2011 Stanley Cup playoffs

none March 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs Image:Stanleycup11 playoffs Primary.jpg 2011 April 13 – June 15, 2011 16 Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks Scoring leader(s) David Krejci (Bruins) 23 points MVP Tim Thomas (Bruins) 2010 2012 The 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2010–11 season. It began on April 13, 2011, after the conclusion of the regular season.NHL Announces 2010–11 Regular Season Schedule, nhl.com, June 22, 2010. The first game of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins was held on June 1, and Boston went on to capture their first Stanley Cup championship since 1972 (sixth overall) in the deciding seventh game on June 15.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=563806 https://web.archive.org/web/20110528022522/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=563806 dead May 28, 2011 2011 Stanley Cup Final Schedule May 26, 2011 May 26, 2011 NHL.com National Hockey League The Canucks made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season.https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=capress-hkn_canucks_playoffs-6525589&print=1 Canucks look to re-write playoff history April 10, 2011 April 11, 2011 Jim Morris Canadian Press Yahoo! Sports The Detroit Red Wings increased their post-season appearance streak to twenty seasons, the longest active streak at the time. The New Jersey Devils missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996, ending their 13-year run of consecutive postseason appearances, the second longest streak at the time. This was the last time the Buffalo Sabres made the playoffs until 2026, where they would go on to have the all-time record for the longest playoff appearance drought.https://sports.yahoo.com/sabres-extend-longest-postseason-drought-024930167.html#:~:text=BUFFALO%2C%20N.Y.,NHL%20history%20to%2013%20seasons Sabres extend longest postseason drought in NHL history to 13 seasons April 10, 2024 This was also the last time that the Florida Panthers missed the playoffs during their 10-season drought, which was previously the all-time longest drought from the tournament. For the first time since the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs only two Canadian teams made the playoffs: the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks. For the first time in NHL history, all three California-based teams, the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and Anaheim Ducks, made the playoffs. San Jose went on to the Western Conference Final, marking the fifth time in eight seasons that a California-based team did so.https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=capress-hkn_californias_hat_trick-6527302&print=1 California's 3 NHL teams all headed to playoffs April 10, 2011 April 11, 2011 Greg Beacham Associated Press Yahoo! Canada Sports This season marked the only time that all six division champions advanced to the second round, as the NHL has since reverted to a four-division alignment. For the first time in the history of major professional sports in North America, two different teams came back from a 3–0 deficit to tie a series, with the Chicago Blackhawks forcing game seven against the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, and the Detroit Red Wings doing the same against the San Jose Sharks in the second round (both lost). Previously, only the 1975 New York Islanders came back from two 3–0 series deficits in the same season (winning one).https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/2011-nhl-playoffs-opening-rounds/48/ 2011 NHL playoffs - opening rounds CBS News April 14, 2011 September 21, 2025https://bleacherreport.com/articles/663259-nhl-playoffs-2011-power-ranking-the-western-conference NHL Playoffs 2011: Western Conference Power Rankings bleacherreport.com Bleacher Report Joe Penkala April 12, 2011 September 21, 2025 By winning game seven of the Stanley Cup Final, Boston became the first team to win three game sevens in one year, a feat that has since been matched by the 2014 Los Angeles Kings. They also became the second team in three seasons (and only the third team in NHL history) to win the Stanley Cup after losing the first two games of the Finals on the road. Vancouver remained the only team without a Stanley Cup to reach game seven of the Finals, as they also lost game seven of their previous Finals appearance in 1994. Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the playoffs. Bruins forward David Krejci led all playoff scorers with 23 points in 25 games. 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 Washington Capitals, Southeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 107 points Philadelphia Flyers, Atlantic Division champions – 106 points (44 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) Boston Bruins, Northeast Division champions – 103 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 106 points (39 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) Tampa Bay Lightning – 103 points Montreal Canadiens – 96 points (41 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) Buffalo Sabres – 96 points (38 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) New York Rangers – 93 points Western Conference Vancouver Canucks, Northwest Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 117 points San Jose Sharks, Pacific Division champions – 105 points Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions – 104 points Anaheim Ducks – 99 points (43 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) Nashville Predators – 99 points (38 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins, 4 points head-to-head vs. Phoenix, +25 goal differential) Phoenix Coyotes – 99 points (38 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins, 4 points head-to-head vs. Nashville, +5 goal differential) Los Angeles Kings – 98 points Chicago Blackhawks – 97 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 4 8 NY Rangers 1 2 Philadelphia 4 7 Buffalo 3 3 Boston 4 6 Montreal 3 4 Pittsburgh 3 5 Tampa Bay 4 1 Vancouver 4 8 Chicago 3 2 San Jose 4 7 Los Angeles 2 3 Detroit 4 6 Phoenix 0 4 Anaheim 2 5 Nashville 4 1 Washington 0 5 Tampa Bay 4 2 Philadelphia 0 3 Boston 4 1 Vancouver 4 5 Nashville 2 2 San Jose 4 3 Detroit 3 5 Tampa Bay 3 3 Boston 4 1 Vancouver 4 2 San Jose 1 E3 Boston 4 W1 Vancouver 3 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) New York Rangers The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference regular season champions, earning 107 points. The New York Rangers narrowly qualified for the postseason as the eighth seed with 93 points after narrowly missing the playoffs entirely the previous year. This was the sixth playoff series between the two franchises; Washington had won three of the previous five meetings between these teams. The two teams last met in the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, in which the Capitals defeated the Rangers in seven games. In the regular season series, the Rangers held a 3–1–0 record, winning the last three games by a combined score of 15–1,http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/recap/NHL_20110225_NYR@WAS No love: Rangers beat Capitals by a bagel in D.C. February 25, 2011 CBSSports.comhttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559016&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230426053544/https://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559016&navid=DL%7CNHL%7CPlayoffs2011Round1Series1 dead April 26, 2023 Caps, Rangers showdown will be contrast of styles April 10, 2011 NHL.com The Capitals defeated the Rangers in five games. In game one, Capitals' forward and captain Alexander Ovechkin answered a Rangers goal by Matt Gilroy in the third period to tie the game 1–1, before Alexander Semin then scored late into overtime to give Washington a 1–0 series lead. In game two, Capitals goaltender Michael Neuvirth shut out the Rangers 2–0, with Jason Chimera and Jason Arnott potting goals for Washington in the second period for a 2–0 series lead. The Rangers would respond in game three with a victory at home by striking first and never trailing. After Washington tied the game twice, Brandon Dubinsky scored the game-winning goal late in regulation for a 3–2 win to cut the series lead to 2–1. The Rangers tried to even the series in game four with a trio of goals in the second period for a 3–0 lead, but Washington stormed back with their own trio of goals to tie the game 3–3, forcing overtime. The Capitals' Jason Chimera then scored the game-winning goal in double overtime for a 3–1 series advantage, in what is currently the Capitals' longest playoff game victory, lasting 92 minutes and 36 seconds. The series would finally end in game five back at Washington D.C., where the Capitals took an insurmountable 3–0 lead that resulted in a 3–1 victory after Wotjek Wolski scored New York's only goal with less than a minute remaining. The Rangers only scored eight goals in this series while the Capitals scored 13. This is currently the last series where the Capitals have defeated the Rangers, with the Rangers winning four straight series against Washington since then. New York Rangers Washington Capitals Madison Square Garden Verizon Center April 13 1–2 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110414034340/https://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030111 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Matt Gilroy (1) – 01:56 13:44 – Alexander Ovechkin (1) No scoring 18:24 – Alexander Semin (1) Henrik Lundqvist 31 saves / 33 shots Michal Neuvirth 24 saves / 25 shots April 15 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030112 No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:11 – Jason Chimera (1)04:08 – pp – Jason Arnott (1) No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 16 saves / 18 shots Michal Neuvirth 22 saves / 22 shots April 17 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030113 No scoring No scoring 05:30 – pp – Erik Christensen (1) Alexander Ovechkin (2) – 19:00 08:01 – Vaclav Prospal (1)18:21 – Brandon Dubinsky (1) Mike Knuble (1) – pp – 14:48 Henrik Lundqvist 23 saves / 25 shots Michal Neuvirth 32 saves / 35 shots April 20 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030114 2 No scoring No scoring 05:24 – Artem Anisimov (1)13:40 – Marian Gaborik (1)13:47 – Brandon Dubinsky (2) No scoring No scoring Alexander Semin (2) – 02:47Marcus Johansson (1) – 03:44Marcus Johansson (2) – 12:07 No scoring Jason Chimera (2) – 12:36 Henrik Lundqvist 49 saves / 53 shots Michal Neuvirth 36 saves / 39 shots April 23 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030115 No scoring 05:59 – pp – Mike Green (1) No scoring 07:04 – Alexander Ovechkin (3) Wojtek Wolski (1) – 19:28 16:23 – Alexander Semin (3) Henrik Lundqvist 24 saves / 27 shots Michal Neuvirth 26 saves / 27 shots Washington won series 4–1 (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division with 106 points, winning the tiebreaker over the Pittsburgh Penguins on regulation + overtime wins (44 to 39). The Buffalo Sabres earned the seventh seed with 96 points, losing the tiebreaker to Montreal in regulation + overtime wins (41 to 38). This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams; Philadelphia had won five of the eight previous playoff series. They last met in the 2006 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which ended with Buffalo defeating Philadelphia in six games. The series started out with a 1–0 shutout victory for Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller in game one, while Philadelphia came back to win games two and three. Miller got another 1–0 shutout victory in game four to tie the series at 2–2. In game five, Buffalo was up 3–0 at the end of the first period, but Philadelphia scored three goals to send the game to overtime. However, Tyler Ennis of Buffalo would score the overtime winner. In game six, Buffalo looked in good position to win after being up 3–1 after the first period, but Philadelphia rallied back, winning the game 5–4 on Ville Leino's overtime winner. In game seven, Philadelphia went up 4–0 about two minutes into the third period on a goal by Leino. Philadelphia ended up winning the game by a score of 5–2, winning the series four games to three. This was the last time the Sabres appeared in the playoffs until 2026. Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers HSBC Arena Wells Fargo Center April 14 1–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030121 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Patrick Kaleta (1) – 05:56 No scoring Ryan Miller 35 saves / 35 shots Sergei Bobrovsky 24 saves / 25 shots April 16 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030122 Thomas Vanek (1) – pp – 06:43Thomas Vanek (2) – pp – 09:43Andrej Sekera (1) – 12:30 04:00 – Claude Giroux (1)07:20 – Daniel Carcillo (1)13:14 – James van Riemsdyk (1) No scoring 13:36 – pp – Ville Leino (1)15:27 – Daniel Briere (1) Cody McCormick (1) – 06:12 No scoring Ryan Miller 29 saves / 34 shots Sergei Bobrovsky 4 saves / 7 shotsBrian Boucher 20 saves / 21 shots April 18 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030123 11:55 – pp – Drew Stafford (1) Jeff Carter (1) – pp – 04:42 18:12 – Nathan Gerbe (1) Daniel Briere (2) – 02:44Nikolay Zherdev (1) – 16:44 No scoring Kimmo Timonen (1) – en – 19:42 Ryan Miller 22 saves / 25 shots Brian Boucher 35 saves / 37 shots April 20 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030124 09:38 – Jason Pominville (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Ryan Miller 32 saves / 32 shots Brian Boucher 28 saves / 29 shots April 22 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030125 Tyler Ennis (1) – 02:24Thomas Vanek (3) – 03:51Marc-Andre Gragnani (1) – pp – 15:36 No scoring No scoring 08:12 – James van Riemsdyk (2)09:57 – Andrej Meszaros (1) No scoring 03:36 – Daniel Briere (3) Tyler Ennis (2) – 05:31 No scoring Ryan Miller 36 saves / 39 shots Brian Boucher 8 saves / 11 shotsMichael Leighton 20 saves / 21 shots April 24 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030126 02:13 – Rob Niedermayer (1)08:41 – pp – Thomas Vanek (4)19:27 – pp – Thomas Vanek (5) Daniel Briere (4) – 14:53 16:09 – Nathan Gerbe (2) James van Riemsdyk (3) – 00:49Daniel Briere – pp – 08:43 No scoring Scott Hartnell (1) – 10:43 No scoring Ville Leino (2) – 04:43 Ryan Miller 44 saves / 49 shots Michael Leighton 5 saves / 8 shotsBrian Boucher 24 saves / 25 shots April 26 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030127 No scoring 19:41 – Braydon Coburn (1) No scoring 04:45 – pp – Daniel Briere (6)10:19 – pp – Claude Giroux (2) Tyler Myers (1) – 06:33Brad Boyes (1) – pp – 15:21 01:59 – Ville Leino (3)10:03 – Daniel Carcillo (2) Ryan Miller 24 saves / 28 shotsJhonas Enroth 7 saves / 8 shots Brian Boucher 26 saves / 28 shots Philadelphia won series 4–3 (3) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Montreal Canadiens The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Northeast Division with 103 points. The Montreal Canadiens earned the sixth seed with 96 points, winning the tiebreaker over Buffalo in regulation + overtime wins (41 to 38). One of the greatest rivalries in North American professional sports, this was the 33rd meeting of these teams in the postseason, which is the most frequent playoff series in NHL history. Montreal had a record of 24–8 against Boston in the 32 previous series played by the franchises, winning 18 straight between 1946 and 1987.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=359247&hubname=nhl-canadiens YOUR CALL: WHAT IS THE DEFINING BRUINS-CANADIENS MOMENT? March 24, 2011 April 10, 2012https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ycn-8280323 Most frequent NHL playoff series between same teams April 12, 2011 Mark Paul Yahoo! Canada Sports Boston had only beaten Montreal en route to winning the championship once before, in 1929. The most recent meeting of these teams in the postseason was in the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which ended with Boston sweeping Montreal. During the 2010 season, Montreal won four of six meetings.https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/2011_games.html 2010-11 Boston Bruins Schedule and Results hockey-reference.com Sports Reference LLC March 9, 2011 The February 9 game in which Boston won 8–6 featured six fights, a goalie fight, and a total of 187 penalty minutes.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_canadiens_bruins/print Bruins shoot, fight way to win over rival Montreal February 9, 2011 March 3, 2011 Associated Press Yahoo! Sports The March 8 game, where the Canadiens beat the Bruins 4–1, was marred when the Bruins' Zdeno Chara checked Habs' Max Pacioretty into the glass, and the resulting injury ended Pacioretty's season.https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011030810&print=1 Canadiens beat Bruins, extend streak to 5 March 8, 2011 March 9, 2011 Associated Press Yahoo! Sports The NHL did not suspend Chara for the hit, however Montreal Police opened a criminal investigation into the incident.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pacioretty-released-from-hospital-1.999400 Pacioretty on-ice hit to be investigated by police March 10, 2011 March 10, 2011 CBC News Canadian Broadcasting Corporation In this series, the Boston Bruins dropped their first two games at home, but came back to hang on to a game three victory in Montreal. In game four, Andrei Kostitsyn gave the Montreal Canadiens a 3–1 lead, which they couldn't take advantage of, falling 5–4 on an overtime goal by former Montreal Canadien Michael Ryder. In game five, Boston's Michael Ryder made a miraculous glove save while teammate and goaltender Tim Thomas was out of position,2011-04-24 Michael Ryder Using Stick And Glove To Save Bruins - CBS Boston https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/michael-ryder-using-stick-and-glove-to-save-bruins/ 2023-07-05 www.cbsnews.com en-USNHLBruins Status https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1558438223797334018 2023-07-05 Twitter en and the contest went into double overtime for Nathan Horton to win it 2–1 for Boston. In game six, Montreal scored twice on 5-on-3 power plays and won it 2–1. Game seven was also forced into overtime, where Nathan Horton again won the game 4–3 and sent the Bruins to the second round of the playoffs. Boston became the first team to win a seven-game post-season series despite being held scoreless on the power play.Roarke Shawn Bruins beat Habs 4-3 in OT to win Game 7 http://www.nhl.com/ice/Recap.htm?id=2010030137 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430051903/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030137 dead April 30, 2011 NHL.com April 28, 2011 On April 10, the scheduled date of the French-language Canadian federal election debate between party leaders was changed from April 14 to April 13 so it would not conflict with game one of the series.How Canadian: NHL trumps debate date https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/leaders-french-debate-bumped-by-nhl-playoffs-1.1061040 April 10, 2011 April 10, 2011 CBC James Fitz-Morris Games six and seven were played back-to-back due to a Lady Gaga concert, held on April 25 at the Bell Centre, and the requirement that the first round of the playoffs end by April 27.http://www.nesn.com/2011/04/rush-lady-gaga-to-play-in-montreal-between-bruins-canadiens-playoff-games.html Rush, Lady Gaga to Play Concerts in Montreal Between Bruins-Canadiens Playoff Games April 11, 2011 nesn.com This was Montreal's first game seven loss since 1994, also against the Bruins, and their last to date. Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Bell Centre TD Garden April 14 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030131 Brian Gionta (1) – 02:44 No scoring No scoring No scoring Brian Gionta (2) – 16:42 No scoring Carey Price 31 saves / 31 shots Tim Thomas 18 saves / 20 shots April 16 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030132 Michael Cammalleri (1) – 00:43Mathieu Darche (1) – pp – 02:20 No scoring Yannick Weber (1) – 17:21 07:38 – Patrice Bergeron (1) No scoring No scoring Carey Price 34 saves / 35 shots Tim Thomas 23 saves / 26 shots April 18 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030133 No scoring David Krejci (1) – 03:11Nathan Horton (1) – 14:38 07:03 – Andrei Kostitsyn (1) Rich Peverley (1) – 02:02 04:08 – Tomas Plekanec (1) Chris Kelly (1) – en – 19:34 Carey Price 21 saves / 24 shots Tim Thomas 34 saves / 36 shots April 21 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030134 08:13 – Brent Sopel (1) No scoring 06:52 – Michael Cammalleri (2)07:47 – Andrei Kostitsyn (2) Michael Ryder (1) – 02:13Andrew Ference (1) – 09:59Patrice Bergeron (2) – 17:04 01:39 – pp – P. K. Subban (1) Chris Kelly (2) – 13:42 No scoring Michael Ryder (2) – 01:59 Carey Price 30 saves / 35 shots Tim Thomas 34 saves / 38 shots April 23 1–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030135 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Jeff Halpern (1) – 13:56 04:33 – Brad Marchand (1) No scoring 09:03 – Nathan Horton (2) Carey Price 49 saves / 51 shots Tim Thomas 44 saves / 45 shots April 26 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030136 10:07 – pp – Michael Cammalleri (3) No scoring 05:48 – pp – Brian Gionta (3) Dennis Seidenberg (1) – 00:48 No scoring No scoring Carey Price 31 saves / 32 shots Tim Thomas 25 saves / 27 shots April 27 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030137 Yannick Weber (2) – pp – 09:49 03:31 – Johnny Boychuk (1)05:33 – Mark Recchi (1) Tomas Plekanec (2) – sh – 05:50 No scoring P. K. Subban (2) – pp – 18:03 09:44 – Chris Kelly (3) No scoring 05:43 – Nathan Horton (3) Carey Price 30 saves / 34 shots Tim Thomas 34 saves / 37 shots Boston won series 4–3 (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Tampa Bay Lightning The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the fourth overall seed in the Eastern Conference with 106 points, losing the tiebreaker for the Atlantic Division title to the Philadelphia Flyers on regulation + overtime wins (39 to 44). The Tampa Bay Lightning earned 103 points during the regular season to finish fifth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the first playoff series between these two teams.Home ice may be dividing line between Pens, Bolts http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559010&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series4 https://web.archive.org/web/20110416100949/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559010&navid=DL%7CNHL%7CPlayoffs2011Round1Series4 dead April 16, 2011 April 12, 2011 April 10, 2011 NHL.com To start the series, Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury shut-out Tampa Bay 3–0 in game one, with the Lightning responding with a 5–1 win in game two. Unfortunately for the Lightning, they dropped games three and four (game four in double overtime), only to answer with a huge 8–2 victory in Pittsburgh, forcing a game six at home that ended 4–2 in favour of Tampa Bay. In game seven, Lightning forward Sean Bergenheim scored about five minutes into the second period. The Lightning managed to hold on to that 1–0 lead, advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins St. Pete Times Forum Consol Energy Center April 13 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030141 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:05 – Alexei Kovalev (1)06:23 – Arron Asham (1)19:18 – en – Chris Kunitz (1) Dwayne Roloson 37 saves / 39 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 32 saves / 32 shots April 15 5–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030142 Eric Brewer (1) – 02:02Vincent Lecavalier (1) – pp – 06:53Nate Thompson (1) – 17:02 No scoring Martin St. Louis (1) – pp – 19:46 09:08 – Craig Adams (1) Mattias Ohlund (1) – en – 17:55 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 35 saves / 36 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 16 saves / 20 shots April 18 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030143 15:19 – pp – Martin St. Louis (2) Maxime Talbot (1) – 05:46Arron Asham (2) – 06:31 No scoring No scoring 02:12 – pp – Martin St. Louis (3) Tyler Kennedy (1) – 02:43 Dwayne Roloson 27 saves / 30 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 25 saves / 27 shots April 20 3–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030144 No scoring Tyler Kennedy (2) – pp – 08:14 17:14 – pp – Martin St. Louis (4) Arron Asham (3) – 02:39 16:43 – Sean Bergenheim (1) No scoring No scoring James Neal (1) – 03:38 Dwayne Roloson 50 saves / 53 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 29 saves / 31 shots April 23 8–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030145 Simon Gagne (1) – 16:57Steven Stamkos (1) – 17:43 No scoring Vincent Lecavalier (2) – 01:55Simon Gagne (2) – 05:31Steven Stamkos (2) – pp – 07:00 No scoring Pavel Kubina (1) – pp – 02:54Pavel Kubina (2) – pp – 05:45Dominic Moore – pp – 15:35 06:36 – Michael Rupp (1)08:22 – Chris Conner (1) Dwayne Roloson 31 saves / 33 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 10 saves / 14 shotsBrent Johnson 7 saves / 11 shots April 25 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030146 16:36 – Teddy Purcell (1) Pascal Dupuis (1) – 08:23 05:44 – Sean Bergenheim (2) No scoring 04:55 – Steve Downie (1)09:34 – Ryan Malone (1) Jordan Staal (1) – 03:48 Dwayne Roloson 27 saves / 29 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 17 saves / 21 shots April 27 1–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030147 No scoring No scoring Sean Bergenheim (3) – 05:41 No scoring No scoring No scoring Dwayne Roloson 36 saves / 36 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 22 saves / 23 shots Tampa Bay won series 4–3 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (8) Chicago Blackhawks The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the Western Conference regular season champions and Presidents' Trophy winners, earning 117 points. The Chicago Blackhawks, the defending Stanley Cup champions, barely qualified for the post-season as the eighth and final seed with 97 points. This was the third consecutive year that Vancouver and Chicago met in the playoffs. Chicago previously eliminated Vancouver in the second round in both 2009 and 2010; both of those series went to six games.Hawks, Canucks ready for round three of grudge match http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559102&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series5 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306161656/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559102&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series5 dead March 6, 2014 April 12, 2011 April 10, 2011 NHL.com The Canucks defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks in seven games. After losing the first three games of the series, Chicago won the next three. This was the seventh time in NHL history that a team forced a seventh game after trailing 3–0 in a playoff series.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=310424004&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines https://web.archive.org/web/20110426213725/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=310424004&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines dead April 26, 2011 Ben Smith scores in OT as Blackhawks force Game 7 April 24, 2011 Associated Press ESPN However, Vancouver won the seventh game in overtime to avoid becoming the fourth team in NHL history (and first Presidents' Trophy winning team) to lose a series after initially taking a 3–0 series lead.https://www.dailyherald.com/20110427/pro-sports/images-blackhawks-vs-canucks-game-seven/?print Images: Blackhawks vs. Canucks, Game Seven dailyherald.com Daily Herald Associated Press April 27, 2011 June 23, 2025 Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks United Center Rogers Arena April 13 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030151 No scoring 07:03 – Chris Higgins (1)10:23 – Jannik Hansen (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Corey Crawford 31 saves / 33 shots Roberto Luongo 32 saves / 32 shots April 15 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030152 No scoring 07:30 – Jannik Hansen (2) Ben Smith (1) – 14:50 00:30 – pp – Daniel Sedin (1)19:46 – Alexander Edler (1) Viktor Stalberg (1) – 01:56Ben Smith (2) – 12:50 10:06 – Daniel Sedin (2) Corey Crawford 23 saves / 27 shots Roberto Luongo 23 saves / 26 shots April 17 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030153 06:54 – pp – Duncan Keith (1) No scoring 12:40 – pp – Patrick Sharp (1) Christian Ehrhoff (1) – pp – 10:03Daniel Sedin (3) – 10:57 No scoring Mikael Samuelsson (1) – 06:48 Corey Crawford 23 saves / 26 shots Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 32 shots April 19 2–7 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030154 01:43 – Bryan Bickell (1) Sami Salo (1) – pp – 04:46 05:18 – Brian Campbell (1)05:35 – Duncan Keith (2)14:45 – Dave Bolland (1)18:57 – Michael Frolik (1) No scoring 02:49 – pp – Patrick Sharp (2)13:21 – pp – Patrick Sharp (3) Daniel Sedin (4) – pp – 16:24 Corey Crawford 21 saves / 23 shots Roberto Luongo 22 saves / 28 shotsCory Schneider 6 saves / 7 shots April 21 5–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030155 Marian Hossa (1) – pp – 05:54Duncan Keith (3) – 06:18Patrick Kane (1) – 12:17 No scoring Marian Hossa (2) – 01:26Duncan Keith (4) – 04:47 No scoring No scoring No scoring Corey Crawford 36 saves / 36 shots Roberto Luongo 8 saves / 12 shotsCory Schneider 13 saves / 14 shots April 24 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030156 14:57 – Bryan Bickell (2) Daniel Sedin (5) – 02:06Alex Burrows (1) – 18:48 15:08 – Dave Bolland (2) No scoring 02:31 – ps – Michael Frolik (2) Kevin Bieksa (1) – 00:58 15:30 – Ben Smith (3) No scoring Corey Crawford 32 saves / 35 shots Cory Schneider 17 saves / 20 shotsRoberto Luongo 12 saves / 13 shots April 26 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030157 No scoring 02:43 – Alex Burrows (2) No scoring No scoring Jonathan Toews (1) – sh – 18:04 No scoring No scoring 05:22 – Alex Burrows (3) Corey Crawford 36 saves / 38 shots Roberto Luongo 31 saves / 32 shots Vancouver won series 4–3 (2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference after winning the Pacific Division with 105 points. The Los Angeles Kings earned the seventh seed with 98 points. This was the first meeting of these teams in the post-season.Sharks, Kings set for California grudge match http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559097&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series6 https://web.archive.org/web/20150802095129/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559097&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series6 dead August 2, 2015 April 12, 2011 April 10, 2011 NHL.com The series started out with a bang in game one, with Dany Heatley scoring only 28 seconds into the game. That game was later on won by Joe Pavelski in overtime, but a good response by the Kings in game two gave them a 4–0 shutout victory in San Jose. In game three, San Jose became the fifth team in NHL playoff history to win a game after facing a 4–0 deficit, where Devin Setoguchi of San Jose scored the game-winning goal in overtime, to make the final score 6–5. Still at home, Los Angeles lost game four by a score of 6–3. In game five, at San Jose, Los Angeles would win by a score of 3–1. However, that would not be enough, as Joe Thornton of San Jose scored the game-winning goal in overtime of game six to eliminate Los Angeles from the playoffs. Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Staples Center HP Pavilion April 14 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030161 No scoring 00:28 – Dany Heatley (1) Dustin Brown (1) – pp – 07:25Justin Williams (1) – 16:20 10:23 – Logan Couture (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 14:44 – Joe Pavelski (1) Jonathan Quick 42 saves / 45 shots Antti Niemi 33 saves / 35 shots April 16 4–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030162 Jack Johnson (1) – pp – 12:13Drew Doughty (1) – pp – 15:43 No scoring Drew Doughty (2) – 15:42 No scoring Kyle Clifford (1) – 04:54 No scoring Jonathan Quick 34 saves / 34 shots Antti Niemi 19 saves / 23 shots April 19 6–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030163 02:26 – Willie Mitchell (1)02:39 – Kyle Clifford (2)18:22 – Michal Handzus (1) No scoring 00:44 – Brad Richardson (1)13:47 – Ryan Smyth (1) Patrick Marleau (1) – 03:08Ryane Clowe (1) – pp – 06:53Logan Couture (2) – 13:32Ryane Clowe (2) – 18:35Joe Pavelski (2) – 19:29 No scoring No scoring No scoring Devin Setoguchi (1) – 03:09 Jonathan Quick 30 saves / 36 shots Antti Niemi 6 saves / 10 shotsAntero Niittymaki 11 saves / 12 shots April 21 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030164 No scoring No scoring 11:00 – Brad Richardson (2)16:04 – Justin Williams (2) Ryane Clowe (3) – 03:58Jason Demers (1) – 05:12Ryane Clowe (4) – pp – 09:28 13:11 – Alexei Ponikarovsky (1) Joe Thornton (1) – 02:28Joe Pavelski (3) – 03:22Torrey Mitchell (1) – 11:42 Jonathan Quick 21 saves / 27 shots Antti Niemi 35 saves / 38 shots April 23 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030165 Wayne Simmonds (1) – 03:36Kyle Clifford (3) – 07:14Dustin Penner (1) – 08:42 No scoring No scoring 05:43 – Patrick Marleau (2) No scoring No scoring Jonathan Quick 51 saves / 52 shots Antti Niemi 1 save / 4 shotsAntero Niittymaki 18 saves / 18 shots April 25 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030166 No scoring No scoring 13:27 – pp – Justin Williams (3) Kyle Wellwood (1) – 02:58Jason Demers (2) – 16:52 00:18 – Ryan Smyth (2)11:39 – pp – Trevor Lewis (1) Dany Heatley (2) – 08:48 No scoring Joe Thornton (2) – 02:22 Jonathan Quick 31 saves / 35 shots Antti Niemi 26 saves / 29 shots San Jose won series 4–2 (3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference after winning the Central Division with 104 points. This was Detroit's 20th straight appearance in the postseason. The Phoenix Coyotes earned the sixth seed with 99 points, losing tiebreakers over the Anaheim Ducks and the Nashville Predators in total regulation + overtime wins (43 to 38). They also lost the tiebreaker to Nashville on goal differential (+25 to +5). This was a rematch of the previous year's Western Conference quarterfinals, in which Detroit defeated Phoenix in seven games.'Yotes out for revenge, first series win against Wings http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559098&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series7 https://web.archive.org/web/20110415030858/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559098&navid=DL%7CNHL%7CPlayoffs2011Round1Series7 dead April 15, 2011 April 12, 2011 April 10, 2011 NHL.com The Red Wings had 13 different goal scorers in the series. This was the only sweep in the first round of the playoffs. Phoenix Coyotes Detroit Red Wings Jobing.com Arena Joe Louis Arena April 13 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030171 Kyle Turris (1) – 02:16 No scoring No scoring 07:38 – Pavel Datsyuk (1)12:02 – Johan Franzen (1)18:16 – pp – Brian Rafalski (1) Radim Vrbata (1) – 07:38 03:16 – Jiri Hudler (1) Ilya Bryzgalov 32 saves / 36 shots Jimmy Howard 26 saves / 28 shots April 16 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030172 No scoring 10:42 – pp – Pavel Datsyuk (2)15:50 – pp – Brian Rafalski (2)19:01 – Darren Helm (1) Radim Vrbata (2) – pp – 07:02 01:11 – Tomas Holmstrom (1) Shane Doan (1) – pp – 05:49Shane Doan (2) – pp – 08:37 No scoring Ilya Bryzgalov 27 saves / 31 shots Jimmy Howard 30 saves / 33 shots April 18 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030173 No scoring Ruslan Salei (1) – 01:57Drew Miller (1) – 02:41 11:43 – pp – David Schlemko (1) Valtteri Filppula (1) – 02:50 13:00 – pp – Ray Whitney (1) Johan Franzen (2) – 00:45 Ilya Bryzgalov 30 saves / 34 shots Jimmy Howard 28 saves / 30 shots April 20 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030174 05:46 – Taylor Pyatt (1)09:46 – Shane Doan (3) Tomas Holmstrom (2) – 03:47Patrick Eaves (1) – 18:47 01:09 – pp – Martin Hanzal (1) Niklas Kronwall (1) – pp – 04:49 No scoring Daniel Cleary (1) – 13:41Todd Bertuzzi (1) – 15:34Patrick Eaves (2) – en – 19:24 Ilya Bryzgalov 34 saves / 39 shots Jimmy Howard 24 saves / 27 shots Detroit won series 4–0 (4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Nashville Predators The Anaheim Ducks entered the playoffs as the fourth overall seed in the Western Conference with 99 points, winning tiebreakers over the Nashville Predators and the Phoenix Coyotes in total regulation + overtime wins (43 to 38). The Nashville Predators also earned 99 points during the regular season to finish fifth overall. They lost the tiebreaker to Anaheim by having fewer games won in regulation + overtime (43 to 38) while winning the tiebreaker over the Phoenix Coyotes in goal differential (+25 to +5). This was the first playoff series between these two teams. High-scoring Ducks challenge shutdown Preds http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559126&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series8 https://web.archive.org/web/20140105025448/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559126&navid=DL%7cNHL%7cPlayoffs2011Round1Series8 dead January 5, 2014 April 12, 2011 April 10, 2011 NHL.com Nick Spaling's second goal of the game early in the third period of game six gave the Predators the lead and they held on to win the game 4–2. This was Nashville's first playoff series victory in franchise history since entering the league in 1998.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-nsh/2011/04/24/2010030186 Preds reach second round for first time April 24, 2011 John Manasso NHL.com National Hockey League Nashville Predators Anaheim Ducks Bridgestone Arena Honda Center April 13 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030181 Shea Weber (1) – pp – 04:13 No scoring Steve Sullivan (1) – 15:16Mike Fisher (1) – 18:08 No scoring Mike Fisher (2) – 00:56 11:24 – pp – Teemu Selanne (1) Pekka Rinne 27 saves / 28 shots Dan Ellis 20 saves / 24 shotsRay Emery 6 saves / 6 shots April 15 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030182 No scoring 05:24 – pp – Corey Perry (1)06:02 – pp – Teemu Selanne (2) Shea Weber (2) – pp – 04:29 07:12 – Bobby Ryan (1)15:54 – Ryan Getzlaf (1) Patric Hornqvist (1) – pp – 01:30Joel Ward (1) – 10:17 19:07 – en – Bobby Ryan (2) Pekka Rinne 23 saves / 27 shots Ray Emery 31 saves / 34 shots April 17 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030183 15:00 – pp – Martin Erat (1)15:38 – Jordin Tootoo (1) No scoring No scoring Teemu Selanne (3) – pp – 18:10Teemu Selanne (4) – 18:40 05:25 – David Legwand (1)10:21 – Mike Fisher (3) Matt Beleskey (1) – 06:48 Pekka Rinne 13 saves / 16 shots Ray Emery 33 saves / 37 shots April 20 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030184 05:45 – Patric Hornqvist (2) Cam Fowler (1) – pp – 04:41Saku Koivu (1) – 05:14 05:44 – pp – Joel Ward (2)14:14 – Matthew Halischuk (1) Teemu Selanne (5) – pp – 11:41 No scoring Corey Perry (2) – sh – 01:17Ryan Getzlaf (2) – 04:51Brandon McMillan (1) – 06:46 Pekka Rinne 23 saves / 29 shotsAnders Lindback 9 saves / 9 shots Ray Emery 19 saves / 22 shots April 22 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030185 Kevin Klein (1) – 08:32 No scoring No scoring 13:39 – pp – Jason Blake (1) Joel Ward (3) – 11:20Shea Weber (3) – 19:24 00:40 – Bobby Ryan (3)14:16 – Jason Blake (2) Jerred Smithson (1) – 01:57 No scoring Pekka Rinne 23 saves / 26 shots Ray Emery 33 saves / 37 shots April 24 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030186 19:32 – Nick Spaling (1) Teemu Selanne (6) – 10:22 03:29 – Steve Sullivan (2) Jason Blake (3) – pp – 18:23 04:43 – Nick Spaling (2)19:50 – en – David Legwand (2) No scoring Pekka Rinne 25 saves / 27 shots Ray Emery 26 saves / 29 shots Nashville won series 4–2 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Washington Capitals vs. (5) Tampa Bay Lightning This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Washington and Tampa Bay previously met in the 2003 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, where Tampa Bay defeated Washington in six games. In the six-game regular season series between these teams, Washington won four games (including one win in a shootout). In game one, Sean Bergenheim, the player with the winning goal in game seven against Pittsburgh, opened the scoring for Tampa Bay, but goals from Alexander Semin and Eric Fehr put Washington up 2–1, only for Tampa Bay to regain the lead and win with Steven Stamkos' late second period power play goal. Late in game two, Tampa Bay was up 2–1, when Capitals forward and captain Alexander Ovechkin received a pass from behind the net to tie the game at two, but in overtime, Tampa Bay forward and captain Vincent Lecavalier put in his second goal of the game to win it for Tampa Bay. Game three was a hard-fought game for Washington, after being up 3–2 to start the third period. However, Washington would ultimately lose game three by a score of 4–3. Washington would then lose game four by a score of 5–3, to fall to Tampa Bay in a 4–0 series sweep. Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals St. Pete Times Forum Verizon Center April 29 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030211 Sean Bergenheim (4) – 02:12 04:08 – Alexander Semin (4) Steve Downie (2) – 16:17Steven Stamkos (3) – pp – 19:28 01:51 – Eric Fehr (1) Dominic Moore (2) – en – 19:20 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 26 saves / 28 shots Michal Neuvirth 20 saves / 23 shots May 1 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030212 Vincent Lecavalier (3) – pp – 19:01 No scoring No scoring 14:52 – Brooks Laich (1) Martin St. Louis (5) – 07:35 18:52 – Alexander Ovechkin (4) Vincent Lecavalier (4) – 06:19 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 35 saves / 37 shots Michal Neuvirth 20 saves / 23 shots May 3 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030213 11:03 – Sean Bergenheim (5) No scoring 11:51 – Vincent Lecavalier (5) Mike Knuble (2) – 00:59John Carlson (1) – 07:58Alexander Ovechkin (5) – pp – 17:27 05:23 – Steven Stamkos (4)05:47 – Ryan Malone (2) No scoring Dwayne Roloson 29 saves / 32 shots Michal Neuvirth 26 saves / 30 shots May 4 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030214 12:37 – pp – Ryan Malone (3) Marco Sturm (1) – pp – 18:30 04:41 – Sean Bergenheim (6)12:34 – Sean Bergenheim (7) John Erskine (1) – 13:40 05:07 – pp – Marc-Andre Bergeron (1)16:52 – Martin St. Louis (6) John Carlson (2) – 17:54 Dwayne Roloson 33 saves / 36 shots Michal Neuvirth 32 saves / 37 shots Tampa Bay won series 4–0 (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (3) Boston Bruins This was the sixth playoff series between these two teams. It was a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference semifinals, in which Philadelphia came back from a 3–0 series deficit to beat Boston in seven games. Boston swept Philadelphia out of the playoffs, avenging their blown 3–0 lead to move on to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 1992.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-bos/2011/05/06/2010030224 Bruins make amends, finish sweep of Flyers May 7, 2011 Shawn P. Roarke NHL.com National Hockey League This series featured some goaltending trouble for Philadelphia; Boston outscored Philadelphia 20–7 in four games. Brian Boucher started the first three games, but was pulled in all three: he was removed from games one and three due to performance, and he was briefly removed from game two due to injury. In all, Philadelphia started three different goaltenders in the 11 games that they played in the 2011 playoffs; six of those games featured a change of goalie.https://www.nhl.com/news/flyers-fall-flat-in-postseason-swept-in-2nd-round/c-562202 https://web.archive.org/web/20230630195301/https://www.nhl.com/news/flyers-fall-flat-in-postseason-swept-in-2nd-round/c-562202 dead June 30, 2023 Flyers fall flat in postseason, swept in 2nd round May 7, 2011 Jun 30, 2023 nhl.com Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers TD Garden Wells Fargo Center April 30 7–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030221 David Krejci (2) – 01:52Nathan Horton (4) – 19:24 11:02 – Daniel Briere (7) Mark Recchi (2) – 02:34David Krejci (3) – 15:26Brad Marchand (2) – 17:14 17:30 – James van Riemsdyk (5) Brad Marchand (3) – 14:59Gregory Campbell (1) – 17:39 13:02 – pp – Mike Richards (1) Tim Thomas 31 saves / 34 shots Brian Boucher 18 saves / 23 shotsSergei Bobrovsky 8 saves / 10 shots May 2 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030222 Chris Kelly (4) – 12:50Brad Marchand (4) – 14:15 00:29 – James van Riemsdyk (6)09:31 – pp – James van Riemsdyk (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring David Krejci (4) – 14:00 No scoring Tim Thomas 52 saves / 54 shots Brian Boucher 32 saves / 35 shotsSergei Bobrovsky 6 saves / 6 shots May 4 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030223 00:30 – Zdeno Chara (1)01:03 – David Krejci (5) No scoring 13:39 – Daniel Paille (1)15:14 – Nathan Horton (5) Andrej Meszaros (2) – 16:26 18:38 – pp – Zdeno Chara (2) No scoring Tim Thomas 37 saves / 38 shots Brian Boucher 16 saves / 20 shotsSergei Bobrovsky 7 saves / 8 shots May 6 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030224 12:02 – pp – Milan Lucic (1) No scoring No scoring Kris Versteeg (1) – 13:22 02:42 – Johnny Boychuk (2)15:03 – Milan Lucic (2)18:04 – en – Brad Marchand (5)19:35 – en – Daniel Paille (2) No scoring Tim Thomas 22 saves / 23 shots Sergei Bobrovsky 22 saves / 25 shots Boston won series 4–0 Western Conference semifinals (1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (5) Nashville Predators This was the first playoff series between these two teams. It was also the first time that the Nashville Predators played in the second round of the playoffs. Vancouver and Nashville had split the four-game regular season series between them. Vancouver won this series in six games to advance to the Conference finals for the first time since 1994.https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2011050927&print=1 Canucks beat Predators to advance to West finals May 9, 2011 May 10, 2011 Beth Rucker Associated Press Yahoo! Sports Each game in this series was decided by just a single goal (with the exception of an empty net goal scored by Vancouver captain Henrik Sedin in game four). Nashville Predators Vancouver Canucks Bridgestone Arena Rogers Arena April 28 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030231 No scoring No scoring No scoring 12:14 – Chris Higgins (2) No scoring No scoring Pekka Rinne 29 saves / 30 shots Roberto Luongo 20 saves / 20 shots April 30 2–1 2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030232 No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:00 – sh – Alex Burrows (4) Ryan Suter (1) – 18:53 No scoring Matthew Halischuk (2) – 14:51 No scoring Pekka Rinne 32 saves / 33 shots Roberto Luongo 44 saves / 46 shots May 3 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030233 10:18 – sh – David Legwand (3) No scoring No scoring Ryan Kesler (1) – pp – 01:00 13:18 – Joel Ward (4) Chris Higgins (3) – 03:03 No scoring Ryan Kesler (2) – pp – 10:45 Pekka Rinne 44 saves / 47 shots Roberto Luongo 28 saves / 30 shots May 5 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030234 19:18 – pp – Joel Ward (5) Christian Ehrhoff (2) – 15:04 No scoring Alexander Edler (2) – 09:43 03:27 – Cody Franson (1) Ryan Kesler (3) – pp – 07:28Henrik Sedin (1) – en – 19:39 Pekka Rinne 24 saves / 27 shots Roberto Luongo 19 saves / 21 shots May 7 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030235 David Legwand (4) – sh – 03:42 05:59 – Raffi Torres (1)15:06 – Ryan Kesler (4) David Legwand (5) – 00:51 No scoring Joel Ward (6) – 01:14Joel Ward (7) – 05:45 16:14 – Ryan Kesler (5) Pekka Rinne 31 saves / 34 shots Roberto Luongo 19 saves / 23 shots May 9 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030236 No scoring Mason Raymond (1) – 07:45Daniel Sedin (6) – pp – 09:28 03:31 – David Legwand (6) No scoring No scoring No scoring Pekka Rinne 17 saves / 19 shots Roberto Luongo 23 saves / 24 shots Vancouver won series 4–2 (2) San Jose Sharks vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings This was the fifth playoff series between these two teams. This was a rematch of the previous year's Western Conference semifinals, in which San Jose defeated Detroit in five games. After losing the first three games, Detroit won the next three, to force a seventh game. This was the eighth time this feat had been achieved in NHL history, the third time in the last two seasons, the second time in the 2011 playoffs, and the second time that the Red Wings had accomplished the feat. Chicago had accomplished the same feat against Vancouver in the conference quarterfinals, ultimately losing that series. Since the New York Islanders twice forced a game seven after being down 3–0 during the 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs, there had been 112 consecutive failed attempts to repeat that feat prior to the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, after which it has happened in three of the seven possible series.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=562511 https://web.archive.org/web/20110515124927/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=562511 dead May 15, 2011 Focus doesn't change for Red Wings May 11, 2011 Brian Hedger NHL.com National Hockey League San Jose won the seventh game by a score of 3–2 to avoid becoming the fourth team in NHL history to lose a series after taking a 3–0 series lead. It allowed them their second consecutive trip to the conference finals. Six of the games were decided by only one goal; the only exception was a 3–1 win by Detroit in game six, in which Darren Helm of Detroit scored an empty net goal. Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks Joe Louis Arena HP Pavilion April 29 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030241 Nicklas Lidstrom (1) – 09:30 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 10:22 – pp – Joe Pavelski (4) No scoring 07:03 – Benn Ferriero (1) Jimmy Howard 44 saves / 46 shots Antti Niemi 24 saves / 25 shots May 1 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030242 No scoring 04:54 – pp – Ian White (1) No scoring No scoring Henrik Zetterberg (1) – pp – 13:58 01:39 – Niclas Wallin (1) Jimmy Howard 35 saves / 37 shots Antti Niemi 33 saves / 34 shots May 4 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030243 19:38 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (2) Devin Setoguchi (2) – pp – 12:57 13:59 – Patrick Eaves (3)18:17 – pp – Pavel Datsyuk (3) Devin Setoguchi (3) – pp – 14:49 No scoring Dan Boyle (1) – 15:52 No scoring Devin Setoguchi (4) – 09:21 Jimmy Howard 34 saves / 38 shots Antti Niemi 38 saves / 41 shots May 6 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030244 06:22 – Todd Bertuzzi (2)11:09 – Nicklas Lidstrom (3)18:01 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (4) Logan Couture (3) – 18:16 No scoring Dan Boyle (2) – 13:44 18:33 – Darren Helm (2) Dany Heatley (3) – 01:14 Jimmy Howard 25 saves / 28 shots Antti Niemi 36 saves / 40 shots May 8 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030245 No scoring 17:18 – Devin Setoguchi (5) Niklas Kronwall (2) – 16:25 15:32 – Joe Pavelski (5) Jonathan Ericsson (1) – 03:43Daniel Cleary (2) – 05:29Tomas Holmstrom (3) – 13:52 00:54 – Logan Couture (4) Jimmy Howard 39 saves / 42 shots Antti Niemi 18 saves / 22 shots May 10 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030246 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 10:38 – Henrik Zetterberg (2)12:32 – Valtteri Filppula (2)18:55 – en – Darren Helm (3) Logan Couture (5) – 03:54 Jimmy Howard 24 saves / 25 shots Antti Niemi 42 saves / 44 shots May 12 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030247 No scoring 12:20 – pp – Devin Setoguchi (6)19:01 – Logan Couture (6) Henrik Zetterberg (3) – 13:10 No scoring Pavel Datsyuk (4) – 13:59 12:13 – Patrick Marleau (3) Jimmy Howard 27 saves / 30 shots Antti Niemi 38 saves / 40 shots San Jose won series 4–3 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (3) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Tampa Bay Lightning This was the first playoff series between these teams. Boston won three of the four games that were played in the regular season. Bruins rookie Tyler Seguin scored a goal and an assist in his first career playoff game in game one. In game two, he tied the NHL record for points by a teenager in a single playoff period with four points, two goals and two assists (held by Trevor Linden). Game seven featured remarkable discipline from both teams, as no penalties were called of any kind for either team during the game, the first time this had happened in the playoffs in over twenty years.https://www.espn.com/nhl/playoffs/2011/columns/story?columnist=burnside_scott&id=6602356 Bruins answer the call in Game 7 espn.com ESPN Scott Burnside May 28, 2011 July 11, 2025https://www.bruinsdaily.com/2018/05/01/no-end-in-sight-with-head-scratching-nhl-officiating/ No end in sight with head scratching officiating bruinsdaily.com Bruins Daily Tim Rosenthal May 1, 2018 July 11, 2025 Boston's Nathan Horton recorded his second game-seven-winning goal in this year's playoffs, as his first was scored against Montreal in round one. Tampa Bay Lightning Boston Bruins St. Pete Times Forum TD Garden May 14 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030311 Sean Bergenheim (8) – 11:15Brett Clark (1) – 11:34Teddy Purcell (2) – 12:40 15:59 – Tyler Seguin (1) No scoring No scoring Marc-Andre Bergeron (2) – pp – 13:37Simon Gagne (3) – en – 17:29 18:59 – Johnny Boychuk (3) Dwayne Roloson 31 saves / 33 shots Tim Thomas 29 saves / 33 shots May 17 5–6 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030312 Adam Hall (1) – 00:13Martin St. Louis (7) – 19:53 13:58 – pp – Nathan Horton (6) Vincent Lecavalier (6) – pp – 07:48 00:48 – Tyler Seguin (2)02:24 – David Krejci (6)06:30 – Tyler Seguin (3)16:16 – pp – Michael Ryder (3)19:41 – Michael Ryder (4) Steven Stamkos (5) – 03:47Dominic Moore (3) – 13:15 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 21 saves / 27 shotsMike Smith 8 saves / 8 shots Tim Thomas 36 saves / 41 shots May 19 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030313 No scoring David Krejci (7) – 01:09 No scoring No scoring No scoring Andrew Ference (2) – 08:12 Dwayne Roloson 23 saves / 25 shots Tim Thomas 31 saves / 31 shots May 21 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030314 No scoring Patrice Bergeron (3) – 11:47Michael Ryder (5) – 16:34Patrice Bergeron (4) – sh – 17:58 06:55 – Teddy Purcell (3)07:58 – Teddy Purcell (4)10:53 – Sean Bergenheim (9) No scoring 06:54 – Simon Gagne (4)19:23 – en – Martin St. Louis (8) No scoring Dwayne Roloson 6 saves / 9 shotsMike Smith 21 saves / 21 shots Tim Thomas 32 saves / 36 shots May 23 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030315 Simon Gagne (5) – 01:09 No scoring No scoring 04:24 – Nathan Horton (7)15:56 – Brad Marchand (6) No scoring 19:47 – en – Rich Peverley (2) Mike Smith 17 saves / 19 shots Tim Thomas 33 saves / 34 shots May 25 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030316 00:36 – Teddy Purcell (5) Milan Lucic (3) – 07:09David Krejci (8) – 16:30 07:55 – pp – Martin St. Louis (9)13:35 – pp – Teddy Purcell (6) No scoring 00:34 – pp – Steven Stamkos (6)10:15 – Martin St. Louis (10) David Krejci (9) – pp – 09:46David Krejci (10) – 13:28 Dwayne Roloson 16 saves / 20 shots Tim Thomas 21 saves / 26 shots May 27 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030317 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 12:27 – Nathan Horton (8) Dwayne Roloson 37 saves / 38 shots Tim Thomas 24 saves / 24 shots Boston won series 4–3 Western Conference final (1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (2) San Jose Sharks This was the first playoff series between these teams. Vancouver won three of the four games that were played in the regular season; their only loss to San Jose came in a shootout. Both Vancouver and San Jose played in a series during the 2011 playoffs (Quarterfinals and Semifinals, respectively) where each took a 3–0 series lead, only to see the opposing team win the next three games to force a seventh game. However, both won their respective seventh games to advance to the next round of the playoffs. San Jose, facing elimination in game five, held a 2–1 lead near the end of the game until Ryan Kesler forced overtime by scoring with only 13.2 seconds left in the third period after a controversial icing call. After a scoreless first overtime, Kevin Bieksa was able to capitalize on an unexpected rebound to score the series-winning goal 10:18 into the second overtime, sending Vancouver to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1994. The Canucks had previously won the Western Conference Final on May 24, 1994, 17 years to the day before this year's conference final win, and both games went to double overtime.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-van/2011/05/24/2010030325 San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks Game Recap - 05/24/2011 Nhl.com May 25, 2011 April 10, 2012 San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks HP Pavilion Rogers Arena May 15 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030321 Joe Thornton (3) – 18:47 No scoring Patrick Marleau (4) – pp – 08:44 01:49 – Maxim Lapierre (1) No scoring 07:02 – Kevin Bieksa (2)08:21 – pp – Henrik Sedin (2) Antti Niemi 35 saves / 38 shots Roberto Luongo 27 saves / 29 shots May 18 3–7 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030322 Logan Couture (7) – pp – 02:28Patrick Marleau (5) – pp – 13:03 09:39 – pp – Daniel Sedin (7)10:18 – Raffi Torres (2) No scoring 12:05 – Kevin Bieksa (3) Ben Eager (1) – 17:27 07:56 – pp – Chris Higgins (4)11:41 – pp – Daniel Sedin (8)14:30 – Aaron Rome (1)16:42 – Mason Raymond (2) Antti Niemi 31 saves / 38 shots Roberto Luongo 28 saves / 31 shots May 20 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030323 03:56 – pp – Patrick Marleau (6)08:22 – pp – Ryane Clowe (5)17:25 – Patrick Marleau (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:46 – pp – Dan Boyle (3) Alexandre Burrows (5) – 01:09Dan Hamhuis (1) – pp – 13:39Kevin Bieksa (4) – pp – 16:04 Antti Niemi 27 saves / 30 shots Roberto Luongo 34 saves / 38 shots May 22 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030324 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ryan Kesler (6) – pp – 09:16Sami Salo (2) – pp – 10:55Sami Salo (3) – pp – 11:11 07:02 – Andrew Desjardins (1)15:55 – Ryane Clowe (6) Alex Burrows (6) – 05:43 Antti Niemi 9 saves / 13 shots Roberto Luongo 33 saves / 35 shots May 24 2–3 2 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030325 No scoring 08:02 – Alex Burrows (7) Patrick Marleau (8) – pp – 09:57 No scoring Devin Setoguchi (7) – 00:24 19:46 – Ryan Kesler (7) No scoring 10:18 – Kevin Bieksa (5) Antti Niemi 31 saves / 34 shots Roberto Luongo 54 saves / 56 shots Vancouver won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Finals 2011 Stanley Cup Finals As the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Vancouver Canucks earned home ice advantage over the Boston Bruins in the Finals. This was the first playoff series between Vancouver and Boston. Vancouver and Boston met only once in the 2010–11 regular season, on February 26, 2011. Boston won that game by a score of 3–1. This was Vancouver's third appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals; in both of their previous appearances, they lost to a team from New York. In 1982, they were swept by the Islanders. In 1994, they lost to the Rangers in seven games. This was Boston's first appearance in the Finals since their five-game loss to the Edmonton Oilers in 1990. Boston last won the Stanley Cup in 1972, when they defeated the New York Rangers in six games. In a back-and-forth series, the Bruins triumphed in seven games to win their first Stanley Cup since 1972. The Canucks and Bruins each won their first three home games. All three Vancouver wins were close affairs at Rogers Arena: two 1–0 wins in games one and five, and a 3–2 overtime victory in game two. In Boston at TD Garden however, the games were extremely one-sided in favor of the Bruins, with the Bruins winning games three, four, and six by scores of 8–1, 4–0 and 5–2, respectively.https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2011/6/17/2228768/how-the-bruins-won-and-how-the-canucks-lost How the Bruins Won, And How the Canucks Lost stanleycupofchowder.com Stanley Cup of Chowder Phunwin June 17, 2011 March 17, 2012 In the deciding game seven at Rogers Arena, the Bruins shut out the Canucks 4–0 to win the Stanley Cup with a 4–3 series victory and the first and only time in the series where the home team lost and the road team won. Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks TD Garden Rogers Arena June 1 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030411 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:41 – Raffi Torres (3) Tim Thomas 33 saves / 34 shots Roberto Luongo 36 saves / 36 shots June 4 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030412 No scoring 12:12 – pp – Alex Burrows (8) Milan Lucic (4) – 09:00Mark Recchi (3) – pp – 11:35 No scoring No scoring 09:37 – Daniel Sedin (9) No scoring 00:11 – Alex Burrows (9) Tim Thomas 30 saves / 33 shots Roberto Luongo 28 saves / 30 shots June 6 1–8 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030413 No scoring No scoring 00:11 – Andrew Ference (3)04:22 – pp – Mark Recchi (4)11:30 – sh – Brad Marchand (7)15:47 – David Krejci (11) No scoring 11:38 – sh – Daniel Paille (3)17:39 – Mark Recchi (5)18:06 – Chris Kelly (5)19:29 – pp – Michael Ryder (6) Jannik Hansen (3) – 13:53 Tim Thomas 40 saves / 41 shots Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 38 shots June 8 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030414 11:59 – Rich Peverley (3) No scoring 11:11 – Michael Ryder (7)13:29 – Brad Marchand (8) No scoring 03:39 – Rich Peverley (4) No scoring Tim Thomas 38 saves / 38 shots Roberto Luongo 16 saves / 20 shotsCory Schneider 9 saves / 9 shots June 10 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030415 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:35 – Maxim Lapierre (2) Tim Thomas 24 saves / 25 shots Roberto Luongo 31 saves / 31 shots June 13 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030416 05:31 – Brad Marchand (9)06:06 – Milan Lucic (5)08:35 – pp – Andrew Ference (4)09:45 – Michael Ryder (8) No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:59 – pp – David Krejci (12) Henrik Sedin (3) – pp – 00:22Maxim Lapierre (3) – 17:34 Tim Thomas 36 saves / 38 shots Roberto Luongo 5 saves / 8 shotsCory Schneider 30 saves / 32 shots June 15 4–0 1 www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030417 Patrice Bergeron (5) – 14:37 No scoring Brad Marchand (10) – 12:13Patrice Bergeron (6) – sh – 17:35 No scoring Brad Marchand (11) – en – 17:16 No scoring Tim Thomas 37 saves / 37 shots Roberto Luongo 17 saves / 20 shots Boston won series 4–3 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, and all the tied skaters are shown. 2010–2011 – Playoffs – All Skaters – Summary – http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm#?navid=nav-sts-indiv https://web.archive.org/web/20100107123318/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm#?navid=nav-sts-indiv dead January 7, 2010 NHL.com June 4, 2011 Player Team GP G A Pts +/–David Krejci David Krejčí Boston Bruins 25 12 11 23 +8Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks 25 3 19 22 –11Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 18 10 10 20 –8Daniel Sedin Vancouver Canucks 25 9 11 20 –9Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins 23 6 14 20 +15Brad Marchand Boston Bruins 25 11 8 19 +12Ryan Kesler Vancouver Canucks 25 7 12 19 0Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning 18 6 13 19 +6Alexandre Burrows Vancouver Canucks 25 9 8 17 0Nathan Horton Boston Bruins 21 8 9 17 +11Michael Ryder Boston Bruins 25 8 9 17 +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. 2010–2011 – Playoffs – Goalie – Summary – Goals against average http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20113ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=wlt https://web.archive.org/web/20110506043524/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20113ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=wlt dead May 6, 2011 NHL.com June 4, 2011 Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOITim Thomas Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974) Boston Bruins 25 16 9 849 51 1.98 .940 4 1,541:53Carey Price Montreal Canadiens 7 3 4 242 16 2.11 .934 1 0,455:29 455:29Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 7 3 4 218 16 2.21 .927 1 0,435:12 435:12Michal Neuvirth Washington Capitals 9 4 5 261 23 2.34 .912 1 0,589:56 589:56Jimmy Howard Detroit Red Wings 11 7 4 364 28 2.50 .923 0 0,673:22 673:22 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 third 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 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, with NBC also airing the first two and final three games of the Stanley Cup Final, while Versus broadcast games three and four. This was the last postseason that only selected first and second-round games were nationally televised, as well as the last postseason American regional sports networks carrying both their teams' first- and second-round games. After Comcast, the owners of Versus, completed its acquisition of a majority stake in NBC Universal, the combined company signed a new TV contract in April 2011. Among the new changes scheduled for 2012, all playoff games were to air nationally for the first time on either NBC or one of NBC Universal's cable channels, and the regional sports networks limited to only airing first-round games.http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/06/nbc-universal-to-televise-entire-stanley-cup-playoffs-for-first-time/ 2012 NHL Playoffs Airing Nationally for First Time on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, NHLN. NBC Sports April 6, 2012 NBCSports.com April 7, 2012http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/hockey/nhl/04/19/tv-contract.ap/index.html?eref=sihp NHL reaches new television deal to remain on NBC, Versus Associated Press April 19, 2011 SI.com April 19, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110424114128/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/hockey/nhl/04/19/tv-contract.ap/index.html?eref=sihp April 24, 2011 References 30em External links 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs at ESPN 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 2011 Playoffs, 2011 Category:Stanley Cup playoffs sv:National Hockey League 2010/2011#Slutspelet