2007 Stanley Cup playoffs

American and Canadian hockey competition August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 2007StanleyCupPlayoffs.png 2007 April 11–June 6, 2007 16 Carolina Hurricanes(did not qualify) Anaheim Ducks Ottawa Senators Scoring leader(s) Daniel Alfredsson (Senators) 22 points MVP Scott Niedermayer (Ducks) 2006 2008 The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The series ended on June 6 with the Anaheim Ducks defeating the Ottawa Senators in five games to win their first ever championship. For the first time in NHL history, neither of the two teams that played in the previous year's Stanley Cup Final (the Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers) qualified for the playoffs. This was the Colorado Avalanche's first season missing the playoffs since 1994, when they were still in Quebec, and thus was their first missed postseason since relocating to Denver. Also for the first time since 1994, the Philadelphia Flyers missed the playoffs. This was the only time that the Atlanta Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in their twelve years in Georgia (they became the new Winnipeg Jets in 2011). This was also the last time all three New York metropolitan area teams (the Devils, Islanders and Rangers) made the playoffs in the same year until 2023.Sears Ethan April 12, 2023 Islanders whip Canadiens to clinch playoff spot https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/islanders-whip-canadiens-to-clinch-playoff-spot/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075303/https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/islanders-whip-canadiens-to-clinch-playoff-spot/ April 13, 2023 April 12, 2023 NYPost.com NYP Holdings, Inc. Playoff seeds 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 Buffalo Sabres, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 113 points (53 wins) New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions – 107 points Atlanta Thrashers, Southeast Division champions – 97 points Ottawa Senators – 105 points (48 wins) Pittsburgh Penguins – 105 points (47 wins) New York Rangers – 94 points Tampa Bay Lightning – 93 points New York Islanders – 92 points Western Conference Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 113 points (50 wins) Anaheim Ducks, Pacific Division champions – 110 points Vancouver Canucks, Northwest Division champions – 105 points Nashville Predators – 110 points San Jose Sharks – 107 points (51 wins) Dallas Stars – 107 points (50 wins) Minnesota Wild – 104 points Calgary Flames – 96 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 Buffalo 4 8 NY Islanders 1 2 New Jersey 4 7 Tampa Bay 2 3 Atlanta 0 6 NY Rangers 4 4 Ottawa 4 5 Pittsburgh 1 1 Detroit 4 8 Calgary 2 2 Anaheim 4 7 Minnesota 1 3 Vancouver 4 6 Dallas 3 4 Nashville 1 5 San Jose 4 1 Buffalo 4 6 NY Rangers 2 2 New Jersey 1 4 Ottawa 4 1 Detroit 4 5 San Jose 2 2 Anaheim 4 3 Vancouver 1 1 Buffalo 1 4 Ottawa 4 1 Detroit 2 2 Anaheim 4 E4 Ottawa 1 W2 Anaheim 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Buffalo Sabres vs. (8) New York Islanders The Buffalo Sabres entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners (winning the tie-breaker with Detroit in total wins), the Eastern Conference regular season and Northeast Division champions with 113 points. The Islanders qualified as the eighth seed earning 92 points during the regular season. This was the fourth and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams, with New York winning all three of the previous series. They last met in the 1980 Stanley Cup Semifinals where New York won in six games. Buffalo won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Sabres defeated the Islanders in five games. Brian Campbell and Chris Drury each scored twice for the Sabres in game one as they took the opening game 4–1. Marc-Andre Bergeron's power play goal at 8:37 of the third period gave the Islanders the lead in game two as they evened the series with a 3–2 victory. Sabres forward Daniel Briere scored the game-winning goal with a two-man advantage in the second period of game three giving Buffalo a 3–2 win. Chris Drury scored two goals in a game for the second time in this series as the Sabres won game four by a final score of 4–2. Buffalo held off a late charge by the Islanders in game five as they eliminated New York with a 4–3 win. New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres Nassau Coliseum HSBC Arena April 12 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030111 No scoring 09:30 – Brian Campbell (1) Arron Asham (1) – 06:58 11:13 – pp – Chris Drury (1) No scoring 01:08 – Chris Drury (2)16:35 – pp – Brian Campbell (2) Wade Dubielewicz 31 saves / 35 shots Ryan Miller 20 saves / 21 shots April 14 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030112 Trent Hunter (1) – 03:07Bruno Gervais (1) – 11:03 18:58 – Toni Lydman (1) No scoring No scoring Marc-Andre Bergeron (1) – pp – 08:37 02:12 – Dmitri Kalinin (1) Rick DiPietro 32 saves / 34 shots Ryan Miller 29 saves / 32 shots April 16 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030113 No scoring No scoring 09:52 – Trent Hunter (2)19:52 – Ryan Smyth (1) Adam Mair (1) – 05:17Thomas Vanek (1) – 08:38Daniel Briere (1) – pp – 12:56 No scoring No scoring Rick DiPietro 32 saves / 35 shots Ryan Miller 20 saves / 22 shots April 18 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030114 06:24 – Jason Blake (1)19:44 – pp – Mike Sillinger (1) Thomas Vanek (2) – 11:17Chris Drury (3) – 13:05 No scoring Chris Drury (4) – pp – 00:39 No scoring Jason Pominville (1) – 18:48 Rick DiPietro 27 saves / 31 shots Ryan Miller 24 saves / 26 shots April 20 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030115 No scoring 15:04 – Drew Stafford (1) No scoring 00:39 – Jason Pominville (2)11:29 – Derek Roy (1) Miroslav Satan (1) – 04:22Trent Hunter (3) – 09:43Chris Campoli (1) – 13:07 06:38 – Maxim Afinogenov (1) Rick DiPietro 23 saves / 27 shots Ryan Miller 30 saves / 33 shots Buffalo won series 4–1 (2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Tampa Bay Lightning The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division champions, earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference with 107 points. Tampa Bay qualified as the seventh seed, earning 93 points during the regular season. This was the second meeting between these two teams, with New Jersey winning the only previous series in the 2003 Eastern Conference semifinals in five games. Tampa Bay won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Devils defeated the Lightning in six games. New Jersey forward Zach Parise scored twice as New Jersey took game one 5–3. Johan Holmqvist made 34 saves for the Lightning and Vincent Lecavalier scored the game-winning goal early in the third period of game two as Tampa Bay evened the series with a 3–2 victory. The teams traded goals early in the third period of game three before Vaclav Prospal broke the tie with 6:29 remaining in regulation time as the Lightning won again by a score of 3–2. Devils centre Scott Gomez scored the overtime winner at 12:54 in game four to tie the series. New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur made 31 saves in his 22nd career playoff shutout as the Devils won game five 3–0. Devils forward Brian Gionta scored the series-winning goal in game six as New Jersey took the series four games to two with a 3–2 win. Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils St. Pete Times Forum Continental Airlines Arena April 12 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030121 Martin St. Louis (1) – pp – 15:55 07:43 – Zach Parise (1)12:31 – pp – Patrik Elias (1) Vincent Lecavalier (1) – 11:46 03:36 – pp – Brian Rafalski (1) Vincent Lecavalier (2) – 02:51 03:54 – Zach Parise (2)18:38 – Brian Gionta (1) Johan Holmqvist 19 saves / 24 shots Martin Brodeur 23 saves / 26 shots April 14 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030122 Filip Kuba (1) – sh – 09:02 18:11 – pp – Zach Parise (3) Martin St. Louis (2) – 19:11 16:19 – pp – Jamie Langenbrunner (1) Vincent Lecavalier (3) – 01:42 No scoring Johan Holmqvist 34 saves / 36 shots Martin Brodeur 17 saves / 20 shots April 16 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030123 09:06 – pp – Vincent Lecavalier (4) No scoring No scoring John Madden (1) – 17:27 01:09 – Brad Richards (1)13:31 – Vaclav Prospal (1) Zach Parise (4) – 04:46 Johan Holmqvist 30 saves / 32 shots Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 24 shots April 18 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030124 12:08 – Eric Perrin (1) Brian Gionta (2) – 06:04Zach Parise (5) – 14:20 11:39 – Martin St. Louis (3)15:20 – Vincent Lecavalier (5) Zach Parise (6) – pp – 09:42 No scoring No scoring No scoring Scott Gomez (1) – 12:54 Johan Holmqvist 33 saves / 37 shots Martin Brodeur 30 saves / 33 shots April 20 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030125 No scoring 12:46 – Andy Greene (1) No scoring 09:59 – Brian Gionta (3) No scoring 18:13 – en – Scott Gomez (2) Johan Holmqvist 11 saves / 13 shots Martin Brodeur 31 saves / 31 shots April 22 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030126 No scoring Brian Gionta (4) – pp – 14:29 05:10 – pp – Brad Richards (2)10:46 – pp – Brad Richards (3) Brian Rafalski (2) – pp – 01:21Brian Gionta (5) – 05:49 No scoring No scoring Johan Holmqvist 23 saves / 26 shots Martin Brodeur 32 saves / 34 shots New Jersey won series 4–2 (3) Atlanta Thrashers vs. (6) New York Rangers The Atlanta Thrashers entered the playoffs as the Southeast Division champions, earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference with 97 points. The Rangers qualified as the sixth seed earning 94 points during the regular season. This was the first and to this date only playoff meeting between these two teams. This series also marked the first appearance of a team representing Atlanta in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 27 years. The most recent team to represent Atlanta prior to this was the Atlanta Flames who lost in the Preliminary Round in 1980. The Thrashers made their first playoff appearance since entering the league in the 1999–2000 season; this was the only playoff appearance that Atlanta made before the franchise relocated to Winnipeg in 2011. Atlanta won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Rangers swept Atlanta in four games. New York entered the third period of game one with a two-goal lead and hung on to win by a score of 4–3. Ranger forward Brendan Shanahan scored the game-winner with four minutes remaining in game two as New York earned a 2–1 victory. The Rangers dominated Atlanta in game three winning 7–0, Michael Nylander scored a hat trick in the victory. Matt Cullen scored the series-clinching goal in game four and Jaromir Jagr added an empty-net goal in the dying minutes as New York completed the sweep of the Thrashers with a 4–2 win. New York Rangers Atlanta Thrashers Madison Square Garden Philips Arena April 12 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030131 Jaromir Jagr (1) – 12:50Michal Rozsival (1) – pp – 16:47 19:01 – pp – Eric Belanger (1) Marcel Hossa (1) – 10:52Michael Nylander (1) – 16:56 12:19 – Shane Hnidy (1) No scoring 05:50 – Pascal Dupuis (1) Henrik Lundqvist 21 saves / 24 shots Kari Lehtonen 34 saves / 38 shots April 14 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030132 Sean Avery (1) – 08:08 No scoring No scoring No scoring Brendan Shanahan (1) – 15:59 05:35 – Ilya Kovalchuk (1) Henrik Lundqvist 27 saves / 28 shots Johan Hedberg 37 saves / 39 shots April 17 0–7 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030133 00:32 – Michael Nylander (2)09:45 – Michael Nylander (3)12:26 – Marek Malik (1) No scoring 06:27 – Ryan Callahan (1)17:21 – pp – Ryan Callahan (2) No scoring 08:58 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (2)15:54 – pp – Michael Nylander (4) No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 21 saves / 21 shots Kari Lehtonen 28 saves / 35 shots April 18 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030134 07:57 – pp – Michal Rozsival (2) Keith Tkachuk (1) – 06:38 18:18 – Brendan Shanahan (3) Greg De Vries (1) – 12:26 02:06 – Matt Cullen (1)18:27 – en – Jaromir Jagr (2) No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 24 saves / 26 shots Johan Hedberg 27 saves / 30 shots New York won series 4–0 (4) Ottawa Senators vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins Both the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs tied with 105 points, but the Senators were awarded the fourth seed by winning the total wins tiebreaker (48–47). This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Pittsburgh won this year's four-game regular season series earning six of eight points. The Senators defeated the Penguins in five games. Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was pulled in game one after allowing six goals to the Senators in a 6–3 loss. The Penguins scored three times in the third period as they overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat Ottawa 4–3 in game two and tie the series. Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson scored the game-winner and added an insurance goal in game three as Ottawa regained home-ice advantage with a 4–2 win. Just over nine minutes into the third period of game four, Anton Volchenkov broke the tie for the Senators giving his team a 2–1 victory. After a scoreless opening period in game five, the Senators struck three times in the second period and goaltender Ray Emery posted a 20-save shutout to eliminate the Penguins with a 3–0 win. Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators Mellon Arena Scotiabank Place April 11 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030141 No scoring 01:37 – Andrej Meszaros (1)06:38 – Chris Kelly (1) Jordan Staal (1) – 16:58 14:38 – pp – Tom Preissing (1) Sergei Gonchar (1) – pp – 12:42Sidney Crosby (1) – pp – 19:11 00:09 – pp – Dany Heatley (1)05:39 – Chris Neil (1)08:22 – Mike Comrie (1) Marc-Andre Fleury 30 saves / 36 shotsJocelyn Thibault 1 save / 1 shot Ray Emery 23 saves / 26 shots April 14 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030142 Ryan Whitney (1) – pp – 03:01 No scoring No scoring 08:28 – Jason Spezza (1)16:44 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (1) Gary Roberts (1) – pp – 02:04Jordan Staal (2) – 09:34Sidney Crosby (2) – 11:44 06:18 – Chris Kelly (2) Marc-Andre Fleury 34 saves / 37 shots Ray Emery 17 saves / 21 shots April 15 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030143 00:52 – Gary Roberts (2) Dean McAmmond (1) – 18:04 No scoring Mike Comrie (2) – 02:13Daniel Alfredsson (2) – pp – 07:20Daniel Alfredsson (3) – 17:12 14:40 – Sidney Crosby (3) No scoring Marc-Andre Fleury 21 saves / 25 shots Ray Emery 17 saves / 19 shots April 17 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030144 No scoring Jason Spezza (2) – pp – 03:25 08:08 – Jordan Staal (3) No scoring No scoring Anton Volchenkov (1) – 09:12 Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 26 shots Ray Emery 23 saves / 24 shots April 19 0–3 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030145 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:08 – pp – Dany Heatley (2)06:20 – Antoine Vermette (1)17:55 – Chris Kelly (3) No scoring No scoring Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 26 shots Ray Emery 20 saves / 20 shots Ottawa won series 4–1 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Calgary Flames The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the Western Conference regular season and Central Division champions (losing the tie-breaker with Buffalo in total wins for the Presidents' Trophy) with 113 points. Calgary qualified as the eighth seed earning 96 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 semifinals where Calgary won in six games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. The Red Wings eliminated the Flames in six games. In game one the Red Wings dominated the Flames in a 4–1 victory. Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff made 48 saves in game two as his team lost 3–1 and the Red Wings took a 2–0 series lead. Jarome Iginla scored the game-winning goal in game three as the Flames won by a score of 3–2. Calgary centre Daymond Langkow scored twice on the power play in game four as the Flames evened the series with a 3–2 win. After allowing five goals against in game five Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was pulled in favour of backup Jamie McLennan. Kiprusoff was forced back into the game just 18 seconds later as Jamie McLennan was assessed a match penalty and game misconduct for slashing Red Wings forward Johan Franzen in the stomach. McLennan was later suspended for five games; the Flames organization and Head Coach Jim Playfair were also fined after a 5–1 loss. Johan Franzen scored the series-winner in double overtime in game six as the Red Wings eliminated the Flames with a 2–1 victory. Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings Pengrowth Saddledome Joe Louis Arena April 12 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030151 No scoring 04:51 – Valtteri Filppula (1)08:36 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (1) No scoring 06:56 – Pavel Datsyuk (1)09:57 – Mathieu Schneider (1) Alex Tanguay (1) – pp – 14:55 No scoring Miikka Kiprusoff 42 saves / 46 shots Dominik Hasek 19 saves / 20 shots April 15 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030152 No scoring 01:02 – Pavel Datsyuk (2)03:50 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (2) Dion Phaneuf (1) – pp – 02:42 No scoring No scoring 06:05 – Valtteri Filppula (2) Miikka Kiprusoff 48 saves / 51 shots Dominik Hasek 14 saves / 15 shots April 17 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030153 No scoring No scoring 09:20 – pp – Matthew Lombardi (1) Kris Draper (1) – 11:30 04:43 – pp – Mark Giordano (1)09:21 – Jarome Iginla (1) Kris Draper (2) – 00:39 Miikka Kiprusoff 28 saves / 30 shots Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 28 shots April 19 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030154 08:29 – pp – Daymond Langkow (1)13:33 – Craig Conroy (1) Todd Bertuzzi (1) – 11:07Johan Franzen (1) – 15:37 08:19 – pp – Daymond Langkow (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Miikka Kiprusoff 33 saves / 35 shots Dominik Hasek 18 saves / 21 shots April 21 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030155 No scoring No scoring No scoring 03:32 – sh-ps – Daniel Cleary (1)08:50 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (1)10:54 – sh – Chris Chelios (1) Andrei Zyuzin (1) – sh – 10:03 05:12 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (2)15:42 – pp – Pavel Datsyuk (3) Miikka Kiprusoff 33 saves / 38 shotsJamie McLennan 0 saves / 0 shots Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 24 shots April 22 2–1 2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030156 No scoring No scoring 03:09 – Jarome Iginla (2) Robert Lang (1) – 16:53 No scoring No scoring No scoring Johan Franzen (2) – 04:23 Miikka Kiprusoff 53 saves / 55 shots Dominik Hasek 20 saves / 21 shots Detroit won series 4–2 (2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Minnesota Wild The Anaheim Ducks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division champions, earning the second seed in the Western Conference with 110 points. Minnesota qualified as the seventh seed earning 104 points during the regular season. This was the second and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams, with Anaheim winning the only previous series. They last met in the 2003 Western Conference Final where Anaheim won in four games. Anaheim won this year's four-game regular season series earning five of eight points. The Ducks eliminated the Wild in five games. Ducks forward Dustin Penner scored the game-winner late in the third period as Anaheim took game one 2–1. In game two Francois Beauchemin scored twice on the power-play for the Ducks as they took a 2–0 series lead with a 3–2 win. The Ducks earned a tight win in game three with a 2–1 victory. The Wild avoided elimination with a three-goal third period in game four, earning a 4–1 win. Jean-Sebastien Giguere started game five for the Ducks and Ryan Getzlaf scored the series-winning goal late in the second period as Anaheim ended the series with a 4–1 victory. Minnesota Wild Anaheim Ducks Xcel Energy Center Honda Center April 11 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030161 No scoring No scoring Pavol Demitra (1) – 06:01 09:52 – Teemu Selanne (1) No scoring 14:40 – Dustin Penner (1) Niklas Backstrom 32 saves / 34 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 24 saves / 25 shots April 13 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030162 No scoring 13:19 – pp – Francois Beauchemin (1) Marian Gaborik (1) – 03:33 16:17 – pp – Francois Beauchemin (2)18:43 – sh – Ryan Getzlaf (1) Mikko Koivu (1) – 15:04 No scoring Niklas Backstrom 22 saves / 25 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 30 saves / 32 shots April 15 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030163 No scoring Andy McDonald (1) – pp – 16:05 No scoring No scoring 19:21 – pp – Petteri Nummelin (1) Rob Niedermayer (1) – 09:43 Niklas Backstrom 17 saves / 19 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 19 saves / 20 shots April 17 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030164 No scoring No scoring 18:03 – Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) Chris Pronger (1) – pp – 06:08 03:23 – pp – Marian Gaborik (2)09:27 – Brian Rolston (1)10:44 – Mark Parrish (1) No scoring Niklas Backstrom 28 saves / 29 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 32 saves / 36 shotsJean-Sebastien Giguere 4 saves / 4 shots April 19 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030165 No scoring 01:02 – Chris Pronger (2) Marian Gaborik (3) – sh – 15:42 16:29 – pp – Ryan Getzlaf (2) No scoring 10:29 – Corey Perry (1)19:03 – en – Travis Moen (1) Niklas Backstrom 35 saves / 38 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 27 shots Anaheim won series 4–1 (3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Dallas Stars The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the Northwest Division champions, earning the third seed in the Western Conference with 105 points. Dallas qualified as the sixth seed earning 107 points (losing the tie-breaker with San Jose in total wins) during the regular season. This was the second and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams with Vancouver winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1994 Western Conference semifinals where Vancouver won in five games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. Vancouver hung on to defeat the Stars in seven games. Dallas overcame a two-goal deficit in game one to force overtime, however, they came up short as Henrik Sedin won the game for Vancouver when he scored at 18:06 of the fourth overtime; this is the eighth-longest playoff game in NHL history. Roberto Luongo made 72 saves in the 5–4 Canucks victory. The Stars opened game two with a goal just 24 seconds in and the Canucks were not able to recover as Dallas goaltender Marty Turco posted a 35 save shutout in a 2–0 win. Canucks forward Taylor Pyatt scored the game-winner at 7:47 of the first overtime for a 2–1 win in game three. The Canucks pulled out another 2–1 victory in game four as Mattias Ohlund and Trevor Linden scored for Vancouver. In game five both Roberto Luongo and Marty Turco pushed aside every shot in regulation and Stars captain Brenden Morrow scored the only goal of the game 6:22 into the first overtime for a 1–0 Dallas victory. Marty Turco shutout Vancouver in game six for the second consecutive game and the third time overall in the series as the Stars forced a seventh game with a 2–0 win. After allowing the opening goal in game seven the Canucks scored four unanswered goals and took the deciding game of the series 4–1 for their first playoff series victory since 2003. Vancouver was the first team since the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 to win a series despite getting shutout 3 times. Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks American Airlines Center General Motors Place April 11 4–5 4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030171 Brenden Morrow (1) – pp – 05:28 04:20 – Daniel Sedin (1) Trevor Daley (1) – 10:00 06:26 – pp – Mattias Ohlund (1)13:47 – Markus Naslund (1) Antti Miettinen (1) – 08:31Ladislav Nagy (1) – 13:46 07:36 – Bryan Smolinski (1) No scoring 18:06 – Henrik Sedin (1) Marty Turco 51 saves / 56 shots Roberto Luongo 72 saves / 76 shots April 13 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030172 Jeff Halpern (1) – 00:24 No scoring Joel Lundqvist (1) – 00:45 No scoring No scoring No scoring Marty Turco 35 saves / 35 shots Roberto Luongo 25 saves / 27 shots April 15 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030173 No scoring No scoring 13:09 – pp – Stu Barnes (1) No scoring No scoring Jan Bulis (1) – 05:18 No scoring Taylor Pyatt (1) – 07:47 Marty Turco 35 saves / 37 shots Roberto Luongo 29 saves / 30 shots April 17 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030174 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 12:29 – Darryl Sydor (1) Mattias Ohlund (2) – 09:46Trevor Linden (1) – 14:29 Marty Turco 27 saves / 29 shots Roberto Luongo 26 saves / 27 shots April 19 1–0 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030175 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Brenden Morrow (2) – pp – 06:22 No scoring Marty Turco 21 saves / 21 shots Roberto Luongo 29 saves / 30 shots April 21 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030176 03:05 – pp – Mike Modano (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 07:22 – Jeff Halpern (2) No scoring Marty Turco 21 saves / 21 shots Roberto Luongo 28 saves / 30 shots April 23 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030177 Joel Lundqvist (2) – 16:32 No scoring No scoring 15:12 – pp – Henrik Sedin (2) No scoring 07:00 – pp – Trevor Linden (2)18:57 – en – Taylor Pyatt (2)19:13 – en – Bryan Smolinski (1) Marty Turco 28 saves / 30 shots Roberto Luongo 19 saves / 20 shots Vancouver won series 4–3 (4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) San Jose Sharks The Nashville Predators entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 110 points. San Jose qualified as the fifth seed earning 107 points (winning the tie-breaker with Dallas in total wins) during the regular season. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams with San Jose winning the only previous series. They last met in the previous year's Western Conference quarterfinals where San Jose won in five games. Nashville won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. For the second consecutive year, the Sharks eliminated Nashville in five games. Patrick Rissmiller scored the overtime winner for San Jose at 8:14 of the second overtime period as the Sharks won a high-scoring game one 5–4. Predator forwards Jean-Pierre Dumont and Peter Forsberg scored twice in game two as Nashville evened the series with a 5–2 win. Nashville goaltender Tomas Vokoun made 38 saves in a losing effort in game three as the Sharks won the game 3–1. Milan Michalek's second goal of the game gave the Sharks an insurmountable lead in game four as San Jose took a 3–2 victory. The teams were tied late into the third period of game five before Sharks captain Patrick Marleau scored the series-winning goal to eliminate the Predators by a final score of 3–2. San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators HP Pavilion Gaylord Entertainment Center April 11 5–4 2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030181 Matt Carle (1) – 07:18 No scoring Mike Grier (1) – 05:31Craig Rivet (1) – pp – 12:57Milan Michalek (1) – 15:52 02:35 – Alexander Radulov (1)03:56 – Jean-Pierre Dumont (1) No scoring 13:05 – Alexander Radulov (2)19:09 – Jean-Pierre Dumont (2) Patrick Rissmiller (1) – 08:14 No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 39 saves / 43 shots Tomas Vokoun 33 saves / 38 shots April 13 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030182 Craig Rivet (2) – 04:37 06:54 – Alexander Radulov (3)15:56 – Peter Forsberg (1) No scoring 10:26 – sh – Jean-Pierre Dumont (3)12:56 – pp – Jean-Pierre Dumont (4) Ryan Clowe (1) – 09:52 18:55 – en – Peter Forsberg (2) Evgeni Nabokov 17 saves / 21 shots Tomas Vokoun 22 saves / 24 shots April 16 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030183 No scoring Ryan Suter (1) – 11:53 08:38 – Milan Michalek (2)12:18 – Ryan Clowe (2) No scoring 15:34 – Patrick Marleau (1) No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 19 saves / 20 shots Tomas Vokoun 38 saves / 41 shots April 18 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030184 03:29 – Milan Michalek (3) No scoring 01:06 – Joe Pavelski (1)12:53 – Milan Michalek (4) Jason Arnott (1) – 02:32 No scoring Scott Hartnell (1) – pp – 17:08 Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 25 shots Tomas Vokoun 20 saves / 23 shots April 20 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2006030185 Ryan Clowe (3) – 08:21 No scoring Patrick Marleau (2) – pp – 17:46 03:47 – pp – Jason Arnott (2)04:26 – Vernon Fiddler (1) Patrick Marleau (3) – 15:39 No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 22 saves / 24 shots Tomas Vokoun 34 saves / 37 shots San Jose won series 4–1 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) New York Rangers This was the second and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams with Buffalo winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1978 Preliminary Round where Buffalo won in three games. Buffalo won all four games during this year's regular season series. Buffalo eliminated the Rangers in six games. Sabres forward Thomas Vanek scored twice including the game-winner as Buffalo took game one 5–2. Chris Drury and Thomas Vanek each scored their fifth goal of the playoffs for the Sabres in the third period of game two as Buffalo overcame a goal deficit, winning by a score of 3–2. In game three Michal Rozsival gave the Rangers a 2–1 win in double overtime by scoring at 16:43. The Rangers scored twice on the power-play in game four as they evened the series with a 2–1 victory. Sabres co-captain Chris Drury scored the tying goal with less than eight seconds remaining and Maxim Afinogenov ended the game 4:39 into the first overtime on the power-play as Buffalo won game five 2–1. Jochen Hecht's second goal of the playoffs was the series-clinching goal as the Sabres ended New York's season with 5–4 victory in game six. Until 2026, this was the last time the Sabres won a playoff series, and with the Toronto Maple Leafs winning their first round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2023, the Sabres held the longest active playoff series win drought.Harrington Mike 2023-04-30 Series victory by Leafs adds new drought to Sabres' postseason resume https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/series-victory-by-leafs-adds-new-drought-to-sabres-postseason-resume/article_ce0c2848-e75b-11ed-834b-8b3ffe1826dc.html 2023-07-17 Buffalo News en New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Madison Square Garden HSBC Arena April 25 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030211 No scoring No scoring No scoring 14:19 – pp – Thomas Vanek (3)16:19 – Ales Kotalik (1)18:24 – Thomas Vanek (4) Marcel Hossa (2) – 10:44Brendan Shanahan (4) – pp – 19:12 13:47 – Jason Pominville (3)19:44 – en – Drew Stafford (2) Henrik Lundqvist 32 saves / 36 shots Ryan Miller 32 saves / 34 shots April 27 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030212 Martin Straka (1) – pp – 10:08 10:58 – pp – Brian Campbell (3) Paul Mara (1) – pp – 18:40 No scoring No scoring 00:24 – Chris Drury (5)10:11 – Thomas Vanek (5) Henrik Lundqvist 15 saves / 18 shots Ryan Miller 31 saves / 33 shots April 29 1–2 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030213 No scoring No scoring 00:33 – Jaromir Jagr (3) No scoring No scoring Daniel Briere (2) – pp – 12:14 16:43 – Michal Rozsival (3) No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 38 saves / 39 shots Ryan Miller 44 saves / 46 shots May 1 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030214 No scoring No scoring 00:45 – pp – Jaromir Jagr (4) No scoring 08:31 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (5) Ales Kotalik (2) – 09:04 Henrik Lundqvist 29 saves / 30 shots Ryan Miller 26 saves / 28 shots May 4 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030215 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Martin Straka (2) – 16:41 19:52 – Chris Drury (6) No scoring 04:39 – pp – Maxim Afinogenov (2) Henrik Lundqvist 38 saves / 40 shots Ryan Miller 22 saves / 23 shots May 6 5–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030216 17:10 – Michael Nylander (5) No scoring 04:40 – pp – Paul Mara (2) Dmitri Kalinin (2) – 01:29Jason Pominville (4) – 02:53Jochen Hecht (1) – 07:41Chris Drury (7) – pp – 11:15 05:08 – pp – Jaromir Jagr (5)17:09 – pp – Michael Nylander (6) Jochen Hecht (2) – 14:50 Henrik Lundqvist 24 saves / 29 shots Ryan Miller 32 saves / 36 shots Buffalo won series 4–2 (2) New Jersey Devils vs. (4) Ottawa Senators 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 2003 Eastern Conference Final where New Jersey won in seven games. New Jersey won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. Ottawa defeated the Devils in five games. The Senators scored four times in the opening period of game one and hung on to win the game 5–4. The Senators tied game two late in the third period, but Jamie Langenbrunner scored the winning goal for the Devils 1:55 into the second overtime. Game three remained scoreless into the third period before Tom Preissing put the Senators on the board, Ray Emery made 25 saves for his second playoff shutout in a 2–0 Ottawa win. New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur made 33 saves in a losing effort in game four as the Senators won 3–2. Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson scored the series-winning goal late in the second period of game five as the Senators ended New Jersey's season with a 3–2 win. Game five was also the final game played at Continental Airlines Arena as the Devils began playing at the Prudential Center the following year. Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Scotiabank Place Continental Airlines Arena April 26 5–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030221 Jason Spezza (3) – 01:30Joe Corvo (1) – pp – 06:49Dean McAmmond (2) – sh – 14:43Dany Heatley (3) – 16:39 17:38 – Travis Zajac (1) No scoring 02:20 – Brian Gionta (6)04:57 – Andy Greene (2) Wade Redden (1) – pp – 00:43 19:30 – Zach Parise (7) Ray Emery 26 saves / 30 shots Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 26 shots April 28 2–3 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030222 No scoring 01:43 – pp – Brian Gionta (7)19:59 – pp – Sergei Brylin (1) Daniel Alfredsson (4) – pp – 04:23 No scoring Dany Heatley (4) – 19:33 No scoring No scoring 01:55 – Jamie Langenbrunner (2) Ray Emery 30 saves / 33 shots Martin Brodeur 43 saves / 45 shots April 30 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030223 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:46 – Tom Preissing (2)19:04 – en – Jason Spezza (4) No scoring Ray Emery 25 saves / 25 shots Martin Brodeur 32 saves / 33 shots May 2 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030224 04:34 – Daniel Alfredsson (5) No scoring 14:44 – Dany Heatley (5) Brian Gionta (8) – pp – 04:17 03:58 – Mike Fisher (1) Jay Pandolfo (1) – 09:36 Ray Emery 29 saves / 31 shots Martin Brodeur 33 saves / 36 shots May 5 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030225 No scoring 06:59 – Scott Gomez (3) Antoine Vermette (2) – 05:19Jason Spezza (5) – pp – 12:06Daniel Alfredsson (6) – 17:28 No scoring No scoring 19:20 – Scott Gomez (4) Ray Emery 27 saves / 29 shots Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 24 shots Ottawa won series 4–1 Western Conference semifinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) San Jose Sharks This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1995 Western Conference semifinals where Detroit won in four games. San Jose won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Red Wings won three consecutive games to eliminate San Jose in six games. Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov made 34 saves as San Jose shutout the Red Wings in game one by a score of 2–0. Pavel Datsyuk gave the Red Wings the lead with just 1:24 remaining in the third period, taking a 3–2 victory. San Jose forward Jonathan Cheechoo scored the game-winner on the power play in game three as the Sharks won the game 2–1. Detroit came back from a two-goal deficit in game four by scoring in the final minute of both the second and third periods and Mathieu Schneider scored the overtime winner on the power-play for the Red Wings in a 3–2 win. After allowing the opening goal in game five the Red Wings scored four unanswered goals winning the game 4–1. Two goals from Detroit winger Mikael Samuelsson and a shutout by Dominik Hasek in game six ended the series in a 2–0 Red Wings victory. San Jose Sharks Detroit Red Wings HP Pavilion Joe Louis Arena April 26 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030231 Matt Carle (2) – pp – 09:45Mike Grier (2) – 10:09 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 34 saves / 34 shots Dominik Hasek 17 saves / 19 shots April 28 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030232 Jonathan Cheechoo (1) – 00:36Joe Thornton (1) – 04:17 17:30 – Henrik Zetterberg (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:23 – sh – Daniel Cleary (2)18:36 – Pavel Datsyuk (4) Evgeni Nabokov 19 saves / 22 shots Dominik Hasek 17 saves / 19 shots April 30 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030233 No scoring Nicklas Lidstrom (3) – pp – 11:13 12:43 – Ryane Clowe (4) No scoring 13:19 – pp – Jonathan Cheechoo (2) No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 29 saves / 30 shots Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 27 shots May 2 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030234 17:52 – Jonathan Cheechoo (3) No scoring 08:07 – Marcel Goc (1) Tomas Holmstrom (1) – pp – 19:55 No scoring Robert Lang (2) – 19:26 No scoring Mathieu Schneider (2) – pp – 16:04 Evgeni Nabokov 46 saves / 49 shots Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 27 shots May 5 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030235 Marcel Goc (2) – 04:53 No scoring No scoring 03:10 – Henrik Zetterberg (4)16:13 – Pavel Datsyuk (5) No scoring 03:46 – pp – Mikael Samuelsson (1)06:14 – pp – Tomas Holmstrom (2) Evgeni Nabokov 29 saves / 33 shots Dominik Hasek 23 saves / 24 shots May 7 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030236 No scoring Mikael Samuelsson (2) – 15:26Mikael Samuelsson (3) – 19:52 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 22 shots Dominik Hasek 28 saves / 28 shots Detroit won series 4–2 (2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks This was the first and to date only playoff meeting between these two teams. Anaheim won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Ducks eliminated Vancouver in five games. After allowing the opening goal in game one Anaheim responded with five unanswered goals and won by a final score of 5–1, Ducks forward Andy McDonald recorded a hat trick in the contest. The teams traded a goal apiece during regulation time and Jeff Cowan ended the game 7:49 into double overtime as Vancouver tied the series with a 2–1 victory. Anaheim's special teams made the difference in game three as the Ducks successfully killed off seven penalties and scored twice on the power-play as Anaheim won the game 3–2. The Ducks came back from a two-goal deficit in the third period of game four to force overtime and won the game 3–2 on a goal scored by Travis Moen at 2:07 of the first overtime period. After Vancouver forced overtime in game five, goaltender Roberto Luongo missed the first three minutes of the first overtime period to what was first believed to be an equipment malfunction. However, after the series ended, it was revealed that Luongo, instead, had an untimely case of diarrhea. Backup Dany Sabourin stopped five Anaheim shots before Luongo returned to action 3:34 into the period.MIA Lou reveals he was ... in the loo http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=0683ea58-afd3-4504-9597-99f85f3d3379 May 7, 2007 October 31, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160131032027/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=0683ea58-afd3-4504-9597-99f85f3d3379 January 31, 2016 Shortly into the second overtime period Scott Niedermayer fired a wrist shot that found the back of the net after Luongo took his eye off the puck to look at the referee, believing a penalty should have been issued. The Ducks won the game 2–1 and clinched the series and moved them on to the Western Conference Final. Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks General Motors Place Honda Center April 25 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030241 Jeff Cowan (1) – 07:07 09:24 – pp – Andy McDonald (2)14:56 – Teemu Selanne (2)19:11 – Andy McDonald (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 09:05 – Ryan Getzlaf (3)19:08 – pp – Andy McDonald (4) Roberto Luongo 27 saves / 31 shotsDany Sabourin 5 saves / 6 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 27 shots April 27 2–1 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030242 No scoring No scoring Markus Naslund (2) – 06:30 11:01 – Travis Moen (2) No scoring No scoring Jeff Cowan (2) – 07:49 No scoring Roberto Luongo 43 saves / 44 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 47 saves / 49 shots April 29 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030243 19:12 – pp – Markus Naslund (3) Dustin Penner (2) – 03:08 14:31 – Daniel Sedin (2) Francois Beauchemin (3) – pp – 09:45 No scoring Corey Perry (2) – pp – 07:51 Roberto Luongo 21 saves / 24 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 24 saves / 26 shots May 1 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030244 12:55 – Markus Naslund (4) No scoring 17:31 – Brendan Morrison (1) No scoring No scoring Chris Pronger (3) – 03:58Teemu Selanne (3) – 14:18 No scoring Travis Moen (3) – 02:07 Roberto Luongo 27 saves / 30 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 24 saves / 26 shots May 3 1–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030245 No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:14 – Samuel Pahlsson (1) Alex Burrows (1) – 11:03 No scoring No scoring 04:30 – Scott Niedermayer (1) Roberto Luongo 56 saves / 58 shotsDany Sabourin 5 saves / 5 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 27 shots Anaheim won series 4–1 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (1) Buffalo Sabres vs. (4) Ottawa Senators This was the fourth and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams, with Buffalo winning all three previous series. They last met in the previous year's Eastern Conference semifinals where Buffalo won in five games. This was Buffalo's second consecutive Conference finals appearance, and their fifth overall in the semifinals/conference finals since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980; they lost to Carolina in seven games in the previous year. Ottawa most recently made it to the conference finals in 2003 where they lost to New Jersey in seven games. Ottawa won five of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Senators advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final by eliminating the Sabres in five games. The Senators took control of game one in the third period and scored three goals to win 5–2. Buffalo forward Daniel Briere scored with only six seconds left in game two to force overtime. Joe Corvo scored the game-winning goal for Ottawa at 4:58 of double overtime in a 4–3 victory. Ray Emery made 15 saves and Daniel Alfredsson scored the only goal in game three as Ottawa shut out the Sabres 1–0. The Sabres took a three-goal lead just before the halfway point of game four and hung on to force a fifth game with a 3–2 win. Overtime was needed in game five as the teams traded goals through regulation time, Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson ended the series with his goal at 9:32 of the first overtime as the Senators won by a final score of 3–2. Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres Scotiabank Place HSBC Arena May 10 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030311 Mike Fisher (2) – sh – 04:32Daniel Alfredsson (7) – pp – 07:54 10:55 – Maxim Afinogenov (3) No scoring 08:45 – Toni Lydman (2) Oleg Saprykin (1) – 07:41Jason Spezza (6) – pp – 15:48Dean McAmmond (3) – en – 19:47 No scoring Ray Emery 18 saves / 20 shots Ryan Miller 29 saves / 33 shots May 12 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030312 Daniel Alfredsson (8) – 14:22 03:41 – Thomas Vanek (6)06:13 – Jochen Hecht (3) Mike Fisher (3) – pp – 06:08Wade Redden (2) – pp – 19:44 No scoring No scoring 19:54 – Daniel Briere (3) Joe Corvo (2) – 04:58 No scoring Ray Emery 34 saves / 37 shots Ryan Miller 28 saves / 32 shots May 14 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030313 No scoring No scoring 13:40 – Daniel Alfredsson (9) No scoring No scoring No scoring Ray Emery 15 saves / 15 shots Ryan Miller 31 saves / 32 shots May 16 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030314 No scoring Derek Roy (2) – 00:09 14:55 – Dean McAmmond (4)16:41 – Peter Schaefer (1) Maxim Afinogenov (4) – pp – 04:32Chris Drury (8) – 08:06 No scoring No scoring Ray Emery 19 saves / 22 shots Ryan Miller 31 saves / 33 shots May 19 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030315 No scoring No scoring Dany Heatley (6) – 15:41Jason Spezza (7) – 19:21 04:30 – Jochen Hecht (4) No scoring 10:58 – pp – Maxim Afinogenov (5) Daniel Alfredsson (10) – 09:32 No scoring Ray Emery 27 saves / 29 shots Ryan Miller 22 saves / 25 shots Ottawa won series 4–1 Western Conference final (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (2) Anaheim Ducks This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Detroit winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 2003 Western Conference quarterfinals where Anaheim won in four games. Detroit most recently made it to the conference finals in 2002 where they defeated Colorado in seven games, while Anaheim most recently made it to the conference finals in the previous year where they lost in five games to Edmonton. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series. Anaheim defeated the Red Wings in six games. Detroit goaltender Dominik Hasek made 31 saves as the Red Wings took game one with a 2–1 victory. Scott Niedermayer ended game two at 14:17 of the first overtime as the Ducks tied the series with a 4–3 win. The Red Wings chased Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere from game three after he allowed three goals on thirteen shots, Detroit scored two more times and won the game 5–0. After the game Chris Pronger was suspended for one game by the NHL; his suspension was the result of a simultaneous hit on Tomas Holmstrom that Scott Niedermayer was penalized for. While Pronger received no penalty on the play for the hit during the game he was later suspended after NHL officials reviewed the replays, which showed Holmstrom being boarded from behind as a result of a Pronger elbow. The Ducks broke a tie in the third period of game four when Ryan Getzlaf scored on the power-play, they went on to add an empty net goal from Rob Niedermayer that gave Anaheim a 5–3 win that tied the series at two games. Scott Niedermayer forced overtime in game five as he scored on the power-play with 47.3 seconds remaining in the game; Teemu Selanne completed the comeback for Anaheim at 11:57 of the first overtime period as the Ducks took a 2–1 victory. The Red Wings mounted a late comeback attempt in game six before coming up short in a 4–3 loss that ended the series and sent Anaheim to the second Stanley Cup Final in their history. Anaheim Ducks Detroit Red Wings Honda Center Joe Louis Arena May 11 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030321 No scoring 03:44 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (5) No scoring No scoring Chris Kunitz (1) – 01:34 15:06 – Tomas Holmstrom (3) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 17 saves / 19 shots Dominik Hasek 31 saves / 32 shots May 13 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030322 Rob Niedermayer (2) – 17:04 No scoring Andy McDonald (5) – 11:40 10:34 – sh – Kirk Maltby (1)16:07 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (4) Travis Moen (4) – 05:06 01:03 – pp – Pavel Datsyuk (6) Scott Niedermayer (2) – 14:17 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 24 saves / 27 shots Dominik Hasek 29 saves / 33 shots May 15 5–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030323 No scoring Johan Franzen (3) – 11:09Tomas Holmstrom (4) – pp – 19:17 No scoring Todd Bertuzzi (2) – 03:17Tomas Holmstrom (5) – 03:34 No scoring Valtteri Filppula (3) – 10:58 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 10 saves / 13 shotsIlya Bryzgalov 13 saves / 15 shots Dominik Hasek 29 saves / 29 shots May 17 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030324 01:37 – Corey Perry (3)11:46 – pp – Ric Jackman (1)18:31 – Teemu Selanne (4) Daniel Cleary (3) – 03:29 No scoring Todd Bertuzzi (3) – pp – 07:48Daniel Cleary (4) – pp – 15:36 05:24 – pp – Ryan Getzlaf (4)18:52 – en – Rob Niedermayer (3) No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 36 saves / 39 shots Dominik Hasek 18 saves / 22 shots May 20 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030325 No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:13 – Andreas Lilja (1) Scott Niedermayer (3) – pp – 19:12 No scoring Teemu Selanne (5) – 11:57 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 36 saves / 37 shots Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 26 shots May 22 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030326 03:51 – sh – Rob Niedermayer (4) No scoring 09:52 – Corey Perry (4)18:33 – pp – Ryan Getzlaf (5) No scoring 05:54 – Samuel Pahlsson (2) Henrik Zetterberg (6) – 03:15Pavel Datsyuk (7) – pp – 10:08Pavel Datsyuk (8) – pp – 16:56 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 26 saves / 29 shots Dominik Hasek 25 saves / 29 shots Anaheim won series 4–2 Stanley Cup Final 2007 Stanley Cup Final This was the first and to date only playoff meeting between these two teams. Anaheim most recently made it to the Finals in 2003 where they were defeated by New Jersey in seven games, while Ottawa made their first Finals appearance in their fifteenth season. This was the first Finals series to be played in Ottawa since the original Ottawa Senators won the Stanley Cup in 1927. For the first time since 1999, neither of the two Stanley Cup finalists had previously won the Stanley Cup. The teams did not play each other during this year's regular season. Anaheim became the first team based in the Pacific Time zone in the NHL's modern era to win the Stanley Cup; they also became the first west coast team to win the Stanley Cup since the Victoria Cougars in 1925, as well as the first team from California to win the Cup. The Senators became first NHL team from Ontario to reach the Finals since the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967. Ottawa Senators Anaheim Ducks Scotiabank Place Honda Center May 28 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030411 Mike Fisher (4) – pp – 01:38 10:55 – Andy McDonald (6) Wade Redden (3) – pp – 04:36 No scoring No scoring 05:44 – Ryan Getzlaf (6)17:09 – Travis Moen (5) Ray Emery 29 saves / 32 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 18 saves / 20 shots May 30 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030412 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 14:16 – Samuel Pahlsson (3) Ray Emery 30 saves / 31 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 16 saves / 16 shots June 2 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030413 16:10 – Chris Neil (2) Andy McDonald (7) – pp – 05:39 05:47 – Mike Fisher (5)16:14 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (11)18:34 – Dean McAmmond (5) Corey Perry (5) – 05:20Ryan Getzlaf (7) – 07:38 08:22 – Anton Volchenkov (2) No scoring Ray Emery 19 saves / 22 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 24 saves / 29 shots June 4 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030414 19:59 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (12) No scoring 18:00 – Dany Heatley (7) Andy McDonald (8) – 10:06Andy McDonald (9) – 11:06 No scoring Dustin Penner (3) – 04:07 Ray Emery 18 saves / 21 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 21 saves / 23 shots June 6 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2006030415 No scoring 03:41 – pp – Andy McDonald (10)17:41 – Rob Niedermayer (5) Daniel Alfredsson (13) – 11:27Daniel Alfredsson (14) – sh – 17:38 15:44 – Travis Moen (6)18:28 – pp – Francois Beauchemin (4) No scoring 04:01 – Travis Moen (7)17:00 – Corey Perry (6) Ray Emery 12 saves / 18 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 11 saves / 13 shots Anaheim won series 4–1 Player statistics Skaters GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators 20 14 8 22 +4 10 Jason Spezza Ottawa Senators 20 7 15 22 +5 10 Dany Heatley Ottawa Senators 20 7 15 22 +4 14 Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings 18 4 14 18 0 6 Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks 21 7 10 17 +1 32 Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings 18 8 8 16 +2 8 Corey Perry Anaheim Ducks 21 6 9 15 +5 37 Teemu Selanne Teemu Selänne Anaheim Ducks 21 5 10 15 +1 10 Chris Pronger Anaheim Ducks 19 3 12 15 +10 26 Daniel Briere Daniel Brière Buffalo Sabres 16 3 12 15 +3 16 Goaltending These are the top five goaltenders based on either goals against average or save percentage with at least four games played. GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA TOI Sv% SO Marty Turco Dallas Stars 7 3 4 229 11 1.30 509:13 .952 3 Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks 12 5 7 427 25 1.77 847:26 .941 0 Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary Flames 6 2 4 255 18 2.81 383:35 .929 0 Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 10 6 4 291 22 2.07 637:25 .924 1 Niklas Backstrom Niklas Bäckström Minnesota Wild 5 1 4 145 11 2.22 296:39 .924 0 Dominik Hasek Dominik Hašek Detroit Red Wings 18 10 8 444 34 1.79 1,139:49 .923 2 Jean-Sebastien Giguere Jean-Sébastien Giguère Anaheim Ducks 18 13 4 451 35 1.97 1,067:04 .922 1 Events and milestones Detroit Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios made his 22nd post-season appearance, breaking the record for most post-season appearances. The New York Rangers set a new post-season franchise record that year by defeating the Atlanta Thrashers 7–0 on April 17. See also 2006–07 NHL season List of NHL seasons 2007 in ice hockey References 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 2007 playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs