 Dallas 2 E2 Pittsburgh 2 W1 Detroit 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) Boston Bruins The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference regular season and Northeast Division champions with 104 points. Boston qualified as the eighth seed earning 94 points (losing the tie-breaker in total wins with Ottawa) during the regular season. This was the 31st playoff meeting between these two Original Six rivals, with Montreal winning twenty-three of the thirty previous series. They last met in the 2004 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Montreal won in seven games. Montreal won all eight games during this year's regular season series. The Canadiens held off Boston winning the series in seven games. Montreal took the lead early in game one and never looked back in a 4–1 victory. The Bruins forced overtime in game two by scoring two third period goals before coming up short in the first overtime as Alexei Kovalev ended the game with a power-play goal at 2:30 for Montreal. Boston forward Marc Savard scored the overtime winner in a 2–1 game three victory; the win ended a 13-game losing streak against Montreal by the Bruins. Patrice Brisebois scored the only goal of game four for the Canadiens and Carey Price made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in a 1–0 win. Boston scored five unanswered goals in game five, including four goals in the third period as they extended the series with a 5–1 win. For the second game in a row the Bruins scored four times in the third period as they tied the series with a 5–4 victory. In game seven Montreal rebounded from the lackluster performances of their previous two games and eliminated Boston with a 5–0 win. Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens TD Banknorth Garden Bell Centre April 10 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030111 Shane Hnidy (1) – 08:34 00:34 – Sergei Kostitsyn (1)02:02 – Andrei Kostitsyn (1) No scoring 05:16 – Bryan Smolinski (1) No scoring 07:24 – Tom Kostopoulos (1) Tim Thomas 28 saves / 32 shots Carey Price 17 saves / 18 shots April 12 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030112 No scoring 18:30 – Roman Hamrlik (1) No scoring 01:50 – Sergei Kostitsyn (2) Peter Schaefer (1) – 03:58David Krejci (1) – pp – 09:34 No scoring No scoring 02:30 – pp – Alexei Kovalev (1) Tim Thomas 28 saves / 31 shots Carey Price 37 saves / 39 shots April 13 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030113 06:30 – Milan Lucic (1) No scoring No scoring Tom Kostopoulos (2) – 04:26 No scoring No scoring 09:25 – Marc Savard (1) No scoring Tim Thomas 27 saves / 28 shots Carey Price 29 saves / 31 shots April 15 1–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2007030114 No scoring No scoring No scoring Patrice Brisebois (1) – pp – 19:18 No scoring No scoring Tim Thomas 27 saves / 28 shots Carey Price 27 saves / 27 shots April 17 5–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030115 No scoring 09:47 – Alexei Kovalev (2) Phil Kessel (1) – pp – 07:45 No scoring Glen Metropolit (1) – 03:31Zdeno Chara (1) – pp – 05:49Marco Sturm (1) – sh – 15:13Vladimir Sobotka (1) – 17:48 No scoring Tim Thomas 31 saves / 32 shots Carey Price 19 saves / 24 shots April 19 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030116 No scoring Chris Higgins (1) – 09:44 01:54 – Phil Kessel (2) Tomas Plekanec (1) – 07:43 03:13 – Vladimir Sobotka (2)12:13 – Milan Lucic (2)15:45 – Phil Kessel (3)17:23 – Marco Sturm (2) Francis Bouillon (1) – 10:04Chris Higgins (2) – 15:56 Tim Thomas 31 saves / 35 shots Carey Price 31 saves / 36 shots April 21 0–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030117 No scoring 03:31 – Mike Komisarek (1) No scoring 10:45 – Mark Streit (1)15:13 – Andrei Kostitsyn (2) No scoring 17:58 – pp – Andrei Kostitsyn (3)19:52 – Sergei Kostitsyn (3) Tim Thomas 30 saves / 35 shots Carey Price 25 saves / 25 shots Montreal won series 4–3 (2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division champions, earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference with 102 points. Ottawa qualified as the seventh seed earning 94 points (winning the tie-breaker in total wins with Boston) during the regular season. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Ottawa winning the only previous series. They last met in the previous year's Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Ottawa won in five games. Ottawa won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Penguins swept the Senators in four games. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves and Gary Roberts scored twice as the Penguins won game one by a score of 4–0. Penguins forward Ryan Malone put Pittsburgh ahead again in game two after they blew a three-goal lead earlier in the game with a power-play goal at 18:58 of the third period; the Penguins held on for a 5–3 victory. Sidney Crosby's goal in the opening seconds of the third period of game three broke a 1–1 tie as Pittsburgh eventually won 4–1. Pittsburgh completed the series sweep in game four with a 3–1 win. Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Scotiabank Place Mellon Arena April 9 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030121 No scoring 01:08 – Gary Roberts (1)12:28 – Petr Sykora (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 13:58 – Evgeni Malkin (1)18:25 – pp – Gary Roberts (2) Martin Gerber 31 saves / 35 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 26 saves / 26 shots April 11 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030122 No scoring 16:10 – pp – Sergei Gonchar (1) Shean Donovan (1) – 11:25Cory Stillman (1) – pp – 16:11 05:22 – pp – Petr Sykora (2)10:52 – Petr Sykora (3) Cody Bass (1) – 08:51 18:58 – pp – Ryan Malone (1)19:53 – en – Ryan Malone (2) Martin Gerber 49 saves / 53 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 27 saves / 30 shots April 14 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030123 No scoring No scoring 01:11 – Nick Foligno (1) Max Talbot (1) – 05:39 No scoring Sidney Crosby (1) – 00:12Jordan Staal (1) – 01:30Marian Hossa (1) – pp – 08:55 Martin Gerber 34 saves / 38 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 33 saves / 34 shots April 16 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030124 No scoring No scoring 10:31 – Cory Stillman (2) Evgeni Malkin (2) – pp – 01:40Jarkko Ruutu (1) – 15:28 No scoring Sidney Crosby (2) – en – 19:52 Martin Gerber 31 saves / 33 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 21 saves / 22 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–0 (3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the Southeast Division champions, earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference with 94 points. Philadelphia qualified as the sixth seed earning 95 points during the regular season. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Washington winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1989 Patrick Division semifinals where Philadelphia won in six games. Philadelphia won this year's four-game regular season series earning five of eight points. The Flyers held off the Capitals in a seven-game series. Washington scored three times in the third period of game one as they overcame a two-goal deficit before Alexander Ovechkin scored the game-winner for the Capitals with just over four and a half minutes remaining in regulation time. Martin Biron made 24 saves as the Flyers won game two 2–0. The Flyers broke game three open with two goals just 17 seconds apart in the first period as they went on to win by a final score of 6–3. Philadelphia forward Mike Knuble ended game four at 6:40 of the second overtime period as the Flyers took a 3–1 series lead. Sergei Fedorov and Mike Green each recorded two points for Washington as they extended the series with a 3–2 victory. The Flyers took a two-goal lead early in the second period of game six before the Capitals responded with four unanswered goals to force a seventh and deciding game. Flyers goaltender Martin Biron made 39 saves in game seven and Joffrey Lupul scored a power-play goal in the first overtime as the Flyers advanced to the conference semifinals. Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Wachovia Center Verizon Center April 11 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030131.HTM Vaclav Prospal (1) – 08:17 03:16 – Donald Brashear (1) Daniel Briere (1) – 11:46Vaclav Prospal (2) – 12:19Daniel Briere (2) – pp – 15:22 04:08 – Dave Steckel (1) No scoring 01:50 – Mike Green (1)06:26 – pp – Mike Green (2)15:28 – Alexander Ovechkin (1) Martin Biron 22 saves / 27 shots Cristobal Huet 18 saves / 22 shots April 13 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030132.HTM R. J. Umberger (1) – 05:53Jeff Carter (1) – 15:17 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Martin Biron 24 saves / 24 shots Cristobal Huet 39 saves / 41 shots April 15 3–6 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030133.HTM 16:10 – Daniel Briere (3)18:26 – Scott Hartnell (1)18:43 – Sami Kapanen (1) Eric Fehr (1) – 17:21 19:50 – pp – Daniel Briere (4) Mike Green (3) – pp – 07:28 17:01 – ps – Mike Richards (1)18:55 – en – Mike Knuble (1) Brooks Laich (1) – 15:26 Martin Biron 16 saves / 19 shots Cristobal Huet 27 saves / 32 shots April 17 3–4 2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030134.HTM 00:42 – Jeff Carter (2)18:33 – Jeff Carter (3) Nicklas Backstrom (1) – pp – 02:41Alexander Semin (1) – pp – 12:59 No scoring Steve Eminger (1) – 05:56 10:01 – pp – Daniel Briere (5) No scoring 06:40 – Mike Knuble (2) No scoring Martin Biron 38 saves / 41 shots Cristobal Huet 42 saves / 46 shots April 19 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030135.HTM No scoring 07:31 – pp – Nicklas Backstrom (2) Vaclav Prospal (3) – pp – 12:35 01:25 – Sergei Fedorov (1) Derian Hatcher (1) – 15:17 14:33 – pp – Alexander Semin (2) Martin Biron 23 saves / 26 shots Cristobal Huet 30 saves / 32 shots April 21 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030136.HTM 03:49 – pp – Mike Richards (2) No scoring 01:18 – pp – Daniel Briere (6) Nicklas Backstrom (3) – 09:34Alexander Semin (3) – 18:03 No scoring Alexander Ovechkin (2) – 02:46Alexander Ovechkin (3) – pp – 10:41 Martin Biron 36 saves / 40 shots Cristobal Huet 33 saves / 35 shots April 22 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030137.HTM Scottie Upshall (1) – pp – 15:38 05:42 – pp – Nicklas Backstrom (4) Sami Kapanen (2) – 09:47 15:29 – Alexander Ovechkin (4) No scoring No scoring Joffrey Lupul (1) – pp – 06:06 No scoring Martin Biron 39 saves / 41 shots Cristobal Huet 31 saves / 34 shots Philadelphia won series 4–3 (4) New Jersey Devils vs. (5) New York Rangers The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 99 points. New York qualified as the fifth seed earning 97 points during the regular season. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rangers winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 2006 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where New Jersey won in four games. New York won seven of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Rangers defeated the Devils in five games. Scott Gomez had three assists in game one against his former team as the Rangers won 4–1. New York scored twice in 23 seconds to break a scoreless tie in the third period of game two and Henrik Lundqvist allowed one goal against for the second consecutive game as the Rangers took a 2–0 series lead. During the second period of game three while on a two-man advantage, the Rangers' Sean Avery tried to screen New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur by waving his hands and stick while facing Brodeur. Devils forward John Madden ended the game at 6:01 of the first overtime in a 4–3 New Jersey victory. After the game the NHL issued an interpretation of the League's rules, stating that an unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty would be called on actions such as the one used by Avery. Marc Staal broke a 3–3 tie for the Rangers late in third period of game four as New York took a 3–1 series lead. Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists as New York finished off the Devils in game five with a 5–3 win. New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Madison Square Garden Prudential Center April 9 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030141.HTM No scoring No scoring Brendan Shanahan (1) – 01:45 14:14 – pp – Paul Martin (1) Ryan Callahan (1) – sh – 07:23Sean Avery (1) – 17:07Nigel Dawes (1) – en – 19:55 No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 26 saves / 27 shots Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 27 shots April 11 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030142.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Jaromir Jagr (1) – 04:26Sean Avery (2) – 04:49 18:37 – John Madden (1) Henrik Lundqvist 26 saves / 27 shots Martin Brodeur 28 saves / 30 shots April 13 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030143.HTM 12:17 – Brandon Dubinsky (1) Sergei Brylin (1) – 03:01 06:50 – pp – Sean Avery (3) Patrik Elias (1) – pp – 12:56Zach Parise (1) – pp – 15:19 00:55 – pp – Brandon Dubinsky (2) No scoring No scoring John Madden (2) – 06:01 Henrik Lundqvist 29 saves / 33 shots Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 30 shots April 16 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030144.HTM 12:37 – pp – Scott Gomez (1) No scoring 02:53 – Martin Straka (1)12:39 – Chris Drury (1) Patrik Elias (2) – 00:31Patrik Elias (3) – pp – 06:58 16:47 – Marc Staal (1)19:47 – en – Scott Gomez (2) Mike Mottau (1) – 04:37 Henrik Lundqvist 28 saves / 31 shots Martin Brodeur 34 saves / 38 shots April 18 5–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030145.HTM Michal Rozsival (1) – 04:58Jaromir Jagr (2) – pp – 06:38Scott Gomez (3) – 18:01 04:40 – Brian Gionta (1) Chris Drury (2) – 05:35 09:26 – Bryce Salvador (1)13:50 – pp – Patrik Elias (4) Brandon Dubinsky (3) – en – 19:00 No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 23 saves / 26 shots Martin Brodeur 18 saves / 22 shots New York won series 4–1 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville Predators The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Western Conference regular season and Central Division champions with 115 points. Nashville qualified as the eighth seed earning 91 points during the regular season. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Detroit winning the only previous series. They last met in the 2004 Western Conference quarterfinals where Detroit won in six games. Detroit won five of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Red Wings defeated Nashville in six games, with the home team winning the first five games. Nashville goaltender Dan Ellis made 37 saves in a losing effort and Henrik Zetterberg scored twice in the third period for the Red Wings as Detroit took game one by a final score of 3–1. Detroit forward Kris Draper broke the tie early in the second period of game two as the Red Wings won 4–2. Nashville scored two goals just nine seconds apart late in game three as Jason Arnott scored the game-winning goal in a 5–3 Predators victory. Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek was pulled in the second period of game four after allowing three goals; he was replaced by Chris Osgood for the remainder of the series, the Predators evened the series with a 3–2 win. Johan Franzen ended game five 1:48 into the first overtime as the Red Wings took a 2–1 victory. Detroit eliminated the Predators with a 20-save shutout from Chris Osgood in a 3–0 win in game six. Nashville Predators Detroit Red Wings Sommet Center Joe Louis Arena April 10 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030151 No scoring 05:58 – Johan Franzen (1) Jordin Tootoo (1) – 17:47 No scoring No scoring 06:54 – Henrik Zetterberg (1)19:41 – en – Henrik Zetterberg (2) Dan Ellis 37 saves / 39 shots Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 20 shots April 12 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030152 No scoring 02:26 – Darren McCarty (1) Alexander Radulov (1) – pp – 02:19Jordin Tootoo (2) – 02:30 00:39 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (1)05:00 – Kris Draper (1) No scoring 10:03 – Tomas Holmstrom (1) Dan Ellis 34 saves / 38 shots Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 27 shots April 14 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030153 No scoring Kris Draper (2) – 08:56 12:53 – Alexander Radulov (2)15:01 – David Legwand (1) Jiri Hudler (1) – pp – 09:12 16:03 – Ryan Suter (1)16:12 – Jason Arnott (1)19:39 – en – Martin Erat (1) Pavel Datsyuk (1) – 00:40 Dan Ellis 23 saves / 26 shots Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 28 shots April 16 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030154 05:18 – pp – Dan Hamhuis (1)05:50 – Shea Weber (1) No scoring 06:35 – Greg de Vries (1) Pavel Datsyuk (2) – pp – 06:24 No scoring Pavel Datsyuk (3) – 03:23 Dan Ellis 39 saves / 41 shots Dominik Hasek 11 saves / 14 shotsChris Osgood 13 saves / 13 shots April 18 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030155 No scoring 04:20 – Valtteri Filppula (1) No scoring No scoring Radek Bonk (1) – 19:16 No scoring No scoring 01:48 – Johan Franzen (2) Dan Ellis 52 saves / 54 shots Chris Osgood 20 saves / 21 shots April 20 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030156 No scoring No scoring No scoring Nicklas Lidstrom (2) – sh – 13:44 No scoring Jiri Hudler (2) – 03:52Brian Rafalski (1) – en – 19:55 Dan Ellis 40 saves / 42 shots Chris Osgood 20 saves / 20 shots Detroit won series 4–2 (2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Calgary Flames The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division champions, earning the second seed in the Western Conference with 108 points. Calgary qualified as the seventh seed earning 94 points during the regular season. This was the third and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams, with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 2004 Western Conference Final where Calgary won in six games. Calgary won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. San Jose eliminated the Flames in seven games. Stephane Yelle's second goal of the game was the game-winner as Calgary took the opening game of the series 3–2. San Jose goaltender Evgeni Nabokov recorded a shutout making 21 saves in game two to help the Sharks tie the series. The Flames rallied from a three-goal deficit to win game three 4–3 as backup goaltender Curtis Joseph relieved Miikka Kiprusoff after he was pulled just three and a half minutes into the game. San Jose scored two goals late in the third period of game four, the second one with just ten seconds left, to win the game 3–2. San Jose had a three-goal lead in game five and held off a Calgary comeback in a 4–3 victory. Miikka Kiprusoff recorded a shutout in game six to force a deciding game seven as the Flames won 2–0. After being held pointless in the first six games of the series San Jose forward Jeremy Roenick scored two goals and two assists in game seven as the Sharks won 5–3. Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks Pengrowth Saddledome HP Pavilion April 9 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030161 Stephane Yelle (1) – 02:47Dion Phaneuf (1) – pp – 05:17 06:06 – Ryane Clowe (1) Stephane Yelle (2) – 16:21 No scoring No scoring 19:03 – Ryane Clowe (2) Miikka Kiprusoff 37 saves / 39 shots Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 23 shots April 10 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030162 No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:56 – Joe Pavelski (1)18:09 – pp – Torrey Mitchell (1) No scoring No scoring Miikka Kiprusoff 41 saves / 43 shots Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 21 shots April 13 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030163 13:22 – pp – Jarome Iginla (1) Ryane Clowe (3) – pp – 01:31Patrick Marleau (1) – 03:19Douglas Murray (1) – 03:33 10:14 – pp – Daymond Langkow (1) No scoring 01:18 – Dion Phaneuf (2)16:15 – Owen Nolan (1) No scoring Miikka Kiprusoff 2 saves / 5 shotsCurtis Joseph 22 saves / 22 shots Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 25 shots April 15 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030164 03:19 – Jarome Iginla (2) No scoring 18:29 – Dion Phaneuf (3) Ryane Clowe (4) – pp – 10:56 No scoring Jonathan Cheechoo (1) – 15:06Joe Thornton (1) – 19:50 Miikka Kiprusoff 29 saves / 32 shots Evgeni Nabokov 8 saves / 10 shots April 17 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030165 No scoring No scoring Jarome Iginla (3) – pp – 04:03 11:32 – pp – Joe Pavelski (2)18:07 – Patrick Marleau (2) Daymond Langkow (2) – pp – 09:06David Moss (1) – 18:43 04:52 – Jonathan Cheechoo (2)08:22 – Jonathan Cheechoo (3) Miikka Kiprusoff 22 saves / 26 shots Evgeni Nabokov 33 saves / 36 shots April 20 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030166 11:33 – Owen Nolan (2) No scoring 19:03 – Daymond Langkow (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring Miikka Kiprusoff 21 saves / 21 shots Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 25 shots April 22 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2007030167 Jarome Iginla (4) – pp – 12:23 10:57 – pp – Joe Thornton (2) Owen Nolan (3) – 03:33 06:04 – Jeremy Roenick (1)09:04 – pp – Jeremy Roenick (2)14:01 – Joe Pavelski (3)14:53 – Devin Setoguchi (2) Wayne Primeau (1) – 05:18 No scoring Miikka Kiprusoff 26 saves / 30 shotsCurtis Joseph 10 saves / 11 shots Evgeni Nabokov 19 saves / 22 shots San Jose won series 4–3 (3) Minnesota Wild vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Northwest Division champions, earning the third seed in the Western Conference with 98 points. Colorado qualified as the sixth seed earning 95 points during the regular season. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Minnesota winning the only previous series. They last met in the 2003 Western Conference quarterfinals where Minnesota won in seven games. Minnesota won five of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Avalanche eliminated the Wild in six games. Colorado captain Joe Sakic added to his own league record in game one as he scored his eighth and final career playoff overtime goal in a 3–2 victory. The teams traded goals in the final two minutes of regulation in game two before Keith Carney ended the game 1:14 into the first overtime period, as the Wild evened the series with a 3–2 win. Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the overtime winner in game three for Minnesota at 11:58 in the third consecutive overtime game of this series. Five different Colorado players scored in game four as the Avalanche forced Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom from the game, winning 5–1. Colorado goaltender Jose Theodore made 38 saves in a 3–2 game five win. Theodore continued his strong play in game six as he made 34 saves from 35 shots against as Colorado closed out the series with a 2–1 victory. Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild Pepsi Center Xcel Energy Center April 9 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030171.HTM No scoring No scoring Kurt Sauer (1) – 01:29Ryan Smyth (1) – pp – 13:08 No scoring No scoring 03:02 – Mikko Koivu (1)06:13 – Todd Fedoruk (1) Joe Sakic (1) – 11:11 No scoring Jose Theodore 28 saves / 30 shots Niklas Backstrom 19 saves / 22 shots April 11 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030172.HTM Peter Forsberg (1) – 17:06 No scoring No scoring No scoring Milan Hejduk (1) – pp – 19:16 01:37 – pp – Pavol Demitra (1)18:09 – Mikko Koivu (2) No scoring 01:14 – Keith Carney (1) Jose Theodore 28 saves / 31 shots Niklas Backstrom 24 saves / 26 shots April 14 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030173.HTM 15:19 – Andrew Brunette (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 14:56 – Joe Sakic (2) Mikko Koivu (3) – 07:13Brian Rolston (1) – sh – 11:32 No scoring Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) – 11:58 Jose Theodore 36 saves / 39 shots Niklas Backstrom 44 saves / 46 shots April 15 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030174.HTM 04:01 – Andrew Brunette (2)05:37 – Wojtek Wolski (1)11:08 – Tyler Arnason (1) No scoring 07:42 – pp – Ruslan Salei (1)16:14 – pp – Milan Hejduk (2) No scoring No scoring Mikko Koivu (4) – sh – 03:11 Jose Theodore 24 saves / 25 shots Niklas Backstrom 24 saves / 29 shots Josh Harding 11 saves / 11 shots April 17 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030175.HTM Andrew Brunette (3) – pp – 12:24 19:20 – pp – Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2) No scoring No scoring Wojtek Wolski (2) – pp – 05:06Paul Stastny (1) – 06:25 19:57 – Brian Rolston (2) Jose Theodore 38 saves / 40 shots Niklas Backstrom 14 saves / 17 shots April 19 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030176.HTM 08:02 – sh – Ben Guite (1) No scoring 12:20 – Ryan Smyth (2) Aaron Voros (1) – 00:36 No scoring No scoring Jose Theodore 34 saves / 35 shots Niklas Backstrom 28 saves / 30 shots Colorado won series 4–2 (4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Dallas Stars The Anaheim Ducks entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 102 points. Dallas qualified as the fifth seed earning 97 points during the regular season. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Anaheim winning the only previous series. They last met in the 2003 Western Conference semifinals where Anaheim won in six games. Dallas won five of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Stars defeated the Ducks in six games. Dallas took advantage of the undisciplined play of the Ducks in game one as they scored four goals on the power-play and Marty Turco made 23 saves in a 4–0 victory. The Stars broke open game two by scoring three times in the third period as they won 5–2. In game three the Ducks jumped out to an early 4–0 lead, Anaheim held on to win the game 4–2. Stars goaltender Marty Turco came eight seconds short of posting a shutout in game four as he made 28 saves in a 3–1 Dallas victory. The Ducks avoided elimination in game five as their special teams contributed two power-play goals in a 5–2 win. Corey Perry gave Anaheim a one-goal lead after two periods of play in game six before the Stars scored four unanswered goals in the third period and ended the series with a 4–1 victory. Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks American Airlines Center Honda Center April 10 4–0 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030181.HTM Steve Ott (1) – pp – 11:25Loui Eriksson (1) – pp – 17:34 No scoring Jere Lehtinen (1) – pp – 03:58Brenden Morrow (1) – pp – 17:22 No scoring No scoring No scoring Marty Turco 23 saves / 23 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 33 saves / 37 shots April 12 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030182.HTM Mike Ribeiro (1) – 06:28 No scoring Jere Lehtinen (2) – pp – 01:28 03:41 – pp – Teemu Selanne (1)16:19 – Travis Moen (1) Mike Modano (1) – pp – 05:47Brad Richards (1) – 06:42Loui Eriksson (2) – 14:36 No scoring Marty Turco 20 saves / 22 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 25 saves / 30 shots April 15 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030183.HTM No scoring Todd Marchant (1) – 06:39Ryan Getzlaf (1) – 10:09Chris Pronger (1) – pp – 14:31 No scoring Chris Pronger (2) – pp – 05:34 05:43 – pp – Brenden Morrow (2)07:22 – pp – Brenden Morrow (3) No scoring Marty Turco 11 saves / 15 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 31 saves / 33 shots April 17 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030184.HTM 16:39 – Joel Lundqvist (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 09:01 – Stu Barnes (1)17:17 – Steve Ott (2) Mathieu Schneider (1) – 19:52 Marty Turco 28 saves / 29 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 17 saves / 20 shots April 18 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030185.HTM Mattias Norstrom (1) – 18:27 08:25 – Corey Perry (1) No scoring 11:03 – pp – Ryan Getzlaf (2) Mike Ribeiro (2) – 04:41 00:48 – pp – Teemu Selanne (2)12:05 – Sean O'Donnell (1)18:36 – en – Todd Marchant (2) Marty Turco 27 saves / 31 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 40 saves / 42 shots April 20 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030186.