2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

none May 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs 2010 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs logo.png 2010 April 14–June 9, 2010 16 Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Philadelphia Flyers Scoring leader(s) Daniel Briere (Flyers) 30 points MVP Jonathan Toews (Blackhawks) 2009 2011 The 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 14, 2010, after the 2009–10 NHL regular season. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=524941 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs Quarterfinals Schedule April 11, 2010 National Hockey League June 1, 2010 May 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511220942/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=524941 dead The Final ended on June 9, 2010, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in six games to win their fourth championship and their first since 1961. Blackhawks center and team captain Jonathan Toews was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player. The Washington Capitals made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings increased their postseason appearance streak to nineteen seasons, the longest active streak at the time. This NHL post-season was noted for the unexpected playoff successes of two teams: the Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens, who were the seventh and eighth seeds in their conference and were tied for points. The Flyers became the third NHL team to win a seven-game series after being down 3–0 (the others being the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders). https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-bos/2010/05/14/2009030227 Double comeback: Flyers rally in Game 7 to advance Brian Compton May 14, 2010 National Hockey League Boston June 1, 2010 May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518071204/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030227 live The Flyers went on to play in the Stanley Cup Final, losing to Chicago. Meanwhile, the Canadiens became the first eighth-seeded team in NHL history to win a series against the first-seeded team after being down 3–1 in a series, when they beat the Washington Capitals in the first round. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=527509 Questions galore for Capitals after quick exit Associated Press Washington, D.C. April 29, 2010 National Hockey League June 1, 2010 October 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018181907/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=527509 dead After upsetting the defending Cup champions Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round, the Canadiens became the first eighth-seeded team to compete in the Eastern Conference Final since the current playoff format was implemented in 1994. https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-pit/2010/05/12/2009030217 Canadiens stun Penguins 5-2 in Game 7 May 13, 2010 National Hockey League June 1, 2010 May 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513032303/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030217 live Previously, only the eighth-seeded 2006 Edmonton Oilers had accomplished a similar feat, winning the 2006 Western Conference Final. As a result of the Canadiens having the eighth seed, the Flyers became the first seventh-seed to have home-ice advantage in the conference finals since the current playoff format was instituted.Sudden Death; Flyers' unforgettable run ends as Hawks win Cup June 10, 2010 Sam Carchidi Philadelphia Inquirer C1 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 Washington Capitals, Southeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, President's Trophy winners – 121 points New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions – 103 points Buffalo Sabres, Northeast Division champions – 100 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 101 points Ottawa Senators – 94 points Boston Bruins – 91 points Philadelphia Flyers – 88 points (41 wins) Montreal Canadiens – 88 points (39 wins) Western Conference San Jose Sharks, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 113 points Chicago Blackhawks, Central Division champions – 112 points Vancouver Canucks, Northwest Division champions – 103 points Phoenix Coyotes – 107 points Detroit Red Wings – 102 points Los Angeles Kings – 101 points Nashville Predators – 100 points Colorado Avalanche – 95 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 Eastern Conference Western Conference Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final 1 Washington 3 8 Montreal 4 5 Ottawa 2 4 Pittsburgh 4 3 Buffalo 2 6 Boston 4 7 Philadelphia 4 2 New Jersey 1 1 San Jose 4 8 Colorado 2 2 Chicago 4 7 Nashville 2 3 Vancouver 4 6 Los Angeles 2 4 Phoenix 3 5 Detroit 4 4 Pittsburgh 3 8 Montreal 4 6 Boston 3 7 Philadelphia 4 1 San Jose 4 5 Detroit 1 2 Chicago 4 3 Vancouver 2 8 Montreal 1 7 Philadelphia 4 1 San Jose 0 2 Chicago 4 E7 Philadelphia 2 W2 Chicago 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens thumb|250px|The Capitals playing the Canadiens in the 2010 playoffs The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winner, earning the NHL's best regular season record with 121 points. The Montreal Canadiens qualified for the playoffs as the eighth seed with 88 points, losing the tiebreaker over Philadelphia on total wins (41 to 39). This was the first playoff meeting between the two teams, and the sole meeting until the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. Montreal's point difference in the series was the fifth largest point differential (33 points) for a lower-seeded team beating a higher-seeded team in playoff history. It was also the first time an eighth-seeded team came back against a number one seed after being down 3–1 in the series, and the only time until 2023 when the Florida Panthers did so against the Boston Bruins. Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak made 45 saves and Tomas Plekanec won game one for the Canadiens with his goal 13:19 into the first overtime period. Washington forward Nicklas Backstrom scored the overtime winner in game two and completed a hat-trick with his goal 31 seconds into the first overtime period to give Washington a 6–5 win; Andrei Kostitsyn also scored a hat-trick during this game in a losing effort for the Canadiens. After a scoreless opening period in game three, the Capitals scored four times in the second period as they earned a 5–1 victory. Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin recorded three points as the Capitals won game four 6–3. Jaroslav Halak returned in game five for Montreal after sitting out the previous game and posted 37 saves as the Canadiens avoided elimination with a 2–1 win. Michael Cammalleri scored twice in the opening period of game six for Montreal and Jaroslav Halak made 53 saves as the Canadiens forced a seventh-game with a 4–1 victory. Montreal forward Dominic Moore scored the series-clinching goal late in the third period of game seven as the Canadiens hung on to a 2–1 decision. Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals Bell Centre Verizon Center April 15 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030111.HTM Michael Cammalleri (1) – pp – 12:36 15:33 – Joe Corvo (1) No scoring No scoring Scott Gomez (1) – 07:34 00:47 – Nicklas Backstrom (1) Tomas Plekanec (1) – 13:19 No scoring Jaroslav Halak 45 saves / 47 shots Jose Theodore 35 saves / 38 shots April 17 5–6 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030112.HTM Brian Gionta (1) – 01:00Andrei Kostitsyn (1) – 07:58 10:21 – Eric Fehr (1) Andrei Kostitsyn (2) – 11:06Andrei Kostitsyn (3) – pp – 17:44 18:23 – Nicklas Backstrom (2) Tomas Plekanec (2) – 14:54 02:56 – Alexander Ovechkin (1)09:47 – Nicklas Backstrom (3)18:39 – John Carlson (1) No scoring 00:31 – Nicklas Backstrom (4) Jaroslav Halak 31 saves / 37 shots Jose Theodore 0 saves / 2 shotsSemyon Varlamov 19 saves / 22 shots April 19 5–1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030113.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring Boyd Gordon (1) – sh – 01:06Brooks Laich (1) – 04:42Eric Fehr (2) – 08:33Alexander Ovechkin (2) – 13:50 02:25 – pp – Tomas Plekanec (3) Matt Bradley (1) – 19:15 Jaroslav Halak 10 saves / 13 shotsCarey Price 21 saves / 23 shots Semyon Varlamov 26 saves / 27 shots April 21 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030114.HTM 09:12 – Michael Cammalleri (2) Alexander Ovechkin (3) – pp – 08:10 15:42 – pp – Brian Gionta (2) Mike Knuble (1) – sh – 19:53 18:42 – Dominic Moore (1) Alexander Ovechkin (4) – 11:09Jason Chimera (1) – 12:01Mike Knuble (2) – en – 17:33Nicklas Backstrom (5) – en – 19:49 Carey Price 32 saves / 36 shots Semyon Varlamov 36 saves / 39 shots April 23 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030115.HTM Michael Cammalleri (3) – 01:30Travis Moen (1) – 07:01 No scoring No scoring 03:52 – Alexander Ovechkin (5) No scoring No scoring Jaroslav Halak 37 saves / 38 shots Semyon Varlamov 26 saves / 28 shots April 26 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030116.HTM 07:30 – pp – Michael Cammalleri (4)09:09 – Michael Cammalleri (5) No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:17 – Maxim Lapierre (1)19:03 – en – Tomas Plekanec (4) Eric Fehr (3) – 15:10 Jaroslav Halak 53 saves / 54 shots Semyon Varlamov 18 saves / 21 shots April 28 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030117.HTM Marc-Andre Bergeron (1) – pp – 19:30 No scoring No scoring No scoring Dominic Moore (2) – 16:24 17:44 – Brooks Laich (2) Jaroslav Halak 41 saves / 42 shots Semyon Varlamov 14 saves / 16 shots Montreal won series 4–3 (2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the second overall seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division with 103 points. The Philadelphia Flyers qualified as the seventh seed with 88 points, winning the tiebreaker over Montreal on total wins (41 to 39). This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the teams splitting the four previous series. They last met in the 2004 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Philadelphia won in five games. Philadelphia won five of the six games during this year's regular season series. The Flyers upset the Devils in five games. Philadelphia goaltender Brian Boucher made 23 saves in game one as the Flyers took the opening game 2–1. Devils forward Dainius Zubrus broke the tie in game two with just over four minutes remaining in the game as New Jersey evened the series with 5–3 victory. Daniel Carcillo scored the overtime winner for the Flyers in a 3–2 win in game three. Brian Boucher made 30 saves and Jeff Carter added two goals in game four as the Flyers pushed New Jersey to the brink of elimination with a 4–1 triumph. Philadelphia ended the series in game five with a 3–0 shutout; Boucher made 28 saves in the victory. Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils Wachovia Center Prudential Center April 14 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030121 No scoring No scoring Chris Pronger (1) – pp – 09:25Mike Richards (1) – 16:27 No scoring No scoring 17:17 – Travis Zajac (1) Brian Boucher 23 saves / 24 shots Martin Brodeur 12 saves / 14 shots April 16 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030122 Arron Asham (1) – 09:33Claude Giroux (1) – pp – 15:30 02:45 – sh – Zach Parise (1) Chris Pronger (2) – pp – 18:48 03:44 – Colin White (1)13:25 – pp – Andy Greene (1) No scoring 15:56 – Dainius Zubrus (1)19:27 – en – Ilya Kovalchuk (1) Brian Boucher 28 saves / 32 shots Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 29 shots April 18 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030123 08:49 – pp – Claude Giroux (2) Brian Rolston (1) – pp – 07:15 01:15 – Mike Richards (2) Brian Rolston (2) – pp – 16:38 No scoring No scoring 03:35 – Daniel Carcillo (1) No scoring Brian Boucher 17 saves / 19 shots Martin Brodeur 31 saves / 34 shots April 20 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030124 No scoring Ilya Kovalchuk (2) – pp – 12:24 09:08 – pp – Jeff Carter (1)17:27 – Daniel Briere (1) No scoring 04:10 – Daniel Carcillo (2)09:28 – Jeff Carter (2) No scoring Brian Boucher 30 saves / 31 shots Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 28 shots April 22 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030125 Daniel Briere (2) – 03:16 No scoring Claude Giroux (3) – 11:48Claude Giroux (4) – pp – 13:47 No scoring No scoring No scoring Brian Boucher 28 saves / 28 shots Martin Brodeur 17 saves / 20 shots Philadelphia won series 4–1 (3) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) Boston Bruins The Buffalo Sabres entered the playoffs as the third overall seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Northeast Division title with 100 points. The Boston Bruins qualified as the sixth seed with 91 points. This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning five of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1999 Eastern Conference semifinals where Buffalo won in six games. Boston won four of the six games during this year's regular season series. The Bruins eliminated the Sabres in six games. Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller made 38 saves as the Sabres took the opening game of the series. Michael Ryder and Zdeno Chara each scored twice in game two as the Bruins overcame a one-goal deficit entering the third period, taking the game 5–3. Boston broke the tie in game three with a goal from Patrice Bergeron with just over seven minutes remaining in regulation time. Buffalo squandered a two-goal lead in third period of game four as the Bruins forced overtime; at 7:41 of the second overtime period Miroslav Satan scored the game-winning goal for Boston, giving them a 3–1 series lead. The Sabres extended the series in game five with a 4–1 victory; at the end of the game, five players were assessed penalties after an altercation including Boston captain Zdeno Chara who was given an instigator penalty.Sabres score early, often to force Game 6 against Bruins https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/300423002 https://web.archive.org/web/20200717045314/https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/300423002 dead July 17, 2020 April 24, 2010 July 16, 2020 As the penalty occurred in the final five minutes of the game Chara should have been suspended for game six, but the league rescinded the instigator penalty after the game, allowing Chara to avoid suspension.Bruins' Chara avoids suspension for Game 6 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bruins-chara-avoids-suspension-for-game-6-1.959261 April 24, 2010 July 16, 2020 October 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231023160457/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bruins-chara-avoids-suspension-for-game-6-1.959261 live Miroslav Satan scored the series-winning goal in game six as Boston held on to a 4–3 win. Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres TD Garden HSBC Arena April 15 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030131 No scoring 04:52 –Thomas Vanek (1) Mark Recchi (1) – pp – 09:30 14:10 – Craig Rivet (1) No scoring No scoring Tuukka Rask 30 saves / 32 shots Ryan Miller 38 saves / 39 shots April 17 5–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030132 No scoring 02:55 – Tyler Myers (1)12:00 – Matt Ellis (1) Michael Ryder (1) – 02:35Zdeno Chara (1) – 09:54 16:41 – Jason Pominville (1) Michael Ryder (2) – 05:23Zdeno Chara (2) – 07:23Mark Recchi (2) – en – 19:40 No scoring Tuukka Rask 26 saves / 29 shots Ryan Miller 26 saves / 30 shots April 19 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030133 15:17 – Dennis Wideman (1) Mike Grier (1) – 06:57 No scoring No scoring 12:57 – Patrice Bergeron (1) No scoring Tuukka Rask 32 saves / 33 shots Ryan Miller 27 saves / 29 shots April 21 2–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030134 No scoring Tim Kennedy (1) – 02:12 No scoring Steve Montador (1) – 06:59 02:07 – pp – David Krejci (1)06:40 – Patrice Bergeron (2) No scoring 07:41 – pp – Miroslav Satan (1) No scoring Tuukka Rask 35 saves / 37 shots Ryan Miller 36 saves / 39 shots April 23 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030135 No scoring 01:54 – Adam Mair (1)18:54 – Jason Pominville (2) No scoring 09:22 – Mike Grier (2) Johnny Boychuk (1) – pp – 19:30 18:17 – en – Tyler Ennis (1) Tuukka Rask 29 saves / 32 shots Ryan Miller 34 saves / 35 shots April 26 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030136 13:39 – David Krejci (2) No scoring 01:01 – pp – Mark Recchi (3) Patrick Kaleta (1) – 06:34 07:18 – David Krejci (3)14:49 – Miroslav Satan (2) Nathan Gerbe (1) – 07:40Thomas Vanek (2) – 18:47 Tuukka Rask 27 saves / 30 shots Ryan Miller 28 saves / 32 shots Boston won series 4–2 (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Ottawa Senators thumb|150px|Pittsburgh's Bill Guerin plays in-front of the Senators net April 16. The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 101 points. The Ottawa Senators qualified as the fifth seed with 94 points. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 2008 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Pittsburgh won in four games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. The Penguins defeated the Senators in six games. Ottawa forward Jarkko Ruutu scored the game-winning goal in game one as the Senators took the opening game 5–4. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh evened the series with a 2–1 win. Evgeni Malkin broke the tie for the Penguins early in the second period of game three as they took the series lead with a 4–2 victory. Ottawa goaltender Brian Elliott was pulled in the second period of game four after allowing four goals; the Penguins won the game 7–4. Ottawa avoided elimination in game five thanks to a 56 save effort by Pascal Leclaire; Matt Carkner scored the game-winning goal at 7:06 of the third overtime period. Pittsburgh overcame a three-goal deficit in game six to force overtime, where Pascal Dupuis ended the series at 9:56 of the first overtime as the Penguins advanced past the opening round of the playoffs for the third straight year. Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Scotiabank Place Mellon Arena April 14 5–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030141.HTM Peter Regin (1) – 08:45Chris Neil (1) – 14:08 03:03 – pp – Evgeni Malkin (1) Chris Kelly (1) – pp – 01:20Erik Karlsson (1) – pp – 13:14 10:22 – pp – Evgeni Malkin (2) Jarkko Ruutu (1) – 09:40 05:16 – Craig Adams (1)17:36 – Alex Goligoski (1) Brian Elliott 17 saves / 21 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 21 saves / 26 shots April 16 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030142.HTM Peter Regin (2) – 00:18 08:45 – Sidney Crosby (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 15:48 – Kris Letang (1) Brian Elliott 29 saves / 31 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 19 saves / 20 shots April 18 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030143.HTM No scoring Alexei Ponikarovsky (1) – 01:17 01:53 – pp – Mike Fisher (1) Evgeni Malkin (3) – 05:57Sidney Crosby (2) – pp – 19:15 12:58 – pp – Matt Cullen (1) Bill Guerin (1) – 04:27 Brian Elliott 20 saves / 24 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 20 saves / 22 shots April 20 7–4 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030144.HTM No scoring Evgeni Malkin (4) – pp – 11:50 07:06 – Chris Neil (2)10:59 – Daniel Alfredsson (1)13:19 – pp – Matt Cullen (2) Sidney Crosby (3) – 03:47Matt Cooke (1) – 03:59Sidney Crosby (4) –06:12Maxime Talbot (1) – sh – 12:38Chris Kunitz (1) – 18:11 07:37 – Jason Spezza (1) Jordan Staal (1) – pp – 12:27 Brian Elliott 15 saves / 19 shotsPascal Leclaire 20 saves / 23 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 26 saves / 30 shots April 22 4–3 3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030145.HTM Mike Fisher (2) – pp – 10:25Jarkko Ruutu (2) – 11:33 18:05 – pp – Kris Letang (2) No scoring 18:34 – Chris Kunitz (2) Peter Regin (3) – 10:24 09:01 – Sidney Crosby (5) Matt Carkner (1) – 07:06 No scoring Pascal Leclaire 56 saves / 59 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 40 saves / 44 shots April 24 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030146.HTM 05:19 – Matt Cullen (3) No scoring 01:51 – Chris Neil (3)09:48 – Daniel Alfredsson (2) Matt Cooke (2) – 10:56 No scoring Bill Guerin (2) – pp – 07:03Matt Cooke (3) – 12:24 No scoring Pascal Dupuis (1) – 09:56 Pascal Leclaire 39 saves / 43 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 28 saves / 31 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–2 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the Western Conference regular season champions with 113 points. The Colorado Avalanche qualified as the eighth seed with 95 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with Colorado winning two of the previous three series. They last met in the 2004 Western Conference semifinals where San Jose won in six games. San Jose won this year's four-game regular season series earning five of eight points. The Sharks eliminated the Avalanche in six games. Chris Stewart scored for the Avalanche in the final minute of game one as they took the opening game 2–1. Sharks forward Joe Pavelski tied game two in the final minute of regulation time before Devin Setoguchi scored the game-winner on the power-play 5:22 into the first overtime period; evening the series at one game each. Colorado goaltender Craig Anderson made 51 saves and Ryan O'Reilly was credited with scoring the overtime winner after San Jose defenceman Dan Boyle scored on his own goal as the Avalanche won game three 1–0. For the third consecutive time in the series overtime was required to solve game four as Joe Pavelski won the game for the Sharks with his goal 10:24 into the first overtime period. Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to earn a shutout as the Sharks easily won game five 5–0. After falling behind early in the third period of game six San Jose scored four unanswered goals to close out the series with a 5–2 victory. Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks Pepsi Center HP Pavilion April 14 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030151 No scoring No scoring John-Michael Liles (1) – pp – 12:38 No scoring Chris Stewart (1) – 19:10 07:59 – Ryane Clowe (1) Craig Anderson 25 saves / 26 shots Evgeni Nabokov 28 saves / 30 shots April 16 5–6 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030152 Kyle Cumiskey (1) – 01:10 19:18 – pp – Manny Malhotra (1) Chris Stewart (2) – 00:24Milan Hejduk (1) – 04:08Brandon Yip (1) – 17:30 03:43 – Rob Blake (1)07:10 – Devin Setoguchi (1)19:45 – Scott Nichol (1) Chris Stewart (3) – 05:34 19:28 – Joe Pavelski (1) No scoring 05:22 – pp – Devin Setoguchi (2) Craig Anderson 46 saves / 52 shots Evgeni Nabokov 17 saves / 22 shots April 18 0–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030153 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:51 – Ryan O'Reilly (1) No scoring Craig Anderson 51 saves / 51 shots Evgeni Nabokov 16 saves / 17 shots April 20 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030154 No scoring Dan Boyle (1) – pp – 01:12 03:27 – pp – Paul Stastny (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Joe Pavelski (2) – 10:24 Craig Anderson 43 saves / 45 shots Evgeni Nabokov 33 saves / 34 shots April 22 0–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030155 No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:25 – Logan Couture (1)10:21 – pp – Joe Pavelski (3)15:30 – Dwight Helminen (1) No scoring 10:37 – Logan Couture (2)13:24 – pp – Patrick Marleau (1) Craig Anderson 29 saves / 33 shotsPeter Budaj 3 saves / 4 shots Evgeni Nabokov 28 saves / 28 shots April 24 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030156 No scoring Joe Pavelski (4) – 00:47 06:14 – Marek Svatos (1) No scoring 04:51 – Brandon Yip (2) Dan Boyle (2) – 07:33Joe Pavelski (5) – 09:02Devin Setoguchi (3) – en – 19:08Douglas Murray (1) – en – 19:29 Craig Anderson 29 saves / 32 shots Evgeni Nabokov 16 saves / 18 shots San Jose won series 4–2 (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Nashville Predators The Chicago Blackhawks entered the playoffs as the second overall seed in the Western Conference after winning the Central Division title with 112 points. The Nashville Predators qualified as the seventh seed with 100 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Chicago won four of the six games during this year's regular season series. The Blackhawks defeated the Predators in six games. Nashville scored four times in the third period of game one to earn their franchise's first-ever road playoff victory; they had lost all of their ten previous playoff road games. Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi made 23 saves in a 2–0 shutout in game two, as Chicago evened the series. After trading goals in the opening period of game three, the Predators struck three times in the final 40 minutes including a penalty shot goal by Martin Erat. Antti Niemi earned his second shutout of the series in game four as Chicago took the game 3–0. The Blackhawks tied game five late in the third period on a short-handed goal by Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa ended the game 4:07 into overtime, ten seconds after he finished serving a major penalty for boarding. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews capped the scoring in the first period of game six; that saw the teams exchange seven goals. The Blackhawks held on to win the series-clinching game 5–3. Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks Bridgestone Arena United Center April 16 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030161 No scoring No scoring No scoring 09:43 – Patrick Kane (1) J.P. Dumont (1) – 01:31J.P. Dumont (2) – 10:31Jerred Smithson (1) – en – 19:12Martin Erat (1) – en – 19:46 No scoring Pekka Rinne 25 saves / 26 shots Antti Niemi 22 saves / 24 shots April 18 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030162 No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:44 – pp – Dave Bolland (1) No scoring 04:18 – Patrick Kane (2) Pekka Rinne 31 saves / 33 shots Antti Niemi 23 saves / 23 shots April 20 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030163 13:00 – Joel Ward (1) Tomas Kopecky (1) – pp – 17:35 04:00 – David Legwand (1)09:52 – Shea Weber (1) No scoring 14:25 – ps – Martin Erat (2) No scoring Pekka Rinne 26 saves / 27 shots Antti Niemi 31 saves / 35 shots April 22 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030164 No scoring Patrick Sharp (1) – pp – 10:57 No scoring Jonathan Toews (1) – 12:55Patrick Sharp (2) – 16:17 No scoring No scoring Pekka Rinne 27 saves / 30 shots Antti Niemi 33 saves / 33 shots April 24 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030165 David Legwand (2) – 06:23 09:57 – Andrew Ladd (1)14:53 – Niklas Hjalmarsson (1) Joel Ward (2) – sh – 17:31 16:24 – Tomas Kopecky (2) Martin Erat (3) – 01:34Martin Erat (4) – 11:39 19:46 – sh – Patrick Kane (3) No scoring 04:07 – Marian Hossa (1) Pekka Rinne 27 saves / 32 shots Antti Niemi 17 saves / 21 shots April 26 5–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030166 08:50 – Shea Weber (2)15:44 – pp – Jason Arnott (1)19:05 – Jason Arnott (2) Duncan Keith (1) – 06:38Patrick Kane (4) – 09:54Patrick Sharp (3) – 12:03Jonathan Toews (2) – pp – 19:29 No scoring No scoring No scoring John Madden (1) – en – 19:52 Pekka Rinne 27 saves / 31 shots Antti Niemi 25 saves / 28 shots Chicago won series 4–2 (3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the third overall seed in the Western Conference after winning the Northwest Division title with 103 points. The Los Angeles Kings qualified as the sixth seed with 101 points, earning their first playoff berth since 2002. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Los Angeles winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1993 Smythe Division finals where Los Angeles won in six games. Vancouver won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Canucks eliminated the Kings in six games. Mikael Samuelsson scored twice for the Canucks in game one including the overtime winner 8:52 into the first overtime period as Vancouver took the opening game 3–2. The Kings evened the series in game two when Anze Kopitar scored the game-winning goal in the first overtime period at 7:28. Los Angeles chased Vancouver starter Roberto Luongo from game three after he allowed four goals against on sixteen shots, the Kings held on to win 5–3. Vancouver forward Henrik Sedin broke the tie in game four with 2:52 remaining in regulation time as the Canucks evened the series with a 6–4 victory. Mikael Samuelsson extended his goal scoring streak to five games as the Canucks easily won game five 7–2. Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo made 30 saves in game six and Daniel Sedin scored the series-winner for Vancouver late in the third period of a 4–2 win. Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Staples Center General Motors Place April 15 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030171 No scoring No scoring Jarret Stoll (1) – pp – 00:54Fredrik Modin (1) – pp – 13:06 03:09 – pp – Mikael Samuelsson (1)08:31 – Daniel Sedin (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:52 – Mikael Samuelsson (2) Jonathan Quick 41 saves / 44 shots Roberto Luongo 25 saves / 27 shots April 17 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030172 No scoring 07:33 – pp – Steve Bernier (1)09:49 – Mikael Samuelsson (3) Fredrik Modin (2) – pp – 10:58Wayne Simmonds (1) – 11:33 No scoring No scoring No scoring Anze Kopitar (1) – pp – 07:28 No scoring Jonathan Quick 24 saves / 26 shots Roberto Luongo 29 saves / 32 shots April 19 3–5 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030173 1 11:00 – pp – Drew Doughty (1) Mason Raymond (1) – 02:09 04:06 – pp – Michal Handzus (1)12:18 – pp – Michal Handzus (2)13:21 – Brad Richardson (1) Mikael Samuelsson (4) – 14:53 09:21 – Ryan Smyth (1) Daniel Sedin (2) – 04:18 Jonathan Quick 25 saves / 28 shots Roberto Luongo 12 saves / 16 shotsAndrew Raycroft 6 saves / 7 shots April 21 6–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030174 13:26 – pp – Drew Doughty (2) No scoring 05:56 – pp – Dustin Brown (1)17:09 – Anze Kopitar (2) Christian Ehrhoff (1) – pp – 03:36Pavol Demitra (1) – 15:35 13:18 – Wayne Simmonds (2) Mikael Samuelsson (5) – 07:29Sami Salo (1) – pp – 12:16Henrik Sedin (1) – 17:08Ryan Kesler (1) – en – 19:43 Jonathan Quick 31 saves / 36 shots Roberto Luongo 22 saves / 26 shots April 23 2–7 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030175 Michal Handzus (3) – pp – 14:24 08:50 – Steve Bernier (2)17:32 – Alexander Edler (1) No scoring 08:26 – Daniel Sedin (3)13:31 – Mikael Samuelsson (6) Fredrik Modin (3) – 05:02 04:38 – Pavol Demitra (2)06:31 – pp – Mikael Samuelsson (7)09:50 – Steve Bernier (3) Jonathan Quick 21 saves / 26 shotsErik Ersberg 2 saves / 4 shots Roberto Luongo 24 saves / 26 shots April 25 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030176 10:08 – Alexander Frolov (1) No scoring 15:57 – Drew Doughty (3) Steve Bernier (4) – pp – 08:38 No scoring Kevin Bieksa (1) – 01:57Daniel Sedin (4) – 17:57Alex Burrows (1) – en – 18:53 Jonathan Quick 18 saves / 21 shots Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 32 shots Vancouver won series 4–2 (4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings The Phoenix Coyotes entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 107 points. The Detroit Red Wings qualified as the fifth seed with 102 points. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1998 Western Conference quarterfinals where Detroit won in six games. Detroit won this year's four-game regular season series earning six of eight points. The Red Wings defeated the Coyotes in seven games. Phoenix went three for four on the power-play in game one as they took the opening game by a final score of 3–2. Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg scored a hat trick in game two as Detroit evened the series with a 7–4 win. Petr Prucha scored the game-winning goal for the Coyotes in game three as Phoenix took the game with a 4–2 victory. Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard made 29 saves to shut out the Coyotes in game four as the Red Wings tied the series with a 3–0 win. The Red Wings broke the tie in game five just past the midway mark of the third period with two goals scored 70 seconds apart and held on to win 4–1. Phoenix forced a seventh game with a dominant special teams performance in game six recording three power-play goals in the victory. After a scoreless first period in game seven, the Red Wings scored four times in the second period en route to a 6–1 win. Detroit Red Wings Phoenix Coyotes Joe Louis Arena Jobing.com Arena April 14 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030181.HTM Tomas Holmstrom (1) – 12:17Nicklas Lidstrom (1) – pp – 16:27 14:13 – pp – Keith Yandle (1) No scoring 06:15 – pp – Wojtek Wolski (1) No scoring 02:19 – pp – Derek Morris (1) Jimmy Howard 32 saves / 35 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 38 saves / 40 shots April 16 7–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030182.HTM No scoring 10:23 – Keith Yandle (2) Henrik Zetterberg (1) – pp – 06:27Pavel Datsyuk (1) – 08:20Valtteri Filppula (1) – 10:25 07:05 – Wojtek Wolski (2)09:09 – Matthew Lombardi (1) Justin Abdelkader (1) – 02:32Henrik Zetterberg (2) – 13:54Valtteri Filppula (2) – pp – 17:54Henrik Zetterberg (3) – en – 19:12 09:24 – Shane Doan (1) Jimmy Howard 27 saves / 31 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 32 saves / 38 shots April 18 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030183.HTM 14:42 – Valtteri Filppula (3) Sami Lepisto (1) – pp – 00:29 No scoring Wojtek Wolski (3) – 19:28 09:59 – Johan Franzen (1) Petr Prucha (1) – 08:16Radim Vrbata (1) – 11:38 Jimmy Howard 29 saves / 33 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 29 saves / 31 shots April 20 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030184.HTM No scoring No scoring 15:33 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (4) No scoring 15:53 – Pavel Datsyuk (2)16:18 – Henrik Zetterberg (5) No scoring Jimmy Howard 29 saves / 29 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 32 saves / 35 shots April 23 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030185.HTM Drew Miller (1) – 17:04 No scoring No scoring 09:45 – Ed Jovanovski (1) Tomas Holmstrom (2) – 11:09Pavel Datsyuk (3) – 12:19Henrik Zetterberg (6) – en – 19:04 No scoring Jimmy Howard 30 saves / 31 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 25 saves / 28 shots April 25 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030186.HTM No scoring Lauri Korpikoski (1) – sh – 04:10 02:51 – Brad Stuart (1) Mathieu Schneider (1) – pp – 02:27Radim Vrbata (2) – pp – 10:09Wojtek Wolski (4) – 14:01 16:29 – Darren Helm (1) Taylor Pyatt (1) – pp – 05:25 Jimmy Howard 24 saves / 29 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 31 saves / 33 shots April 27 6–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030187.HTM No scoring No scoring Pavel Datsyuk (4) – pp – 02:01Pavel Datsyuk (5) – 03:42Nicklas Lidstrom (2) – pp – 13:52Brad Stuart (2) – 19:55 08:23 – Vernon Fiddler (1) Todd Bertuzzi (1) – 06:35Nicklas Lidstrom (3) – pp – 12:14 No scoring Jimmy Howard 32 saves / 33 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 44 saves / 50 shots Detroit won series 4–3 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Montreal winning the previous series. They last met in the 1998 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Montreal won in six games. Pittsburgh won three of the four games during this year's four-game regular season series. The Canadiens defeated the Penguins in seven games. Pittsburgh scored four times on the power-play in game one as they took the opening game 6–3. Michael Cammalleri scored twice for Montreal in game two and Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves as the Canadiens evened the series with a 3–1 win. Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin's fifth goal of the playoffs broke a scoreless tie in the third period of game three as the Penguins earned a 2–0 victory; Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves to shut-out the Canadiens. Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves for Montreal in game four as Montreal won the game 3–2. In game five, Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves in a 2–1 victory. Montreal forward Maxim Lapierre scored the game-winning goal in game six as the Canadiens won their fourth consecutive elimination game of the playoffs. Montreal's Brian Gionta scored twice on the power-play in game seven as the Canadiens eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions with a 5–2 win. Game seven was the last game ever to be played at Mellon Arena, the Penguins' home rink since the start of the franchise. Incidentally, the Canadiens were the winners of the first game played against the Penguins at Mellon Arena in 1967.http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=PIT&yr=1967 Pittsburgh Penguins 1967-68 game log and Scores Nhlreference.com May 26, 2014 May 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140508222933/http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=PIT&yr=1967 live The Penguins moved into the Consol Energy Center starting the next season. Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins Bell Centre Mellon Arena April 30 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030211.HTM P. K. Subban (1) – 04:30 08:38 – pp – Sergei Gonchar (1)13:27 – pp – Jordan Staal (2) Michael Cammalleri (6) – 15:27 02:34 – pp – Kris Letang (3)18:36 – Craig Adams (2) Brian Gionta (3) – pp – 12:29 02:59 – pp – Alex Goligoski (2)19:11 – en – Bill Guerin (3) Jaroslav Halak 15 saves / 20 shotsCarey Price 3 saves / 3 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 28 saves / 31 shots May 2 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030212.HTM Brian Gionta (4) – 15:48 04:38 – Matt Cooke (4) Michael Cammalleri (7) – pp – 07:29 No scoring Michael Cammalleri (8) – 17:06 No scoring Jaroslav Halak 38 saves / 39 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 18 saves / 21 shots May 4 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030213.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Evgeni Malkin (5) – pp – 01:16Pascal Dupuis (2) – en – 19:45 Jaroslav Halak 23 saves / 24 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 18 saves / 18 shots May 6 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030214.HTM 02:34 – Tom Pyatt (1) Maxime Talbot (2) – 03:27Chris Kunitz (3) – pp – 05:18 No scoring No scoring 02:07 – Maxim Lapierre (2)03:40 – Brian Gionta (5) No scoring Jaroslav Halak 33 saves / 35 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 22 saves / 25 shots May 8 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030215.HTM No scoring 18:18 – pp – Kris Letang (4) No scoring 09:50 – Sergei Gonchar (2) Michael Cammalleri (9) – pp – 19:29 No scoring Jaroslav Halak 23 saves / 25 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 32 saves / 33 shots May 10 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030216.HTM 01:13 – Michael Cammalleri (10) Sidney Crosby (6) – 07:22 10:45 – Michael Cammalleri (11)13:15 – Jaroslav Spacek (1) Kris Letang (5) – pp – 05:21 11:03 – Maxim Lapierre (3) Bill Guerin (4) – 18:36 Jaroslav Halak 34 saves / 37 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 21 saves / 25 shots May 12 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030217.HTM Brian Gionta (6) – pp – 00:32Dominic Moore (3) – 14:23 No scoring Michael Cammalleri (12) – 03:32Travis Moen (2) – sh – 05:14 08:36 – Chris Kunitz (4)16:30 – Jordan Staal (3) Brian Gionta (7) – pp – 10:00 No scoring Jaroslav Halak 37 saves / 39 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 9 saves / 13 shotsBrent Johnson 6 saves / 7 shots Montreal won series 4–3 (6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the teams splitting the four previous series. They last met in the 1978 Stanley Cup Semifinals where Boston won in five games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, including a 2–1 overtime win by Boston at the 2010 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on New Year's Day. Philadelphia became the third NHL team to come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a series, joining the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders as the only teams to accomplish this feat (the 2014 Los Angeles Kings became the fourth team to do this in 2014). Bruins forward Marc Savard ended game one with his goal 13:52 into the first overtime period, giving Boston a 5–4 victory. Milan Lucic broke the tie late in the third period of game two to give the Bruins a 3–2 win. Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask made 34 saves in a 4–1 Bruins win during game three. In game four, Bruins forward Mark Recchi tied the game in the final minute of the third period, however the Bruins came up short in overtime as Simon Gagne extended the series with a goal 14:40 into the first overtime period in a 5–4 Flyers victory. Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton made 23 saves in a 4–0 split shutout for the Flyers in game five; Boucher was injured in the second period and did not return to the game. The Flyers forced a seventh game with a 2–1 victory in game six. In game seven, Philadelphia came back from a 3–0 goal deficit to win by a score of 4–3.https://www.thestar.com/breakingnews/article/809969--flyers-complete-shocking-comeback Flyers complete shocking comeback Howard Ulman Toronto Star May 14, 2010 May 15, 2010 Boston Associated Press June 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606115023/http://www.thestar.com/breakingnews/article/809969--flyers-complete-shocking-comeback live Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins Wachovia Center TD Garden May 1 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030221.HTM No scoring 02:39 – Steve Begin (1)12:54 – Patrice Bergeron (3) Ryan Parent (1) – 07:38Chris Pronger (3) – pp – 15:48 11:43 – pp – Miroslav Satan (3) Mike Richards (3) – pp – 12:37Daniel Briere (3) – 16:38 07:25 – David Krejci (4) No scoring 13:52 – Marc Savard (1) Brian Boucher 41 saves / 46 shots Tuukka Rask 32 saves / 36 shots May 3 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030222.HTM Mike Richards (4) – 17:06 05:12 – Johnny Boychuk (2) Daniel Briere (4) – 19:35 09:31 – Miroslav Satan (4) No scoring 17:03 – Milan Lucic (1) Brian Boucher 24 saves / 27 shots Tuukka Rask 24 saves / 26 shots May 5 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030223.HTM 02:32 – Arron Asham (2) Blake Wheeler (1) – 04:11Miroslav Satan (5) – 05:45 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mark Recchi (4) – pp – 02:30Patrice Bergeron (4) – en – 18:08 Brian Boucher 16 saves / 19 shotsJohan Backlund 0 saves / 0 shots Tuukka Rask 34 saves / 35 shots May 7 4–5 1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030224.HTM 19:06 – Daniel Briere (5) Mark Recchi (5) – 15:37 04:28 – Chris Pronger (4)08:35 – Claude Giroux (5) Michael Ryder (3) – 10:56 14:20 – Ville Leino (1) Milan Lucic (2) – pp – 03:49Mark Recchi (6) – 19:28 14:40 – Simon Gagne (1) No scoring Brian Boucher 33 saves / 37 shots Tuukka Rask 29 saves / 34 shots May 10 4–0 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030225.HTM Ville Leino (2) – 06:41 No scoring Scott Hartnell (1) – 11:16Simon Gagne (2) – pp – 17:53 No scoring Simon Gagne (3) – 06:48 No scoring Brian Boucher 9 saves / 9 shotsMichael Leighton 14 saves / 14 shots Tuukka Rask 27 saves / 31 shots May 12 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030226.HTM 06:58 – Mike Richards (5) No scoring 16:20 – pp – Daniel Briere (6) No scoring No scoring Milan Lucic (3) – 19:00 Michael Leighton 30 saves / 31 shots Tuukka Rask 25 saves / 27 shots May 14 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030227.HTM James van Riemsdyk (1) – 17:12 05:27 – pp – Michael Ryder (4)09:02 – pp – Milan Lucic (4)14:10 – Milan Lucic (5) Scott Hartnell (2) – 02:49Daniel Briere (7) – 08:39 No scoring Simon Gagne (4) – pp – 12:52 No scoring Michael Leighton 22 saves / 25 shots Tuukka Rask 23 saves / 27 shots Philadelphia won series 4–3 Western Conference semifinals (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Detroit winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 2007 Western Conference semifinals where Detroit won in six games. Detroit won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Sharks eliminated the Red Wings in five games. San Jose scored three times in less than 90 seconds in the first period of game one, as they held on late to a 4–3 victory. After trading goals in the first period of game two, Detroit took the lead in the second period before San Jose came back in the third period, getting the game-winning goal from Joe Thornton at 12:37. The Sharks forced overtime in game three after coming back from a two-goal deficit in the third period, Patrick Marleau scored the overtime-winner for San Jose at 7:07 of the first overtime period. Detroit forward Johan Franzen scored a natural hat trick in the first period of game four and he scored again in the third period to cap off a four-goal, six point night as the Red Wings extended the series with a 7–1 victory. No other player would score four times in a playoff game again until Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored four goals for the Ottawa Senators in a 6–5 overtime victory in game two of the 2017 Eastern Conference Second Round series against the New York Rangers. San Jose goaltender Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves in the series-clinching win during game five. Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks Joe Louis Arena HP Pavilion April 29 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030231 Daniel Cleary (1) – 11:40 09:05 – pp – Joe Pavelski (5)10:01 – Dany Heatley (1)10:24 – Devin Setoguchi (4) Johan Franzen (2) – 04:45 No scoring Brian Rafalski (1) – 02:57 00:50 – pp – Joe Pavelski (6) Jimmy Howard 23 saves / 27 shots Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 23 shots May 2 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030232 Pavel Datsyuk (6) – 06:51Tomas Holmstrom (3) – pp – 13:17 09:01 – pp – Joe Pavelski (8)10:32 – Ryane Clowe (2) Nicklas Lidstrom (4) – 02:00 No scoring No scoring 04:40 – pp – Joe Pavelski (9)12:37 – Joe Thornton (1) Jimmy Howard 41 saves / 45 shots Evgeni Nabokov 28 saves / 31 shots May 4 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030233 13:33 – Tomas Holmstrom (4)18:37 – Daniel Cleary (2) Devin Setoguchi (5) – 19:56 01:42 – Henrik Zetterberg (7) No scoring No scoring Joe Thornton (2) – 06:42Logan Couture (3) – 13:17 No scoring Patrick Marleau (2) – 07:07 Jimmy Howard 29 saves / 33 shots Evgeni Nabokov 32 saves / 35 shots May 6 1–7 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030234 05:40 – pp – Todd Bertuzzi (2)07:50 – Johan Franzen (3)10:43 – Johan Franzen (4)11:16 – Johan Franzen (5)18:50 – Valtteri Filppula (4) No scoring 03:05 – pp – Brian Rafalski (2) Dany Heatley (2) – pp – 19:11 07:33 – pp – Johan Franzen (6) No scoring Jimmy Howard 28 saves / 29 shots Evgeni Nabokov 4 saves / 9 shotsThomas Greiss 26 saves / 28 shots May 8 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030235 No scoring No scoring Brian Rafalski (3) – 02:40 04:54 – pp – Joe Thornton (3) No scoring 06:59 – Patrick Marleau (3) Jimmy Howard 30 saves / 32 shots Evgeni Nabokov 33 saves / 34 shots San Jose won series 4–1 (2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Chicago winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the previous year's Western Conference semifinals where Chicago won in six games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. The Blackhawks defeated the Canucks in six games for the second consecutive year in the second round. Five different Vancouver players scored in game one and Roberto Luongo made 36 saves in the opening game victory. Kris Versteeg's first goal of the playoffs broke the tie in game two with 1:30 remaining in regulation time as the Blackhawks evened the series with a 4–2 win. Chicago forward Dustin Byfuglien scored a hat trick in game three as the Blackhawks won 5–2. In game four Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews recorded a hat trick of his own (scoring all three goals on the power-play) as Chicago broke the game open in the second period and won by a final score of 7–4. Kevin Bieksa scored twice for the Canucks in game five as Vancouver avoided elimination with a 4–1 victory. After a scoreless opening period in game six the Blackhawks struck three times in the second period and held on to win the game 5–1, earning their second consecutive trip to the Western Conference Final. Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks General Motors Place United Center May 1 5–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030241 Christian Ehrhoff (2) – 13:51Mason Raymond (2) – 19:49 No scoring Henrik Sedin (2) – 00:32Kyle Wellwood (1) – pp – 10:59Michael Grabner (1) – 16:21 No scoring No scoring 02:07 – pp – Patrick Kane (5) Roberto Luongo 36 saves / 37 shots Antti Niemi 20 saves / 25 shotsCristobal Huet 3 saves / 3 shots May 3 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030242 Mason Raymond (3) – 01:22Mikael Samuelsson (8) – pp – 05:02 07:40 – Brent Seabrook (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:49 – sh – Patrick Sharp (4)18:30 – Kris Versteeg (1)19:12 – en – Patrick Kane (6) Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 33 shots Antti Niemi 24 saves / 26 shots May 5 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030243 No scoring Kris Versteeg (2) – 05:19Dustin Byfuglien (1) – pp – 16:47 09:07 – Jannik Hansen (1)19:06 – Alexandre Burrows (2) Dustin Byfuglien (2) – pp – 11:24 No scoring Marian Hossa (2) – 07:45Dustin Byfuglien (3) – 13:58 Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 35 shots Antti Niemi 31 saves / 33 shots May 7 7–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030244 01:34 – Kyle Wellwood (2)14:36 – pp — Daniel Sedin (5) Brent Seabrook (2) – 00:18Jonathan Toews (3) – pp – 09:23 18:16 – pp – Alexander Edler (2) Jonathan Toews (4) – pp – 00:27Patrick Sharp (5) – pp – 12:47Jonathan Toews (5) – pp – 15:22 14:37 – Henrik Sedin (3) Tomas Kopecky (3) – 06:59Dave Bolland (2) – en – 19:23 Roberto Luongo 27 saves / 33 shots Antti Niemi 26 saves / 30 shots May 9 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030245 Christian Ehrhoff (3) – 00:59Kevin Bieksa (2) – 14:24 No scoring Kevin Bieksa (3) – pp – 13:00 No scoring Alex Burrows (3) – en – 19:15 12:51 – Jonathan Toews (6) Roberto Luongo 29 saves / 30 shots Antti Niemi 20 saves / 23 shots May 11 5–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030246 No scoring No scoring No scoring Troy Brouwer (1) – 02:00Kris Versteeg (3) – 02:36Dave Bolland (3) – sh – 19:15 03:44 – Shane O'Brien (1) Patrick Kane (7) – 08:17Dustin Byfuglien (4) – 08:42 Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 35 shots Antti Niemi 29 saves / 30 shots Chicago won series 4–2 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (7) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams with Montreal winning three of the five previous series. They last met in the 2008 Eastern Conference semifinals, which Philadelphia won in five games. This was Philadelphia's tenth semifinal/conference final appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980, having last went to the conference finals in 2008, which they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games. This was Montreal's sixth Conference Finals appearance. They last went to the conference finals in 1993; which they won in five games over the New York Islanders. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. Since adopting a conference-based playoff seeding format in the 1993–94 NHL season this was the first Conference Final contested by the seventh and eighth seeds. The Flyers defeated the Canadiens in five games. Michael Leighton made 28 saves in game one to earn a shutout as Philadelphia took the opener 6–0. The Flyers scored twice on the power-play in game two and Leighton shutout the Canadiens again in a 3–0 win. After being shutout in the first two games of the series Montreal scored five times in game three to earn a victory. In game four, Michael Leighton earned his third shutout of the series as the Flyers took a 3–1 series lead with another 3–0 win. Flyers forward Jeff Carter scored the series-winning goal in the second period of game five and added an empty net goal in the third period to seal the game as Philadelphia advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1997. Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Bell Centre Wachovia Center May 16 0–6 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030311 No scoring 03:55 – pp – Braydon Coburn (1) No scoring 00:30 – James van Riemsdyk (2)04:23 – Daniel Briere (8)09:53 – pp – Simon Gagne (5) No scoring 12:13 – Scott Hartnell (3)13:26 – Claude Giroux (6) Jaroslav Halak 10 saves / 14 shotsCarey Price 9 saves / 11 shots Michael Leighton 28 saves / 28 shots May 18 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030312 No scoring 04:16 – pp – Daniel Briere (9) No scoring 15:49 – pp – Simon Gagne (6) No scoring 10:24 – Ville Leino (3) Jaroslav Halak 20 saves / 23 shots Michael Leighton 30 saves / 30 shots May 20 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030313 07:05 – Michael Cammalleri (13)16:52 – Tom Pyatt (2) No scoring No scoring Simon Gagne (7) – 08:22 02:00 – Brian Gionta (8)11:33 – Dominic Moore (4)19:29 – pp – Marc-Andre Bergeron (2) No scoring Jaroslav Halak 25 saves / 26 shots Michael Leighton 33 saves / 38 shots May 22 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030314 No scoring No scoring No scoring Claude Giroux (7) – 05:41Ville Leino (4) – 14:53 No scoring Claude Giroux (8) – en – 18:47 Jaroslav Halak 22 saves / 24 shots Michael Leighton 17 saves / 17 shots May 24 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030315 Brian Gionta (9) – 00:59 04:25 – sh – Mike Richards (6) No scoring 03:07 – Arron Asham (3)04:31 – Jeff Carter (3) Scott Gomez (2) – 06:53 19:37 – en – Jeff Carter (4) Jaroslav Halak 22 saves / 25 shots Michael Leighton 25 saves / 27 shots Philadelphia won series 4–1 Western Conference final (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was San Jose's second appearance in the conference finals. They last went to the conference finals in 2004, which they lost to the Calgary Flames in six games. This was Chicago's ninth Conference finals appearance. They last went to the conference finals in the previous year; which they lost in five games to the Detroit Red Wings. Chicago won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Blackhawks swept the Sharks in four games. Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi made 44 saves in game one as Chicago took the opening game 2–1. Chicago had a three-goal lead halfway through the second period of game two and held on to win the game by a final score of 4–2. The Sharks came back to tie the game in the third period of game three thanks to Patrick Marleau’s second goal of the game, however San Jose came up short in overtime as Dustin Byfuglien ended the game at 12:24 of the first overtime period, giving Chicago a 3–0 series lead. Chicago trailed by two goals near the halfway mark of the second period before scoring four unanswered goals to complete the sweep in game four and they advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in eighteen years. Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks United Center HP Pavilion May 16 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030321 No scoring 11:19 – pp – Jason Demers (1) Patrick Sharp (6) – 07:44 No scoring Dustin Byfuglien (5) – 13:15 No scoring Antti Niemi 44 saves / 45 shots Evgeni Nabokov 38 saves / 40 shots May 18 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030322 Andrew Ladd (2) – 12:48 No scoring Dustin Byfuglien (6) – 06:59Jonathan Toews (7) – pp – 08:29 11:08 – pp – Patrick Marleau (4) Troy Brouwer (2) – 06:18 15:32 – Patrick Marleau (5) Antti Niemi 20 saves / 22 shots Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 27 shots May 21 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030323 No scoring No scoring 06:59 – pp – Patrick Sharp (7) Patrick Marleau (6) – pp – 03:58 13:05 – Dave Bolland (4) Patrick Marleau (7) – 15:37 12:24 – Dustin Byfuglien (7) No scoring Antti Niemi 44 saves / 46 shots Evgeni Nabokov 35 saves / 38 shots May 23 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030324 No scoring Logan Couture (4) – 11:08 13:15 – Brent Seabrook (3)18:38 – Dave Bolland (5) Patrick Marleau (8) – sh – 07:35 14:05 – pp – Dustin Byfuglien (8)19:18 – en – Kris Versteeg (4) No scoring Antti Niemi 16 saves / 18 shots Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 26 shots Chicago won series 4–0 Stanley Cup Final 2010 Stanley Cup Finals This was the second playoff series between these two teams and the first since 1971 when the Blackhawks swept the Flyers in four games in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals. Philadelphia won the only meeting between these teams in the regular season. Prior to the 2010 Finals, both teams had previously lost in their last five consecutive Finals appearances (Chicago in 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, and 1992; and Philadelphia in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, and 1997). Having lost in the 2010 Finals, the Flyers became the third team in NHL history to lose in six consecutive Finals appearances, after the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings. It also was the first time since the Flyers themselves lost in 1987 that a team in the city of Philadelphia lost a championship in a non-presidential inauguration year (Phillies in 1993 and 2009 World Series, Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, Flyers in 1997, and 76ers in 2001 NBA Finals).Two cities that could use a CUP June 2, 2010 Ken Warren Ottawa Citizen B3 This was the first Stanley Cup won in overtime since the New Jersey Devils in 2000. Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Wachovia Center United Center May 29 5–6 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030411.HTM Ville Leino (5) – 06:38Scott Hartnell (4) – pp – 16:37Daniel Briere (10) – 19:33 07:46 – Troy Brouwer (3)11:50 – sh – Dave Bolland (6) Blair Betts (1) – 07:20Arron Asham (4) – 18:49 01:11 – Patrick Sharp (8)09:31 – Kris Versteeg (5)15:18 – Troy Brouwer (4) No scoring 08:25 – Tomas Kopecky (4) Michael Leighton 15 saves / 20 shotsBrian Boucher 11 saves / 12 shots Antti Niemi 27 saves / 32 shots May 31 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030412.HTM No scoring No scoring No scoring 17:09 – Marian Hossa (3)17:37 – Ben Eager (1) Simon Gagne (8) – pp – 05:20 No scoring Michael Leighton 24 saves / 26 shots Antti Niemi 32 saves / 33 shots June 2 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030413.HTM 14:58 – pp – Daniel Briere (11) No scoring 09:55 – pp – Scott Hartnell (5) Duncan Keith (2) – 02:49Brent Sopel (1) – 17:52 03:10 – Ville Leino (6) Patrick Kane (8) – 02:50 05:59 – Claude Giroux (9) No scoring Michael Leighton 24 saves / 27 shots Antti Niemi 28 saves / 32 shots June 4 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030414.HTM 04:35 – pp – Mike Richards (7)14:48 – Matt Carle (1)19:23 – Claude Giroux (10) Patrick Sharp (9) – 18:32 No scoring No scoring 06:43 – Ville Leino (7)19:35 – en – Jeff Carter (5) Dave Bolland (7) – pp – 12:01Brian Campbell (1) – 15:50 Michael Leighton 31 saves / 34 shots Antti Niemi 26 saves / 30 shots June 6 4–7 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030415.HTM No scoring 12:17 – pp – Brent Seabrook (4)15:26 – Dave Bolland (8)18:15 – Kris Versteeg (6) Scott Hartnell (6) – 00:32Kimmo Timonen (1) – 04:38 03:13 – Patrick Kane (9)15:45 – pp – Dustin Byfuglien (9) James van Riemsdyk (3) – 06:36Simon Gagne (9) – 17:24 16:08 – Patrick Sharp (10)17:55 – en – Dustin Byfuglien (10) Michael Leighton 10 saves / 13 shotsBrian Boucher 11 saves / 14 shots Antti Niemi 23 saves / 27 shots June 9 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS030416.HTM 19:33 – pp – Scott Hartnell (7) Dustin Byfuglien (11) – pp – 16:49 08:00 – Daniel Briere (12) Patrick Sharp (11) – 09:58Andrew Ladd (3) – 17:43 16:01 – Scott Hartnell (8) No scoring No scoring Patrick Kane (10) – 04:06 Michael Leighton 37 saves / 41 shots Antti Niemi 21 saves / 24 shots Chicago 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, goals take precedence.2009–2010 - Playoffs - All Skaters - Summary - Total points http://www.nhl.com/ice/app?component=completePointLeadersList&page=statshome&service=direct NHL.com May 1, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100725114715/http://www.nhl.com/ice/app?component=completePointLeadersList&page=statshome&service=direct July 25, 2010 Player Team GP G A Pts +/–Daniel Briere Daniel Brière Philadelphia Flyers 23 12 18 30 +9Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks 22 7 22 29 -1Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 22 10 18 28 -2Mike Richards ice hockey Philadelphia Flyers 23 7 16 23 -1Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks 22 11 11 22 +10Claude Giroux Philadelphia Flyers 23 10 11 21 +7Ville Leino Philadelphia Flyers 19 7 14 21 +10Michael Cammalleri Montreal Canadiens 19 13 6 19 -6Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 13 6 13 19 +6Johan Franzen Johan Franzén Detroit Red Wings 12 6 12 18 +8 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus 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 are bolded. 2009–2010 - Playoffs - Goalie - Summary - Goals against average http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20103ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=wlt NHL.com April 15, 2010 April 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100426211021/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20103ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=wlt dead 2009–2010 - Playoffs - Goalie - Summary - Save percentage http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20103ALLGAGAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=wlt NHL.com April 15, 2010 April 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100426161349/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20103ALLGAGAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=wlt dead Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOIMichael Leighton Philadelphia Flyers 13 8 3 371 31 2.46 .916 3 757:13Brian Boucher Philadelphia Flyers 12 6 6 298 27 2.47 .909 1 655:37Jaroslav Halak Jaroslav Halák Montreal Canadiens 18 9 9 562 43 2.55 .923 0 1,013:24Evgeni Nabokov San Jose Sharks 15 8 7 407 38 2.56 .907 1 889:51Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins 13 7 6 409 36 2.61 .912 0 829:03Antti Niemi Antti Niemi (ice hockey) Chicago Blackhawks 22 16 6 645 58 2.63 .910 2 1,321:51Jimmy Howard Detroit Red Wings 12 5 7 387 33 2.75 .915 1 720:26 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 first three rounds of the playoffs were split between CBC and TSN. This was the second year of a six-year agreement in which CBC and TSN selected the rights to individual series in the first three rounds using a draft-like setup.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 CBC held exclusive rights to the Stanley Cup Final. French-language telecasts were broadcast on RDS and RDS2. In the United States, national coverage was split between NBC and Versus. 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. NBC then aired the first two and final two games of the Stanley Cup Final, while Versus broadcast games three and four. References 30em 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 2010 Category:Stanley Cup playoffs Playoffs, 2010 sv:National Hockey League 2009/2010#Slutspelet