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{{main|2009 Stanley Cup Finals}}
{{main|2009 Stanley Cup Finals}}


In the US, [[NBC]] will broadcast the first two and final three games of the Final, while [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]] will broadcast games three and four.<ref>{{cite news |title= NBC to air Stanley Cup finals games |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3958948 |date= 7 March 2009 |agency= [[Associated Press|AP]] |publisher= [[ESPN.com]] |accessdate= 7 March 2009 }}</ref> In Canada, all games of the Final will be broadcast in English on the [[CBC Television|CBC]]'s ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' and in French on the cable network [[Réseau des sports|RDS]].
In the US, [[NBC]] broadcast the first two and final three games of the Final, while [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]] broadcast games three and four.<ref>{{cite news |title= NBC to air Stanley Cup finals games |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3958948 |date= 7 March 2009 |agency= [[Associated Press|AP]] |publisher= [[ESPN.com]] |accessdate= 7 March 2009 }}</ref> In Canada, all games of the Final were broadcast in English on the [[CBC Television|CBC]]'s ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' and in French on the cable network [[Réseau des sports|RDS]].


The CBC will have a new broadcast team calling the series with [[Jim Hughson]] and [[Craig Simpson]].
The CBC featured a new broadcast team calling the series: [[Jim Hughson]] and [[Craig Simpson]].


All times listed are [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-4]]).
All times listed are [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC-4]]).

Revision as of 03:08, 14 June 2009

Logo for 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 15, 2009, after the 2008–09 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference (the winner of each of the three divisions plus the 5 teams with highest point totals from the teams remaining), play a best-of-seven series for the conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions will play a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The Columbus Blue Jackets made their first appearance in the playoffs in their nine year history. Previously they had been the only franchise to have not made the playoffs.

The Finals ended on June 12, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the Detroit Red Wings four games to three to win the championship.

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, the standard of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The San Jose Sharks were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Presidents' Trophy winners with the best record at 117 points. The Boston Bruins earned number 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with 116 points.

Eastern Conference

The Stanley Cup
  1. Boston Bruins – Northeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions, 116 points
  2. Washington Capitals – Southeast Division champions, 108 points
  3. New Jersey Devils – Atlantic Division champions, 106 points
  4. Pittsburgh Penguins – 99 points (45 wins)
  5. Philadelphia Flyers – 99 points (44 wins)
  6. Carolina Hurricanes – 97 points
  7. New York Rangers – 95 points
  8. Montreal Canadiens – 93 points*

*Montreal finished with exactly the same record as the Florida Panthers (including number of wins), but garnered more points (the Canadiens with six, the Panthers with three) in the four game season series between them, to earn the 8th spot.

Western Conference

  1. San Jose Sharks – Pacific Division champions and Western Conference regular season champions; President's Trophy winners, 117 points
  2. Detroit Red Wings – Central Division champions, 112 points
  3. Vancouver Canucks – Northwest Division champions, 100 points
  4. Chicago Blackhawks – 104 points
  5. Calgary Flames – 98 points
  6. St. Louis Blues – 92 points (10 points head-to-head versus Columbus)
  7. Columbus Blue Jackets – 92 points (3 points head-to-head versus St. Louis)
  8. Anaheim Ducks – 91 points

Playoff bracket

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a possible maximum of four games on their home ice, with the lower-seeded team getting a possible maximum of three. In the Stanley Cup Finals, home ice is determined based on regular season points. Thus, the Detroit Red Wings had home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals. Each best-of-seven series followed a 2–2–1–1–1 format. This means that the higher-seeded team had home ice for games 1 and 2 and if necessary, 5 and 7, while the lower-seeded team had home ice for games 3, 4, and if necessary, game 6.

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Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points. If the list exceeds ten skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.[1]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 24 14 22 36 +3 51
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 24 15 16 31 +9 14
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings 23 11 13 24 +13 13
Johan Franzen Detroit Red Wings 23 12 11 23 +8 12
Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals 14 11 10 21 +10 8
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks 13 4 14 18 +3 25
Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings 21 4 12 16 +11 6
Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings 23 3 13 16 +8 8
Eric Staal Carolina Hurricanes 18 10 5 15 -3 4
Daniel Cleary Detroit Red Wings 23 9 6 15 +17 12
Bill Guerin Pittsburgh Penguins 24 7 8 15 +8 15
Marián Hossa Detroit Red Wings 23 6 9 15 +5 10
Martin Havlat Chicago Blackhawks 16 5 10 15 0 8
Nicklas Backstrom Washington Capitals 14 3 12 15 +3 8

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltending

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion is bolded.[2][3]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Tim Thomas Boston Bruins 11 7 4 323 21 1.85 .935 1 679:44
Chris Osgood Detroit Red Wings 23 15 8 637 47 2.01 .926 2 1,405:51
Jonas Hiller Anaheim Ducks 13 7 6 524 30 2.23 .943 2 806:43
Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 7 3 4 239 17 2.39 .929 1 426:41
Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks 10 6 4 304 26 2.52 .914 1 617:57
Simeon Varlamov Washington Capitals 13 7 6 389 32 2.53 .918 2 758:52

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds)

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(1) Boston Bruins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens

The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs after finishing the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference with 116 points. The Montreal Canadiens qualified for the postseason as the eighth seed with 93 points, winning the tiebreaker over the Florida Panthers based on the season series (6 points to 3).

Boston swept Montreal, 4 games to 0, scoring at least four goals in each win. With the score tied 2–2 entering the third period of Game 1, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara scored a power play goal at 11:15 and Phil Kessel added an empty net score in the closing seconds to clinch the victory.[4] Boston scored three power play goals, including two from Marc Savard, en route to a 5–1 victory in Game 2.[5] Game 3 resembled Game 1 in that both teams fought to a 2–2 midway through the game, but like the first contest the Bruins scored the go-ahead winning goal again, this time it was Michael Ryder at 17:21 in the second period.[6] Montreal scored in the first minute of Game 4 off the stick of Andrei Kostitsyn, but Boston went on to dominate the rest of the game, grabbing two goals from Ryder in a 4–1 victory, to win the series.[7]


April 16 Boston Bruins 4–2 Montreal Canadiens TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Phil Kessel 1 - 13:11
David Krejci 1 - 14:41 		First period 16:19 - Christopher Higgins 1
No scoring Second period 17:37 - Alexei Kovalev 1
Zdeno Chara 1 - pp - 11:15
Phil Kessel 2 - en - 19:46 		Third period No scoring
Tim Thomas 26 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Carey Price 35 saves / 38 shots
April 18 Boston Bruins 5–1 Montreal Canadiens TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Marc Savard 1 - pp - 09:59
Chuck Kobasew 1 - 15:12 		First period No scoring
Shane Hnidy 1 - 05:45
Marc Savard 2 - pp - 08:13
Michael Ryder 1 - pp - 19:57 		Second period 00:46 - Alexei Kovalev 2
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tim Thomas 30 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Carey Price 21 saves / 26 shots
Jaroslav Halak 5 saves / 5 shots
April 20 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Boston Bruins Bell Centre Recap  
Christopher Higgins 2 - 11:52 First period 18:35 - Phil Kessel 3
Yannick Weber 1 - 05:16 Second period 03:36 - Shawn Thornton 1
17:21 - Michael Ryder 2
No scoring Third period 19:23 - en - Chuck Kobasew 2
Carey Price 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Tim Thomas 23 saves / 25 shots
April 22 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Boston Bruins Bell Centre Recap  
Andrei Kostitsyn 1 - 00:39 First period 17:27 - Michael Ryder 3
19:25 - David Krejci 2
No scoring Second period 11:58 - Phil Kessel 4
12:43 - Michael Ryder 4
No scoring Third period No scoring
Carey Price 26 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Tim Thomas 26 saves / 27 shots
Boston won series 4–0


(2) Washington Capitals vs. (7) New York Rangers

The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Southeast Division with 108 points. The New York Rangers earned the seventh seed with 95 points.

The Washington Capitals overcame a 1–3 game deficit to win the series. The Rangers won Game 1 by a 4–3 score, with Brandon Dubinsky scoring the game winner at 11:43 in the third period.[8] Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau benched starting goaltender Jose Theodore and replaced him with Simeon Varlamov for Game 2, after Theodore allowed four goals on just 21 shots.[9] The goaltending change was not immediately effective as New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 35 Washington shots to give the Rangers a 1–0 victory (with Ryan Callahan providing the only tally) in the following game.[9] Varlamov responded in Game 3 by stopping all 33 Ranger shots, and Alexander Semin scored two goals, to give the Capitals a 4–0 victory.[10] However, Lundqvist stopped 38 of 39 shots, including 10 of 11 from the stick of Alexander Ovechkin, to give the Rangers a 2–1 victory in Game 4.[11] In Game 5, the Capitals limited the Rangers to just 20 shots to win 4–0. Fourth liner Matt Bradley scored two goals in the game and Lundquist was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots.[12] Washington erupted in Game 6 to score five goals, including powerplay markers from Mike Green and Ovechkin, for a 5–3 victory.[13] After Game 6, the league suspended Capitals forward Donald Brashear for both a pre-game altercation with Rangers forward Colton Orr and what was ruled to be a late hit on Blair Betts, in which the Rangers center suffered an orbital eye socket fracture.[14] Sergei Fedorov scored the game-winning goal 15:01 into the third period in Game 7 to give the Capitals a 2–1 victory and eliminate the Rangers.[15]


April 15 Washington Capitals 3–4 New York Rangers Verizon Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tomas Fleischmann 1 - pp - 06:40
Viktor Kozlov 1 - 19:11 		Second period 07:49 - Scott Gomez 1
16:49 - pp - Nik Antropov 1
18:28 - pp - Markus Naslund 1
Alexander Semin 1 - pp - 01:42 Third period 11:43 - Brandon Dubinsky 1
Jose Theodore 17 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 32 saves / 35 shots
April 18 Washington Capitals 0–1 New York Rangers Verizon Center Recap  
No scoring First period 07:44 - Ryan Callahan 1
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Simeon Varlamov 23 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 35 saves / 35 shots
April 20 New York Rangers 0–4 Washington Capitals Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 06:57 - Alexander Semin 2
11:36 - Alexander Semin 3
No scoring Second period 11:29 - pp - Brooks Laich 1
No scoring Third period 18:35 - pp - Tom Poti 1
Henrik Lundqvist 36 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Simeon Varlamov 33 saves / 33 shots
April 22 New York Rangers 2–1 Washington Capitals Madison Square Garden Recap  
Paul Mara 1 - 13:55 First period No scoring
Chris Drury 1 - 02:23 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 02:13 - Alexander Ovechkin 1
Henrik Lundqvist 38 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Simeon Varlamov 19 saves / 21 shots
April 24 Washington Capitals 4–0 New York Rangers Verizon Center Recap  
Matt Bradley 1 - sh - 04:58
Matt Bradley 2 - 12:07 		First period No scoring
Alexander Semin 4 - 04:57
Alexander Ovechkin 2 - 19:31 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Simeon Varlamov 20 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 10 saves / 14 shots
Stephen Valiquette 7 saves / 7 shots
April 26 New York Rangers 3–5 Washington Capitals Madison Square Garden Recap  
Scott Gomez 2 - pp - 08:15 First period 07:09 - Milan Jurcina 1
13:58 - pp - Mike Green 1
17:14 - Tom Poti 2
No scoring Second period 09:21 - Viktor Kozlov 2
16:44 - pp - Alexander Ovechkin 3
Ryan Callahan 2 - pp - 04:21
Marc Staal 1 - 19:54 		Third period No scoring
Henrik Lundqvist 15 saves / 20 shots
Stephen Valiquette 2 saves / 2 shots 		Goalie stats Simeon Varlamov 29 saves / 32 shots
April 28 Washington Capitals 2–1 New York Rangers Verizon Center Recap  
Alexander Semin 5 - 15:34 First period 05:35 - Nik Antropov 2
No scoring Second period No scoring
Sergei Fedorov 1 - 15:01 Third period No scoring
Simeon Varlamov 14 saves / 15 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 22 saves / 24 shots
Washington won series 4–3


(3) New Jersey Devils vs. (6) Carolina Hurricanes

The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division with 106 points. The Carolina Hurricanes earned the sixth seed with 97 points.

New Jersey won Game 1 with goaltender Martin Brodeur stopping 18 of 19 shots and the Devils' top line playing phenomenally, with Zach Parise and Patrik Elias coming up with goals. .[16] In Game 2, Tim Gleason scored 2:40 into overtime for his first goal of the season to give Carolina a 2–1 victory. The game was a goaltending battle that saw Brodeur and Cam Ward each stop over 30 shots[17] Game 3 also went into overtime, but this time the Devils prevailed, 3–2, with Travis Zajac scoring at 4:48 into the extra period.[18] It appeared that Game 4 would also go into overtime, but it ended with an epic conclusion. Carolina led 3-0, but New Jersey rallied to tie the game in the third. Jussi Jokinen proved to be the hero, as he scored on a deflection with 0.2 seconds of regulation to give the Hurricanes a 4–3 victory.[19] This goal was the latest game winning regulation goal in Stanley Cup Playoff history.[20] The next two games of the series were shutouts: Brodeur stopped 44 shots in a 1–0 victory for the Devils in Game 5 (with David Clarkson providing the game's sole goal),[21] while Cam Ward stopped 28 shots and Eric Staal scored twice in a 4–0 victory for Carolina in Game 6.[22] The Hurricanes were behind for much of Game 7 but scored two goals inside the last 1:20 of the third period, one by Jokinen and the other by Staal, to win the contest, 4–3, and eliminate the Devils.[23]


April 15 New Jersey Devils 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Prudential Center Recap  
Mike Mottau 1 - 16:03 First period No scoring
Zach Parise 1 - 00:59
Patrik Elias 1 - 11:33 		Second period No scoring
Jamie Langenbrunner 1 - 09:51 Third period 09:22 - Ray Whitney 1
Martin Brodeur 18 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 35 saves / 39 shots
April 17 New Jersey Devils 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes Prudential Center Recap  
Zach Parise 2 - 10:44 First period 19:35 - Eric Staal 1
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 02:40 - Tim Gleason 1
Martin Brodeur 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 33 saves / 34 shots
April 19 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 OT New Jersey Devils RBC Center Recap  
Ryan Bayda 1 - 06:35 First period 06:04 - Zach Parise 3
19:51 - Brian Gionta 1
Chad LaRose 1 - 15:30 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 04:58 - Travis Zajac 1
Cam Ward 31 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 28 saves / 30 shots
April 21 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 New Jersey Devils RBC Center Recap  
Eric Staal 2 - 07:44
Ryan Bayda 2 - 08:47 		First period No scoring
Chad LaRose 2 - 06:30 Second period 19:32 - Brian Gionta 2
Jussi Jokinen 1 - 19:59 Third period 04:21 - Brendan Shanahan 1
08:46 - David Clarkson 1
Cam Ward 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 42 saves / 46 shots
April 23 New Jersey Devils 1–0 Carolina Hurricanes Prudential Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
David Clarkson 2 - pp - 11:22 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Martin Brodeur 44 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 41 saves / 42 shots
April 26 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 New Jersey Devils RBC Center Recap  
Ray Whitney 2 - 10:32 First period No scoring
Eric Staal 3 - 04:44
Eric Staal 4 - 07:30 		Second period No scoring
Jussi Jokinen 2 - pp - 09:12 Third period No scoring
Cam Ward 28 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 33 saves / 37 shots
April 28 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes Prudential Center Recap  
Jamie Langenbrunner 2 - 02:31
Jay Pandolfo 1 - 13:27 		First period 01:02 - Tuomo Ruutu 1
Brian Rolston 1 - pp - 08:47 Second period 03:42 - Ray Whitney 3
No scoring Third period 18:40 - Jussi Jokinen 3
19:28 - Eric Staal 5
Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 32 saves / 35 shots
Carolina won series 4–3


(4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers qualified for the playoffs as the fourth and fifth seeds in the Eastern Conference, respectively. Both finished the regular season with 99 points, but the Penguins won the tiebreaker based on total wins (45 to 44).

Pittsburgh won the series over Philadelphia, four games to two. Sidney Crosby scored a power play goal early in the first period of Game 1, sparking the Penguins to a 4–1 win against an undiciplined Flyers team that took 12 penalties.[24] In Game 2, Bill Guerin scored two goals including the game-winner during a five-on-three power play at 18:29 in overtime to give Pittsburgh a 3–2 victory.[25] The Flyers bounced back in Game 3 with a 6–3 victory that featured two goals by Simon Gagne.[26] Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-André Fleury stopped 45 shots and helped kill off nine Philadelphia power plays, while Crosby scored the game winner, to give Pittsburgh a 3–1 win in Game 4.[27] Flyers goaltender Martin Biron stopped all 28 shots, and Philadelphia got scoring from unlikely sources such as Aaron Asham, to give the Flyers a 3–0 victory in Game 5.[28] Then in Game 6, Philadelphia jumped to a 3–0 lead in the second period and appeared to be on their way to force a Game 7. However, a fight between Philadelphia's Daniel Carcillo and Pittsburgh's Max Talbot reenergized the Penguins, who erupted to score five unanswered goals, including two by Crosby, to win the game and the series.[29]


April 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Mellon Arena Recap  
Sidney Crosby 1 - pp - 04:41 First period No scoring
Tyler Kennedy 1 - 01:39 Second period No scoring
Evgeni Malkin 1 - 06:28
Mark Eaton 1 - 10:27 		Third period 15:25 - pp - Simon Gagne 1
Marc-Andre Fleury 26 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Martin Biron 29 saves / 33 shots
April 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers Mellon Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 13:26 - pp - Scott Hartnell 1
Bill Guerin 1 - 16:38 Second period No scoring
Evgeni Malkin 2 - pp - 16:23 Third period 02:09 - Darroll Powe 1
Bill Guerin 2 - pp - 18:29 First overtime period No scoring
Marc-Andre Fleury 38 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Martin Biron 46 saves / 49 shots
April 19 Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Wachovia Center Recap  
Jeff Carter 1 - 02:59
Mike Richards 1 - pp - 05:14 		First period 19:48 - Evgeni Malkin 3
Claude Giroux 1 - 04:32
Simon Gagne 2 - sh - 08:58 		Second period 00:13 - Rob Scuderi 1
Jared Ross 1 - 03:42
Simon Gagne 3 - en - 18:24 		Third period 08:30 - pp - Evgeni Malkin 4
Martin Biron 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 29 shots
April 21 Philadelphia Flyers 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Wachovia Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 03:19 - Sidney Crosby 2
07:41 - Tyler Kennedy 2
Daniel Carcillo 1 - 11:44 Third period 19:08 - en - Max Talbot 1
Martin Biron 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 45 saves / 46 shots
April 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Mellon Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:23 - Arron Asham 1
No scoring Third period 03:25 - Claude Giroux 2
13:13 - Mike Knuble 1
Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Martin Biron 28 saves / 28 shots
April 25 Philadelphia Flyers 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Wachovia Center Recap  
Mike Knuble 2 - 17:48
Joffrey Lupul 1 - 18:39 		First period No scoring
Daniel Briere 1 - pp - 04:06 Second period 04:35 - Ruslan Fedotenko 1
06:32 - Mark Eaton 2
16:59 - Sidney Crosby 3
No scoring Third period 02:19 - Sergei Gonchar 1
19:32 - en - Sidney Crosby 4
Martin Biron 30 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 22 saves / 25 shots
Pittsburgh won series 4–2


Western Conference Quarterfinals

(1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Anaheim Ducks

The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winner, earning the NHL's best regular season record with 117 points. The Anaheim Ducks earned 91 points to clinch the eighth playoff seed in the Western Conference.

The Ducks defeated the Sharks, 4 games to 2, to become just the fourth team (after the 1991 Minnesota North Stars over the Chicago Blackhawks, the 2000 Sharks over the St. Louis Blues, and the 2006 Edmonton Oilers over the Detroit Red Wings) to eliminate a Presidents' Trophy winner in the first round of the playoffs. Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller earned two shutout victories in Games 1 and 4, stopping a total of 66 shots. Game 1 was deadlocked until a Scott Niedermayer powerplay goal broke the ice at 5:18 in the third, while Game 4 was dominated by Anaheim and featured two goals from Bobby Ryan[30][31] Hiller also stopped 42 out of 44 shots in Game 2, as Drew Miller picked up the game winner,[32] and 36 out of 37 shots in a Game 6 that saw the Ducks produce powerplay goals from Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne. In total, Hiller allowed only 10 goals in the series.[33] For the Sharks, Dan Boyle scored 2 goals in Game 3 to give San Jose a 4–3 win in that contest,[34] while Patrick Marleau scored the game-winning goal in Game 5 to give the Sharks a 3–2 overtime victory.[35] However, back in Anaheim for Game 6, the Ducks dominated the Sharks to win the game 4–1, and won the series 4 games to 2.[33]


April 16 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Anaheim Ducks HP Pavilion at San Jose Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:18 - pp - Scott Niedermayer 1
17:35 - Ryan Getzlaf 1
Evgeni Nabokov 15 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 35 saves / 35 shots
April 19 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Anaheim Ducks HP Pavilion at San Jose Recap  
No scoring First period 03:45 - pp - Bobby Ryan 1
Ryan Clowe 1 - 05:38 Second period No scoring
Jonathan Cheechoo 1 - 15:54 Third period 09:44 - Andrew Ebbett 1
13:17 - Drew Miller 1
Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 42 saves / 44 shots
April 21 Anaheim Ducks 3–4 San Jose Sharks Honda Center Recap  
Bobby Ryan 2 - pp - 11:12
James Wisniewski 1 - 14:50 		First period 05:34 - Rob Blake 1
13:07 - pp - Dan Boyle 1
Chris Pronger 1 - 11:50 Second period 01:05 - Dan Boyle 2
No scoring Third period 10:33 - pp - Patrick Marleau 1
Jonas Hiller 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Evgeni Nabokov 27 saves / 30 shots
April 23 Anaheim Ducks 4–0 San Jose Sharks Honda Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Bobby Ryan 3 - 06:33
Bobby Ryan 4 - 10:13 		Second period No scoring
Corey Perry 1 - 14:09
Drew Miller 2 - en - 19:19 		Third period No scoring
Jonas Hiller 31 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Evgeni Nabokov 22 saves / 25 shots
April 25 San Jose Sharks 3–2 OT Anaheim Ducks HP Pavilion at San Jose Recap  
Joe Thornton 1 - pp - 07:25 First period No scoring
Devin Setoguchi 1 - 17:16 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 00:55 - Ryan Carter 1
04:42 - Corey Perry 2
Patrick Marleau 2 - 06:02 First overtime period No scoring
Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 45 saves / 48 shots
April 27 Anaheim Ducks 4–1 San Jose Sharks Honda Center Recap  
Corey Perry 3 - pp - 12:33 First period 10:19 - pp - Milan Michalek 1
Teemu Selanne 1 - pp - 13:03
Francois Beauchemin 1 - 14:26 		Second period No scoring
Ryan Getzlaf 2 - 17:06 Third period No scoring
Jonas Hiller 36 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Evgeni Nabokov 28 saves / 32 shots
Anaheim won series 4–2


(2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (7) Columbus Blue Jackets

The Detroit Red Wings, the defending Stanley Cup Champions, entered the playoffs as the second overall seed in the Western Conference, having clinched the Central Division title with 112 points. The Columbus Blue Jackets qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, clinching the seventh seed with 92 points but losing the tiebreaker over the St. Louis Blues with 3 points head-to-head versus 10.

The Red Wings swept the Blue Jackets, 4 games to 0. Detroit scored four goals in each of the first three games of the series, while goaltender Chris Osgood only allowed two total goals out of 78 Columbus shots in those three games, including a shutout victory in Game 2. Jiri Hudler broke the ice at 10:48 in the second period for the Game 1win. Detroit picked up powerplay goals from Brian Rafalski, Niklas Kronwall, and Hudler in Game 2. Henrik Zetterberg scored twice in Game 3[36][37][38]

Game 4 proved to be the most competitive contest of the series. Nicklas Lidstrom scored a power play goal early in the first period to give the Red Wings an early lead before Kristian Huselius tied the score about three minutes later on a power play goal of his own.[39] Tomas Holmstrom and Dan Cleary then scored to give Detroit a 3–1 lead before the end of the opening period.[39] Columbus fought to tie the score again at 5:38 of the second period with goals by Rick Nash and R. J. Umberger, but the Red Wings Marian Hossa answered with two consecutive goals to give his team a two goal lead again.[39] The Blue Jackets then rallied to tie the score, 5–5, by the closing minutes of the second period with scores by Kris Russell and Fredrik Modin.[39] The third period remained scoreless until the closing minutes of regulation. With less than two minutes left, the Blue Jackets were called for too many men on the ice, which enabled Johan Franzen to score the series winning power play goal with 46.6 seconds remaining.[39]


April 16 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jiri Hudler 1 - 10:48
Jonathan Ericsson 1 - 14:21
Niklas Kronwall 1 - pp - 15:09 		Second period 11:40 - R. J. Umberger 1
Johan Franzen 1 - 02:54 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 20 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Steve Mason 30 saves / 34 shots
April 18 Detroit Red Wings 4–0 Columbus Blue Jackets Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Brian Rafalski 1 - pp - 13:13 First period No scoring
Pavel Datsyuk 1 - pp - 07:18
Henrik Zetterberg 1 - 15:30 		Second period No scoring
Jiri Hudler 2 - pp - 03:38 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 25 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Steve Mason 35 saves / 39 shots
April 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Detroit Red Wings Nationwide Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:07 - Tomas Holmstrom 1
19:14 - Daniel Cleary 1
No scoring Second period 13:55 - Henrik Zetterberg 2
R. J. Umberger 2 - pp - 16:07 Third period 19:29 - en - Henrik Zetterberg 3
Steve Mason 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 31 saves / 32 shots
April 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–6 Detroit Red Wings Nationwide Arena Recap  
Kristian Huselius 1 - pp - 06:12 First period 02:58 - pp - Nicklas Lidstrom 1
07:09 - Tomas Holmstrom 2
10:02 - Daniel Cleary 2
Rick Nash 1 - 01:44
R. J. Umberger 3 - pp - 05:38
Kris Russell 1 - 15:45
Fredrik Modin 1 - 18:04 		Second period 06:59 - Marian Hossa 1
11:26 - pp - Marian Hossa 2
No scoring Third period 19:13 - pp - Johan Franzen 2
Steve Mason 35 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 27 saves / 32 shots
Detroit won series 4–0


(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) St. Louis Blues

The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the third overall seed in the Western Conference, having clinched the Northwest Division title with 100 points. The St. Louis Blues qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2004, clinching the sixth seed with 92 points and winning the tiebreaker over the Columbus Blue Jackets with 10 points head-to-head versus 3.

Vancouver swept St. Louis, 4 games to 0, their first sweep of a best-of-seven series in franchise history, to move on to the second round. The Canucks held off the Blues in Game 1, winning 2–1 by gaining goals from Daniel Sedin and Sami Salo and killing off a long Blues 5-on-3 power play midway through the first period.[40] Vancouver then shutout St. Louis in Game 2, 3–0, with goaltender Roberto Luongo stopping all 30 Blues shots and Mats Sundin providing the game winning goal.[41] The Blues were hoping to gain momentum when the series shifted to St. Louis for Game 3, but Vancouver held on to a 3–2 win off of 3 power play goals, with Mattias Ohlund, Sedin, and Steve Bernier providing the man-advantage tallies.[42] In Game 4, Brad Boyes and David Perron helped St. Louis to tie the game after falling behind early. However, Alexandre Burrows scored with 18.9 seconds left in the first overtime period to give the Canucks a 3-2 victory and the four-game sweep.[43]


April 15 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 St. Louis Blues General Motors Place Recap  
Daniel Sedin 1 - 10:03 First period No scoring
Sami Salo 1 - pp - 05:11 Second period 18:16 - pp - Brad Boyes 1
No scoring Third period No scoring
Roberto Luongo 25 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Chris Mason 29 saves / 31 shots
April 17 Vancouver Canucks 3–0 St. Louis Blues General Motors Place Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mats Sundin 1 - 18:04 Second period No scoring
Alexandre Burrows 1 - 09:46
Henrik Sedin 1 - en - 18:36 		Third period No scoring
Roberto Luongo 30 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Chris Mason 24 saves / 26 shots
April 19 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Vancouver Canucks Scottrade Center Recap  
David Backes 1 - 03:11 First period No scoring
Andy McDonald 1 - 16:13 Second period 07:57 - pp - Mattias Ohlund 1
10:18 - pp - Daniel Sedin 2
No scoring Third period 01:41 - pp - Steve Bernier 1
Chris Mason 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Roberto Luongo 24 saves / 26 shots
April 21 St. Louis Blues 2–3 OT Vancouver Canucks Scottrade Center Recap  
No scoring First period 05:20 - Kyle Wellwood 1
Brad Boyes 2 - 13:30
David Perron 1 - 16:54 		Second period 09:23 - Alexandre Burrows 2
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 19:41 - Alexandre Burrows 3
Chris Mason 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Roberto Luongo 47 saves / 49 shots
Vancouver won series 4–0


(4) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (5) Calgary Flames

The Chicago Blackhawks finished the regular season in second place in the Central division with 104 points and thus entered the playoffs as the fourth overall seed in the Western Conference. The Calgary Flames earned 98 points during the regular season to finish fifth overall in the Western Conference.

Chicago won the series over Calgary, four games to two, with the home team winning the first five games of the series. Martin Havlat scored the game-winning goal 12 seconds into overtime to win Game 1 for the Blackhawks, 3–2.[44] Then in Game 2, Chicago overcame a 2-goal deficit by scoring 3 goals in the second period, including a pair from Jonathan Toews, to win 3–2.[45] When the series shifted to Calgary for Game 3, David Moss scored two goals to help the Flames earn a 4–2 victory.[46] In Game 4, Calgary scored 6 goals, including 2 each by their top stars Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen, to win 6–4.[47] The Blackhawks responded in Game 5 by exploding to a 5–1 victory, going up 3-0 after one period with goals from Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp, andKris Versteeg, and limiting the Flames to 20 shots on goal.[48] Chicago defeated Calgary, 4–1, in Game 6 to win the series, with Patrick Kane providing the early game winner and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin stopping 43 out of 44 shots.[49]


April 16 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 OT Calgary Flames United Center Recap  
No scoring First period 08:38 - David Moss 1
Cam Barker 1 - 13:17 Second period No scoring
Martin Havlat 1 - 14:27 Third period 03:54 - Michael Cammalleri 1
Martin Havlat 2 - 00:12 First overtime period No scoring
Nikolai Khabibulin 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Miikka Kiprusoff 25 saves / 28 shots
April 18 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 Calgary Flames United Center Recap  
No scoring First period 07:44 - pp - Jarome Iginla 1
16:15 - Adrian Aucoin 1
Jonathan Toews 1 - pp - 00:46
Patrick Sharp 1 - 13:58
Jonathan Toews 2 - 19:36 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Nikolai Khabibulin 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Miikka Kiprusoff 30 saves / 33 shots
April 20 Calgary Flames 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks Pengrowth Saddledome Recap  
Eric Nystrom 1 - 06:40 First period 02:03 - pp - Patrick Sharp 2
Rene Bourque 1 - 17:07 Second period No scoring
David Moss 2 - 01:18
David Moss 3 - 05:24 		Third period 15:35 - Martin Havlat 3
Miikka Kiprusoff 36 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 24 saves / 28 shots
April 22 Calgary Flames 6–4 Chicago Blackhawks Pengrowth Saddledome Recap  
Jarome Iginla 2 - pp - 05:47 First period 04:40 - Patrick Kane 1
Olli Jokinen 1 - 00:50
Adrian Aucoin 2 - 08:10
Olli Jokinen 2 - 09:16 		Second period 12:13 - pp - Kris Versteeg 1
16:44 - Cam Barker 2
19:27 - pp - Samuel Pahlsson 1
Eric Nystrom 2 - 13:04
Jarome Iginla 3 - en - 19:49 		Third period No scoring
Miikka Kiprusoff 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 21 saves / 26 shots
April 25 Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 Calgary Flames United Center Recap  
Brent Seabrook 1 - pp - 09:19
Patrick Sharp 3 - 10:49
Kris Versteeg 2 - 11:08 		First period No scoring
Andrew Ladd 1 - 06:14
Cam Barker 3 - 14:56 		Second period 02:45 - Dustin Boyd 1
No scoring Third period No scoring
Nikolai Khabibulin 43 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Miikka Kiprusoff 12 saves / 15 shots
April 27 Calgary Flames 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks Pengrowth Saddledome Recap  
No scoring First period 02:20 - pp - Patrick Kane 2
10:11 - Adam Burish 1
No scoring Second period 14:57 - pp - Brian Campbell 1
Todd Bertuzzi 1 - 00:54 Third period 19:55 - en - Dustin Byfuglien 1
Chicago won series 4–2


Conference Semifinals

For the first time since the 2001 playoffs, at least three Conference Semifinal series have extended to seven games.[50]

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Carolina Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Boston Bruins in seven games to advance to their first Eastern Conference Finals since their Cup championship season in 2006. Marc Savard scored two goals to help give the Bruins a 4–1 victory in Game 1,[51] but the Hurricanes won the next three games of the series. First, Carolina goaltender Cam Ward stopped all 36 shots and Matt Cullen provided a shorthanded marker in a 3–0 victory in Game 2.[52] Next, Jussi Jokinen scored at 2:48 into overtime of Game 3 to give the Hurricanes a 3–2 victory.[53] In Game 4, Eric Staal scored two goals and Ward stopped 18 out of only 19 shots en route to a 4–1 victory.[54] However, Phil Kessel scored two goals and goaltender Tim Thomas stopped all 19 shots to give Boston a 4–0 victory in Game 5.[55] Thomas then stopped 31 out of 33 shots and Mark Recchi provided an early game winner to help the Bruins win 4–2 in Game 6.[56] The Hurricanes led Game 7 after two periods, but Milan Lucic tied the game at 6:19 in the third. However, Scott Walker scored the game-winning goal at 18:46 into the first overtime period to give the Hurricanes a 3–2 victory and the series.[57]


May 1 Boston Bruins 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Aaron Ward 1 - 01:34 First period 18:50 - Jussi Jokinen 4
Marc Savard 3 - 07:21
Michael Ryder 5 - 12:41 		Second period No scoring
Marc Savard 4 - 07:21 Third period No scoring
Tim Thomas 26 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 20 saves / 24 shots
May 3 Boston Bruins 0–3 Carolina Hurricanes TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:30 - Joe Corvo 1
07:32 - sh - Matt Cullen 1
No scoring Third period 19:32 - en - Eric Staal 6
Tim Thomas 22 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 36 saves / 36 shots
May 6 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 OT Boston Bruins RBC Center Recap  
No scoring First period 08:43 - Milan Lucic 1
Eric Staal 7 - pp - 16:49
Sergei Samsonov 1 - 17:58 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 09:03 - Mark Recchi 1
Jussi Jokinen 5 - 02:48 First overtime period No scoring
Cam Ward 21 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Tim Thomas 38 saves / 41 shots
May 8 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Boston Bruins RBC Center Recap  
Eric Staal 8 - pp - 04:54 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:37 - pp - Marc Savard 5
Jussi Jokinen 6 - pp - 02:42
Sergei Samsonov 2 - 14:31
Eric Staal 9 - 15:41 		Third period No scoring
Cam Ward 18 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Tim Thomas 27 saves / 31 shots
May 10 Boston Bruins 4–0 Carolina Hurricanes TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Mark Recchi 2 - pp - 14:48
Phil Kessel 5 - 18:36 		First period No scoring
Phil Kessel 6 - 04:40 Second period No scoring
Milan Lucic 2 - 12:21 Third period No scoring
Tim Thomas 19 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 36 saves / 40 shots
May 12 Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 Boston Bruins RBC Center Recap  
No scoring First period 02:01 - Mark Recchi 3
05:04 - Steve Montador 1
Matt Cullen 2 - 02:49 Second period 08:53 - Marc Savard 6
18:03 - Chuck Kobasew 3
Sergei Samsonov 3 - 07:20 Third period No scoring
Cam Ward 15 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Tim Thomas 31 saves / 33 shots
May 14 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Byron Bitz 1 - 07:42 First period 13:59 - Rod Brind'Amour 1
No scoring Second period 07:45 - Sergei Samsonov 4
Milan Lucic 3 - 06:19 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 18:46 - Scott Walker 1
Tim Thomas 34 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 34 saves / 36 shots
Carolina won series 4–3


(2) Washington Capitals vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins advanced to their second consecutive Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Washington Capitals, 6–2, in Game 7 of their Conference Semifinals series. The Capitals appeared to have control of the series after winning the first two games. In Game 1, Washington goaltender Simeon Varlamov came up with a career-high 34 saves and Tomas Fleischmann provided a decisive third period goal in a 3–2 victory.[58] Then in Game 2, both the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin each earned hat tricks, but David Steckel's goal in the second period ultimately made the difference in Washington's 4–3 win.[59] However, Pittsburgh went on the win three straight games. Late in the third period of Game 3, Evgeni Malkin appeared to have the game winning powerplay marker for the Penguins, but Nicklas Backstrom tied the game on a Washington powerplay at 18:10. Kris Letang's game-winning goal at 11:23 into overtime gave the Penguins a 3–2 win.[60] Pittsburgh then erupted to score 3 goals in the first period, coming from the sticks of Sergei Gonchar, Bill Guerin, and Ruslan Fedotenko, en route to a 5–3 victory in Game 4.[61] The Penguins also had another overtime victory in Game 5, with Evgeni Malkin scoring this time on a power play at 3:28 into the extra period for a 4–3 win.[62] The Capitals rebounded in Game 6 with an overtime victory of their own, as David Steckel scored at 6:22 into the extra period to give Washington a 5–4 win.[63]

In Game 7, Varlamov, who had posted a 2.21 GAA and two shutouts in the playoffs, was pulled in the second period as the Penguins took a 4–0 lead only 2:13 into the second period.[64][65] At the time that Varlamov was replaced by Jose Theodore, Pittburgh had outshot Washington 18–5.[64][66] The Penguins won 6-2 in dominating fashion, picking up a pair of goals from Crosby, to close out the series.[64]

Crosby finished the series with thirteen points—one less than Ovechkin's fourteen points, which was the highest single-series point total since the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs.[67]


May 2 Washington Capitals 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Verizon Center Recap  
Dave Steckel 1 - 13:50
Alexander Ovechkin 4 - pp - 17:03 		First period 04:09 - Sidney Crosby 5
No scoring Second period 12:54 - Mark Eaton 3
Tomas Fleischmann 2 - 01:46 Third period No scoring
Simeon Varlamov 34 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 26 shots
May 4 Washington Capitals 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Verizon Center Recap  
No scoring First period 06:38 - pp - Sidney Crosby 6
Alexander Ovechkin 5 - 02:18
Dave Steckel 2 - 15:49 		Second period 10:57 - Sidney Crosby 7
Alexander Ovechkin 6 - pp - 12:53
Alexander Ovechkin 7 - 15:22 		Third period 19:29 - pp - Sidney Crosby 8
Simeon Varlamov 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 29 saves / 33 shots
May 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Washington Capitals Mellon Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:23 - Alexander Ovechkin 8
Ruslan Fedotenko 2 - 09:29 Second period No scoring
Evgeni Malkin 5 - pp - 15:01 Third period 18:10 - pp - Nicklas Backstrom 1
Kristopher Letang 1 - 11:23 First overtime period No scoring
Marc-Andre Fleury 21 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Simeon Varlamov 39 saves / 42 shots
May 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Washington Capitals Mellon Arena Recap  
Sergei Gonchar 2 - pp - 03:55
Bill Guerin 3 - 10:47
Ruslan Fedotenko 3 - 15:25 		First period 00:36 - Nicklas Backstrom 2
No scoring Second period 15:08 - Chris Clark 1
Sidney Crosby 9 - 04:16
Max Talbot 2 - 14:46 		Third period 06:23 - sh - Milan Jurcina 2
Marc-Andre Fleury 19 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Simeon Varlamov 23 saves / 28 shots
May 9 Washington Capitals 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Verizon Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Alexander Ovechkin 9 - 06:16
Nicklas Backstrom 3 - pp - 14:35 		Second period 05:17 - Jordan Staal 1
Alexander Ovechkin 10 - 15:52 Third period 00:51 - Ruslan Fedotenko 4
06:27 - Matt Cooke 1
No scoring First overtime period 03:28 - pp - Evgeni Malkin 6
Simeon Varlamov 38 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 28 saves / 31 shots
May 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT Washington Capitals Mellon Arena Recap  
Bill Guerin 4 - 05:55 First period No scoring
Mark Eaton 4 - 19:26 Second period 06:27 - Viktor Kozlov 3
14:42 - Tomas Fleischmann 3
Kristopher Letang 2 - pp - 04:40
Sidney Crosby 10 - 15:42 		Third period 05:38 - pp - Alexander Semin 6
06:07 - Viktor Kozlov 4
No scoring First overtime period 06:22 - David Steckel 3
Marc-Andre Fleury 19 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Simeon Varlamov 38 saves / 42 shots
May 13 Washington Capitals 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Verizon Center Recap  
No scoring First period 12:36 - pp - Sidney Crosby 11
12:44 - Craig Adams 1
Alexander Ovechkin 11 - 18:09 Second period 00:28 - Bill Guerin 5
02:12 - Kristopher Letang 3
11:37 - Jordan Staal 2
Brooks Laich 2 - 06:36 Third period 02:32 - Sidney Crosby 12
Simeon Varlamov 14 saves / 18 shots
Jose Theodore 10 saves / 12 shots 		Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 19 saves / 21 shots
Pittsburgh won series 4–3


Western Conference Semifinals

(2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Anaheim Ducks

The Detroit Red Wings advanced to their third consecutive Western Conference Finals, and eighth since 1995, after eliminating the Anaheim Ducks in seven games. This Conference Semifinal match up featured the last two winners of the Stanley Cup, with Anaheim and Detroit winning the Cup in 2007 and 2008 respectively.[68]

In Game 1, Nicklas Lidstrom scored two goals, including the game-winner with about 49 seconds left in regulation to break a 2–2 tie to give the Red Wings the victory.[69] Anaheim's Todd Marchant scored at 1:15 into triple overtime of Game 2 to give the Ducks a 4–3 victory, after goaltender Jonas Hiller stopped 59 Red Wing shots.[70] Game 3 then ended in controversy: Anaheim was nursing a 2–1 lead with 1:04 remaining in the third period, aided by Hiller's eventual 45 saves and goals from Teemu Selanne and Scott Neidermayer. Detroit's Marian Hossa appeared to have scored the game-tying goal, but referee Brad Watson blew the play dead after losing sight of the puck and the Ducks held on to win the game.[71] Despite the controversial call, the Red Wings bounced back to even the series in Game 4, with Hossa and Johan Franzen scoring 2 goals apiece en route to a 6–3 victory.[72] Detroit then went on to win Game 5, 4–1, with Franzen and Jiri Hudler scoring just 39 seconds apart in the second period to provide the game's first goals.[73] In Game 6, goaltender Jonas Hiller stopped 38 out of 39 shots and Ryan Getzlaf scored a powerplay goal to give the Ducks a 2–1 victory.[74] In Game 7, Bobby Ryan pulled the Ducks into a tie at 7:37 in the third period. However, Dan Cleary scored the game-winning goal with 3:00 left in regulation after Hiller lost sight of the puck and pushed it over the goal line, to give the Red Wings a 4–3 victory and the series.[75]


May 1 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Anaheim Ducks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Johan Franzen 3 - pp - 12:33 First period 07:28 - Corey Perry 4
Nicklas Lidstrom 2 - pp - 14:24 Second period 19:43 - pp - Teemu Selanne 2
Nicklas Lidstrom 3 - 19:10 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 22 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 34 saves / 37 shots
May 3 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 3OT Anaheim Ducks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Brad Stuart 1 - pp - 06:00
Mikael Samuelsson 1 - 13:54 		First period 08:16 - Ryan Getzlaf 3
08:50 - pp - Chris Pronger 2
No scoring Second period 04:42 - pp - Ryan Carter 2
Johan Franzen 4 - 05:19 Third period No scoring
No scoring Third overtime period 01:14 - Todd Marchant 1
Chris Osgood 42 saves / 46 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 59 saves / 62 shots
May 5 Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Honda Center Recap  
Teemu Selanne 3 - 12:49 First period No scoring
Scott Niedermayer 2 - pp - 08:16 Second period 14:20 - pp - Henrik Zetterberg 4
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jonas Hiller 45 saves / 46 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 21 saves / 23 shots
May 7 Anaheim Ducks 3–6 Detroit Red Wings Honda Center Recap  
Corey Perry 5 - 00:42 First period 11:49 - Johan Franzen 5
19:24 - Johan Franzen 6
Corey Perry 6 - 11:03 Second period 16:02 - Marian Hossa 3
19:04 - pp - Marian Hossa 4
Scott Niedermayer 3 - pp - 10:03 Third period 2:46 - Mikael Samuelsson 2
17:27 - en - Henrik Zetterberg 5
Jonas Hiller 28 saves / 33 shots
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 6 saves / 6 shots 		Goalie stats Chris Osgood 25 saves / 28 shots
May 10 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Anaheim Ducks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Johan Franzen 7 - 03:23
Jiri Hudler 3 - 04:02 		Second period 15:37 - pp - Ryan Whitney 1
Darren Helm 1 - 16:52
Henrik Zetterberg 6 - en - 19:08 		Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 16 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 34 saves / 37 shots
May 12 Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Honda Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Ryan Getzlaf 4 - pp - 02:21
Corey Perry 7 - 17:35 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 17:35 - pp - Johan Franzen 8
Jonas Hiller 38 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 26 saves / 28 shots
May 14 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Anaheim Ducks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Jiri Hudler 4 - pp - 15:43 First period No scoring
Darren Helm 2 - 01:17
Mikael Samuelsson 3 - 16:23 		Second period 14:50 - Teemu Selanne 4
17:12 - pp - Corey Perry 8
Daniel Cleary 3 - 17:00 Third period 07:37 - Bobby Ryan 5
Chris Osgood 24 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 36 saves / 40 shots
Detroit won series 4–3


(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks eliminated the Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 2, to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1995. This was just the third time that these two teams faced each other in the playoffs. In 1982, the Canucks eliminated the Blackhawks in five games in the Campbell Conference final, while the Blackhawks won a 1995 conference semifinals series in a four game sweep.

Sami Salo scored at 18:47 in the third period of Game 1 to break a 3–3 tie, giving the Canucks an eventual 5–3 win.[76] The Blackhawks bounced back in Game 2, overcoming a 2–0 deficit in the second period to go on to a 6–3 victory, with Patrick Sharp and Dave Bolland scoring two goals each.[77] Vancouver regained the series lead in Game 3, with goaltender Roberto Luongo stopping 23 out of 24 shots and Steve Bernier providing a powerplay goal to earn a 3–1 victory.[78] However, Chicago went on to win the next three games to close the series. First, Martin Havlat tied Game 4 at 17:16 in the third period and Andrew Ladd scoring at 2:52 into overtime to give the Blackhawks a 2–1 victory.[79] Dustin Byfuglien then scored two goals en route to a 4–2 Chicago win in Game 5.[80] Finally, the Blackhawks won a high-scoring Game 6, 7–5, with Patrick Kane earning a hat trick, as the Blackhawks reached the Conference Finals for the first time since 1995.[81]


April 30 Vancouver Canucks 5–3 Chicago Blackhawks General Motors Place Recap  
Pavol Demitra 1 - pp - 15:22 First period No scoring
Henrik Sedin 2 - 05:13
Ryan Kesler 1 - 15:23 		Second period No scoring
Sami Salo 2 - 18:47
Ryan Johnson 1 - en - 19:44 		Third period 01:01 - Patrick Kane 3
10:11 - pp - Patrick Kane 4
14:31 - David Bolland 1
Roberto Luongo 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 22 saves / 26 shots
May 2 Vancouver Canucks 3–6 Chicago Blackhawks General Motors Place Recap  
Sami Salo 3 - pp - 05:35
Alexander Edler 1 - pp - 06:44 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:24 - Patrick Sharp 4
13:30 - pp - Patrick Sharp 5
16:50 - sh - David Bolland 2
Henrik Sedin 3 - pp - 17:15 Third period 02:13 - Ben Eager 1
05:48 - Patrick Kane 5
18:50 - en - David Bolland 3
Roberto Luongo 26 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 18 saves / 21 shots
May 5 Chicago Blackhawks 1–3 Vancouver Canucks United Center Recap  
No scoring First period 15:34 - Mason Raymond 1
Brian Campbell 2 - pp - 11:09 Second period 01:00 - pp - Steve Bernier 2
08:04 - Henrik Sedin 4
No scoring Third period No scoring
Nikolai Khabibulin 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Roberto Luongo 23 saves / 24 shots
May 7 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 OT Vancouver Canucks United Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 08:32 - Darcy Hordichuk 1
Martin Havlat 4 - 17:16 Third period No scoring
Andrew Ladd 2 - 02:52 First overtime period No scoring
Nikolai Khabibulin 14 saves / 15 shots Goalie stats Roberto Luongo 26 saves / 28 shots
May 9 Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks General Motors Place Recap  
Ryan Kesler 2 - pp - 17:54 First period 15:27 - Dustin Byfuglien 2
Mats Sundin 2 - 11:16 Second period 18:22 - Dustin Byfuglien 3
No scoring Third period 14:55 - pp - David Bolland 4
18:58 - en - Martin Havlat 5
Roberto Luongo 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 19 saves / 21 shots
May 11 Chicago Blackhawks 7–5 Vancouver Canucks United Center Recap  
Patrick Kane 6 - 13:13 First period 11:13 - Mason Raymond 2
Kris Versteeg 3 - pp - 03:54
Jonathan Toews 3 - pp - 10:17 		Second period 11:09 - Daniel Sedin 3
14:49 - Shane O'Brien 1
Adam Burish 2 - 05:41
Patrick Kane 7 - 13:00
Jonathan Toews 4 - pp - 13:49
Patrick Kane 8 - 16:17 		Third period 03:43 - Mats Sundin 3
12:15 - pp - Daniel Sedin 4
Nikolai Khabibulin 33 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Roberto Luongo 23 saves / 30 shots
Chicago won series 4–2


Conference Finals

Eastern Conference Finals: (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (6) Carolina Hurricanes

The Pittsburgh Penguins swept the Carolina Hurricanes, 4 games to 0, to advance to their second consecutive Stanley Cup Final series. Pittsburgh jumped to a 2–0 lead in the first period of Game 1, with goals by Miroslav Satan and Evgeni Malkin, before Philippe Boucher added a third period power play goal. Marc-Andre Fleury made a sprawling save on an Eric Staal one-timer in the closing seconds to allow the Penguins to hang on for a 3–2 victory. Game 2 featured offensive assults by both teams. Patrick Eaves tied the game for Carolina early in the third period, but Malkin responded by scoring two highlight reel markers to complete a hat trick en route to a 7–4 win. In Game 3, Malkin had 2 goals and an assist in a 6–2 victory. Carolina outplayed Pittsburgh for much of Game 4 and got off to a hot start when Staal scored on a wrap around move. However, the Penguins scored 4 unanswered goals, including a Max Talbot tally that ricocheted stranglely off of goaltender Cam Ward to let the Penguins take the lead late in the opening frame, as they picked up a 4–1 win.


May 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes Mellon Arena Recap  
Miroslav Satan 1 - 09:17
Evgeni Malkin 7 - 10:41 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:04 - Chad LaRose 3
Philippe Boucher 1 - pp - 11:33 Third period 18:34 - pp - Joe Corvo 2
Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 28 saves / 31 shots
May 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Carolina Hurricanes Mellon Arena Recap  
Sidney Crosby 13 - 01:51
Evgeni Malkin 8 - 08:15 		First period 03:07 - Chad LaRose 4
08:40 - Jussi Jokinen 7
12:10 - Dennis Seidenberg 1
Maxime Talbot 3 - 03:11
Chris Kunitz 1 - 19:52 		Second period No scoring
Evgeni Malkin 9 - 08:50
Evgeni Malkin 10 - 12:25
Tyler Kennedy 3 - en - 18:11 		Third period 02:35 - Patrick Eaves 1
Marc-André Fleury 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Cam Ward 35 saves / 41 shots
May 23 Carolina Hurricanes 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins RBC Center Recap  
Matt Cullen 3 - 04:06 First period 06:50 - pp - Evgeni Malkin 11
19:17 - Sidney Crosby 14
19:48 - Evgeni Malkin 12
No scoring Second period No scoring
Sergei Samsonov 5 - 01:58 Third period 11:29 - Ruslan Fedotenko 5
18:12 - en - Craig Adams 2
18:52 - pp - Bill Guerin 6
Cam Ward 34 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Marc-André Fleury 32 saves / 34 shots
May 26 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins RBC Center Recap  
Eric Staal 10 - 01:36 First period 08:21 - Ruslan Fedotenko 6
18:31 - Maxime Talbot 4
No scoring Second period 12:10 - Bill Guerin 7
No scoring Third period 18:50 - en - Craig Adams 3
Cam Ward 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Marc-André Fleury 30 saves / 31 shots
Pittsburgh won series 4–0


Western Conference Finals: (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks

The Detroit Red Wings eliminated the Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 1, to advance to their second consecutive Stanley Cup Final series. Three of the five games in the series were decided in overtime. Dan Cleary scored two goals en route to a 5–2 Detroit victory in Game 1. In Game 2, Jonathan Toews scored two Chicago goals, including one that tied the game at 12:20 in the third period. However, Mikael Samuelsson scored at 5:14 into overtime to give the Red Wings a 3–2 win. Chicago bounced back in Game 3 in a 4–3 win with Patrick Sharp's overtime goal at 1:52 into the extra period. The Blackhawks took an early 3-0 lead in the game but saw Detroit bounce back with three goals from defencemen in the second period. The game also featured a controversial hit from Nicklas Kronwall that injured star Chicago winger Martin Havlat. Detroit dominated Game 4, winning 6–1, with Marian Hossa and Henrik Zetterberg each tallying a pair of goals. Game 5 was an exhibition in goaltending with Chris Osgood and Cristobal Huet each making a variety of spectacular saves. However, Darren Helm proved to be the eventual hero, scoring at 3:58 into overtime to give the Red Wings a 2–1 win and the series.


May 17 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 Chicago Blackhawks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Daniel Cleary 4 - 08:23 First period 05:25 - Adam Burish 3
Johan Franzen 9 - 16:38 Second period No scoring
Mikael Samuelsson 4 - 07:31
Daniel Cleary 5 - 08:58
Henrik Zetterberg 7 - en - 19:17 		Third period 03:12 - pp - Kris Versteeg 4
Chris Osgood 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 38 saves / 42 shots
May 19 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Brian Rafalski 2 - pp - 16:43 First period 12:49 - pp - Jonathan Toews 5
Daniel Cleary 6 - 14:06 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 12:20 - Jonathan Toews 6
Mikael Samuelsson 5 - 05:14 First overtime period No scoring
Chris Osgood 37 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Nikolai Khabibulin 35 saves / 38 shots
May 22 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 OT Detroit Red Wings United Center Recap  
Patrick Sharp 6 - pp - 8:45
Andrew Ladd 3 - 9:50 		First period No scoring
Samuel Påhlsson 2 - 0:45 Second period 14:38 - pp - Nicklas Lidström 4
17:10 - Brian Rafalski 3
19:01 - Jonathan Ericsson 2
No scoring Third period No scoring
Patrick Sharp 7 - 1:52 First overtime period No scoring
Nikolai Khabibulin 21 saves / 24 shots
Cristobal Huet 6 saves / 6 shots 		Goalie stats Chris Osgood 23 saves / 27 shots
May 24 Chicago Blackhawks 1–6 Detroit Red Wings United Center Recap  
No scoring First period Marian Hossa 5 - sh - 8:41
Johan Franzen 10 - 19:39
Jonathan Toews 7 - pp - 3:53 Second period Valtteri Filppula 1 - pp - 1:13
Marian Hossa 6 - 4:05
Henrik Zetterberg 8 - pp - 7:42
No scoring Third period Henrik Zetterberg 9 - pp - 12:47
Cristobal Huet 21 saves / 26 shots
Corey Crawford 6 saves / 7 shots 		Goalie stats Chris Osgood 18 saves / 19 shots
Ty Conklin 9 saves / 9 shots
May 27 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Daniel Cleary 8 - 06:08 Third period 12:53 - Patrick Kane 9
Darren Helm 3 - 03:58 First overtime period No scoring
Chris Osgood 30 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Cristobal Huet 44 saves / 46 shots
Detroit won series 4–1


Stanley Cup Finals: (W2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (E4) Pittsburgh Penguins

Main article: 2009 Stanley Cup Finals

In the US, NBC broadcast the first two and final three games of the Final, while Versus broadcast games three and four.[82] In Canada, all games of the Final were broadcast in English on the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada and in French on the cable network RDS.

The CBC featured a new broadcast team calling the series: Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson.

All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).


May 30 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Brad Stuart 2 - 13:38 First period 18:37 - Ruslan Fedotenko 7
Johan Franzen 11 - 19:02 Second period No scoring
Justin Abdelkader 1 - 02:46 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 31 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 27 saves / 30 shots
May 31 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:50 - pp - Evgeni Malkin 13
Jonathan Ericsson 3 - 04:21
Valtteri Filppula 2 - 10:29 		Second period No scoring
Justin Abdelkader 2 - 02:47 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 31 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 26 shots
June 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap  
Maxime Talbot 5 - 04:48
Kris Letang 4 - pp - 15:57 		First period 06:19 - Henrik Zetterberg 10
11:33 - pp - Johan Franzen 12
No scoring Second period No scoring
Sergei Gonchar 3 - pp - 10:29
Maxime Talbot 6 - en - 19:03 		Third period No scoring
Marc-Andre Fleury 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 17 saves / 20 shots
June 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap  
Evgeni Malkin 14 - pp - 02:39 First period 18:19 - Darren Helm 4
Jordan Staal 3 - sh - 08:35
Sidney Crosby 15 - 10:34
Tyler Kennedy 4 - 14:12 		Second period 00:46 - Brad Stuart 3
No scoring Third period No scoring
Marc-Andre Fleury 37 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 27 saves / 31 shots
June 6 Detroit Red Wings 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Dan Cleary 9 - 13:32 First period No scoring
Valtteri Filppula 3 - 01:44
Niklas Kronwall 2 - pp - 06:11
Brian Rafalski 3 - pp - 08:26
Henrik Zetterberg 11 - pp - 15:40 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 22 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 16 saves / 21 shots
Mathieu Garon 8 saves / 8 shots
June 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jordan Staal 4 - 00:51 Second period No scoring
Tyler Kennedy 5 - 05:35 Third period 08:01 - Kris Draper 1
Marc-Andre Fleury 25 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Chris Osgood 29 saves / 31 shots
June 12 Detroit Red Wings 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 01:13 - Max Talbot
10:07 - Max Talbot
Jonathan Ericsson - 13:53 Third period No scoring
Chris Osgood 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 24 shots
Pittsburgh won series 4–3


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