2014 Stanley Cup playoffs

Sports competition June 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs logo.png 2014 April 16 – June 13, 2014 16 Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Scoring leader(s) Anze Kopitar (Kings) 26 points MVP Justin Williams (Kings) 2013 2015 The 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2013–14 season. They began on April 16, 2014, and ended June 13, 2014, when the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers four games to one in the Stanley Cup Final. Prior to the season, the league realigned its teams into four divisions (two in each conference), and adopted a new modified divisional-based playoff structure: the top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference. The Boston Bruins made the playoffs as Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings increased their consecutive playoff appearance streak to 23 seasons, the longest streak at the time and the fifth-longest streak in NHL history. The Dallas Stars ended the league's third longest active playoff appearance drought, qualifying for the postseason for the first time in six years.https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/daley-stars-beat-blues-end-playoff-drought-23299531 Daley, Stars Beat Blues 3-0, End Playoff Drought Dixon Schuyler April 12, 2014 ABC News Associated Press April 14, 2014 For the first time since 1973, only one Canadian team qualified for the playoffs: the Montreal Canadiens.https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/10767832 Wanted: Playoff teams in Canada April 11, 2014 ESPN Associated Press December 12, 2023 This was also the first time since the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs that no playoff games were played in Western Canada. For the third time in four years, all three California-based teams again made the playoffs. The Columbus Blue Jackets won their first franchise playoff game on April 19, 2014, and their first-ever franchise playoff home game at Nationwide Arena on April 23, 2014, both against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Three Original Six teams reached the conference finals, the first time this had occurred since 1979. The first round featured leads changing hands more so than any previous year. After the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a 4–2 deficit to defeat the Dallas Stars in game six of their first-round series on April 27, 2014, an NHL record was broken for most multi-goal comebacks by all teams in the opening round, with ten. In all four rounds combined in the previous year's playoffs, there were only eight such victories.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=716874 https://web.archive.org/web/20140429044634/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=716874 dead April 29, 2014 Anaheim Ducks' rally sets new record for multigoal comebacks in first round of Stanley Cup Playoffs - Ducks vs Stars - 2014 SCP First Round Nhl.com May 1, 2014 The San Jose Sharks became the fourth team in Stanley Cup playoff history to lose a series after holding a 3–0 lead; as the Los Angeles Kings came back to win the series in game seven of the first round on April 30, 2014.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=717457 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502050718/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=717457 dead May 2, 2014 San Jose Sharks devastated after blowing 3-0 series lead to Los Angeles Kings - Sharks vs Kings - 2014 SCP First Round Nhl.com June 14, 2014 On May 29, 2014, the Rangers became the first team ever to advance past the conference finals after playing two seven-game series in the opening two rounds.https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/29/rangers-as-confident-as-ever-heading-into-2nd-shot-at-stanley-cup-final/ NY Rangers Confident Heading Into 2nd Shot At Stanley Cup Final « CBS New York Newyork.cbslocal.com May 29, 2014 June 14, 2014 The Rangers also became the first captainless team to reach the finals since the Chicago Black Hawks in 1973. That same seven-game mark was eclipsed on June 1, 2014, as the Kings became the first team ever to reach the Stanley Cup Final after having played three consecutive seven-game series. Los Angeles played all three of their game sevens on the road. Game five of the Stanley Cup Final marked the 93rd game of the 2014 playoffs, eclipsing the previous single-year record 92 established in 1991; this remains the record for the most games played using a sixteen team playoff format.Zeisberger Mike June 14, 2014 NHL playoff highlights during this lengthy post-season http://www.torontosun.com/2014/06/14/nhl-playoff-highlights-during-this-lengthy-post-season/ July 2, 2014 Toronto Sun The record for most games played in a single year was broken during the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Kings tied the 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2003–04 Calgary Flames, for most games played (26) in one playoff year under a sixteen team playoff format (later matched by the 2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning and 2018–19 St. Louis Blues). The record was subsequently broken by the 2019–20 Dallas Stars during the expanded 2020 playoffs. Playoff seeds Stanley Cup playoffs#Current format The NHL adopted a new league alignment for the 2013–14 season, as the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets were moved to the Eastern Conference and the Winnipeg Jets to the Western Conference. The 16-team Eastern Conference was then divided into two 8-team divisions (Metropolitan and Atlantic), while the 14-team Western Conference was divided into two 7-team divisions (Pacific and Central). As part of the realignment, the NHL also switched its former conference-based playoff structure to a divisional-based playoff structure. The top three teams from each division qualified for that conference's playoffs. The remaining two playoff spots in each conference were wild card teams, which were the top two clubs from each conference that failed to win a divisional playoff spot. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Bruins, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 117 points Tampa Bay Lightning – 101 points Montreal Canadiens – 100 points Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh Penguins, Metropolitan Division champions – 109 points New York Rangers – 96 points Philadelphia Flyers – 94 points Wild cards Columbus Blue Jackets – 93 points (38 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) Detroit Red Wings – 93 points (34 ROWs Regulation + Overtime Wins) Western Conference Central Division Colorado Avalanche, Central Division champions – 112 points St. Louis Blues – 111 points Chicago Blackhawks – 107 points Pacific Division Anaheim Ducks, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 116 points San Jose Sharks – 111 points Los Angeles Kings – 100 points Wild cards Minnesota Wild – 98 points Dallas Stars – 91 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home-ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference. In the first round, the lower-seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other two teams from each division played each other in the other series, with the second-placed team having home-ice advantage. In the first two rounds, home-ice advantage was awarded to the team with the higher seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team with the better regular season record. Beginning in 2013–14, the NHL officially changed the names of the first two rounds of the playoffs from Conference quarterfinals/semifinals to First/Second round.2016 NHL Guide and Record Book 2015 National Hockey Leaguehttps://records.nhl.com/awards/stanley-cup/winners Stanley Cup Playoffs NHL Enterprise, L.P. NHL.com May 12, 2016 main Bracket First round Second round Conference finals Stanley Cup Final Eastern Conference Western Conference A1 Boston 4 WC2 Detroit 1 A2 Tampa Bay 0 A3 Montreal 4 M1 Pittsburgh 4 WC1 Columbus 2 M2 NY Rangers 4 M3 Philadelphia 3 C1 Colorado 3 WC1 Minnesota 4 C2 St. Louis 2 C3 Chicago 4 P1 Anaheim 4 WC2 Dallas 2 P2 San Jose 3 P3 Los Angeles 4 A1 Boston 3 A3 Montreal 4 M1 Pittsburgh 3 M2 NY Rangers 4 WC1 Minnesota 2 C3 Chicago 4 P1 Anaheim 3 P3 Los Angeles 4 A3 Montreal 2 M2 NY Rangers 4 C3 Chicago 3 P3 Los Angeles 4 M2 NY Rangers 1 P3 Los Angeles 4 Legend A1, A2, A3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Atlantic Division, respectively M1, M2, M3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Metropolitan Division, respectively C1, C2, C3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Central Division, respectively P1, P2, P3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Pacific Division, respectively WC1, WC2 – The first and second place teams in the Wild Card, respectively First round Eastern Conference first round (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Detroit Red Wings The Boston Bruins won the Presidents' Trophy earning the league's best record, with 117 points. The Detroit Red Wings earned 93 points during the regular season, losing the tiebreaker to Columbus in regulation + overtime wins (38 to 34), and entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's second wild card. This was the eighth playoff meeting for these Original Six teams, with Boston having won four of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1957 Stanley Cup semifinals, which Boston won in five games. The Red Wings won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Bruins eliminated the Red Wings in five games. In game one, Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal with 3:01 left in Detroit's 1–0 victory,https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-bos/2014/04/18/2013030111 Datsyuk's late goal lifts Red Wings past Bruins NHL.com April 19, 2014 but Boston went on to win four straight contests to capture the series. Four different Bruins players scored goals in Boston's 4–1 win in game two.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-bos/2014/04/20/2013030112 Florek leads way, Bruins even series with Red Wings NHL.com April 20, 2014 Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask then stopped all 23 Detroit shots in a 3–0 victory in game three.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2014/04/22/2013030113 Rask, Bruins blank Red Wings to grab series lead NHL.com April 22, 2014 In game four, Boston overcame a two-goal, second-period deficit, scoring three unanswered goals – including Jarome Iginla's game-winner at 13:32 of overtime to win 3–2.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/2014/04/24/2013030114 Iginla's OT goal puts Bruins up 3-1 in series NHL.com April 25, 2014 The Bruins clinched the series with a 4–2 win in game five, as Torey Krug recorded two assists, and Rask made 31 saves on 33 shots.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-bos/2014/04/26/2013030115 Bruins win Game 5, advance to face Canadiens NHL.com April 26, 2014 Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Joe Louis Arena TD Garden April 18 1–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030111 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Pavel Datsyuk (1) – 16:59 No scoring Jimmy Howard 25 saves / 25 shots Tuukka Rask 23 saves / 24 shots April 20 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030112 No scoring 07:28 – Justin Florek (1)10:35 – pp – Reilly Smith (1) Luke Glendening (1) – 13:20 18:16 – Milan Lucic (1) No scoring 02:27 – pp – Zdeno Chara (1) Jimmy Howard 25 saves / 29 shots Tuukka Rask 34 saves / 35 shots April 22 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030113 No scoring Dougie Hamilton (1) – pp – 09:00Jordan Caron (1) – 15:48 No scoring No scoring No scoring Patrice Bergeron (1) – en – 18:01 Jimmy Howard 31 saves / 33 shots Tuukka Rask 23 saves / 23 shots April 24 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030114 11:00 – pp – Niklas Kronwall (1) No scoring 04:27 – Pavel Datsyuk (2) Torey Krug (1) – pp – 10:14 No scoring Milan Lucic (2) – 01:15 No scoring Jarome Iginla (1) – 13:32 Jonas Gustavsson 37 saves / 40 shots Tuukka Rask 35 saves / 37 shots April 26 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030115 No scoring 03:27 – pp – Loui Eriksson (1) Pavel Datsyuk (3) – pp – 14:41 19:56 – pp – Zdeno Chara (2) Henrik Zetterberg (1) – 16:08 04:27 – Milan Lucic (3)19:44 – en – Jarome Iginla (2) Jonas Gustavsson 29 saves / 32 shots Tuukka Rask 31 saves / 33 shots Boston won series 4–1 (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens The Tampa Bay Lightning finished second overall in the Atlantic Division, earning 101 points. The Montreal Canadiens earned 100 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Atlantic Division. This was the second playoff meeting for these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2004 Eastern Conference semifinals, in which Tampa Bay swept Montreal out of the playoffs en route to their Stanley Cup victory. The Lightning won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Canadiens swept the Lightning, who were without their starting goalie Ben Bishop after he suffered an injury during the last few weeks of the regular season.https://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/16/bolts-ben-bishop-ruled-out-for-series-opener Bolts' Ben Bishop ruled out for series opener Toronto Sun April 16, 2014 With Anders Lindback in the Tampa Bay net, Steven Stamkos of the Lightning scored at 13:27 of the third period to tie game one, 4–4, before Montreal's Dale Weise won it at 18:08 of overtime.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tbl/2014/04/16/2013030121 Weise's OT goal lifts Canadiens to win in game one NHL.com April 17, 2014 Rene Bourque scored two goals, and Carey Price stopped 26 out of 27 shots, in the Canadiens' 4–1 win in game two.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tbl/2014/04/18/2013030122 Price, Bourque put Canadiens up 2-0 in series NHL.com April 19, 2014 At 15:38 of the second period of game three, Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan appeared to give his team a 2–1 lead, but his goal was waved off as the officials ruled that there was contact between Alex Killorn and Price; Montreal's Brendan Gallagher then scored minutes later, and the Canadiens went on to win 3–2.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-mtl/2014/04/20/2013030123 Canadiens edge Lightning, take 3-0 series lead NHL.com April 20, 2014 Max Pacioretty then scored a power-play goal at 19:17 of the third period of game four to give Montreal the 4–3 win and the series.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-mtl/2014/04/22/2013030124 Canadiens sweep Lightning on Pacioretty's late goal NHL.com April 22, 2014 Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Bell Centre Tampa Bay Times Forum April 16 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030121 Tomas Plekanec (1) – 10:28 10:09 – Nikita Kucherov (1) Brian Gionta (1) – sh – 16:39 13:24 – Steven Stamkos (1) Lars Eller (1) – 05:10Thomas Vanek (1) – 11:30 07:11 – Alexander Killorn (1)13:27 – Steven Stamkos (2) Dale Weise (1) – 18:08 No scoring Carey Price 21 saves / 25 shots Anders Lindback 39 saves / 44 shots April 18 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030122 No scoring No scoring David Desharnais (1) – pp – 02:34Rene Bourque (1) – 10:35 No scoring Brendan Gallagher (1) – 11:46Rene Bourque (2) – 14:39 18:01 – pp – Teddy Purcell (1) Carey Price 26 saves / 27 shots Anders Lindback 20 saves / 23 shotsKristers Gudlevskis 2 saves / 3 shots April 20 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030123 00:11 – Rene Bourque (3) No scoring 18:10 – Brendan Gallagher (2) Ondrej Palat (1) – pp – 08:39 05:43 – Tomas Plekanec (2) Matt Carle (1) – 11:36 Carey Price 27 saves / 29 shots Anders Lindback 28 saves / 31 shots April 22 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030124 02:24 – Daniel Briere (1)15:21 – Lars Eller (2) No scoring 05:42 – Brendan Gallagher (3) Ondrej Palat (2) – sh – 04:32 19:17 – pp – Max Pacioretty (1) Victor Hedman (1) – 03:29Tyler Johnson (1) – 06:31 Carey Price 20 saves / 23 shots Anders Lindback 17 saves / 20 shotsKristers Gudlevskis 16 saves / 17 shots Montreal won series 4–0 (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets The Pittsburgh Penguins finished first in the Metropolitan Division, earning 109 points. The Columbus Blue Jackets earned 93 points during the regular season, and entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's first wild card, winning the tiebreaker over Detroit in regulation + overtime wins (38 to 34), making the post-season for the first time since 2009, and only the second time in the franchise's history.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/gameflash/2014/04/12/33216_recap.html https://archive.today/20140414020342/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/gameflash/2014/04/12/33216_recap.html dead April 14, 2014 Johansen lifts Blue Jackets past Panthers, 3–2 Sports Illustrated Associated Press April 12, 2014 April 15, 2014 This was the first playoff meeting for these two teams. The Penguins won all five games in this year's regular season series. The Blue Jackets recorded their first-ever playoff victories in team history, but the Penguins still managed to win the series in six games. The first five games in the series featured comebacks, including 3–1 leads evaporating into 4–3 losses in the first four games. In game one, Pittsburgh scored three unanswered goals, including Brandon Sutter's game winner 8:18 in the third period, to overcome a two-goal deficit to win, 4–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-pit/2014/04/16/2013030131 Penguins, down by two, rally to win Game 1 NHL.com April 17, 2014 Columbus then overcame a two-goal deficit in game two after Pittsburgh built their lead with Brian Gibbons scoring his first two playoff goals, including a short-handed one. Matt Calvert then scored both a short-handed goal and then the game-winner 1:10 into double overtime to give the Blue Jackets their first playoff victory in franchise history.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-pit/2014/04/19/2013030132 Blue Jackets win in double OT to even series NHL.com April 20, 2014 Game three saw Brooks Orpik score his second ever playoff goal with less than two seconds remaining in the second period. The Blue Jackets would jump back up to a two-goal lead at the start of the third period, thanks to Cam Atkinson's first-ever playoff goal. But the Penguins scored three goals in a span of 2:13 in the third period, including Jussi Jokinen's game-winner at 8:06, for another 4–3 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-cbj/2014/04/21/2013030133 Penguins rally past Blue Jackets, take series lead NHL.com April 21, 2014 The Blue Jackets then overcame a three-goal deficit in game four to record a fourth 4–3 contest in this series, with Brandon Dubinsky tying the game with 24 seconds left in regulation after Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury mishandled the puck from behind his own net, allowing Ryan Johansen to fling the puck to a wide open Dubinsky. Nick Foligno then scored the game-winner at 2:49 into overtime, which gave the Blue Jackets their first home playoff victory in team history.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-cbj/2014/04/23/2013030134 Foligno's OT goal caps Blue Jackets' comeback NHL.com April 24, 2014 But Fleury rebounded in game five, making 23 saves out of 24 shots in Pittsburgh's 3–1 win. Columbus lost despite spectacular play by Sergei Bobrovsky, who stopped 48 of 50 shots but did not receive the goal support needed to win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-pit/2014/04/26/2013030135 Fleury makes 23 saves, Penguins win Game 5 NHL.com April 26, 2014 In game six, Evgeni Malkin's second career playoff hat trick helped the Penguins build a 4–0 lead, but they had to withstand a late comeback attempt by the Blue Jackets, who scored three unanswered goals in a span of five minutes late in the third period, to hold on to the 4–3 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-cbj/2014/04/23/2013030134 Penguins survive, advance to face Rangers or Flyers NHL.com April 28, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins Nationwide Arena Consol Energy Center April 16 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030131 Jack Johnson (1) – 06:20Mark Letestu (1) – pp – 17:58 17:13 – Jussi Jokinen (1) Derek MacKenzie (1) – sh – 00:43 01:34 – pp – Beau Bennett (1)02:19 – pp – Matt Niskanen (1) No scoring 08:18 – Brandon Sutter (1) Sergei Bobrovsky 28 saves / 32 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 31 saves / 34 shots April 19 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030132 Ryan Johansen (1) – pp – 05:07 03:30 – Brian Gibbons (1)04:24 – sh – Brian Gibbons (2)17:52 – pp – Matt Niskanen (2) Matt Calvert (1) – sh – 07:31 No scoring Jack Johnson (2) – pp – 13:59 No scoring Matt Calvert (2) – 01:10 No scoring Sergei Bobrovsky 39 saves / 42 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 41 saves / 45 shots April 21 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030133 01:38 – Boone Jenner (1)03:18 – Jack Johnson (3) No scoring No scoring Brooks Orpik (1) – 19:58 01:04 – Cam Atkinson (1) Brandon Sutter (2) – 05:53Lee Stempniak (1) – 07:03Jussi Jokinen (2) – 08:06 Sergei Bobrovsky 37 saves / 41 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 17 saves / 20 shots April 23 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030134 16:39 – pp – Boone Jenner (2) Craig Adams (1) – sh – 06:09Chris Kunitz (1) – pp – 10:37James Neal (1) – 11:10 14:20 – pp – Ryan Johansen (2) No scoring 19:36 – Brandon Dubinsky (1) No scoring 02:49 – Nick Foligno (1) No scoring Sergei Bobrovsky 22 saves / 25 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 42 saves / 46 shots April 26 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030135 Boone Jenner (3) – pp – 12:55 No scoring No scoring 07:42 – pp – Chris Kunitz (2) No scoring 06:16 – Jussi Jokinen (3)18:59 – en – Kris Letang (1) Sergei Bobrovsky 48 saves / 50 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 24 shots April 28 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030136 No scoring Evgeni Malkin (1) – 09:11Evgeni Malkin (2) – pp – 13:13 No scoring Brandon Sutter (3) – 00:34Evgeni Malkin (3) – 15:22 10:21 – sh – Fedor Tyutin (1)13:54 – pp – Artem Anisimov (1)15:13 – Nick Foligno (2) No scoring Sergei Bobrovsky 24 saves / 28 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 27 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–2 (M2) New York Rangers vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers The New York Rangers finished second overall in the Metropolitan Division, earning 96 points. The Philadelphia Flyers earned 94 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Metropolitan Division. This was the 11th playoff meeting for these rivals, with Philadelphia having won six of the ten previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1997 Eastern Conference final, which Philadelphia won in five games. Each team won two games in this year's four-game regular season series. The Rangers eliminated the Flyers in seven games. New York scored two power play goals, and Brad Richards recorded a goal and two assists, in a 4–1 victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/2014/04/17/2013030141 Quick power-play goals in third give Rangers Game 1 NHL.com April 18, 2014 The Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit, scoring four unanswered goals from four different players to win game two, 4–2.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/2014/04/20/2013030142 Flyers use strong second period to even series NHL.com April 21, 2014 In game three, Daniel Girardi and Martin St. Louis each had a goal and an assist as they led the Rangers to another 4–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/2014/04/22/2013030143 Rangers roll over Flyers in game three NHL.com April 23, 2014 Steve Mason then replaced Ray Emery as the starting goalie for the Flyers in game four. Mason went on to make 37 saves out of 38 shots, and Jakub Voracek scored the game-winning goal on a power play in the second period, as Philadelphia won, 2–1.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/2014/04/25/2013030144 Mason helps Flyers even series with Rangers NHL.com April 26, 2014 However, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves out of 25 shots en route to a 4–2 Rangers win in game five.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/2014/04/27/2013030145 Rangers defeat Flyers, head to Philly with 3-2 lead NHL.com April 27, 2014 Back at home in game six, Wayne Simmonds recorded a hat-trick, leading Philadelphia to a 5–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-phi/2014/04/29/2013030146 Simmonds' hat trick helps Flyers force game seven NHL.com April 29, 2014 Game seven was played the next night, where the Rangers jumped to a 2–0 lead in the second period, and with Henrik Lundqvist stopping 26 out of 27 shots, the Rangers hung on for a 2–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-nyr/2014/04/30/2013030147 Rangers win Game 7, advance to play Penguins NHL.com April 30, 2014 The Rangers became the only NHL team to remain undefeated in a home game seven with a 6–0 franchise record.McAlister Monica http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/while-you-were-sleeping Kukla's Korner Hockey - Kukla's Korner Kuklaskorner.com May 27, 1994 May 1, 2014 Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers Wells Fargo Center Madison Square Garden April 17 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030141 Andrew MacDonald (1) – 07:28 10:53 – Mats Zuccarello (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 08:22 – pp – Brad Richards (1)09:09 – pp – Derek Stepan (1)15:52 – Carl Hagelin (1) Ray Emery 32 saves / 36 shots Henrik Lundqvist 14 saves / 15 shots April 20 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030142 Jakub Voracek (1) – 14:14 04:08 – Martin St. Louis (1)08:22 – pp – Benoit Pouliot (1) Jason Akeson (1) – pp – 05:45Luke Schenn (1) – 11:18 No scoring Wayne Simmonds (1) – en – 19:34 No scoring Ray Emery 31 saves / 33 shots Henrik Lundqvist 21 saves / 24 shots April 22 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030143 17:18 – Mark Streit (1) Derek Stepan (2) – 03:54Martin St. Louis (2) – 10:24 No scoring Daniel Girardi (1) – 05:17 No scoring Daniel Carcillo (1) – 10:53 Ray Emery 16 saves / 20 shotsSteve Mason 3 saves / 3 shots Henrik Lundqvist 31 saves / 32 shots April 25 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030144 08:55 – Matt Read (1) Dominic Moore (1) – 04:38 07:22 – pp – Jakub Voracek (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Steve Mason 37 saves / 38 shots Henrik Lundqvist 23 saves / 25 shots April 27 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030145 No scoring 11:53 – Marc Staal (1) Vincent Lecavalier (1) – pp – 19:27 08:07 – Brad Richards (2)16:20 – Dominic Moore (2) Claude Giroux (1) – 18:31 19:45 – en – Brian Boyle (1) Steve Mason 18 saves / 21 shots Henrik Lundqvist 24 saves / 26 shots April 29 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030146 07:08 – pp – Wayne Simmonds (2) No scoring 01:32 – Wayne Simmonds (3)14:17 – Erik Gustafsson (1)15:19 – pp – Wayne Simmonds (4) No scoring 15:49 – en – Claude Giroux (2) Carl Hagelin (2) – 13:26Mats Zuccarello (2) – 19:03 Steve Mason 34 saves / 36 shots Henrik Lundqvist 19 saves / 23 shotsCam Talbot 5 saves / 5 shots April 30 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030147 No scoring No scoring No scoring 03:06 – Daniel Carcillo (2)11:46 – Benoit Pouliot (2) Jason Akeson (2) – 04:32 No scoring Steve Mason 31 saves / 33 shots Henrik Lundqvist 26 saves / 27 shots New York won series 4–3 Western Conference first round (C1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild The Colorado Avalanche finished first overall in the Central Division, earning 112 points. The Minnesota Wild earned 98 points during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild card. This was the third playoff meeting for these two teams; the Wild earned a seven-game series victory in the 2003 Western Conference quarterfinals, while the Avalanche earned a six-game series victory in the 2008 Western Conference quarterfinals. The Avalanche won four of the five games in this year's regular season series. The Wild defeated the Avalanche in seven games. The home team had won the first six games in the series before Minnesota won game seven on the road. Throughout the series, Colorado head coach Patrick Roy used his strategy of pulling goalie Semyon Varlamov for an extra attacker earlier than usual when trailing late in the third period.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=717184 https://web.archive.org/web/20140501060011/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=717184 dead May 1, 2014 Roy's early empty-net moves getting noticed NHL.com April 29, 2014 In game one trailing by a goal, Roy pulled Varlamov with 3:01 remaining in regulation. Paul Stastny then tied the game with 13.4 seconds remaining and then scored the game-winner 7:27 into overtime to give the Avalanche a 5–4 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2014/04/17/2013030151 Stastny lifts Avalanche to game one win vs. Wild NHL.com April 18, 2014 Gabriel Landeskog then scored two goals in game two to lead Colorado to a 4–2 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2014/04/19/2013030152 Avalanche top Wild, grab 2-0 series lead NHL.com April 20, 2014 In game three, Mikael Granlund scored the only goal 5:08 into overtime in Minnesota's 1–0 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2014/04/21/2013030153 Granlund's highlight-reel goal wins it for Wild in OT NHL.com April 22, 2014 The Wild then only allowed 12 Colorado shots in a 2–1 win in game four, even after Roy pulled Varlamov for the extra attacker with less than three minutes left.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2014/04/24/2013030154 Wild stifle Avalanche to even series at 2-2 NHL.com April 22, 2014 In game five (after Roy pulled Varlamov with 2:22 left in the third period), Colorado's P. A. Parenteau's game-tying goal with 1:14 remaining was met with controversy as the Avalanche appeared to have been offside on the play, but it was never called.http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/27/video-parenteau-scores-tying-goal-sends-avs-wild-game-5-to-overtime/ Parenteau scores tying goal, sends Avs-Wild game five to overtime ProHockeyTalk.com April 27, 2014 May 1, 2014 Nathan MacKinnon then scored 3:27 into overtime to give the Avalanche a 4–3 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2014/04/26/2013030155 Avalanche beat Wild on MacKinnon's OT goal NHL.com April 27, 2014 Zach Parise scored two goals in game six, including the game-winner 13:31 into the third period that broke a 2–2 tie. This time, Roy's tactic of pulling Varlamov early backfired as the Wild scored two empty net goals to win, 5–2.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2014/04/28/2013030156 Parise, Wild force game seven against Avalanche NHL.com April 27, 2014 In game seven, Minnesota's Jared Spurgeon tied the game, 4–4, at 17:33 in the third period, and Nino Niederreiter scored the series-winning goal 5:02 into overtime to give the Wild a 5–4 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-col/2014/04/30/2013030157 Wild win game seven in OT, will face Blackhawks NHL.com May 1, 2014 Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche Xcel Energy Center Pepsi Center April 17 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030151 Charlie Coyle (1) – 15:20 13:14 – Gabriel Landeskog (1) Ryan Suter (1) – pp – 11:05Erik Haula (1) – 16:08Kyle Brodziak (1) – 18:12 14:12 – Ryan O'Reilly (1) No scoring 07:13 – Jamie McGinn (1)19:46 – Paul Stastny (1) No scoring 07:27 – Paul Stastny (2) Ilya Bryzgalov 26 saves / 31 shots Semyon Varlamov 29 saves / 33 shots April 19 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030152 Charlie Coyle (2) – 04:18 06:20 – Nathan MacKinnon (1) No scoring 02:58 – Gabriel Landeskog (2)11:59 – Gabriel Landeskog (3) Marco Scandella (1) – sh – 18:41 19:45 – en – Paul Stastny (3) Ilya Bryzgalov 11 saves / 14 shotsDarcy Kuemper 14 saves / 14 shots Semyon Varlamov 30 saves / 32 shots April 21 0–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030153 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 05:08 – Mikael Granlund (1) No scoring Darcy Kuemper 22 saves / 22 shots Semyon Varlamov 45 saves / 46 shots April 24 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030154 03:47 – Jared Spurgeon (1) No scoring 12:55 – pp – Charlie Coyle (3) Ryan O'Reilly (2) – 13:25 No scoring No scoring Darcy Kuemper 11 saves / 12 shots Semyon Varlamov 30 saves / 32 shots April 26 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030155 No scoring No scoring Matt Moulson (1) – 09:17 08:04 – sh – Cody McLeod (1)12:16 – Nick Holden (1) Zach Parise (1) – 04:34Kyle Brodziak (2) – 06:25 18:46 – P. A. Parenteau (1) No scoring 03:27 – Nathan MacKinnon (2) Darcy Kuemper 31 saves / 35 shots Semyon Varlamov 29 saves / 32 shots April 28 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030156 00:49 – pp – Zach Parise (2)09:35 – Mikael Granlund (2) Paul Stastny (4) – sh – 16:59 No scoring Nick Holden (2) – pp – 04:47 13:31 – Zach Parise (3)18:34 – en – Jason Pominville (1)19:04 – en – Marco Scandella (2) No scoring Darcy Kuemper 21 saves / 23 shots Semyon Varlamov 18 saves / 21 shots April 30 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030157 Mikko Koivu (1) – 08:04 02:52 – pp – Nick Holden (3)13:38 – Jamie McGinn (2) Dany Heatley (1) – 07:27 No scoring Nino Niederreiter (1) – 06:33Jared Spurgeon (2) – 17:33 02:55 – Paul Stastny (5)11:16 – Erik Johnson (1) Nino Niederreiter (2) – 05:02 No scoring Darcy Kuemper 17 saves / 21 shotsIlya Bryzgalov 1 save / 1 shot Semyon Varlamov 30 saves / 35 shots Minnesota won series 4–3 (C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks The St. Louis Blues finished second overall in the Central Division, earning 111 points. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 107 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Central Division. This was the eleventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with Chicago having won seven of the ten previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2002 Western Conference quarterfinals, which St. Louis won in five games. The Blues won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. This was the second consecutive year in which St. Louis faced the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round. Much like last year, the Blues would win the first two games at Scottrade Center, but then go on to lose the next four games. In game one, the Blues' Jaden Schwartz scored his first career playoff goal with 1:45 left in regulation to tie the score at 3–3, then Alexander Steen won it at 26 seconds into triple-overtime.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/2014/04/17/2013030161 Steen's goal in 3rd OT lifts Blues to game one win NHL.com April 18, 2014 In game two, the Blackhawks held a 3–2 lead in the third period, but with less than 5 minutes left in regulation Chicago's Brent Seabrook was called for a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct (and later given a three-game suspensionhttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=715650 https://web.archive.org/web/20140421014338/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=715650 dead April 21, 2014 Seabrook suspended three games for charging NHL.com April 20, 2014) for charging David Backes. Vladimir Tarasenko then tied the game on the ensuing power play, followed by Barret Jackman scoring the game-winner at 5:50 of overtime to give St. Louis a 4–3 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/2014/04/19/2013030162 Blues stun Blackhawks in OT again NHL.com April 19, 2014 Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford then stopped all 34 Blues shots to help give Chicago a 2–0 victory in game three.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/2014/04/21/2013030163 Toews, Crawford lead Blackhawks past Blues NHL.com April 22, 2014 In game four, Patrick Kane scored two of the Blackhawks' goals in a 4–3 win, including the game-winner at 11:17 of overtime in which he took a pass in the defensive zone and then raced up ice to score from a shot from the left circle.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/2014/04/23/2013030164 Blackhawks even series on Kane's OT winner NHL.com April 24, 2014 Jonathan Toews gave Chicago a 3–2 win in game five, scoring on a breakaway at 7:36 of overtime.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/2014/04/25/2013030165 Blackhawks top Blues on Toews' OT breakaway NHL.com April 26, 2014 The Blackhawks then clinched the series with a 5–1 victory in game six, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the third period.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/2014/04/27/2013030166 Blackhawks advance with win over Blues NHL.com April 27, 2014 Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues United Center Scottrade Center April 17 3–4 3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030161 Johnny Oduya (1) – 11:14Brent Seabrook (1) – pp – 14:39Patrick Kane (1) – 18:24 04:40 – Adam Cracknell (1)15:52 – Vladimir Tarasenko (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 18:15 – Jaden Schwartz (1) No scoring 00:26 – Alexander Steen (1) Corey Crawford 48 saves / 52 shots Ryan Miller 39 saves / 42 shots April 19 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030162 No scoring 07:08 – Chris Porter (1)19:58 – Kevin Shattenkirk (1) Duncan Keith (1) – 17:25 No scoring Brent Seabrook (2) – 04:53Michal Rozsival (1) – 06:38 19:53 – pp – Vladimir Tarasenko (2) No scoring 05:50 – Barret Jackman (1) Corey Crawford 27 saves / 31 shots Ryan Miller 25 saves / 28 shots April 21 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030163 04:10 – Jonathan Toews (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:40 – en – Marcus Kruger (1) No scoring Corey Crawford 34 saves / 34 shots Ryan Miller 23 saves / 24 shots April 23 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030164 No scoring No scoring 08:40 – pp – Andrew Shaw (1)16:09 – Patrick Kane (2) Vladimir Tarasenko (3) – pp – 18:51Maxim Lapierre (1) – 19:56 16:08 – Bryan Bickell (1) Vladimir Tarasenko (4) – 12:26 11:17 – Patrick Kane (3) No scoring Corey Crawford 30 saves / 33 shots Ryan Miller 30 saves / 34 shots April 25 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030165 Marian Hossa (1) – 16:11 No scoring Ben Smith (1) – 17:10 11:04 – T. J. Oshie (1) No scoring 01:42 – Alex Pietrangelo (1) Jonathan Toews (2) – 07:36 No scoring Corey Crawford 27 saves / 29 shots Ryan Miller 27 saves / 30 shots April 27 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030166 04:12 – Bryan Bickell (2) T. J. Oshie (2) – 16:28 No scoring No scoring 00:44 – pp – Jonathan Toews (3)02:01 – Patrick Sharp (1)07:30 – Andrew Shaw (2)17:05 – Duncan Keith (2) No scoring Corey Crawford 35 saves / 36 shots Ryan Miller 22 saves / 27 shots Chicago won series 4–2 (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Dallas Stars The Anaheim Ducks finished first overall in the Pacific Division, earning 116 points. The Dallas Stars earned 91 points during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. This was the third playoff meeting for these two franchises; the Mighty Ducks earned a six-game series victory in the 2003 Western Conference semifinals, while the Stars earned a six-game series victory in the 2008 Western Conference quarterfinals. The Stars won two of the three games in this year's regular season series. The Ducks defeated the Stars in six games, with the home team winning the first five games. Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau decided to start the series with Frederik Andersen in net, who was the hotter goalie going into the postseason, rather than original Ducks starter Jonas Hiller. Anaheim jumped to a 4–0 lead in game one but had to hold off a Dallas comeback in a 4–3 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-ana/2014/04/16/2013030171 Ducks build big lead, hold off Stars in game one NHL.com April 17, 2014 The Ducks scored three unanswered goals in game two, but had to hold off another Stars comeback to preserve a 3–2 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-ana/2014/04/18/2013030172 Ducks hold off Stars, take 2-0 lead in series NHL.com April 19, 2014 The series moved to Dallas for game three, where Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen stopped all 37 Anaheim shots to earn his first playoff victory in a 3–0 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-dal/2014/04/21/2013030173 Lehtonen leads Stars past Ducks in game three NHL.com April 22, 2014 Dallas then evened the series with a 4–2 victory in game four, scoring 4 unanswered goals to overcome a two-goal deficit.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-dal/2014/04/23/2013030174 Stars rally to even series with Ducks NHL.com April 24, 2014 Returning to Anaheim for game five, the Ducks scored three unanswered goals in the third period to pull away for a 6–2 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-ana/2014/04/25/2013030175 Getzlaf helps Ducks roll over Stars in game five NHL.com April 25, 2014 Back in Dallas for game six, the Stars built a 4–2 lead in the second period before Boudreau decided to replace Andersen with Hiller. Anaheim then staged a comeback, first with Nick Bonino's goal with 2:10 remaining in regulation, and then Devante Smith-Pelly's score with 24 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime. Both of these goals occurred with the goalie pulled to give the Ducks an extra attacker. Bonino then scored at 2:47 into the extra period to give the Ducks a 5–4 win; it was the only game in the series won by the road team.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-dal/2014/04/27/2013030176 Ducks win in OT; will face Sharks-Kings winner NHL.com April 27, 2014 Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks American Airlines Center Honda Center April 16 3–4 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417002835/http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030171 No scoring 01:53 – Kyle Palmieri (1)12:49 – Ryan Getzlaf (1)19:30 – Mathieu Perreault (1) Jamie Benn (1) – pp – 16:36Colton Sceviour (1) – 18:09 09:04 – pp – Matt Beleskey (1) Tyler Seguin (1) – 13:53 No scoring Kari Lehtonen 31 saves / 35 shots Frederik Andersen 32 saves / 35 shots April 18 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030172 Alex Chiasson (1) – pp – 07:40 17:14 – Ryan Getzlaf (2) No scoring 16:15 – Corey Perry (1) Ryan Garbutt (1) – 09:58 05:09 – sh – Andrew Cogliano (1) Kari Lehtonen 16 saves / 19 shots Frederik Andersen 34 saves / 36 shots April 21 0–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030173 19:25 – Jamie Benn (2) No scoring 17:15 – Valeri Nichushkin (1) No scoring 07:52 – Ryan Garbutt (2) No scoring Kari Lehtonen 37 saves / 37 shots Frederik Andersen 19 saves / 22 shots April 23 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030174 No scoring Bryan Allen (1) – 12:17Patrick Maroon (1) – 18:16 00:27 – Jamie Benn (3)06:33 – Vernon Fiddler (1) No scoring 06:22 – Cody Eakin (1)07:44 – Alex Goligoski (1) No scoring Kari Lehtonen 21 saves / 23 shots Frederik Andersen 21 saves / 25 shotsJonas Hiller 1 save / 1 shot April 25 2–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030175 Jamie Benn (4) – sh – 10:00 05:32 – pp – Nick Bonino (1)10:26 – pp – Rickard Rakell (1) Shawn Horcoff (1) – 08:19 01:05 – pp – Mathieu Perreault (2) No scoring 01:07 – Jakob Silfverberg (1)04:30 – Ryan Getzlaf (3)06:49 – pp – Corey Perry (2) Kari Lehtonen 16 saves / 21 shotsTim Thomas 1 save / 2 shots Frederik Andersen 34 saves / 36 shots April 27 5–4 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428122305/http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030176 05:16 – Trevor Daley (1)10:27 – pp – Cody Eakin (2)19:01 – Ryan Garbutt (3) Devante Smith-Pelly (1) – pp – 17:57 10:33 – Trevor Daley (2) Ben Lovejoy (1) – 03:55 No scoring Nick Bonino (2) – 17:50Devante Smith-Pelly (2) – 19:36 No scoring Nick Bonino (3) – 02:47 Kari Lehtonen 25 saves / 30 shots Frederik Andersen 8 saves / 12 shotsJonas Hiller 12 saves / 12 shots Anaheim won series 4–2 (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings The San Jose Sharks finished second overall in the Pacific Division, earning 111 points. The Los Angeles Kings earned 100 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Pacific Division. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; the Sharks earned a six-game series victory in the 2011 Western Conference quarterfinals, while the Kings earned a seven-game series victory in the 2013 Western Conference semifinals. The Kings won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. The Kings became just the fourth team in NHL playoff history (after the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1975 New York Islanders, and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers) to come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a series 4–3, and the second after the 1942 Maple Leafs to go on to win the Stanley Cup.http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/29/the-good-news-for-the-sharks-is/ The good news for the Sharks is…. ProHockeyTalk.com NBC Sports April 29, 2014 May 1, 2014 The Sharks controlled the first two games in the series, winning 6–3 and 7–2 in game one and game two, respectively, scoring 12 total goals on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick and an empty netter.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2014/04/17/2013030181 Sharks build big lead, then hold off Kings in game one NHL.com April 18, 2014https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2014/04/20/2013030182 Sharks' seven-goal blitz routs Kings NHL.com April 21, 2014 In game three, Patrick Marleau scored at 6:20 into overtime to give San Jose a 4–3 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2014/04/22/2013030183 Sharks take 3-0 series lead on Marleau's OT goal NHL.com April 23, 2014 However, in game four Justin Williams scored two goals to lead Los Angeles to a 6–3 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2014/04/24/2013030184 Kings stay alive by beating Sharks in game four NHL.com April 25, 2014 At San Jose for game five, Quick posted a shutout, as he stopped all 30 San Jose shots.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2014/04/26/2013030185 Kings stay alive by blanking Sharks in game five NHL.com April 27, 2014 In game six, San Jose head coach Todd McLellan started goalie Alex Stalock instead of Antti Niemi. Williams' game-winning goal (his second of the game) at 11:56 into the third period of game six to break a 1–1 tie was met with controversy. Stalock attempted to control a loose puck in his crease, but Williams managed to poke it through Stalock's legs across the goal line. It appeared that Williams pushed Stalock backwards during the play, and the puck seemed to disappear out of sight under the goalie's pads before Williams poked at it.https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/justin-williams--controversial-goal-gives-kings-game-6-win--video-052146922.html Kings force game seven after Justin Williams scores controversial winning goal Puck Daddy Yahoo! Sports May 1, 2014 The play went to video review but the call of goal on the ice stood. The Kings' Anze Kopitar then scored two more unanswered goals in a 4–1 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-lak/2014/04/28/2013030186 Kings win third straight, force game seven against Sharks NHL.com April 29, 2014 Niemi was reinstated as the Sharks starter for game seven, but the Kings scored 5 unanswered goals, and killed all six San Jose power plays, to win the game 5–1.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-sjs/2014/04/30/2013030187 Kings complete comeback, advance to face Ducks NHL.com May 1, 2014 Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, who both played for the Flyers in 2010, became the first players in NHL history to be part of two teams that won the final four games of a series, after initially facing a 3–0 series deficit. Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Staples Center SAP Center April 17 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030181 No scoring 03:06 – Joe Thornton (1)19:08 – Tomas Hertl (1)19:56 – Patrick Marleau (1) No scoring 12:57 – Raffi Torres (1)16:29 – pp – Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1) Jake Muzzin (1) – 02:01Slava Voynov (1) – 06:55Trevor Lewis (1) – 13:59 19:05 – en – Brent Burns (1) Jonathan Quick 23 saves / 28 shotsMartin Jones 4 saves / 4 shots Antti Niemi 31 saves / 34 shots April 20 2–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030182 Jake Muzzin (2) – 01:51Trevor Lewis (2) – 09:33 No scoring No scoring 04:25 – Mike Brown (1)09:04 – Raffi Torres (2)14:45 – Justin Braun (1) No scoring 01:08 – Patrick Marleau (2)04:07 – Joe Pavelski (1)08:08 – Logan Couture (1)10:06 – pp – Joe Thornton (2) Jonathan Quick 33 saves / 40 shots Antti Niemi 24 saves / 26 shots April 22 4–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030183 No scoring Brent Burns (2) – pp – 03:16 04:48 – pp – Jarret Stoll (1)07:59 – Marian Gaborik (1) Matt Nieto (1) – 09:17 00:51 – pp – Jeff Carter (1) Tomas Hertl (2) – 09:17 No scoring Patrick Marleau (3) – 06:20 Jonathan Quick 36 saves / 40 shots Antti Niemi 28 saves / 31 shots April 24 3–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030184 04:08 – Marian Gaborik (2) James Sheppard (1) – 19:52 03:52 – pp – Justin Williams (1)16:07 – Justin Williams (2)19:01 – Tyler Toffoli (1) Matt Nieto (2) – 08:25 00:34 – Marian Gaborik (3)18:32 – en – Dustin Brown (1) Joe Pavelski (2) – pp – 11:36 Jonathan Quick 36 saves / 39 shots Antti Niemi 21 saves / 26 shotsAlex Stalock 4 saves / 4 shots April 26 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030185 Tyler Toffoli (2) – 08:09Anze Kopitar (1) – 12:52 No scoring Jeff Carter (2) – pp – 00:22 No scoring No scoring No scoring Jonathan Quick 30 saves / 30 shots Antti Niemi 16 saves / 19 shotsAlex Stalock 22 saves / 22 shots April 28 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030186 05:39 – Justin Williams (3) No scoring No scoring James Sheppard (2) – 12:26 11:56 – Justin Williams (4)13:27 – Anze Kopitar (2)14:42 – pp – Anze Kopitar (3) No scoring Jonathan Quick 25 saves / 26 shots Alex Stalock 26 saves / 30 shots April 30 5–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030187 No scoring No scoring Drew Doughty (1) – pp – 04:57Anze Kopitar (4) – 18:39 00:28 – Matt Irwin (1) Tyler Toffoli (3) – 04:40Dustin Brown (2) – en – 17:53Tanner Pearson (1) – en – 19:12 No scoring Jonathan Quick 39 saves / 40 shots Antti Niemi 25 saves / 28 shots Los Angeles won series 4–3 Second round Eastern Conference second round (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens One of the greatest rivalries in North American professional sports, this was the 34th meeting between these teams in the postseason, which is the most frequent playoff series in NHL history. Coming into the series, Montreal owned a record of 24–9 against Boston in the 33 previous series played by the teams, and had won 18 straight between 1946 and 1987. However, the Bruins had won the two most recent series between these two teams, the last of which was a seven-game Boston victory in the 2011 Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Canadiens won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Canadiens eliminated the Bruins in seven games. P. K. Subban scored 4:17 into the second overtime to give Montreal a 4–3 victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2014/05/01/2013030211 Canadiens stun Bruins in second OT NHL.com May 2, 2014 In game two, the Bruins scored four unanswered goals in the third period to overcome a two-goal deficit to win 5–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2014/05/03/2013030212 Bruins score four in 3rd, even series with Canadiens NHL.com May 3, 2014 In game three, the Canadiens built a 3–0 lead, as Subban and Dale Weise each had a goal and an assist, en route to a 4–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/2014/05/06/2013030213 Subban sparks Canadiens to lead in series NHL.com May 7, 2014 Matt Fraser then scored the only goal in game four at 1:19 into overtime in Boston's 1–0 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/2014/05/08/2013030214 Bruins top Canadiens on rookie Fraser's OT goal NHL.com May 9, 2014 In game five, Reilly Smith and Jarome Iginla scored two power play goals 32 seconds apart in the second period to help give the Bruins a 4–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2014/05/10/2013030215 Power play helps Bruins take 3–2 series lead NHL.com May 11, 2014 However, Carey Price stopped all 26 Boston shots, and Thomas Vanek scored two goals, helping to give Montreal a 4–0 win in game six.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/2014/05/12/2013030216 Price, Canadiens blank Bruins to force game seven NHL.com May 13, 2014 In Boston for game seven, Montreal defeated the Bruins 3–1, as Price made 29 saves.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/2014/05/14/2013030217 Canadiens win game seven, will face Rangers NHL.com May 15, 2014 Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Bell Centre TD Garden May 1 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030211 P. K. Subban (1) – pp – 11:23 No scoring Rene Bourque (4) – 03:38 No scoring Francis Bouillon (1) – 12:09 02:44 – Reilly Smith (2)06:30 – Torey Krug (2)18:02 – Johnny Boychuk (1) P. K. Subban (2) – pp – 04:17 No scoring Carey Price 48 saves / 51 shots Tuukka Rask 29 saves / 33 shots May 3 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030212 No scoring 13:02 – Daniel Paille (1) Mike Weaver (1) – 01:09Thomas Vanek (2) – pp – 18:09 No scoring Thomas Vanek (3) – pp – 06:30 10:56 – Dougie Hamilton (2)14:17 – Patrice Bergeron (2)16:28 – Reilly Smith (3)18:54 – en – Milan Lucic (4) Carey Price 30 saves / 34 shots Tuukka Rask 25 saves / 28 shots May 6 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030213 10:57 – Tomas Plekanec (3)14:44 – P. K. Subban (3) No scoring 13:52 – Dale Weise (2) Patrice Bergeron (3) – 17:48 19:57 – en – Lars Eller (3) Jarome Iginla (3) – 17:44 Carey Price 26 saves / 28 shots Tuukka Rask 22 saves / 25 shots May 8 1–0 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030214 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Matt Fraser (1) – 01:19 Carey Price 34 saves / 35 shots Tuukka Rask 33 saves / 33 shots May 10 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030215 No scoring 13:20 – Carl Soderberg (1) Brendan Gallagher (4) – pp – 14:39 01:04 – pp – Reilly Smith (4)01:36 – pp – Jarome Iginla (4) P. K. Subban (4) – pp – 17:31 14:12 – Loui Eriksson (2) Carey Price 26 saves / 30 shots Tuukka Rask 29 saves / 31 shots May 12 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030216 02:11 – Lars Eller (4) No scoring 15:24 – Max Pacioretty (2)17:39 – pp – Thomas Vanek (4) No scoring 16:04 – Thomas Vanek (5) No scoring Carey Price 26 saves / 26 shots Tuukka Rask 24 saves / 28 shots May 14 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030217 Dale Weise (3) – 02:18 No scoring Max Pacioretty (3) – 10:22 17:58 – pp – Jarome Iginla (5) Daniel Briere (2) – pp – 17:07 No scoring Carey Price 29 saves / 30 shots Tuukka Rask 15 saves / 18 shots Montreal won series 4–3 (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Rangers This was the fifth playoff meeting for these two teams, with Pittsburgh winning all four previous playoff series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2008 Eastern Conference semifinals, which Pittsburgh won in five games. Each team won two games in this year's four-game regular season series. For the first time in their team history, the Rangers overcame a 3–1 series deficit to win a seven-game series.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-pit/2014/05/13/2013030227 Rangers win Game 7, will play Bruins or Canadiens NHL.com May 14, 2014 The team who scored first won the game for all seven contests in the series. Much was made early on about scheduling, as the Rangers played five games in seven days, due to going to seven games in the first round and scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden. They were the first team to have such a playoff schedule in 25 years, and early on it looked like the schedule might adversely affect the Rangers' chances, noted by many including Rangers coach Alain Vigneault.https://www.nbcsports.com/nhl/news/vigneault-blasts-stupid-schedule-after-fifth-game-in-seven-nights Vigneault blasts 'stupid schedule' after fifth game in seven nights | ProHockeyTalk May 6, 2014 Prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com June 14, 2014http://nhl.si.com/2014/05/14/new-york-rangers-beat-pittsburgh-penguins-game-7/ New York Rangers eliminate Pittsburgh Penguins in game seven | Home Ice - SI.com Nhl.si.com May 14, 2014 June 14, 2014 Derick Brassard scored 3:06 into overtime to give New York a 3–2 victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-pit/2014/05/02/2013030221 Brassard's OT goal lifts Rangers past Penguins NHL.com May 3, 2014 Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury then recorded two consecutive shutouts, stopping all 22 shots in a 3–0 win in game two and 35 shots in a 2–0 victory in game three.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-pit/2014/05/04/2013030222 Fleury, Penguins blank Rangers to even series NHL.com May 5, 2014https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyr/2014/05/05/2013030223 Penguins blank Rangers again, grab series lead NHL.com May 6, 2014 Fleury's back-to-back shutouts on back-to-back calendar days was the first time this was ever achieved in franchise history. It was also the first time the Rangers were shut out in back-to-back playoff games since 1937.https://www.foxnews.com/sports/fleury-blanks-rangers-again-pens-take-2-1-series-edge/ Fleury blanks Rangers again, Pens take 2-1 series edge Fox News June 14, 2014 Pittsburgh also took in game four, 4–2, as Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, and Sidney Crosby recorded two assists.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyr/2014/05/07/2013030224 Penguins beat Rangers again, take 3-1 series lead NHL.com May 8, 2014 Between games four and five, Rangers forward Martin St. Louis received the news that his mother unexpectedly died at the age of 63 due to a heart attack. Despite being in mourning, St. Louis remained in the lineup, and the emotional spark that it provided turned New York around.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=719373 https://web.archive.org/web/20140515022253/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=719373 dead May 15, 2014 Five reasons why the New York Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final - Penguins vs Rangers - 2014 SCP Second Round Nhl.com May 14, 2014 June 14, 2014 The Rangers began their comeback with a 5–1 win in game five, as Brassard scored two of New York's goals and Mats Zuccarello recorded three assists.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-pit/2014/05/09/2013030225 Rangers extend series with dominant game five win NHL.com May 10, 2014 New York then recorded a 3–1 victory in game six, with three different players scoring goals.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-nyr/2014/05/11/2013030226 Rangers win second straight to force Game 7 NHL.com May 11, 2014 Finally, Brad Richards's power play goal 7:56 into the second period proved to be the difference in the Rangers' 2–1 victory in game seven. New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Madison Square Garden Consol Energy Center May 2 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030221 Benoit Pouliot (3) – 05:04Brad Richards (3) – 17:03 No scoring No scoring 07:15 – Lee Stempniak (2)13:28 – James Neal (2) No scoring No scoring Derick Brassard (1) – 03:06 No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 34 saves / 36 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 27 shots May 4 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030222 No scoring No scoring No scoring 10:26 – Kris Letang (2) No scoring 16:30 – pp – Jussi Jokinen (4)19:06 – en – Evgeni Malkin (4) Henrik Lundqvist 32 saves / 34 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 22 saves / 22 shots May 5 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030223 No scoring No scoring No scoring Sidney Crosby (1) – 02:34Jussi Jokinen (5) – 15:20 No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 13 saves / 15 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 35 saves / 35 shots May 7 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030224 No scoring Evgeni Malkin (5) – 02:31 05:30 – Carl Hagelin (3) Brandon Sutter (4) – sh – 18:27 13:07 – Mats Zuccarello (3) Jussi Jokinen (6) – 07:02Chris Kunitz (3) – 14:04 Henrik Lundqvist 23 saves / 27 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 13 saves / 15 shots May 9 5–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030225 Chris Kreider (1) – pp – 09:36Derick Brassard (2) – 15:23 No scoring Derick Brassard (3) – 07:58Ryan McDonagh (1) – pp – 08:48 03:23 – Evgeni Malkin (6) Kevin Klein (1) – en – 17:31 No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 31 saves / 32 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 30 saves / 34 shots May 11 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030226 03:34 – Martin St. Louis (3)06:25 – Carl Hagelin (4) Brandon Sutter (5) – 16:56 15:30 – Derick Brassard (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 36 saves / 37 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 26 saves / 29 shots May 13 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030227 Brian Boyle (2) – 05:25 No scoring Brad Richards (4) – pp – 07:56 04:15 – Jussi Jokinen (7) No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 35 saves / 36 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 18 saves / 20 shots New York won series 4–3 Western Conference second round (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild This was the second playoff meeting for these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2013 Western Conference quarterfinals, which Chicago won in five games. The Wild won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. The Blackhawks eliminated the Wild in six games, with the home team winning the first five games. Patrick Kane scored two goals to help give Chicago a 5–2 victory in game one.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2014/05/02/2013030231 Kane connects twice in third to lift Blackhawks NHL.com May 3, 2014 In game two, Bryan Bickell had a goal and two assists in Chicago's 4–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2014/05/04/2013030232 Bickell's three points lead Blackhawks past Wild NHL.com May 4, 2014 The Wild won game three, 4–0, scoring four goals in the third period and limiting Chicago to only 19 shots on goal.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2014/05/06/2013030233 Third-period outburst helps Wild blank Blackhawks NHL.com May 7, 2014 Four different Minnesota players then recorded goals in the Wild's 4–2 victory in game four.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2014/05/09/2013030234 Wild beat Blackhawks in game four to even series NHL.com May 10, 2014 In game five, Jonathan Toews scored the game-winning goal at 4:33 into the third period to break a 1–1 tie, and thus give the Blackhawks a 2–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/min-vs-chi/2014/05/11/2013030235 Blackhawks edge Wild, grab 3-2 series lead NHL.com May 12, 2014 Game six in Minnesota went into overtime, where Kane scored the winning goal after the puck deflected off the glass behind the Wild net and then rolled into the slot, allowing him to take a shot just under the Minnesota crossbar.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-min/2014/05/13/2013030236 Blackhawks win in OT; will face Ducks or Kings NHL.com May 14, 2014 Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks Xcel Energy Center United Center May 2 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030231 No scoring 14:48 – pp – Bryan Bickell (3) No scoring 11:21 – pp – Marian Hossa (2) Clayton Stoner (1) – 02:19Kyle Brodziak (3) – 06:56 08:22 – Patrick Kane (4)16:47 – Patrick Kane (5)17:19 – en – Bryan Bickell (4) Ilya Bryzgalov 17 saves / 21 shots Corey Crawford 30 saves / 32 shots May 4 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030232 No scoring 11:02 – Jonathan Toews (4) No scoring 19:04 – Brandon Saad (1) Cody McCormick (1) – 02:00 17:15 – Bryan Bickell (5)18:37 – en – Brandon Saad (2) Ilya Bryzgalov 18 saves / 21 shots Corey Crawford 18 saves / 19 shots May 6 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030233 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:41 – Erik Haula (2)04:18 – Mikael Granlund (3)17:25 – pp – Zach Parise (4)18:43 – en – Mikael Granlund (4) No scoring Ilya Bryzgalov 19 saves / 19 shots Corey Crawford 14 saves / 17 shots May 9 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030234 07:24 – Justin Fontaine (1) Patrick Sharp (2) – 19:21 03:51 – Jason Pominville (2)07:12 – Nino Niederreiter (3) Michal Handzus (1) – 06:28 03:47 – pp – Jared Spurgeon (3) No scoring Ilya Bryzgalov 18 saves / 20 shots Corey Crawford 27 saves / 31 shots May 11 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030235 Erik Haula (3) – 16:33 No scoring No scoring 09:18 – pp – Bryan Bickell (6) No scoring 04:33 – Jonathan Toews (5) Ilya Bryzgalov 26 saves / 28 shots Corey Crawford 27 saves / 28 shots May 13 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030236 No scoring Kris Versteeg (1) – 01:58 02:29 – Erik Haula (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Patrick Kane (6) – 09:42 Ilya Bryzgalov 25 saves / 27 shots Corey Crawford 34 saves / 35 shots Chicago won series 4–2 (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacific Division and crosstown rivals. The Ducks won four of the five games in this year's regular season series, including a 3–0 win at the NHL's inaugural Stadium Series game held at Dodger Stadium. The Kings eliminated the Ducks in seven games. The first four games in the series were won by the visiting team. Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau started game one with Jonas Hiller in net. However, Marian Gaborik tied the game with about seven seconds remaining in regulation, then scored the game-winner 12:17 into overtime to give Los Angeles a 3–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-ana/2014/05/03/2013030241 Gaborik's OT goal gives game one to Kings NHL.com May 5, 2014 The Kings also won game two, 3–1, as goalie Jonathan Quick only allowed one power play goal out of 37 shots.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-ana/2014/05/05/2013030242 Gaborik, Quick lead Kings to sixth straight win NHL.com May 6, 2014 Boudreau then named Frederik Andersen as his starting goalie for game three. Andersen made 22 saves out of 23 shots before leaving in the third period due to a lower-body injury. Hiller went into the game as Andersen's replacement and made 7 saves out of 8 shots to help preserve a 3–2 victory for the Ducks.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-lak/2014/05/08/2013030243 Ducks hang on to edge Kings in game three NHL.com May 9, 2014 With Anaheim's starting goaltender situation still in flux, Boudreau decided to turn to rookie John Gibson for game four. The 20-year-old Gibson then became the youngest goalie in NHL history to record a shutout in his playoff debut, making 28 saves to give Anaheim a 2–0 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-lak/2014/05/10/2013030244 Rookie goalie blanks Kings; Ducks even series NHL.com May 11, 2014 Gibson followed up his performance by recording 39 saves out of 42 shots, and Devante Smith-Pelly scored two goals, to help give the Ducks a 4–3 win in game five.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-ana/2014/05/12/2013030245 Smith-Pelly, Gibson help Ducks take 3-2 series lead NHL.com May 13, 2014 However, the Kings built a 2–0 second-period lead in game six en route to a 2–1 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-lak/2014/05/14/2013030246 Kings hold off Ducks to force game seven NHL.com May 15, 2014 Los Angeles then controlled most of game seven, building a 4–0 second-period lead before Boudreau opted to replace Gibson with Hiller. The Kings then scored another goal against Hiller to make it 5–0 and held to win, 6–2, to advance to the conference finals for the third consecutive year.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-ana/2014/05/16/2013030247 Kings eliminate Ducks, face Blackhawks next NHL.com May 17, 2014 Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks Staples Center Honda Center May 3 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030241 Alec Martinez (1) – pp – 09:04 11:41 – Matt Beleskey (2) No scoring No scoring Marian Gaborik (4) – 19:53 08:08 – Teemu Selanne (1) Marian Gaborik (5) – 12:07 No scoring Jonathan Quick 33 saves / 35 shots Jonas Hiller 33 saves / 36 shots May 5 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030242 Marian Gaborik (6) – 00:34Alec Martinez (2) – 12:07 09:40 – pp – Patrick Maroon (2) No scoring No scoring Dwight King (1) – en – 19:02 No scoring Jonathan Quick 36 saves / 37 shots Jonas Hiller 14 saves / 16 shots May 8 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030243 No scoring Corey Perry (3) – pp – 04:06 04:59 – pp – Jeff Carter (3) Teemu Selanne (2) – pp – 15:10 19:29 – Mike Richards (1) Ben Lovejoy (2) – 17:05 Jonathan Quick 19 saves / 22 shots Frederik Andersen 22 saves / 23 shotsJonas Hiller 7 saves / 8 shots May 10 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030244 No scoring Devante Smith-Pelly (3) – 16:02Ryan Getzlaf (4) – pp – 18:45 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Jonathan Quick 9 saves / 11 shotsMartin Jones 3 saves / 3 shots John Gibson 28 saves / 28 shots May 12 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030245 Trevor Lewis (3) – 09:12 02:15 – Nick Bonino (4) Marian Gaborik (7) – pp – 18:42 01:11 – pp – Devante Smith-Pelly (4)02:34 – Devante Smith-Pelly (5)08:23 – Jakob Silfverberg (2) Marian Gaborik (8) – 14:12 No scoring Jonathan Quick 20 saves / 24 shots John Gibson 39 saves / 42 shots May 14 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030246 08:16 – Jake Muzzin (3) No scoring 14:04 – Trevor Lewis (4) Kyle Palmieri (2) – 15:42 No scoring No scoring Jonathan Quick 21 saves / 22 shots John Gibson 21 saves / 23 shots May 16 6–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030247 Justin Williams (5) – pp – 04:30Jeff Carter (4) – 08:48Mike Richards (2) – 15:12 No scoring Anze Kopitar (5) – 02:02Marian Gaborik (9) – pp – 14:08 17:02 – Kyle Palmieri (3) Tanner Pearson (2) – 13:54 03:42 – Corey Perry (4) Jonathan Quick 25 saves / 27 shots John Gibson 14 saves / 18 shotsJonas Hiller 10 saves / 12 shots Los Angeles won series 4–3 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (A3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (M2) New York Rangers This was the 15th playoff meeting for these two Original Six teams, with each team having won 7 of the 14 previous playoff series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1996 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which the Rangers won in six games. Montreal most recently made it to the conference finals in 2010, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in five games, while the Rangers made it to the conference finals in 2012, losing in six games to the New Jersey Devils. Montreal won two of the three games in this year's regular season series. New York defeated Montreal in six games. With the Rangers holding a 2–1 lead midway through the second period of game one, New York's Chris Kreider collided with Carey Price, injuring the Montreal goaltender's knee. Although Price finished the rest of the period, he did not return for the rest of the series. Peter Budaj played for the rest of the game but the Rangers won 7–2.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/2014/05/17/2013030311 Rangers rout Canadiens in Eastern Final game one NHL.com May 17, 2014 Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien started rookie goaltender Dustin Tokarski in game two. However Henrik Lundqvist stopped 40 of 41 shots, helping New York to a 3–1 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/2014/05/19/2013030312 Rangers beat Canadiens again, take 2–0 series lead NHL.com May 20, 2014 Early in the first period of game three, Montreal's Brandon Prust leveled Derek Stepan but the referees missed the interference call; the league would later suspend Prust two games.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720474 https://web.archive.org/web/20140524022730/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720474 dead May 24, 2014 Prust suspended 2 games for interference NHL.com May 23, 2014 Later in the first period, Daniel Carcillo was penalized for charging into Prust from behind. As linesman Scott Driscoll attempted to escort Carcillo to the penalty box, Carcillo physically attempted to get away from Driscoll, leading to an automatic game misconduct and multi-game suspension.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720443 https://web.archive.org/web/20140524004304/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720443 dead May 24, 2014 Carcillo automatically suspended 10 games NHL.com May 23, 2014 Meanwhile, the last three goals of the game were scored on rebounds and deflections. At 16:58 of the third period, Daniel Briere's shot deflected off of the Rangers's Ryan McDonagh's skate and into the net to give the Canadiens a 2–1 lead. New York then tied the game at 19:31 of the third period after Daniel Girardi's shot deflected of off Chris Kreider and bounced off of Montreal's Alexei Emelin's skate into the net. And finally, 72 seconds into overtime, Tomas Plekanec's shot deflected off of Alex Galchenyuk into the New York net to give the Canadiens the 3–2 win.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-nyr/2014/05/22/2013030313 Galchenyuk scores in OT to give Canadiens win NHL.com May 23, 2014 The Rangers won game four, 3–2, as Martin St. Louis scored 6:02 into overtime.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-nyr/2014/05/25/2013030314 Rangers beat Canadiens in OT, take 3–1 series lead NHL.com May 26, 2014 The Canadiens then bounced back in game five, winning 7–4, as they scored 4 goals out of their first 18 shots, and Rene Bourque recorded a hat-trick.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-mtl/2014/05/27/2013030315 Canadiens extend series with wild game five win NHL.com May 28, 2014 However, Dominic Moore scored game six's only goal late in the second period and with a 1–0 win the Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in twenty years.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-nyr/2014/05/29/2013030316 Rangers win Game 6, reach Stanley Cup Final NHL.com May 29, 2014 New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Madison Square Garden Bell Centre May 17 7–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030311 Martin St. Louis (4) – 04:35Mats Zuccarello (4) – 06:27 No scoring Chris Kreider (2) – 18:59Brad Richards (5) – 19:48 12:38 – Rene Bourque (5) Ryan McDonagh (2) – pp – 01:28Derek Stepan (3) – pp – 04:11Rick Nash (1) – pp – 04:36 15:22 – sh – Lars Eller (5) Henrik Lundqvist 20 saves / 22 shots Carey Price 16 saves / 20 shotsPeter Budaj 5 saves / 8 shots May 19 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030312 Ryan McDonagh (3) – 06:31Rick Nash (2) – 18:58 06:14 – Max Pacioretty (4) Martin St. Louis (5) – pp – 08:03 No scoring No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 40 saves / 41 shots Dustin Tokarski 27 saves / 30 shots May 22 3–2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030313 15:18 – Carl Hagelin (5) No scoring No scoring Andrei Markov (1) – 03:20 19:31 – Chris Kreider (3) Daniel Briere (3) – 16:58 No scoring Alex Galchenyuk (1) – 01:12 Henrik Lundqvist 22 saves / 25 shots Dustin Tokarski 35 saves / 37 shots May 25 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030314 07:18 – sh – Carl Hagelin (6) No scoring 19:04 – Derick Brassard (5) Francis Bouillon (2) – 08:08 No scoring P. K. Subban (5) – pp – 02:00 06:02 – Martin St. Louis (6) No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 27 saves / 29 shots Dustin Tokarski 26 saves / 29 shots May 27 4–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030315 Derek Stepan (4) – 10:44 01:48 – pp – Alex Galchenyuk (2)12:24 – Tomas Plekanec (4) Rick Nash (3) – 09:48Derek Stepan (5) – 12:06Chris Kreider (4) – pp – 14:12 03:44 – Max Pacioretty (5)06:54 – Rene Bourque (6)15:10 – Rene Bourque (7) No scoring 06:33 – Rene Bourque (8)15:43 – en – David Desharnais (2) Henrik Lundqvist 15 saves / 19 shotsCam Talbot 6 saves / 8 shots Dustin Tokarski 23 saves / 27 shots May 29 0–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030316 No scoring No scoring 18:07 – Dominic Moore (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 18 saves / 18 shots Dustin Tokarski 31 saves / 32 shots New York won series 4–2 Western Conference final (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings This was the third playoff meeting between these two franchises, with Chicago having won both of their previous playoff meetings. This was a rematch of the previous year's Western Conference final, which Chicago won in five games. This was the third straight conference finals appearance for the Kings, while it was Chicago's fourth trip to the conference finals since 2009. Chicago won all three games in this year's regular season series. The Kings eliminated the Blackhawks in seven games. Chicago took game one, 3–1, as Brandon Saad recorded a goal and assist, and Corey Crawford made 26 saves.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2014/05/18/2013030321 Blackhawks edge Kings, grab 1–0 series lead NHL.com May 18, 2014 In game two, the Kings scored six unanswered goals, including a hat-trick from Jeff Carter, to come back from a 2–0 deficit to win 6–2.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2014/05/21/2013030322 Kings score six in row to even series with Blackhawks NHL.com May 22, 2014 Jonathan Toews scored two goals in the first period of game three to give the Blackhawks a 2–1 lead after twenty minutes, but Los Angeles's second line of Carter, Tyler Toffoli, and Tanner Pearson created two second period goals and the Kings won 4–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-lak/2014/05/24/2013030323 Kings overtake Blackhawks to win Game 3 NHL.com May 25, 2014 The Kings also dominated game four, building a 4–0 lead in the second period en route to a 5–2 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-lak/2014/05/26/2013030324 Kings handle Blackhawks, now one win from Final NHL.com May 27, 2014 Although the Kings rallied to tie game five after falling behind 3–1 in the first period, Michal Handzus scored at 2:04 of double overtime to give the Blackhawks a 5–4 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2014/05/28/2013030325 Blackhawks stay alive, beat Kings in double OT NHL.com May 29, 2014 Drew Doughty and Patrick Kane both had a goal and an assist in the third period of a back-and-forth game six, which the Blackhawks won 4–3.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-lak/2014/05/30/2013030326 Kane keeps Blackhawks alive with Game 6 winner NHL.com May 31, 2014 The Blackhawks scored the first two goals of game seven. The Kings cut the lead in half with a controversial goal when Kings forward, Jeff Carter, appeared to be offside.http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25668289/kings-deserved-to-advance-but-were-aided-by-the-men-in-stripes-cimaglia Kings deserved to advance but were aided by the men in stripes: - FOX 32 News Chicago May 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091203/http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25668289/kings-deserved-to-advance-but-were-aided-by-the-men-in-stripes-cimaglia April 2, 2015 dead mdy-all The Kings briefly tied the game on a goal by Justin Williams, only to have the Blackhawks regain a 4–3 lead after two Patrick Sharp goals. But Marian Gaborik converted Dustin Brown's rebound to tie the game in the third period, and at 5:47 of overtime Alec Martinez's wrist shot from the blue line deflected past Crawford to give the Kings a 5–4 victory and a spot in the Stanley Cup Final, for the second time in three years.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-chi/2014/06/01/2013030327 Kings win in OT, advance to Cup Final vs. Rangers NHL.com June 1, 2014 Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks Staples Center United Center May 18 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030321 No scoring 14:46 – pp – Brandon Saad (3) Tyler Toffoli (4) – 04:35 11:54 – Duncan Keith (3) No scoring 16:10 – Jonathan Toews (6) Jonathan Quick 17 saves / 20 shots Corey Crawford 25 saves / 26 shots May 21 6–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030322 No scoring 14:16 – pp – Nick Leddy (1) Justin Williams (6) – 18:14 01:40 – Ben Smith (2) Jeff Carter (5) – pp – 01:37Jake Muzzin (4) – pp – 04:04Tyler Toffoli (5) – 08:59Jeff Carter (6) – 14:44Jeff Carter (7) – en – 16:29 No scoring Jonathan Quick 23 saves / 25 shots Corey Crawford 25 saves / 30 shots May 24 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030323 06:16 – pp – Slava Voynov (2) Jonathan Toews (7) – sh – 05:26Jonathan Toews (8) – 13:19 08:08 – Jeff Carter (8)14:19 – Tyler Toffoli (6) No scoring 11:57 – Drew Doughty (2) Patrick Sharp (3) – 19:55 Jonathan Quick 24 saves / 27 shots Corey Crawford 28 saves / 32 shots May 26 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030324 09:00 – pp – Jake Muzzin (5)11:13 – Marian Gaborik (10)15:56 – pp – Dustin Brown (3) No scoring 12:43 – Drew Doughty (3) Brandon Saad (4) – 14:03 18:58 – en – Tanner Pearson (3) Bryan Bickell (7) – 09:29 Jonathan Quick 22 saves / 24 shots Corey Crawford 16 saves / 20 shots May 28 4–5 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030325 Jarret Stoll (2) – 09:49Marian Gaborik (11) – 13:16 01:13 – pp – Brent Seabrook (3)03:40 – Johnny Oduya (2)11:06 – Brandon Saad (5) Dustin Brown (4) – 11:08Tanner Pearson (4) – 13:08 No scoring No scoring 01:17 – Ben Smith (3) No scoring 02:04 – Michal Handzus (2) Jonathan Quick 40 saves / 45 shots Corey Crawford 40 saves / 44 shots May 30 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030326 17:03 – Dwight King (2) No scoring No scoring Patrick Kane (7) – pp – 01:12Ben Smith (4) – 02:49 05:32 – Drew Doughty (4)07:38 – pp – Alec Martinez (3) Duncan Keith (4) – 11:34Patrick Kane (8) – 16:15 Jonathan Quick 21 saves / 25 shots Corey Crawford 26 saves / 29 shots June 1 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030327 Jeff Carter (9) – 16:31Justin Williams (7) – 17:22 05:06 – Brandon Saad (6)08:36 – pp – Jonathan Toews (9)17:34 – Patrick Sharp (4) Tyler Toffoli (7) – 10:31 18:25 – pp – Patrick Sharp (5) Marian Gaborik (12) – 12:43 No scoring Alec Martinez (4) – 05:47 No scoring Jonathan Quick 37 saves / 41 shots Corey Crawford 27 saves / 32 shots Los Angeles won series 4–3 Stanley Cup Final 2014 Stanley Cup Final This was the third playoff meeting for these two teams, with the Rangers having won both previous series. They last met in the 1981 Preliminary Round, a best-of-five series which the Rangers won 3–1.Branch John John Branch (journalist) June 5, 2014 New York vs. Los Angeles: Rivalry Revived B11 The New York Times This was the first major professional sports championship final between New York City and Los Angeles since the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the 1981 World Series in a strike-shortened season.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/print/708558 June 1, 2014 May 15, 2015 Mike Barnes The Hollywood Reporter Stanley Cup Final: Kings vs. Rangers in L.A.-New York Championship Duel While the Kings won their franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in 2012, the Rangers had not won the Stanley Cup since 1994. The Kings and Rangers split this year's two-game regular season series. This was the third Final appearance for the Kings, while the Rangers made their eleventh Final appearance. This was the first time a Norwegian player appeared in the Final (Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers).Zuccarello making name for Norwegian hockey in NHL Charleston Daily Mail June 4, 2014 B3 Hockey rarely gets much attention in Norway, a skiing-obsessed nation that turns to soccer when the snow melts. Mats Zuccarello is changing that. Zuccarello is only the seventh player from Norway to make it to the NHL, and he's the first to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. Associated Press New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings Madison Square Garden Staples Center June 4 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030411 Benoit Pouliot (4) – 13:21Carl Hagelin (7) – sh – 15:03 17:33 – Kyle Clifford (1) No scoring 06:36 – Drew Doughty (5) No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:36 – Justin Williams (8) Henrik Lundqvist 40 saves / 43 shots Jonathan Quick 25 saves / 27 shots June 7 4–5 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030412 Ryan McDonagh (4) – 10:48Mats Zuccarello (5) – 18:46 No scoring Martin St. Louis (7) – pp – 11:24Derick Brassard (6) – 14:50 01:46 – Jarret Stoll (3)14:39 – pp – Willie Mitchell (1) No scoring 01:58 – Dwight King (3)07:36 – Marian Gaborik (13) No scoring 10:26 – Dustin Brown (5) Henrik Lundqvist 39 saves / 44 shots Jonathan Quick 34 saves / 38 shots June 9 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030413 No scoring Jeff Carter (10) – 19:59 No scoring Jake Muzzin (6) – pp – 04:17Mike Richards (3) – 17:14 No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 12 saves / 15 shots Jonathan Quick 32 saves / 32 shots June 11 1–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030414 07:25 – Benoit Pouliot (5) No scoring 06:27 – Martin St. Louis (8) Dustin Brown (6) – 08:46 No scoring No scoring Henrik Lundqvist 40 saves / 41 shots Jonathan Quick 17 saves / 19 shots June 13 2–3 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013030415 No scoring 06:04 – Justin Williams (9) Chris Kreider (5) – pp – 15:37Brian Boyle (3) – sh – 19:30 No scoring No scoring 07:56 – pp – Marian Gaborik (14) No scoring 14:43 – Alec Martinez (5) Henrik Lundqvist 48 saves / 51 shots Jonathan Quick 28 saves / 30 shots Los Angeles won series 4–1 Player statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points. PlayerTeamGP Games playedG GoalsA AssistsPts Points+/– Plus/minusPIM Penalties in minutesAnze Kopitar Anže KopitarLos Angeles Kings 26 5 21 26 +9 14Jeff CarterLos Angeles Kings 26 10 15 25 +5 4Justin WilliamsLos Angeles Kings 26 9 16 25 +13 35Marian Gaborik Marián GáboríkLos Angeles Kings 26 14 8 22 +6 6Patrick KaneChicago Blackhawks 19 8 12 20 +5 8Drew DoughtyLos Angeles Kings 26 5 13 18 +2 30Jonathan ToewsChicago Blackhawks 19 9 8 17 +3 8Ryan McDonaghNew York Rangers 25 4 13 17 −1 8Brandon SaadChicago Blackhawks 19 6 10 16 +10 6Martin St. LouisNew York Rangers 25 8 7 15 −5 2 Goaltending This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average (GAA) 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. PlayerTeamGP Games playedW WinsL LossesSA Shots againstGA Goals againstGAA Goals against averageSV% Save percentageSO ShutoutsTOI Time on ice (minutes:seconds)Tuukka RaskBoston Bruins 12 7 5 348 25 1.99 .928 2 0752-43752:43Henrik LundqvistNew York Rangers 25 13 11 737 54 2.14 .927 1 1515-351,515:35Carey PriceMontreal Canadiens 12 8 4 358 29 2.35 .919 1 0738-46738:46Marc-Andre Fleury Marc-André FleuryPittsburgh Penguins 13 7 6 378 32 2.40 .915 2 0799-40799:40Corey CrawfordChicago Blackhawks 19 11 8 590 52 2.53 .912 1 1233-501,233:50Semyon VarlamovColorado Avalanche 7 3 4 231 20 2.78 .913 0 432-28432:28 Television In Canada, this was the final year that English-language coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs were broadcast by CBC and TSN, and French-language telecasts were on RDS and RDS2.CBC and TSN release NHL broadcast schedule https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-eh-game/cbc-tsn-release-nhl-broadcast-schedule-032204203.html Eh! Game Yahoo! Sports April 23, 2014 This included the sixth and final year that CBC and TSN selected the rights to individual series in the first three rounds using a draft-like setup. CBC then held exclusive English-language coverage rights to the Stanley Cup Final.https://playbackonline.ca/2008/06/03/tsn-20080603/ TSN clinches landmark NHL deal playbackonline.ca June 3, 2008 July 13, 2021 Rogers Media via Sportsnet and TVA then took over national broadcast rights to the NHL beginning in the 2014–15 season (although CBC went on to air Rogers-produced coverage of the playoffs and finals).NHL signs 12-year TV, Internet deal with Rogers; CBC keeps 'Hockey Night in Canada Curtis Rush November 26, 2013 https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2013/11/26/nhl_signs_12year_broadcast_deal_with_rogers_cbc_keeps_hockey_night_in_canada.html Toronto Star March 26, 2014 Due to scheduling conflicts with a Toronto Raptors NBA playoff game on TSN, game three of the Rangers–Flyers first-round series on April 22 was moved to Sportsnet 360—a sister network of the future rightsholder, and joined in progress by TSN following the game.TSN Announces Updated Broadcast Schedule for Tomorrow Night http://bellmediapr.ca/Network/TSN/Press/TSN-Announces-Updated-Broadcast-Schedule-for-Tomorrow-Night Bell Media April 23, 2014 In the United States, all playoff games were nationally televised by either NBCSN, CNBC, NHL Network, or NBC. During the first round, these telecasts co-existed with those of regional rightsholders, after which NBC had exclusive rights to the remaining games. References 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs 2014 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs play Category:Stanley Cup playoffs