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring Corey Perry (2) – 02:11 01:18 – pp – Stephane Robidas (1)02:10 – Stu Barnes (2)17:42 – Loui Eriksson (3)19:56 – pp-en – Mike Modano (2) No scoring Marty Turco 17 saves / 18 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 22 saves / 25 shots Dallas won series 4–2 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Montreal winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 1989 Prince of Wales Conference Final where Montreal won in six games. Montreal swept this year's four game regular season series. The Flyers eliminated the Canadiens in five games. Montreal fought back from a two-goal deficit early in game one as Alexei Kovalev forced overtime with his second goal of the game in the final minute of regulation time. In the first overtime period Canadiens forward Tom Kostopoulos scored the game-winner 48 seconds into the period, in a 4–3 Montreal victory. R. J. Umberger scored twice for the Flyers in game two as Philadelphia evened the series with a 4–2 win. Philadelphia scored three times in the second period of game three and hung on to win 3–2 despite allowing two power-play goals in the third period after Derian Hatcher was ejected from the game for boarding Francis Bouillon. Flyers goaltender Martin Biron made 36 saves as the Flyers won game four 4–2. Flyers forward Scottie Upshall broke the tie in game five as he scored the series-clinching goal with just over three minutes remaining in regulation time as Philadelphia earned a 6–4 victory. Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens Wachovia Center Bell Centre April 24 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030211.HTM R. J. Umberger (2) – 13:15Jim Dowd (1) – 16:49 No scoring No scoring 09:44 – Andrei Kostitsyn (4)16:03 – sh – Alexei Kovalev (3) Joffrey Lupul (2) – pp – 00:19 19:31 – pp – Alexei Kovalev (4) No scoring 00:48 – Tom Kostopoulos (3) Martin Biron 30 saves / 34 shots Carey Price 30 saves / 33 shots April 26 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030212.HTM R. J. Umberger (3) – 05:53Jeff Carter (4) – pp – 08:39 16:18 – pp – Saku Koivu (1) Daniel Briere (7) – 13:33 No scoring R. J. Umberger (4) – 17:39 01:26 – Andrei Markov (1) Martin Biron 34 saves / 36 shots Carey Price 19 saves / 23 shots April 28 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030213.HTM No scoring No scoring 07:04 – Scottie Upshall (2)15:12 – sh – Mike Richards (3)18:19 – R. J. Umberger (5) No scoring No scoring Tomas Plekanec (2) – pp – 07:29Saku Koivu (2) – pp – 08:41 Martin Biron 32 saves / 34 shots Carey Price 9 saves / 12 shotsJaroslav Halak 2 saves / 2 shots April 30 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030214.HTM No scoring No scoring 07:47 – pp – R. J. Umberger (6) No scoring 06:47 – Scott Hartnell (2)16:22 – pp – Daniel Briere (8)19:58 – en – R. J. Umberger (7) Tomas Plekanec (3) – 12:59Saku Koivu (3) – 13:36 Martin Biron 36 saves / 38 shots Jaroslav Halak 22 saves / 25 shots May 3 6–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030215.HTM R. J. Umberger (8) – 10:20 04:29 – pp – Tomas Plekanec (4)11:28 – Alexei Kovalev (5) Mike Richards (4) – 14:02R. J. Umberger (9) – 15:44Scott Hartnell (3) – 17:00 08:15 – Chris Higgins (3) Scottie Upshall (3) – 16:56Mike Knuble (3) – en – 19:10 02:13 – Andrei Kostitsyn (5) Martin Biron 31 saves / 35 shots Carey Price 31 saves / 36 shots Philadelphia won series 4–1 (2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) New York Rangers This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Pittsburgh winning all three of the previous series. They last met in the 1996 Eastern Conference semifinals where Pittsburgh won in five games. New York won five of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Penguins defeated the Rangers in five games. The Penguins scored two goals 14 and 20 seconds apart in both the second and third periods of game one as they overcame a 3–0 deficit early in the second period. Evgeni Malkin scored a late power-play goal for the Penguins as they held on to win the game 5–4. Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves to earn his second shutout of the playoffs in game two as the Penguins won 2–0. Evgeni Malkin's second power-play goal of the game scored late in the second period of game three held up as the game-winning goal as the Penguins won 5–3. Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves in a shutout performance as the Rangers avoided elimination with a 3–0 victory in game four. The Rangers battled back to tie the game early in the third period of game five, however they came up short in overtime as Pittsburgh's Marian Hossa scored the series-winner at 7:10 of the first overtime period to win the series for the Penguins. New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Madison Square Garden Mellon Arena April 25 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030221.HTM Martin Straka (2) – pp – 13:40 No scoring Chris Drury (3) – 01:52Sean Avery (4) – 03:37 08:13 – Jarkko Ruutu (2)08:27 – Pascal Dupuis (1) Scott Gomez (4) – 10:04 04:40 – Marian Hossa (2)05:00 – Petr Sykora (4)18:19 – pp – Evgeni Malkin (3) Henrik Lundqvist 21 saves / 26 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 20 saves / 24 shots April 27 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030222.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring 13:55 – pp – Jordan Staal (2) No scoring 19:43 – en – Adam Hall (1) Henrik Lundqvist 30 saves / 31 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 26 saves / 26 shots April 29 5–3 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030223.HTM 14:32 – Martin Straka (3) Marian Hossa (3) – 01:02Georges Laraque (1) – 16:17Evgeni Malkin (4) – pp – 17:41 12:07 – Ryan Callahan (2)13:11 – Jaromir Jagr (3) Evgeni Malkin (5) – pp – 17:53 No scoring Ryan Malone (3) – 02:30 Henrik Lundqvist 12 saves / 17 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 36 saves / 39 shots May 1 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030224.HTM No scoring No scoring 12:45 – Jaromir Jagr (4) No scoring 00:44 – pp – Brandon Dubinsky (4)19:46 – pp-en – Jaromir Jagr (5) No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 29 saves / 29 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 20 saves / 22 shots May 4 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030225.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:45 – pp – Marian Hossa (4)12:40 – Evgeni Malkin (6) Lauri Korpikoski (1) – 02:03Nigel Dawes (2) – 03:25 No scoring No scoring 07:10 – Marian Hossa (5) Henrik Lundqvist 37 saves / 40 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 20 saves / 22 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–1 Western Conference semifinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Colorado winning three of the five previous series. They last met in the 2002 Western Conference Final where Detroit won in seven games. Detroit swept this year's four game regular season series. The Red Wings swept the Avalanche in four games. Avalanche goaltender Jose Theodore was pulled early in the second period of game one after allowing four goals on 16 shots; the Red Wings held on to win 4–3. Detroit forward Johan Franzen's hat trick in game two helped the Red Wings to a 5–1 victory. Henrik Zetterberg's power-play goal just past the midway mark of the second period held up as the game-winner for Detroit in game three. After allowing the tying goal early in the first period of game four, the Red Wings scored the next seven goals and easily eliminated the Avalanche with an 8–2 win. Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings Pepsi Center Joe Louis Arena April 24 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030231.HTM Paul Stastny (2) – 08:53 09:46 – Henrik Zetterberg (3)13:48 – Daniel Cleary (1)17:23 – pp – Johan Franzen (3) John-Michael Liles (1) – 05:17Milan Hejduk (3) – 16:29 01:13 – Johan Franzen (4) No scoring No scoring Jose Theodore 12 saves / 16 shotsPeter Budaj 20 saves / 20 shots Chris Osgood 18 saves / 21 shots April 26 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030232.HTM No scoring 04:22 – pp – Johan Franzen (5) No scoring 04:04 – pp – Johan Franzen (6)05:42 – Valtteri Filppula (2)10:11 – Henrik Zetterberg (4) Ian Laperriere (1) – 02:38 08:47 – sh – Johan Franzen (7) Jose Theodore 16 saves / 20 shotsPeter Budaj 19 saves / 20 shots Chris Osgood 19 saves / 20 shots April 29 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030233.HTM 05:17 – Cody McLeod (1) Pavel Datsyuk (4) – pp – 12:14Johan Franzen (8) – 13:12 08:08 – pp – Andrew Brunette (4) Pavel Datsyuk (5) – 06:36Henrik Zetterberg (5) – pp – 12:24 05:19 – pp – Andrew Brunette (5) No scoring Jose Theodore 31 saves / 35 shots Chris Osgood 30 saves / 33 shots May 1 8–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030234.HTM 06:51 – pp – Tyler Arnason (2) Mikael Samuelsson (1) – 04:33Tomas Holmstrom (2) – 18:34Johan Franzen (9) – 19:21 No scoring Henrik Zetterberg (6) – pp – 02:15Henrik Zetterberg (7) – 05:45Johan Franzen (10) – sh – 11:37Johan Franzen (11) – pp – 17:15 10:26 – pp – John-Michael Liles (2) Mikael Samuelsson (2) – 08:02 Jose Theodore 12 saves / 15 shotsPeter Budaj 20 saves / 25 shots Chris Osgood 29 saves / 31 shots Detroit won series 4–0 (2) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Dallas Stars This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Dallas winning both of the previous series. They last met in the 2000 Western Conference semifinals where Dallas won in five games. Dallas won this year's eight-game regular season series earning ten of sixteen points. The Stars held on to defeat the Sharks in six games. Jonathan Cheechoo tied game one late in the third period for San Jose, but Dallas captain Brenden Morrow scored 4:39 into the first overtime to give Dallas a 3–2 victory. Dallas forward Brad Richards keyed a four-goal outburst in the third period of game two by scoring a goal and three assists to lead the Stars to a 5–2 win. In game three the Stars overcame a one-goal deficit in the third period as they won in the first overtime on a goal from defenceman Mattias Norstrom at 4:37. Milan Michalek broke the tie for San Jose in game four with his power-play goal at 3:26 of the third period as the Sharks avoided elimination with a 2–1 victory. Dallas took a two-goal lead into the third period of game five, however the Sharks tied the game with goals by Milan Michalek and Brian Campbell. Overtime was needed for the third time in five games and just 1:05 into the first overtime San Jose forward Joe Pavelski converted on a turnover to keep the Sharks alive with a 3–2 win. After trading goals in regulation time, game six became the eighth-longest game in NHL history (now the tenth-longest game, as of 2024) as Brenden Morrow tipped home a pass on the power-play from defenceman Stephane Robidas to end the game 9:03 into the fourth overtime period and win the series for the Stars 4–2. Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks American Airlines Center HP Pavilion April 25 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030241.HTM No scoring No scoring Mike Modano (3) – pp – 06:06Brenden Morrow (4) – 09:09 04:50 – Milan Michalek (1) No scoring 16:58 – Jonathan Cheechoo (4) Brenden Morrow (5) – 04:39 No scoring Marty Turco 25 saves / 27 shots Evgeni Nabokov 15 saves / 18 shots April 27 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030242.HTM Mike Ribeiro (3) – 15:37 10:13 – pp – Joe Pavelski (4) No scoring 14:54 – Milan Michalek (2) Brad Richards (2) – 00:32Mike Modano (4) – pp – 03:39Niklas Hagman (1) – 13:55Niklas Hagman (2) – en – 18:45 No scoring Marty Turco 29 saves / 31 shots Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 25 shots April 29 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030243.HTM No scoring Patrick Marleau (3) – sh – 19:25 No scoring No scoring 00:47 – pp – Sergei Zubov (1) No scoring 04:37 – Mattias Norstrom (2) No scoring Marty Turco 19 saves / 20 shots Evgeni Nabokov 27 saves / 29 shots April 30 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030244.HTM No scoring No scoring 05:25 – Jere Lehtinen (3) Patrick Marleau (4) – sh – 09:19 No scoring Milan Michalek (3) – pp – 03:26 Marty Turco 22 saves / 24 shots Evgeni Nabokov 17 saves / 18 shots May 2 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030245.HTM No scoring No scoring Jere Lehtinen (4) – pp – 06:14Brenden Morrow (6) – 19:04 No scoring No scoring 06:20 – Milan Michalek (4)11:07 – Brian Campbell (1) No scoring 01:05 – Joe Pavelski (5) Marty Turco 19 saves / 22 shots Evgeni Nabokov 24 saves / 26 shots May 4 1–2 4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030246.HTM No scoring No scoring 04:49 – Antti Miettinen (1) No scoring No scoring Ryan Clowe (5) – 01:39 09:03 – pp – Brenden Morrow (7) No scoring Marty Turco 61 saves / 62 shots Evgeni Nabokov 53 saves / 55 shots Dallas won series 4–2 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Philadelphia winning all three of the previous series. They last met in the 2000 Eastern Conference semifinals where Philadelphia won in six games. Pittsburgh most recently made it to the conference finals in 2001, when they lost to the New Jersey Devils in five games. Philadelphia last made the conference finals in 2004, where they lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Philadelphia won five of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Penguins eliminated their cross-state rivals the Flyers in five games. Evgeni Malkin's seventh goal of the playoffs held up as the game-winner for Pittsburgh in game one as the Penguins earned a 4–2 win. Pittsburgh forward Maxime Talbot broke the tie in game two just before the midway mark of the third period and Jordan Staal added an empty-net goal for the Penguins to give them their second consecutive 4–2 victory. Marian Hossa scored twice in game three for the Penguins as they won the game 4–1 to take a commanding 3–0 series lead. The Flyers jumped out to a 3–0 lead in the first period of game four and held on to win the game 4–2. Marian Hossa recorded four points for Pittsburgh in game five as the Penguins won their eighth consecutive home game to advance to the Stanley Cup Final by a decisive final score of 6–0. Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Wachovia Center Mellon Arena May 9 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030311.HTM Mike Richards (5) – 08:30Mike Richards (6) – 12:50 06:19 – Petr Sykora (5)14:11 – Sidney Crosby (3)19:53 – Evgeni Malkin (7) No scoring 04:50 – sh – Evgeni Malkin (8) No scoring No scoring Martin Biron 17 saves / 21 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 26 saves / 28 shots May 11 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030312.HTM No scoring 10:48 – pp – Sidney Crosby (4) Jeff Carter (5) – pp – 05:46Mike Richards (7) – sh – 19:36 13:43 – pp – Marian Hossa (6) No scoring 08:51 – Maxime Talbot (2)19:31 – en – Jordan Staal (3) Martin Biron 34 saves / 37 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 30 saves / 32 shots May 13 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030313.HTM 10:59 – R. J. Umberger (10) Ryan Whitney (1) – pp – 05:03Marian Hossa (7) – 07:41 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ryan Malone (4) – 09:58Marian Hossa (8) – en – 19:06 Martin Biron 21 saves / 24 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 17 saves / 18 shots May 15 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030314.HTM 08:27 – Joffrey Lupul (3)11:48 – pp – Daniel Briere (9)18:50 – pp – Jeff Carter (6) No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:27 – en – Joffrey Lupul (4) Jordan Staal (4) – 03:16Jordan Staal (5) – 14:11 Martin Biron 36 saves / 38 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 30 saves / 33 shots May 18 0–6 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030315.HTM No scoring 02:30 – pp – Ryan Malone (5)09:50 – Evgeni Malkin (9) No scoring 08:24 – Marian Hossa (9)11:42 – pp – Ryan Malone (6)19:02 – Jordan Staal (6) No scoring 04:03 – Pascal Dupuis (2) Martin Biron 19 saves / 25 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 21 saves / 21 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–1 Western Conference final (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) Dallas Stars This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Detroit winning all three of the previous series. They last met in the 1998 Western Conference Final where Detroit won in six games. This was Detroit's second consecutive Conference finals appearance; they lost to the Anaheim Ducks in six games in the previous year. Dallas last made the conference finals in 2000, where they defeated the Colorado Avalanche in seven games. Detroit won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Red Wings defeated the Stars in six games. Detroit scored three power-play goals as they took game one 4–1. Red Wings' goaltender Chris Osgood made 17 saves in game two to give Detroit a 2–1 win. Stars' forward Mike Ribeiro was assessed a match penalty at the end of game two for retaliating to an earlier stick infraction with a two-handed slash to Chris Osgood's chest; neither players were suspended. Detroit forward Pavel Datsyuk scored a hat-trick in game three for the Red Wings; while Osgood stopped 16 shots for the 5–2 win. Marty Turco made 33 saves as the Stars avoided elimination in game four winning 3–1. Turco continued his strong play for Dallas in game five as he stopped 38 shots in a 2–1 victory. The Red Wings used the strength of a three-goal first period in game six to eliminate the Stars and return to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2002. Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings American Airlines Center Joe Louis Arena May 8 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030321.HTM No scoring 04:28 – pp – Brian Rafalski (2)15:34 – pp – Johan Franzen (12) Brenden Morrow (8) – 18:53 06:40 – pp – Tomas Holmstrom (3)15:37 – Valtteri Filppula (3) No scoring No scoring Marty Turco 27 saves / 31 shots Chris Osgood 20 saves / 21 shots May 10 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030322.HTM Stephane Robidas (2) – pp– 10:41 05:56 – Darren Helm (1)15:13 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (8) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Marty Turco 32 saves / 34 shots Chris Osgood 17 saves / 18 shots May 12 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030323.HTM 15:13 – Nicklas Grossmann (1) Pavel Datsyuk (6) – 09:27Pavel Datsyuk (7) – 15:50 03:47 – Brad Richards (3) Jiri Hudler (3) – 11:54 No scoring Henrik Zetterberg (9) – sh – 01:38Pavel Datsyuk (8) – 17:19 Marty Turco 16 saves / 21 shots Chris Osgood 16 saves / 18 shots May 14 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030324.HTM No scoring No scoring 19:37 – Loui Eriksson (4) No scoring 05:35 – pp – Mike Modano (5)14:34 – Brenden Morrow (9) Henrik Zetterberg (10) – 00:49 Marty Turco 33 saves / 34 shots Chris Osgood 19 saves / 22 shots May 17 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030325.HTM Trevor Daley (1) – 09:21 15:30 – pp – Jiri Hudler (4) Joel Lundqvist (2) – 06:04 No scoring No scoring No scoring Marty Turco 38 saves / 39 shots Chris Osgood 19 saves / 21 shots May 19 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030326.HTM No scoring Kris Draper (3) – 03:45Pavel Datsyuk (9) – pp – 11:41Dallas Drake (1) – 16:17 No scoring Henrik Zetterberg (11) – sh – 03:11 02:27 – pp – Stephane Robidas (3) No scoring Marty Turco 25 saves / 29 shots Chris Osgood 28 saves / 29 shots Detroit won series 4–2 Stanley Cup Finals 2008 Stanley Cup Finals This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Both teams won their last appearance in the Final; Detroit defeated Carolina in five games in 2002, while Pittsburgh swept Chicago in four games in 1992. The teams did not play each other during this year's regular season. Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Joe Louis Arena May 24 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030411.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring 13:01 – Mikael Samuelsson (3) No scoring 02:16 – Mikael Samuelsson (4)17:18 – sh – Daniel Cleary (2)19:47 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (12) Marc-Andre Fleury 32 saves / 36 shots Chris Osgood 19 saves / 19 shots May 26 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030412.HTM No scoring 06:55 – Brad Stuart (1)11:18 – Tomas Holmstrom (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:48 – Valtteri Filppula (4) Marc-Andre Fleury 31 saves / 34 shots Chris Osgood 22 saves / 22 shots May 28 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030413.HTM 17:25 – Sidney Crosby (5) No scoring 02:34 – pp – Sidney Crosby (6) Johan Franzen (13) – pp – 14:48 07:18 – Adam Hall (2) Mikael Samuelsson (5) – 13:37 Marc-Andre Fleury 32 saves / 34 shots Chris Osgood 21 saves / 24 shots May 31 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030414.HTM 02:51 – pp – Marian Hossa (10) Nicklas Lidstrom (3) – 07:06 No scoring No scoring No scoring Jiri Hudler (5) – 02:26 Marc-Andre Fleury 28 saves / 30 shots Chris Osgood 22 saves / 23 shots June 2 4–3 3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030415.HTM Marian Hossa (11) – 08:37Adam Hall (3) – 14:41 No scoring No scoring 02:54 – Darren Helm (2) Maxime Talbot (3) – 19:25 06:43 – pp – Pavel Datsyuk (10)09:23 – Brian Rafalski (3) Petr Sykora (6) – pp – 09:57 No scoring Marc-Andre Fleury 55 saves / 58 shots Chris Osgood 28 saves / 32 shots June 4 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS030416.HTM No scoring Brian Rafalski (4) – pp – 05:03 15:26 – pp – Evgeni Malkin (10) Valtteri Filppula (5) – 08:07 18:33 – pp – Marian Hossa (12) Henrik Zetterberg (13) – 07:36 Marc-Andre Fleury 27 saves / 30 shots Chris Osgood 20 saves / 22 shots Detroit won series 4–2 Player statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points. If the list exceeds ten skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.2007–2008 - Playoffs - All Skaters - Summary - Total points http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20083ALLSASAll&sort=points&viewName=summary https://web.archive.org/web/20121010081211/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20083ALLSASAll&sort=points&viewName=summary dead October 10, 2012 National Hockey League April 14, 2009 Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIMHenrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings 22 13 14 27 +16 16Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 20 6 21 27 +7 12Marian Hossa Marián Hossa Pittsburgh Penguins 20 12 14 26 +8 12Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings 22 10 13 23 +13 6Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 20 10 12 22 +3 24Johan Franzen Johan Franzén Detroit Red Wings 16 13 5 18 +13 14Mike Ribeiro Dallas Stars 18 3 14 17 0 16Daniel Briere Daniel Brière Philadelphia Flyers 17 9 7 16 -3 20Ryan Malone Pittsburgh Penguins 20 6 10 16 +4 25R. J. Umberger Philadelphia Flyers 17 10 5 15 +7 10Brenden Morrow Dallas Stars 18 9 6 15 0 22Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr New York Rangers 10 5 10 15 +3 12Brad Richards Dallas Stars 18 3 12 15 +1 8Niklas Kronwall Detroit Red Wings 22 0 15 15 +16 18 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Goaltending This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion is bolded.2007–2008 - Playoffs - Goalie - Summary - Goals against average http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20083ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=wlt https://web.archive.org/web/20121010081217/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20083ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=wlt dead October 10, 2012 National Hockey League April 18, 20092007–2008 - Playoffs - Goalie - Summary - Save percentage http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20083ALLGAGAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=wlt https://web.archive.org/web/20121010081221/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20083ALLGAGAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=wlt dead October 10, 2012 National Hockey League April 18, 2009 Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA Sv% SO TOIChris Osgood Detroit Red Wings 19 14 4 430 30 1.55 .930 3 1159:57Marc-Andre Fleury Marc-André Fleury Pittsburgh Penguins 20 14 6 610 41 1.97 .933 3 1251:10Marty Turco Dallas Stars 18 10 8 511 40 2.08 .922 1 1152:13Evgeni Nabokov San Jose Sharks 13 6 7 333 31 2.18 .907 1 852:52Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 10 5 5 287 26 2.57 .909 1 608:04Tim Thomas Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974) Boston Bruins 7 3 4 221 19 2.65 .914 0 430:06 GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds) Television National Canadian English-language coverage of the playoffs were split between the CBC and TSN, with the CBC holding exclusive rights to the Stanley Cup Final. French-language telecasts were broadcast on RDS and RDS2. This marked the last season that all playoff games involving Canadian teams had to air on the CBC instead of TSN, even if it mean they had to be broadcast regionally. Under new contracts that would take effect in 2009, the CBC and TSN would begin to select the rights to individual series using a draft-like setup, regardless if they involved Canadian teams.https://playbackonline.ca/2008/06/03/tsn-20080603/ TSN clinches landmark NHL deal playbackonline.ca June 3, 2008 July 13, 2021 July 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210711070112/https://playbackonline.ca/2008/06/03/tsn-20080603/ live In the United States, coverage was split between NBC and Versus. During the first three rounds, NBC primarily televised weekend afternoon games and Versus aired evening games. During the first and second round, excluding games exclusively broadcast on NBC, the regional rights holders of each participating U.S. team produced local telecasts of their respective games. Not all first and second-round games were nationally televised, while the conference finals were exclusively broadcast on either NBC or Versus. Versus then aired games one and two of the Stanley Cup Final while NBC televised the remainder of the series. See also 2007–08 NHL season List of NHL seasons References 2 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 2008 playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs