2006 Stanley Cup playoffs

August 2023 none Stanley Cup playoffs 2006StanleyCupPlayoffs.png 2006 April 21 –June 19, 2006 16 Tampa Bay Lightning(notwithstanding the cancelled 2004–05 season) Carolina Hurricanes Edmonton Oilers Scoring leader(s) Eric Staal (Hurricanes) 28 points MVP Cam Ward (Hurricanes) 2004 2007 The 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League (NHL) championship began on April 21, 2006, following the 2005–06 regular season. This was the first playoffs since 2004 due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout that cancelled the previously scheduled season. The 16 teams that qualified, seeded one through eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series with re-seeding after the Conference quarterfinals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The Finals concluded on June 19 with the Carolina Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in the final series four games to three. Carolina goaltender Cam Ward was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers would miss the playoffs each year thereafter until 2017. This was also the last time until 2023 that the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs. The St. Louis Blues missed the playoffs for the first time since 1979, ending a 25-season playoff streak, the third longest in NHL history. The current longest playoff appearance streak in both pro sports and NHL moved to the Detroit Red Wings at 15 consecutive seasons. This was additionally the first time in history that the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues missed the playoffs in the same season. While the 2005–06 season introduced a shootout to break ties after five minutes of four-on-four overtime, the Stanley Cup playoffs retained their traditional format of unlimited 20-minute periods of five-on-five sudden-death overtime to break ties. The Western Conference made history in the first round when all four series were won by the lower-seeded teams (conversely, all four series in the Eastern Conference were won by the higher-seeded teams). The eighth- and lowest-seeded Oilers proceeded to win the Western Conference and participate in the Stanley Cup Finals. Four Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs this year, this total was not equaled again until 2013 and not exceeded until 2015 with five. 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 Ottawa Senators, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 113 points Carolina Hurricanes, Southeast Division champions – 112 points New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions – 101 points (46 wins) Buffalo Sabres – 110 points Philadelphia Flyers – 101 points (45 wins) New York Rangers – 100 points Montreal Canadiens – 93 points Tampa Bay Lightning – 92 points Western Conference Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 124 points Dallas Stars, Pacific Division champions – 112 points Calgary Flames, Northwest Division champions – 103 points Nashville Predators – 106 points San Jose Sharks – 99 points Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – 98 points Colorado Avalanche – 95 points (43 wins) Edmonton Oilers – 95 points (41 wins) 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 Finals, 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 Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 Ottawa 4 8 Tampa Bay 1 2 2 Carolina 4 7 Montreal 2 3 New Jersey 4 6 NY Rangers 0 4 Buffalo 4 5 Philadelphia 2 1 Detroit 2 8 Edmonton 4 2 Dallas 1 7 Colorado 4 3 Calgary 3 6 Anaheim 4 4 Nashville 1 5 San Jose 4 1 Ottawa 1 4 Buffalo 4 2 Carolina 4 3 New Jersey 1 5 San Jose 2 8 Edmonton 4 6 Anaheim 4 7 Colorado 0 4 Buffalo 3 2 Carolina 4 8 Edmonton 4 6 Anaheim 1 E2 Carolina 4 W8 Edmonton 3 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Ottawa Senators vs. (8) Tampa Bay Lightning The Ottawa Senators entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference regular season and Northeast Division champions with 113 points. Tampa Bay qualified as the eighth seed earning 92 points during the regular season. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Ottawa won all four games during this year's regular season series. The Senators defeated the Lightning in five games. The Senators used a two-man advantage in the third period of game one to gain the lead as they took the game by a score of 4–1. In game two the Lightning came back from a one-goal deficit by scoring two goals 55 seconds apart as they evened the series with a 4–3 victory. Six Ottawa skaters scored a goal in game three as the Senators won 8–4. Ottawa scored three times in the second-period of game four as they earned a 5–2 win. Martin Havlat scored the series-winning goal for the Senators at 15:02 of the second period as Ottawa closed out the series with a 3–2 victory. Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators St. Pete Times Forum Scotiabank Place April 21 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-ott/2006/04/21/2005030111#game=2005030111,game_state=final Vincent Lecavalier (1) – pp – 19:00 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 05:06 – pp – Martin Havlat (1)06:13 – pp – Jason Spezza (1)09:37 – sh – Mike Fisher (1)18:58 – en – Daniel Alfredsson (1) John Grahame 34 saves / 37 shots Ray Emery 35 saves / 36 shots April 23 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-ott/2006/04/23/2005030112#game=2005030112,game_state=final Martin St. Louis (1) – 14:36 04:51 – Bryan Smolinski (1) Brad Richards (1) – 07:39 17:12 – pp – Martin Havlat (2) Dan Boyle (1) – 05:24Martin St. Louis (2) – 06:19 03:21 – Peter Schaefer (1) John Grahame 21 saves / 24 shots Ray Emery 32 saves / 36 shots April 25 8–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tbl/2006/04/25/2005030113#game=2005030113,game_state=final 18:38 – pp – Martin St. Louis (3) Martin Havlat (3) – 05:20Wade Redden (1) – pp – 08:40Patrick Eaves (1) – 12:56 No scoring Martin Havlat (4) – 02:17Antoine Vermette (1) – 09:11 00:20 – pp – Paul Ranger (1)11:26 – Paul Ranger (2)13:25 – pp – Pavel Kubina (1) Dany Heatley (1) – pp – 06:12Zdeno Chara (1) – pp – 10:28Antoine Vermette (2) – 16:18 John Grahame 15 saves / 20 shotsSean Burke 8 saves / 11 shots Ray Emery 35 saves / 39 shots April 27 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tbl/2006/04/27/2005030114#game=2005030114,game_state=final 11:10 – Martin St. Louis (4)16:15 – Brad Richards (2) Jason Spezza (2) – 06:13 No scoring Chris Phillips (1) – 05:59Dany Heatley (2) – pp – 17:10Martin Havlat (5) – 17:50 No scoring Chris Neil (1) – 01:24 John Grahame 13 saves / 17 shotsSean Burke 7 saves / 8 shots Ray Emery 30 saves / 32 shots April 29 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-ott/2006/04/29/2005030115#game=2005030115,game_state=final No scoring 12:53 – Peter Schaefer (2)15:44 – Andrej Meszaros (1) Evgeny Artyukhin (1) – 01:37Brad Richards (3) – 18:15 15:02 – pp – Martin Havlat (6) No scoring No scoring Sean Burke 35 saves / 38 shots Ray Emery 26 saves / 28 shots Ottawa won series 4–1 (2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens The Carolina Hurricanes entered the playoffs as the Southeast Division champions, earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference with 112 points. Montreal qualified as the seventh seed earning 93 points during the regular season. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams with Montreal winning five of the six previous series. They last met in the 2002 Eastern Conference semifinals where Carolina won in six games. Carolina won all four games during this year's regular season series. The Hurricanes eliminated the Canadiens in six games. After allowing a goal in the opening minute of game one the Canadiens scored six unanswered goals taking the opening game of the series 6–1. Carolina pulled goaltender Martin Gerber after allowing three goals in the first period of game two and he was replaced by 22-year-old rookie backup Cam Ward. The Hurricanes were able to tie the game with 90 seconds remaining in regulation before losing in double overtime as Michael Ryder scored at 2:32, giving Montreal a 6–5 win. In game three Eric Staal scored the game winner 3:38 into overtime as Carolina won 2–1. Rod Brind'Amour gave the Hurricanes the lead in game four and they hung on to win 3–2. Cam Ward made 30 saves and allowed just one goal against as the Hurricanes took game five 2–1. Hurricanes forward Cory Stillman ended the series at 1:19 of the first overtime as Carolina won game six 2–1. Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes Bell Centre RBC Center April 22 6–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2006/04/22/2005030121#game=2005030121,game_state=final Francis Bouillon (1) – pp – 08:23Radek Bonk (1) – 16:17 00:50 – Matt Cullen (1) Alexei Kovalev (1) – 02:18Chris Higgins (1) – 16:01 No scoring Alexei Kovalev (2) – pp – 11:40Sheldon Souray (1) – 18:12 No scoring Cristobal Huet 42 saves / 43 shots Martin Gerber 15 saves / 21 shots April 24 6–5 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2006/04/24/2005030122#game=2005030122,game_state=final Jan Bulis (1) – 04:48Michael Ryder (1) – pp – 13:35Radek Bonk (2) – 14:46 No scoring No scoring 01:42 – Matt Cullen (2)09:05 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (1) Alexei Kovalev (3) – 05:22Richard Zednik (1) – 05:58 00:22 – pp – Ray Whitney (1)01:15 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (2)18:30 – Cory Stillman (1) Michael Ryder (2) – 02:32 No scoring Cristobal Huet 41 saves / 46 shots Martin Gerber 10 saves / 13 shotsCam Ward 20 saves / 23 shots April 26 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2006/04/26/2005030123#game=2005030123,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 09:17 – pp – Richard Zednik (2) No scoring No scoring Rod Brind'Amour (3) – 11:27 No scoring Eric Staal (1) – pp – 03:38 Cristobal Huet 34 saves / 36 shots Cam Ward 27 saves / 28 shots April 28 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2006/04/28/2005030124#game=2005030124,game_state=final No scoring Justin Williams (1) – 10:22Aaron Ward (1) – 11:33 05:21 – Alexander Perezhogin (1)12:58 – pp – Sheldon Souray (2) No scoring No scoring Rod Brind'Amour (4) – 05:54 Cristobal Huet 27 saves / 30 shots Cam Ward 23 saves / 25 shots April 30 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2006/04/30/2005030125#game=2005030125,game_state=final No scoring 04:27 – pp – Eric Staal (2) Alexei Kovalev (4) – 19:32 13:57 – pp – Matt Cullen (3) No scoring No scoring Cristobal Huet 26 saves / 28 shots Cam Ward 30 saves / 31 shots May 2 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2006/05/02/2005030126#game=2005030126,game_state=final 06:31 – pp – Sheldon Souray (3) Mark Recchi (1) – 07:01 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Cory Stillman (2) – 01:19 Cristobal Huet 27 saves / 29 shots Cam Ward 25 saves / 26 shots Carolina won series 4–2 (3) New Jersey Devils vs. (6) New York Rangers The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division champions (winning the tie-breaker with Philadelphia in total wins), earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference with 101 points. New York qualified for the first time since 1997 as the sixth seed earning 100 points during the regular season. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with New York winning all three previous series. They last met in the 1997 Eastern Conference semifinals where New York won in five games. The teams split this year's eight game regular season series. The Devils swept the Rangers in four games. The Devils scored five times on the power play in game one winning 6–1, Devils forward Patrik Elias scored six points in the victory (two goals and four assists). In game two John Madden scored a hat trick for the Devils as they earned a 4–1 victory. Martin Brodeur earned his 21st career playoff shutout with 25 saves as the Devils won game three 3–0. New Jersey took the lead in the second period of game four with two power play goals and they never looked back eliminating the Rangers by a final score of 4–2. New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Madison Square Garden Continental Airlines Arena April 22 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-njd/2006/04/22/2005030131#game=2005030131,game_state=final Petr Prucha (1) – pp – 10:00 03:55 – pp – Patrik Elias (1) No scoring 07:48 – pp – Scott Gomez (1)17:10 – Ken Klee (1) No scoring 00:53 – pp – Brian Rafalski (1)08:45 – pp – Jamie Langenbrunner (1)15:34 – pp – Patrik Elias (2) Henrik Lundqvist 24 saves / 30 shots Martin Brodeur 29 saves / 30 shots April 24 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-njd/2006/04/24/2005030132#game=2005030132,game_state=final No scoring 07:47 – sh – John Madden (1)14:13 – pp – Brian Gionta (1) No scoring 19:54 – sh – John Madden (2) Blair Betts (1) – 05:41 12:46 – John Madden (3) Kevin Weekes 21 saves / 25 shots Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 26 shots April 26 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyr/2006/04/26/2005030133#game=2005030133,game_state=final No scoring Jamie Langenbrunner (2) – 01:08Patrik Elias (3) – 09:20 No scoring Zach Parise (1) – 02:48 No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 17 saves / 20 shots Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 25 shots April 29 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyr/2006/04/29/2005030134#game=2005030134,game_state=final 19:41 – Jed Ortmeyer (1) No scoring No scoring Scott Gomez (2) – pp – 04:20Patrik Elias (4) – pp – 07:21 18:33 – pp – Steve Rucchin (1) Brian Gionta (2) – sh – 04:30Patrik Elias (5) – 13:21 Henrik Lundqvist 25 saves / 29 shots Martin Brodeur 31 saves / 33 shots New Jersey won series 4–0 (4) Buffalo Sabres vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers The Buffalo Sabres entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 110 points. Philadelphia qualified as the fifth seed (losing the tie-breaker with New Jersey in total wins for the Atlantic Division title) earning 101 points during the regular season. This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams with Philadelphia winning five of the seven previous series. They last met in the 2001 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Buffalo won in six games. Buffalo won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Sabres defeated the Flyers in six games. Philadelphia goaltender Robert Esche made 55 saves in a 3–2 Flyers loss; Daniel Briere ended the game with a goal at 7:31 in double-overtime. Buffalo forwards Jean-Pierre Dumont and Jason Pominville each recorded hat-tricks in game two as the Sabres scored three power play goals rolling to an 8–2 victory. Peter Forsberg scored two second period goals in game three to break a 1–1 tie, the Flyers went on to win the game 4–2. In game four R. J. Umberger put the Flyers up for good with his goal at 9:51 in the third period as Philadelphia evened the series with a 5–4 victory. Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller made 24 saves to earn his first career playoff shutout in game five as Buffalo won 3–0. In game six the Sabres jumped to a 5–0 lead on a goal by Maxim Afinogenov as the Flyers pulled Robert Esche from the game, Buffalo went on to a resounding 7–1 series-clinching victory. Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres Wachovia Center HSBC Arena April 22 2–3 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/2006/04/22/2005030141#game=2005030141,game_state=final No scoring 05:20 – Tim Connolly (1) Mike Knuble (1) – 16:34 04:33 – Jay McKee (1) Simon Gagne (1) – pp – 18:09 No scoring No scoring 07:31 – Daniel Briere (1) Robert Esche 55 saves / 58 shots Ryan Miller 30 saves / 32 shots April 24 2–8 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/2006/04/24/2005030142#game=2005030142,game_state=final No scoring 01:41 – Jean-Pierre Dumont (1)03:00 – pp – Chris Drury (1)12:26 – Ales Kotalik (1)14:36 – Jason Pominville (1)19:46 – pp – Jean-Pierre Dumont (2) Simon Gagne (2) – 00:58 09:42 – pp – Jean-Pierre Dumont (3) Petr Nedved (1) – 05:47 08:35 – Jason Pominville (2)18:42 – Jason Pominville (3) Robert Esche 5 saves / 10 shotsAntero Niittymaki 15 saves / 18 shots Ryan Miller 20 saves / 22 shots April 26 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/2006/04/26/2005030143#game=2005030143,game_state=final 06:35 – sh – Brian Savage (1) Ales Kotalik (2) – 02:37 06:57 – Peter Forsberg (1)12:37 – pp – Peter Forsberg (2) No scoring 19:44 – en – Simon Gagne (3) Tim Connolly (2) – 04:44 Robert Esche 26 saves / 28 shots Ryan Miller 23 saves / 26 shots April 28 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/2006/04/28/2005030144#game=2005030144,game_state=final 12:13 – Éric Desjardins (1) Thomas Vanek (1) – pp – 02:34Daniel Briere (2) – 10:10 03:26 – Peter Forsberg (3) No scoring 03:50 – pp – Petr Nedved (2)09:51 – R. J. Umberger (1)19:11 – Peter Forsberg (4) Daniel Briere (3) – pp – 06:17Mike Grier (1) – sh – 19:41 Robert Esche 26 saves / 30 shots Ryan Miller 28 saves / 33 shots April 30 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-buf/2006/04/30/2005030145#game=2005030145,game_state=final No scoring 06:05 – pp – Tim Connolly (3) No scoring 19:12 – pp – Jean-Pierre Dumont (4) No scoring 04:50 – Maxim Afinogenov (1) Robert Esche 30 saves / 33 shots Ryan Miller 24 saves / 24 shots May 2 7–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-phi/2006/05/02/2005030146#game=2005030146,game_state=final No scoring Mike Grier (2) – 11:16Ales Kotalik (3) – 17:34Derek Roy (1) – 19:27 18:57 – Branko Radivojevic (1) Jason Pominville (4) – 03:05Maxim Afinogenov (2) – 07:19Chris Drury (2) – 19:46 No scoring Chris Drury (3) – sh – 02:12 Robert Esche 12 saves / 17 shotsAntero Niittymaki 9 saves / 11 shots Ryan Miller 21 saves / 22 shots Buffalo won series 4–2 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Western Conference regular season and Central Division champions, with 124 points. Edmonton qualified as the eighth seed earning 95 points (losing the tie-breaker with Colorado in total wins) during the regular season. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with Edmonton winning both previous series. They last met in the 1988 Clarence Campbell Conference Final where Edmonton won in five games. Detroit won this year's four game regular season series earning six of eight points during the season. The eighth seeded Oilers upset the Red Wings in six games. Red Wings winger Kirk Maltby scored two goals in game one, including the winner in double overtime as Detroit won 3–2. The Oilers took the lead by scoring twice in 57 seconds in the second period of game two as they hung on to win 4–2. Jarret Stoll provided the game-winner in double overtime in game three giving the Oilers a 4–3 victory. The Red Wings scored three power-play goals in game four earning a 4–2 victory to tie the series. Oilers goaltender Dwayne Roloson made 30 saves as Edmonton hung on to win game five by a score of 3–2. The Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit after two periods of play in game six by scoring four times in third period, and Ales Hemsky broke the tie with 1:06 remaining in regulation as Edmonton ended the series with a 4–3 win. Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings Rexall Place Joe Louis Arena April 21 2–3 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-det/2006/04/21/2005030151#game=2005030151,game_state=final Sergei Samsonov (1) – pp – 11:44 04:05 – pp – Robert Lang (1) Chris Pronger (1) – pp – 08:43 No scoring No scoring 13:43 – Kirk Maltby (1) No scoring 02:39 – Kirk Maltby (2) Dwayne Roloson 54 saves / 57 shots Manny Legace 23 saves / 25 shots April 23 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-det/2006/04/23/2005030152#game=2005030152,game_state=final Chris Pronger (2) – 12:32 14:50 – Jason Williams (1) Fernando Pisani (1) – 17:49Brad Winchester (1) – 18:46 07:11 – pp – Henrik Zetterberg (1) Jarret Stoll (1) – en – 19:47 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 33 saves / 35 shots Manny Legace 20 saves / 23 shots April 25 3–4 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/2006/04/25/2005030153#game=2005030153,game_state=final 04:17 – Jaroslav Spacek (1)16:38 – Ryan Smyth (1) Henrik Zetterberg (2) – pp – 12:05 02:38 – pp – Raffi Torres (1) No scoring No scoring Henrik Zetterberg (3) – pp – 11:52Mathieu Schneider (1) – 12:10 08:44 – Jarret Stoll (2) No scoring Dwayne Roloson 44 saves / 47 shots Manny Legace 28 saves / 32 shots April 27 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/2006/04/27/2005030154#game=2005030154,game_state=final 07:22 – pp – Fernando Pisani (2) Tomas Holmstrom (1) – pp – 13:25Robert Lang (2) – 19:23 04:03 – pp – Jaroslav Spacek (2) No scoring No scoring Nicklas Lidstrom (1) – pp – 06:44Henrik Zetterberg (4) – pp – 15:53 Dwayne Roloson 27 saves / 31 shots Manny Legace 24 saves / 26 shots April 29 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-det/2006/04/29/2005030155#game=2005030155,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Fernando Pisani (3) – 05:16Ryan Smyth (2) – pp – 08:34Shawn Horcoff (1) – 12:36 18:39 – Brendan Shanahan (1) No scoring 19:38 – Henrik Zetterberg (5) Dwayne Roloson 30 saves / 32 shots Manny Legace 16 saves / 19 shots May 1 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-edm/2006/05/01/2005030156#game=2005030156,game_state=final No scoring Henrik Zetterberg (6) – 14:36 No scoring Robert Lang (3) – pp – 14:02 02:56 – pp – Fernando Pisani (4)06:40 – Fernando Pisani (5)16:07 – pp – Ales Hemsky (1)18:54 – Ales Hemsky (2) Johan Franzen (1) – 10:07 Dwayne Roloson 33 saves / 36 shots Manny Legace 26 saves / 30 shots Edmonton won series 4–2 (2) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Colorado Avalanche The Dallas Stars entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division champions, earning the second seed in the Western Conference with 112 points. Colorado qualified as the seventh seed earning 95 points (winning the tie-breaker with Edmonton in total wins) during the regular season. This was the fourth and 2nd most recent playoff meeting between these two teams, with Dallas winning two of three previous series. They last met in the 2004 Western Conference quarterfinals where Colorado won in five games. The Avalanche upset the Stars in five games. After trailing by two early in the first period of game one the Avalanche scored five unanswered goals and won by a score of 5–2. Brett Clark tied the game with a short-handed goal at 17:56 of the third period and four and a half minutes into overtime Joe Sakic scored his NHL-record seventh career playoff overtime goal to end the game in a 5–4 Colorado victory.Joe Sakic – Career Timeline https://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=436639 https://web.archive.org/web/20151007080126/http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=436639 dead October 7, 2015 July 9, 2009 October 5, 2015 Avalanche forward Andrew Brunette scored with 57 seconds remaining in the third period to tie game three and Alex Tanguay tallied his second goal of the game at 1:09 of the first overtime to give the Avalanche a 4–3 win. Dallas staved off elimination in game four as Niklas Hagman scored two goals in a 4–1 victory. Colorado goaltender Jose Theodore made 50 saves in game five and Andrew Brunette scored the series-clinching goal nearly fourteen minutes into overtime to give the Avalanche a 3–2 win. Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Pepsi Center American Airlines Center April 22 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/2006/04/22/2005030161#game=2005030161,game_state=final Milan Hejduk (1) – 16:42 13:04 – Brendan Morrow (1)15:02 – Bill Guerin (1) Wojtek Wolski (1) – 05:24Rob Blake (1) – pp – 09:08John-Michael Liles (1) – pp – 11:12 No scoring Brett Clark (1) – 02:58 No scoring Jose Theodore 16 saves / 18 shots Marty Turco 26 saves / 31 shots April 24 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/2006/04/24/2005030162#game=2005030162,game_state=final Rob Blake (2) – pp – 07:06Andrew Brunette (1) – 09:04Milan Hejduk (2) – 12:23 No scoring No scoring 02:41 – Jussi Jokinen (1)05:54 – pp – Jere Lehtinen (1)06:58 – Jere Lehtinen (2)19:57 – pp – Mike Modano (1) Brett Clark (2) – sh – 17:56 No scoring Joe Sakic (1) – 04:36 No scoring Jose Theodore 21 saves / 25 shots Marty Turco 18 saves / 23 shots April 26 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-col/2006/04/26/2005030163#game=2005030163,game_state=final 05:21 – pp – Joe Sakic (2)18:53 – Alex Tanguay (1) – 18:53 Stu Barnes (1) – sh – 10:49 No scoring Jon Klemm (1) – 08:44Sergei Zubov (1) – pp – 19:45 19:03 – pp – Andrew Brunette (2) No scoring 01:09 – Alex Tanguay (2) No scoring Jose Theodore 19 saves / 22 shots Marty Turco 25 saves / 29 shots April 28 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-col/2006/04/28/2005030164#game=2005030164,game_state=final 04:46 – Brad Richardson (1) Jere Lehtinen (3) – 07:35 No scoring Niklas Hagman (1) – 03:50Bill Guerin (2) – pp – 18:41 No scoring Niklas Hagman (2) – en – 18:45 Jose Theodore 35 saves / 38 shots Marty Turco 22 saves / 23 shots April 30 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/2006/04/30/2005030165#game=2005030165,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Jim Dowd (1) – 13:03Joe Sakic (3) – 19:58 04:25 – pp – Jussi Jokinen (2) No scoring 02:47 – Bill Guerin (3) Andrew Brunette (3) – 13:55 No scoring Jose Theodore 50 saves / 52 shots Marty Turco 27 saves / 30 shots Colorado won series 4–1 (3) Calgary Flames vs. (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim The Calgary Flames entered the playoffs as the Northwest Division champions, earning the third seed in the Western Conference with 103 points. Anaheim qualified as the sixth seed earning 98 points during the regular season. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split this year's four game regular season series. The Mighty Ducks eliminated the Flames in seven games. Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff made 33 saves and Darren McCarty scored 9:45 into the first overtime as Calgary won game one 2–1. In game two Anaheim took a three-goal lead and hung on for a 4–3 victory. The Flames scored three power-play goals as they earned a 5–2 win in game three. Sean O'Donnell scored the overtime winner shortly after a power play expired in game four as Anaheim evened the series with a 3–2 victory. Flames captain Jarome Iginla scored twice as the Calgary held off a late charge by the Mighty Ducks taking a 3–2 victory in game five. In game six, Mighty Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal with just over five minutes remaining in regulation time as Anaheim forced a seventh game with their 2–1 win. Anaheim goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov made 22 saves as the Mighty Ducks ended the Flames season with a shutout winning game seven 3–0. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Calgary Flames Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Pengrowth Saddledome April 21 1–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cgy/2006/04/21/2005030171#game=2005030171,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:17 – Tony Amonte (1) Jeff Friesen (1) – 05:17 No scoring No scoring 09:45 – Darren McCarty (1) Ilya Bryzgalov 28 saves / 30 shots Miikka Kiprusoff 33 saves / 34 shots April 23 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cgy/2006/04/23/2005030172#game=2005030172,game_state=final Chris Kunitz (1) – 09:37Scott Niedermayer (1) – sh – 13:20 No scoring Joffrey Lupul (1) – 05:10 09:09 – sh – Jarome Iginla (1)11:53 – pp – Kristian Huselius (1) Samuel Pahlsson (1) – 07:55 15:31 – pp – Dion Phaneuf (1) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 22 saves / 25 shots Miikka Kiprusoff 16 saves / 20 shots April 25 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-ana/2006/04/25/2005030173#game=2005030173,game_state=final 17:26 – pp – François Beauchemin (1) Daymond Langkow (1) – pp – 14:01 08:16 – pp – François Beauchemin (2) Kristian Huselius (2) – pp – 01:25Chuck Kobasew (1) – 15:34 No scoring Darren McCarty (2) – 04:59Robyn Regehr (1) – pp – 05:33 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 19 saves / 24 shots Miikka Kiprusoff 27 saves / 29 shots April 27 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-ana/2006/04/27/2005030174#game=2005030174,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 03:47 – Ryan Getzlaf (1)07:13 – pp – Teemu Selanne (1) No scoring No scoring Jarome Iginla (2) – 00:11Jarome Iginla (3) – 03:27 01:36 – Sean O'Donnell (1) No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 25 saves / 27 shots Miikka Kiprusoff 27 saves / 30 shots April 29 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cgy/2006/04/29/2005030175#game=2005030175,game_state=final No scoring 05:49 – sh – Tony Amonte (2)16:18 – pp – Jarome Iginla (4) No scoring 01:03 – Jarome Iginla (5) Andy McDonald (1) – pp – 08:19Rob Niedermayer (1) – pp – 19:27 No scoring Jean-Sebastien Giguere 5 saves / 8 shotsIlya Bryzgalov 19 saves / 19 shots Miikka Kiprusoff 26 saves / 28 shots May 1 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-ana/2006/05/01/2005030176#game=2005030176,game_state=final No scoring Stephane Yelle (1) – 10:18 07:49 – Teemu Selanne (2) No scoring 14:23 – pp – Scott Niedermayer (2) No scoring Ilya Bryzgalov 21 saves / 22 shots Miikka Kiprusoff 28 saves / 30 shots May 3 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cgy/2006/05/03/2005030177#game=2005030177,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Teemu Selanne (3) – 05:12Ruslan Salei (1) – 19:01 No scoring Jeff Friesen (2) – en – 19:40 No scoring Ilya Bryzgalov 22 saves / 22 shots Miikka Kiprusoff 29 saves / 31 shots Anaheim 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 106 points. San Jose qualified as the fifth seed earning 99 points during the regular season. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Nashville won this year's four game regular season series earning six of eight points during the season. The Sharks eliminated the Predators in five games. All four of the Predators goals in game one came on the power play as Nashville took the opening game 4–3. In game two San Jose scored three first period power play goals and Vesa Toskala earned a shutout in the Sharks 3–0 victory. San Jose captain Patrick Marleau scored twice in game three as the Sharks won 4–1. Nashville attempted to make a comeback late in game four as the Sharks hung on to win 5–4, Patrick Marleau recorded a hat trick in the victory. San Jose continued to exploit the Predators penalty killing in game five as they scored twice on the power play and ended Nashville's season with a 2–1 victory. San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators HP Pavilion Gaylord Entertainment Center April 21 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-nsh/2006/04/21/2005030181#game=2005030181,game_state=final Mark Smith (1) – 04:12 08:57 – pp – Mike Sillinger (1)10:56 – pp – Martin Erat (1)19:56 – pp – Shea Weber (1) Nils Ekman (1) – pp – 08:50 No scoring Scott Thornton (1) – 10:31 12:06 – pp – Adam Hall (1) Vesa Toskala 26 saves / 30 shots Chris Mason 31 saves / 34 shots April 23 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-nsh/2006/04/23/2005030182#game=2005030182,game_state=final Jonathan Cheechoo (1) – pp – 05:37Patrick Marleau (1) – pp – 16:31Mark Smith (2) – pp – 17:31 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Vesa Toskala 25 saves / 25 shots Chris Mason 34 saves / 37 shots April 25 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nsh-vs-sjs/2006/04/25/2005030183#game=2005030183,game_state=final No scoring Kimmo Timonen (1) – sh – 06:33 12:10 – Patrick Marleau (2)18:48 – pp – Steve Bernier (1) No scoring 15:38 – Jonathan Cheechoo (2)16:45 – Patrick Marleau (3) No scoring Vesa Toskala 16 saves / 17 shots Chris Mason 36 saves / 40 shots April 27 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nsh-vs-sjs/2006/04/27/2005030184#game=2005030184,game_state=final 07:03 – Patrick Rissmiller (1) Paul Kariya (1) – pp – 08:55 07:01 – pp – Patrick Marleau (4)11:30 – pp – Patrick Marleau (5)12:56 – Mark Smith (3) Shea Weber (2) – 05:45 04:13 – Patrick Marleau (6) Mike Sillinger (2) – 10:47Scott Hartnell (1) – 15:38 Vesa Toskala 26 saves / 30 shots Chris Mason 19 saves / 24 shots April 30 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-nsh/2006/04/30/2005030185#game=2005030185,game_state=final Milan Michalek (1) – pp – 19:59 No scoring Patrick Marleau (7) – pp – 13:24 No scoring No scoring 11:06 – pp – Paul Kariya (2) Vesa Toskala 34 saves / 35 shots Chris Mason 34 saves / 36 shots San Jose won series 4–1 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Ottawa Senators vs. (4) Buffalo Sabres This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with Buffalo winning both previous series. They last met in the 1999 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Buffalo won in four games. Ottawa won five of the eight games during this year's regular season series. The Sabres eliminated the Senators in five games. Sabres forward Tim Connolly tied game one with just 10.7 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at six and Chris Drury ended the game just 18 seconds into overtime as Buffalo won 7–6. Ryan Miller faced 44 shots and allowed just one goal against as the Sabres won game two 2–1. Overtime was required in game three after Jason Spezza tied the game late in the third period. Jean-Pierre Dumont ended the game with a goal at 5:05 of the first overtime as the Sabres took the game 3–2. In game four Wade Redden scored a power-play goal early in the third period as the Senators earned a 2–1 victory. Sabres rookie forward Jason Pominville became the first player in league history to score a short-handed overtime goal to end a series as he scored just 2:26 into the first overtime as Buffalo won game five 3–2.Buffalo Wins On Pominville's Heroics https://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=437119 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116233401/https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-wins-on-pominvilles-heroics/c-437119 dead November 16, 2020 May 13, 2006 September 22, 2015 Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators HSBC Arena Scotiabank Place May 5 7–6 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-ott/2006/05/05/2005030211#game=2005030211,game_state=final Mike Grier (3) – 00:35Teppo Numminen (1) – pp – 06:56 03:05 – Jason Spezza (3)03:20 – Bryan Smolinski (2) Tim Connolly (4) – sh – 03:29Derek Roy (2) – 19:30 01:47 – Martin Havlat (7)04:15 – pp – Dany Heatley (3) Derek Roy (3) – sh – 18:23Tim Connolly (5) – 19:49 00:16 – Mike Fisher (2)18:47 – pp – Bryan Smolinski (3) Chris Drury (4) – 00:18 No scoring Ryan Miller 27 saves / 33 shots Ray Emery 16 saves / 23 shots May 8 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-ott/2006/05/08/2005030212#game=2005030212,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Jean-Pierre Dumont (5) – 03:33Jochen Hecht (1) – 06:00 07:40 – Chris Phillips (2) No scoring No scoring Ryan Miller 43 saves / 44 shots Ray Emery 15 saves / 17 shots May 10 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-buf/2006/05/10/2005030213#game=2005030213,game_state=final 09:24 – pp – Chris Drury (5) No scoring No scoring No scoring 10:15 – Maxim Afinogenov (3) Jason Spezza (4) – pp – 05:47Jason Spezza (5) – pp – 18:30 05:05 – Jean-Pierre Dumont (6) No scoring Ryan Miller 26 saves / 28 shots Ray Emery 21 saves / 24 shots May 11 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-buf/2006/05/11/2005030214#game=2005030214,game_state=final No scoring Brian Pothier (1) – 04:56 16:18 – Daniel Briere (4) No scoring No scoring Wade Redden (2) – pp – 02:52 Ryan Miller 26 saves / 28 shots Ray Emery 29 saves / 30 shots May 13 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-ott/2006/05/13/2005030215#game=2005030215,game_state=final Henrik Tallinder (1) – 00:33 10:26 – pp – Daniel Alfredsson (2) Chris Drury (6) – pp – 07:56 13:59 – Brian Pothier (2) No scoring No scoring Jason Pominville (5) – sh – 02:26 No scoring Ryan Miller 34 saves / 36 shots Ray Emery 21 saves / 24 shots Buffalo won series 4–1 (2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (3) New Jersey Devils This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 2002 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Carolina won in six games. Carolina won this year's four game regular season series earning five of eight points during the season. The Hurricanes defeated New Jersey in five games. Carolina scored five power-play goals in game one as they won 6–0. Scott Gomez gave the Devils a 2–1 lead with just over twenty seconds to go in the third period of game two, however just 18 seconds later Eric Staal scored the game-tying goal with just three seconds left in regulation time to send the game into overtime. Niclas Wallin tallied the game-winner 3:09 into the first overtime. In game three Carolina's Rod Brind'Amour scored the game-winner with 1:01 to play in the second period. New Jersey jumped out to a 5–0 lead and won game four with a final score of 5–1. Cory Stillman scored the series-winning goal at 14:20 of the second period as the Hurricanes held on for a 4–1 victory in game five. New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes Continental Airlines Arena RBC Center May 6 0–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-car/2006/05/06/2005030221#game=2005030221,game_state=final No scoring 11:37 – pp – Ray Whitney (2) No scoring 02:58 – Ray Whitney (3)17:32 – pp – Eric Staal (3)18:06 – pp – Cory Stillman (3) No scoring 12:07 – pp – Doug Weight (1)13:07 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (5) Martin Brodeur 29 saves / 35 shotsScott Clemmensen 3 shots / 3 saves Cam Ward 21 saves / 21 shots May 8 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-car/2006/05/08/2005030222#game=2005030222,game_state=final Jamie Langenbrunner (3) – 06:20 No scoring No scoring 18:18 – pp – Mark Recchi (2) Scott Gomez (3) – 19:39 19:57 – Eric Staal (4) No scoring 03:09 – Niclas Wallin (1) Martin Brodeur 35 saves / 38 shots Cam Ward 21 saves / 23 shots May 10 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-njd/2006/05/10/2005030223#game=2005030223,game_state=final 02:57 – Sergei Brylin (1) Matt Cullen (4) – pp – 08:16Justin Williams (2) – 10:07 08:45 – pp – Patrik Elias (6) Rod Brind'Amour (6) – pp – 18:59 No scoring No scoring Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 24 shots Cam Ward 28 saves / 30 shots May 13 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-njd/2006/05/13/2005030224#game=2005030224,game_state=final 01:58 – pp – Scott Gomez (4)11:02 – sh – Jay Pandolfo (1)19:00 – pp – Scott Gomez (5) No scoring 00:44 – Sergei Brylin (2)04:23 – John Madden (4) Mark Recchi (3) – 11:04 No scoring No scoring Martin Brodeur 19 saves / 20 shots Cam Ward 13 saves / 17 shotsMartin Gerber 15 saves / 16 shots May 14 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-car/2006/05/14/2005030225#game=2005030225,game_state=final Brian Gionta (3) – 00:57 08:39 – Frantisek Kaberle (1) No scoring 14:20 – pp – Cory Stillman (4) No scoring 07:22 – Ray Whitney (4)18:32 – en – Eric Staal (5) Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 30 shots Cam Ward 17 saves / 18 shots Carolina won series 4–1 Western Conference semifinals (5) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. The Oilers came back from a two-game deficit to defeat the Sharks in six games. Patrick Marleau recorded a goal and an assist during game one in a 2–1 San Jose victory. The Sharks won game two 2–1 with Joe Thornton scoring the game-winner on the power play in the second period. Sharks goaltender Vesa Toskala made 55 saves in a losing effort in game three as the Oilers won in a triple-overtime on a goal scored by Shawn Horcoff at 2:24 to give Edmonton a 3–2 win. Edmonton came back from an early 3–1 deficit in game four and scored five unanswered goals to win 6–3 and to even the series at two games apiece. After San Jose tied game five early the third period the Oilers scored three unanswered goals as they took another 6–3 victory. Dwayne Roloson posted a 24 save shutout in game six as the Oilers took the game 2–0 with the game-winning goal from Michael Peca to win the series four games to two. Edmonton Oilers San Jose Sharks Rexall Place HP Pavilion May 7 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-sjs/2006/05/07/2005030231#game=2005030231,game_state=final Jaroslav Spacek (3) – pp – 02:33 07:42 – Patrick Marleau (8) No scoring 03:14 – Christian Ehrhoff (1) No scoring No scoring Dwayne Roloson 28 saves / 30 shots Vesa Toskala 15 saves / 16 shots May 8 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-sjs/2006/05/08/2005030232#game=2005030232,game_state=final No scoring 04:26 – Tom Preissing (1) Sergei Samsonov (2) – 15:23 17:29 – pp – Joe Thornton (1) No scoring No scoring Dwayne Roloson 36 saves / 38 shots Vesa Toskala 24 saves / 25 shots May 10 2–3 3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-edm/2006/05/10/2005030233#game=2005030233,game_state=final 10:04 – pp – Marc-Andre Bergeron (1) No scoring No scoring Patrick Marleau (9) – 01:19Patrick Rissmiller (2) – 09:30 13:13 – Raffi Torres (2) No scoring 02:24 – Shawn Horcoff (2) No scoring Dwayne Roloson 32 saves / 34 shots Vesa Toskala 55 saves / 58 shots May 12 3–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-edm/2006/05/12/2005030234#game=2005030234,game_state=final 12:55 – Shawn Horcoff (3) Joe Thornton (2) – 03:47Nils Ekman (2) – 06:40 12:28 – Michael Peca (1)15:35 – Sergei Samsonov (3) Jonathan Cheechoo (3) – 09:02 02:57 – Jason Smith (1)08:19 – Ales Hemsky (3)14:00 – pp – Jarret Stoll (3) No scoring Dwayne Roloson 22 saves / 25 shots Vesa Toskala 26 saves / 31 shotsEvgeni Nabokov 3 saves / 4 shots May 14 6–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-sjs/2006/05/14/2005030235#game=2005030235,game_state=final Fernando Pisani (6) – 08:29 No scoring Ryan Smyth (3) – pp – 06:31 04:30 – Scott Thornton (2) Shawn Horcoff (4) – sh – 00:12Fernando Pisani (7) – 04:03Jarret Stoll (4) – pp – 13:40Ryan Smyth (4) – pp – 16:11 00:44 – pp – Christian Ehrhoff (2)02:30 – Jonathan Cheechoo (4) Dwayne Roloson 21 saves / 24 shots Vesa Toskala 12 saves / 18 shots May 17 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-edm/2006/05/17/2005030236#game=2005030236,game_state=final 08:21 – Michael Peca (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 11:37 – Shawn Horcoff (5) No scoring Dwayne Roloson 24 saves / 24 shots Vesa Toskala 24 saves / 26 shots Edmonton won series 4–2 (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim vs. (7) Colorado Avalanche This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Colorado won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. Anaheim swept the Avalanche in four games. The Mighty Ducks scored four times in the second period of game one as Anaheim won 5–0, rookie Ilya Bryzgalov recorded his second-straight shutout. In game two Ilya Bryzgalov equalled a rookie record previously set by Frank McCool in 1945 as he recorded his third straight playoff shutout as the Mighty Ducks won 3–0.Game Recap https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-ana/2006/05/07/2005030242 May 7, 2006 September 25, 2015 In game three Dan Hinote ended Ilya Bryzgalov's shutout streak at 249:15 (the second longest in league history) when he scored late in the first period for the Avalanche.Game Recap https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2006/05/09/2005030243 May 9, 2006 September 25, 2015 Joffrey Lupul scored four goals including the overtime winner as the Mighty Ducks won 4–3. Joe Sakic scored the only goal for the Avalanche in game four as Anaheim finished off the series with a 4–1 victory to advance to their second Conference Final appearance in team history. Colorado Avalanche Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Pepsi Center Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim May 5 0–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-ana/2006/05/05/2005030241#game=2005030241,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:38 – Samuel Pahlsson (2)10:24 – Chris Kunitz (2)19:05 – Teemu Selanne (4)19:54 – pp – Joffrey Lupul (2) No scoring 11:07 – Travis Moen (1) Jose Theodore 29 saves / 34 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 29 saves / 29 shots May 7 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-ana/2006/05/07/2005030242#game=2005030242,game_state=final No scoring 18:17 – pp – Ryan Getzlaf (2) No scoring 04:41 – Ruslan Salei (2)12:24 – Joffrey Lupul (3) No scoring No scoring Jose Theodore 32 saves / 35 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 22 saves / 22 shots May 9 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2006/05/09/2005030243#game=2005030243,game_state=final 19:33 – Dan Hinote (1) No scoring No scoring Joffrey Lupul (4) – 09:02 04:47 – sh – Jim Dowd (2)13:35 – Rob Blake (3) Joffrey Lupul (5) – 08:54Joffrey Lupul (6) – 10:40 No scoring Joffrey Lupul (7) – 16:30 Jose Theodore 35 saves / 39 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 26 saves / 29 shots May 11 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2006/05/11/2005030244#game=2005030244,game_state=final 02:17 – Joe Sakic (4) Todd Marchant (1) – 16:52 No scoring Teemu Selanne (5) – 02:22 No scoring Dustin Penner (1) – 06:07Todd Marchant (2) – en – 18:21 Jose Theodore 30 saves / 33 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 40 saves / 41 shots Anaheim won series 4–0 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (4) Buffalo Sabres This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Carolina most recently made it to the conference finals in 2002, defeating Toronto in six games, while the Sabres last made it to the conference finals in 1999, defeating Toronto in five games. Carolina won three of the four games in this year's four game regular season series. The Hurricanes eliminated the Sabres in seven games. Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller made 29 saves in game one as Buffalo won 3–2. Ray Whitney scored twice in the second period of game two as the Hurricanes evened the series with a 4–3 victory. The Sabres scored four times in just over thirteen minutes in game three as they earned a 4–3 win. Martin Gerber made 22 saves in a shutout victory for the Hurricanes as they took game four by a score of 4–0. Cam Ward replaced Martin Gerber early in the second period of game five as the Hurricanes came back from a two-goal deficit and won the game 4–3 on a power-play goal scored by Cory Stillman at 8:46 of the first overtime period. Daniel Briere forced a seventh game in this series with his game-winning goal at 4:22 of the first overtime as Buffalo won game six 2–1. Hurricanes forward Rod Brind'Amour capitalised on a delay of game penalty to Brian Campbell to score the game-winning goal at 11:22 of the third period in game seven as Carolina advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals with a 4–2 victory. Game 7 marked the most recent time the Hurricanes won a game in the Conference Finals until 2025, as they were swept out of the conference finals in 2009, 2019, and 2023. Game 7 also marked the last time the Buffalo Sabres played under the black and red colours before returning to the blue and yellow as its main colours with a completely new logo. Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes HSBC Arena RBC Center May 20 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-car/2006/05/20/2005030311#game=2005030311,game_state=final Henrik Tallinder (2) – 02:56 12:11 – Rod Brind'Amour (7) Daniel Briere (5) – 09:41 No scoring Jay McKee (2) – 13:40 17:07 – sh – Mike Commodore (1) Ryan Miller 29 saves / 31 shots Cam Ward 24 saves / 27 shots May 22 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-car/2006/05/22/2005030312#game=2005030312,game_state=final Thomas Vanek (2) – pp – 19:12 10:05 – pp – Frantisek Kaberle (2) No scoring 06:03 – pp – Ray Whitney (5)12:58 – Ray Whitney (6) Chris Drury (7) – pp – 11:39Derek Roy (4) – pp – 19:57 06:58 – Justin Williams (3) Ryan Miller 31 saves / 35 shots Cam Ward 16 saves / 19 shots May 24 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-buf/2006/05/24/2005030313#game=2005030313,game_state=final 19:30 – pp – Chris Drury (8) Cory Stillman (5) – 14:07 01:02 – pp – Daniel Briere (6)08:28 – Daniel Briere (7)12:55 – Ales Kotalik (4) Cory Stillman (6) – 18:18 No scoring Eric Staal (6) – pp – 15:52 Ryan Miller 24 saves / 27 shots Cam Ward 22 saves / 26 shotsMartin Gerber 7 saves / 7 shots May 26 4–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-buf/2006/05/26/2005030314#game=2005030314,game_state=final No scoring Mark Recchi (4) – 06:54Eric Staal (7) – pp – 09:53 No scoring Andrew Ladd (1) – 02:10 No scoring Bret Hedican (1) – 16:03 Ryan Miller 17 saves / 21 shots Martin Gerber 22 saves / 22 shots May 28 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-car/2006/05/28/2005030315#game=2005030315,game_state=final Chris Drury (9) – 07:08Derek Roy (5) – 17:32 07:25 – Justin Williams (4) Toni Lydman (1) – 01:55 05:21 – Mark Recchi (5)10:04 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (8) No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:46 – pp – Cory Stillman (7) Ryan Miller 22 saves / 26 shots Martin Gerber 8 saves / 11 shotsCam Ward 15 saves / 15 shots May 30 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-buf/2006/05/30/2005030316#game=2005030316,game_state=final 04:56 – J.P. Dumont (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Bret Hedican (2) – 16:07 04:22 – pp – Daniel Briere (8) No scoring Ryan Miller 25 saves / 26 shots Cam Ward 29 saves / 31 shots June 1 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-car/2006/06/01/2005030317#game=2005030317,game_state=final No scoring 12:05 – Mike Commodore (2) Doug Janik (1) – 15:50Jochen Hecht (2) – 19:55 No scoring No scoring 01:34 – Doug Weight (2)11:22 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (9)19:08 – Justin Williams (5) Ryan Miller 24 saves / 28 shots Cam Ward 22 saves / 24 shots Carolina won series 4–3 Western Conference final (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Anaheim most recently made it to the conference finals in 2003, sweeping the Minnesota Wild in four games, while the Oilers last made it to the conference finals in 1992, losing to Chicago in four games. Edmonton won all four games during this year's regular season series. The Oilers eliminated Anaheim in five games. Ales Hemsky's power-play goal at 11:35 of the second period gave the Oilers the lead as they took game one 3–1. Oilers goaltender Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves won again by a score of 3–1. Fernando Pisani scored the game-winning goal for the Oilers in game three as the two teams traded eight goals in the third period and Edmonton hung on for a 5–4 victory. Anaheim changed goaltenders before the start of game four as Jean-Sebastien Giguere got the start for the Mighty Ducks. Anaheim took a three-goal lead in the first period and never looked back winning the game 6–3. Dwayne Roloson made 32 saves as the Oilers ended the series with a 2–1 victory in game five. The Oilers became the first eighth-seeded team to reach the Finals under this playoff format (which was introduced in 1994). Anaheim changed their team nickname, uniforms and logo after the season as they became known as the Anaheim Ducks. This was the last time the Oilers made the conference finals until 2022. Edmonton Oilers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Rexall Place Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim May 19 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-ana/2006/05/19/2005030321#game=2005030321,game_state=final Michael Peca (3) – sh – 18:35 19:03 – pp – Andy McDonald (2) Ales Hemsky (4) – pp – 11:35 No scoring Todd Harvey (1) – en – 19:18 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 31 saves / 32 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 23 saves / 25 shots May 21 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-ana/2006/05/21/2005030322#game=2005030322,game_state=final Chris Pronger (3) – pp – 13:08 No scoring Fernando Pisani (8) – 17:09 06:12 – Jeff Friesen (3) Michael Peca (4) – en – 19:42 No scoring Dwayne Roloson 33 saves / 34 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 22 saves / 24 shots May 23 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-edm/2006/05/23/2005030323#game=2005030323,game_state=final 13:47 – Toby Petersen (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:19 – Michael Peca (5)03:35 – pp – Steve Staios (1)04:40 – pp – Chris Pronger (4)14:14 – Fernando Pisani (9) Sean O'Donnell (2) – 07:15Teemu Selanne (6) – 09:13Chris Kunitz (3) – 11:15Todd Marchant (3) – 18:15 Dwayne Roloson 34 saves / 38 shots Ilya Bryzgalov 17 saves / 22 shots May 25 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-edm/2006/05/25/2005030324#game=2005030324,game_state=final No scoring Dustin Penner (2) – 07:28Dustin Penner (3) – 15:11Ryan Getzlaf (3) – pp – 19:18 03:30 – pp – Marc-Andre Bergeron (2)07:46 – Ryan Smyth (5)10:01 – Georges Laraque (1) Ruslan Salei (3) – 05:42Joffrey Lupul (8) – 18:22 No scoring Joffrey Lupul (9) – en – 18:50 Dwayne Roloson 40 saves / 45 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 20 saves / 23 shots May 27 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-ana/2006/05/27/2005030325#game=2005030325,game_state=final No scoring 07:30 – pp – Francois Beauchemin (3) Ethan Moreau (1) – 03:42Raffi Torres (3) – 08:31 No scoring No scoring No scoring Dwayne Roloson 32 saves / 33 shots Jean-Sebastien Giguere 23 saves / 25 shots Edmonton won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Finals 2006 Stanley Cup Finals This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Carolina made their second Finals appearance, while Edmonton made their seventh appearance in the Finals. The Hurricanes were defeated in their last appearance in the Finals losing to Detroit in five games in 2002, the Oilers won their last appearance in the Finals defeating Boston in five games in 1990. The teams did not meet during the regular season. This series marked the first time that two former World Hockey Association teams played against each other for the Stanley Cup since they merged with the NHL in 1979. This was the first Stanley Cup Finals to be contested by two teams that had both missed the playoffs the previous season. Edmonton Oilers Carolina Hurricanes Rexall Place RBC Center June 5 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-car/2006/06/05/2005030411#game=2005030411,game_state=final Fernando Pisani (10) – 08:18 No scoring Chris Pronger (5) – ps – 10:36Ethan Moreau (2) – 16:23 17:17 – Rod Brind'Amour (10) Ales Hemsky (5) – pp – 13:31 01:40 – Ray Whitney (7)05:09 – pp – Ray Whitney (8)10:02 – sh – Justin Williams (6)19:28 – Rod Brind'Amour (11) Dwayne Roloson 19 saves / 23 shotsTy Conklin 2 saves / 3 shots Cam Ward 34 saves / 38 shots June 7 0–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-car/2006/06/07/2005030412#game=2005030412,game_state=final No scoring 06:21 – Andrew Ladd (2) No scoring 10:28 – pp – Frantisek Kaberle (3)19:57 – Cory Stillman (8) No scoring 02:21 – pp – Doug Weight (3)04:12 – pp – Mark Recchi (6) Jussi Markkanen 21 saves / 26 shots Cam Ward 25 saves / 25 shots June 10 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-edm/2006/06/10/2005030413#game=2005030413,game_state=final 02:31 – Shawn Horcoff (6) No scoring No scoring No scoring 17:45 – Ryan Smyth (6) Rod Brind'Amour (12) – 09:09 Jussi Markkanen 24 saves / 25 shots Cam Ward 28 saves / 30 shots June 12 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-edm/2006/06/12/2005030414#game=2005030414,game_state=final 08:40 – Sergei Samsonov (4) Cory Stillman (9) – pp – 09:09 No scoring Mark Recchi (7) – 15:56 No scoring No scoring Jussi Markkanen 18 saves / 20 shots Cam Ward 20 saves / 21 shots June 14 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-car/2006/06/14/2005030415#game=2005030415,game_state=final Fernando Pisani (11) – 00:16Ales Hemsky (6) – pp – 13:25Michael Peca (6) – 19:42 05:54 – pp – Eric Staal (8)10:16 – pp – Ray Whitney (9) No scoring 09:56 – pp – Eric Staal (9) No scoring No scoring Fernando Pisani (12) – sh – 03:31 No scoring Jussi Markkanen 21 saves / 24 shots Cam Ward 25 saves / 29 shots June 17 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-edm/2006/06/17/2005030416#game=2005030416,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 01:45 – pp – Fernando Pisani (13)09:54 – Raffi Torres (4) No scoring 03:04 – pp – Ryan Smyth (7)13:05 – pp – Shawn Horcoff (7) No scoring Jussi Markkanen 16 saves / 16 shots Cam Ward 30 saves / 34 shots June 19 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-car/2006/06/19/2005030417#game=2005030417,game_state=final No scoring 01:26 – Aaron Ward (2) No scoring 04:18 – pp – Frantisek Kaberle (4) Fernando Pisani (14) – 01:03 18:59 – en – Justin Williams (7) Jussi Markkanen 24 saves / 26 shots Cam Ward 22 saves / 23 shots Carolina won series 4–3 Player statistics Skaters GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Eric Staal Carolina Hurricanes 25 9 19 28 0 8 Cory Stillman Carolina Hurricanes 25 9 17 26 +12 14 Chris Pronger Edmonton Oilers 24 5 16 21 +10 26 Daniel Briere Daniel Brière Buffalo Sabres 18 8 11 19 0 12 Shawn Horcoff Edmonton Oilers 24 7 12 19 +4 12 Fernando Pisani Edmonton Oilers 24 14 4 18 +4 10 Rod Brind'Amour Brindamour, Rod Carolina Hurricanes 25 12 6 18 +9 16 Chris Drury Buffalo Sabres 18 9 9 18 +5 10 Justin Williams Carolina Hurricanes 25 7 11 18 +12 34 Matt Cullen Carolina Hurricanes 25 4 14 18 +2 12 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 Min Sv% SO Ilya Bryzgalov Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 11 6 4 285 16 1.46 658:59 .944 3 Cristobal Huet Montreal Canadiens 6 2 4 212 15 2.33 385:37 .929 0 Dwayne Roloson Edmonton Oilers 18 12 5 618 45 2.33 1159:43 .927 1 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 9 5 4 261 20 2.25 532:59 .923 1 Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary Flames 7 3 4 202 16 2.24 427:59 .921 0 Cam Ward Carolina Hurricanes 23 15 8 584 47 2.14 1319:53 .920 2 Jussi Markkanen Edmonton Oilers 6 3 3 137 13 2.17 360:23 .905 1 References See also 2005–06 NHL season List of NHL seasons 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs