2007 Stanley Cup playoffs
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The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. The sixteen teams that have qualified, eight from each conference, will play best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions will play a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup. June 11 is the last possible date for the series to end. For the first time in NHL history, neither of the two teams that played in the previous year's Stanley Cup Finals are in the playoffs.
Playoff seeds
After the 2006-07 NHL season, a total of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Buffalo Sabres were the Eastern Conference regular season champions and were also the Presidents' Trophy winners with the best record at 113 points (53 wins, 22 regulation losses, 7 overtime losses), while the Detroit Red Wings earned the Western Conference regular season crown.
Eastern Conference
- Buffalo Sabres - Northeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions; Presidents' Trophy winners, 113 points
- New Jersey Devils - Atlantic Division champions, 107 points
- Atlanta Thrashers - Southeast Division champions, 97 points
- Ottawa Senators - 105 points (48 wins)
- Pittsburgh Penguins - 105 points (47 wins)
- New York Rangers - 94 points
- Tampa Bay Lightning - 93 points
- New York Islanders - 92 points
Western Conference
- Detroit Red Wings - Central Division and Western Conference regular season champions, 113 points
- Anaheim Ducks - Pacific Division champions, 110 points
- Vancouver Canucks - Northwest Division champions, 105 points
- Nashville Predators - 110 points
- San Jose Sharks - 107 points (51 wins)
- Dallas Stars - 107 points (50 wins)
- Minnesota Wild - 104 points
- Calgary Flames - 96 points
Playoff bracket
After each subsequent round of the playoffs, the teams are reseeded and the brackets are redrawn to match up the highest remaining seed with the lowest remaining seed.
Statistical leaders
Points
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
As of games played April 17, 2007
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nylander | New York Rangers | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 0 |
| Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 2 |
| Jaromir Jagr | New York Rangers | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
| J.P. Dumont | Nashville Predators | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 0 |
| Vincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| Daniel Alfredsson | Ottawa Senators | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | New Jersey Devils | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| Brad Richards | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fedor Tyutin | New York Rangers | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 0 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
As of games played April 17, 2007
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | 3 | 179 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .945 | 1.33 |
| Roberto Luongo | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | 323 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .950 | 1.49 |
| Marty Turco | Dallas Stars | 4 | 323 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .943 | 1.67 |
| Dominik Hasek | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 178 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .921 | 1.68 |
| Ryan Miller | Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 178 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .920 | 2.01 |
Conference Quarterfinals
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Eastern Conference
(1) Buffalo Sabres vs. (8) New York Islanders
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12 | 8:00 p.m. | New York Islanders 1 | Buffalo Sabres 4 | HSBC Arena | TSN, VS | |
| 2 | April 14 | 7:30 p.m. | New York Islanders 3 | Buffalo Sabres 2 | HSBC Arena | TSN, VS | |
| 3 | April 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres 3 | New York Islanders 2 | Nassau Coliseum | TSN, VS | |
| 4 | April 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres 4 | New York Islanders 2 | Nassau Coliseum | TSN, VS | |
| 5 | April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | New York Islanders | Buffalo Sabres | HSBC Arena | TSN, VS | |
| *6 | April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | TSN, VS | |
| *7 | April 24 | TBA | New York Islanders | Buffalo Sabres | HSBC Arena | TSN, MSG | |
| Buffalo Sabres Lead Series 3-1 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Buffalo won, 3-1
- October 26, 2006: Sabres, 3-0
- January 1, 2007: Sabres, 3-1
- January 27: Islanders, 5-3
- March 30: Sabres, 6-4
- Previous playoff series:
- 1976 — New York Islanders, 4-2 (quarterfinal)
- 1977 — New York Islanders, 4-0 (quarterfinal)
- 1980 — New York Islanders, 4-1 (semifinal)
Game One: April 12 at Buffalo
Game Two: April 14 at Buffalo
Game Three: April 16 at New York
Game Four: April 18 at New York
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(2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Tampa Bay Lightning
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | New Jersey Devils 5 | Continental Airlines Arena | RDS | |
| 2 | April 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | New Jersey Devils 2 | Continental Airlines Arena | CBC | |
| 3 | April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | New Jersey Devils 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | St. Pete Times Forum | CBC | |
| 4 | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | New Jersey Devils 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | St. Pete Times Forum | CBC | |
| 5 | April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | CBC | |
| 6 | April 22 | TBA | New Jersey Devils | Tampa Bay Lightning | St. Pete Times Forum | CBC | |
| *7 | April 24 | TBA | Tampa Bay Lightning | New Jersey Devils | Continental Airlines Arena | CBC | |
| Series Tied 2-2 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Lightning won, 3-1
- January 18, 2007: Lightning, 3-2, Shootout
- January 26: Devils, 2-0
- February 11: Lightning, 4-1
- March 22: Lightning, 3-1
- Previous playoff series:
- 2003 — New Jersey Devils, 4-1 (conference semifinals)
Game One: April 12 at New Jersey
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Game Two: April 14 at New Jersey
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Game Three: April 16 at Tampa Bay
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Game Four: April 18 at Tampa Bay
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(3) Atlanta Thrashers vs. (6) New York Rangers
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12 | 7:00 p.m. | New York Rangers 4 | Atlanta Thrashers 3 | Philips Arena | TSN, MSG | |
| 2 | April 14 | 3:00 p.m. | New York Rangers 2 | Atlanta Thrashers 1 | Philips Arena | NBC, TSN | |
| 3 | April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Atlanta Thrashers 0 | New York Rangers 7 | Madison Square Garden | TSN, MSG | |
| 4 | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Atlanta Thrashers 2 | New York Rangers 4 | Madison Square Garden | TSN, MSG | |
| New York Rangers Win Series 4-0 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Atlanta won, 3-1
- November 10, 2006: Rangers, 5-2
- November 28: Thrashers, 5-4, Overtime
- January 20, 2007: Thrashers, 3-1
- March 16: Thrashers, 2-1, Overtime
- Previous playoff series: none
Game One: April 12 at Atlanta
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Game Two: April 14 at Atlanta
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Game Three: April 17 at New York
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Game Four: April 18 at New York
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(4) Ottawa Senators vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins 3 | Ottawa Senators 6 | Scotiabank Place | CBC, VS | |
| 2 | April 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 | Ottawa Senators 3 | Scotiabank Place | CBC, NBC | |
| 3 | April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Ottawa Senators 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2 | Mellon Arena | CBC, VS | |
| 4 | April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Ottawa Senators 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins 1 | Mellon Arena | CBC, VS | |
| 5 | April 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ottawa Senators | Scotiabank Place | CBC, VS | |
| *6 | April 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Ottawa Senators | Pittsburgh Penguins | Mellon Arena | CBC, NBC | |
| *7 | April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ottawa Senators | Scotiabank Place | CBC, VS | |
| Ottawa Senators Lead Series 3-1 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Pittsburgh won, 3-1
- November 10, 2006: Senators, 6-3
- March 6, 2007: Penguins, 5-4, Shootout
- January 18: Penguins, 4-3, Shootout
- April 5: Penguins, 3-2
- Previous playoff series: none
Game One: April 11 at Ottawa
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Game Two: April 14 at Ottawa
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Game Three: April 15 at Pittsburgh
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Game Four: April 17 at Pittsburgh
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Western Conference
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Calgary Flames
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Calgary Flames 1 | Detroit Red Wings 4 | Joe Louis Arena | CBC, VS | |
| 2 | April 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Calgary Flames 1 | Detroit Red Wings 3 | Joe Louis Arena | CBC, NBC | |
| 3 | April 17 | 8:00 p.m. (MDT) | Detroit Red Wings 2 | Calgary Flames 3 | Pengrowth Saddledome | CBC, VS | |
| 4 | April 19 | TBA | Detroit Red Wings | Calgary Flames | Pengrowth Saddledome | CBC, VS | |
| 5 | April 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Calgary Flames | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | CBC, NBC | |
| *6 | April 22 | TBA | Detroit Red Wings | Calgary Flames | Pengrowth Saddledome | CBC, VS | |
| *7 | April 24 | TBA | Calgary Flames | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | CBC, VS | |
| Detroit Red Wings Lead Series 2-1 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Series tied, 2-2
- November 1, 2006: Red Wings, 3-2
- November 17: Flames, 4-1
- February 11, 2007: Red Wings, 7-4
- March 20: Flames, 2-1
- Previous playoff series:
- 1978 — Detroit Red Wings, 2-0 (preliminary round)
- 2004 — Calgary Flames, 4-2 (conference semifinals)
Game One: April 12 at Detroit
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Game Two: April 15 at Detroit
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Game Three: April 17 at Calgary
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(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Minnesota Wild
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 11 | 7:30 p.m. (PDT) | Minnesota Wild 1 | Anaheim Ducks 2 | Honda Center | TSN | |
| 2 | April 13 | 7:30 p.m. (PDT) | Minnesota Wild 2 | Anaheim Ducks 3 | Honda Center | TSN, VS | |
| 3 | April 15 | 7:00 p.m. (CDT) | Anaheim Ducks 2 | Minnesota Wild 1 | Xcel Energy Center | TSN, VS | |
| 4 | April 17 | 8:00 p.m. (CDT) | Anaheim Ducks 1 | Minnesota Wild 4 | Xcel Energy Center | TSN | |
| 5 | April 19 | 7:30 p.m. (PDT) | Minnesota Wild | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | TSN | |
| *6 | April 21 | TBA | Anaheim Ducks | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | TSN | |
| *7 | April 23 | 7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Minnesota Wild | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | TSN | |
| Anaheim Ducks Lead Series 3-1 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Series tied, 2-2
- October 20, 2006: Ducks, 2-1
- October 27: Wild, 3-2, Shootout
- November 12: Ducks, 3-2
- December 31: Wild, 4-3
- Previous playoff series:
- 2003 — Anaheim Ducks (as Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), 4-0 (conference finals)
Game One: April 11 at Anaheim
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Game Two: April 13 at Anaheim
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Game Three: April 15 at Minnesota
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Game Four: April 17 at Minnesota
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(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Dallas Stars
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Dallas Stars 4 | Vancouver Canucks 5 | General Motors Place | CBC, VS | |
| 2 | April 13 | 6:00 p.m. (PDT) | Dallas Stars 2 | Vancouver Canucks 0 | General Motors Place | CBC, VS | |
| 3 | April 15 | 7:30 p.m. (CDT) | Vancouver Canucks 2 | Dallas Stars 1 | American Airlines Center | CBC, VS | |
| 4 | April 17 | 7:00 p.m. (CDT) | Vancouver Canucks 2 | Dallas Stars 1 | American Airlines Center | CBC | |
| 5 | April 19 | 7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Dallas Stars | Vancouver Canucks | General Motors Place | CBC | |
| *6 | April 21 | 7:00 p.m. (CDT) | Vancouver Canucks | Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center | CBC, VS | |
| *7 | April 23 | TBA | Dallas Stars | Vancouver Canucks | General Motors Place | CBC, VS | |
| Vancouver Canucks Lead Series 3-1 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Series Tied, 2-2
- October 23, 2006: Stars, 2-1
- November 6: Canucks, 2-1
- January 3, 2007: Canucks, 2-1, Shootout
- February 25: Stars, 2-1, Overtime
- Previous playoff series:
- 1994 — Vancouver Canucks, 4-1 (conference semifinals)
Game One: April 11 at Vancouver
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Game Two: April 13 at Vancouver
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Game Three: April 15 at Dallas
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Game Four: April 17 at Dallas
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(4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) San Jose Sharks
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Venue | TV | |
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| 1 | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. (CDT) | San Jose Sharks 5 | Nashville Predators 4 | Nashville Arena | TSN | |
| 2 | April 13 | 7:00 p.m. (CDT) | San Jose Sharks 2 | Nashville Predators 5 | Nashville Arena | TSN | |
| 3 | April 16 | 7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Nashville Predators 1 | San Jose Sharks 3 | HP Pavilion | TSN, VS | |
| 4 | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Nashville Predators | San Jose Sharks | HP Pavilion | TSN, VS | |
| 5 | April 20 | 8:00 p.m. (CDT) | San Jose Sharks | Nashville Predators | Nashville Arena | TSN, VS | |
| *6 | April 22 | 7:00 p.m. (PDT) | Nashville Predators | San Jose Sharks | HP Pavilion | TSN, VS | |
| *7 | April 24 | TBA | San Jose Sharks | Nashville Predators | Nashville Arena | TSN, VS | |
| San Jose Sharks Lead Series 2-1 | |||||||
- Regular season series: Nashville won, 3-1
- October 26, 2006: Predators, 4-3
- December 9: Sharks, 3-1
- February 14, 2007: Predators, 5-0
- February 28: Predators, 4-3, Shootout
- Previous playoff series:
- 2006 — San Jose Sharks, 4-1 (conference quarterfinals)
Game One: April 11 at Nashville
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Game Two: April 13 at Nashville
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Game Three: April 16 at San Jose
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Game Four: April 18 at San Jose
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Trivia
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- Neither the Eastern Conference champions (the Carolina Hurricanes) nor the Western Conference champions (the Edmonton Oilers) from the prior Stanley Cup Playoffs made it to the 2007 Playoffs. This is the first ever NHL Playoffs featuring neither of the previous season's finalists. Interestingly, the Hurricanes and Oilers had already become the first two teams to contest a Finals after both missing the previous playoffs (assuming one skips the unplayed 2005 Stanley Cup Playoffs). Prior to the 2007 Playoffs, only the 1938 Chicago Black Hawks had won the Stanley Cup a season after missing the playoffs the previous season and then missed the playoffs again after that. The 2003 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim followed a similar path, but lost in their Stanley Cup Final appearance.
- Both the Oilers and the Hurricanes were former members of the World Hockey Association, along with the Phoenix Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche, who also failed to qualify for post-season play. This marked the second time since the NHL-WHA merger that the four former World Hockey Association franchises all missed the playoffs. In addition, the Avalanche missed the playoffs for the first time since moving to Colorado.The first time was the 1993-1994 season
- The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators returned to the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs in a rematch of the 2006 Playoffs. In the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs the fifth seed Sharks beat the fourth seed Predators in five games in the Conference Quarterfinals.
- In comparison with the prior year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, each Western Conference division maintained the same number of teams as the prior year and the same seedings. In both series, the Pacific Division teams held the second, fifth and sixth seeds, the Northwest Division held the third, seventh and eighth seeds, and the Central Division held the first and the fourth seeds. The Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks all came into the playoffs with the same seeding as the prior year.
- San Jose Sharks and the Nashville Predators set the record for the first round matchup with the most combined wins in the regular season (102).
- By competing in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, Detroit Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios has broken the National Hockey League record for having played in the most post-season playoffs. The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs are Chris's 22nd post-season.
- Even though this is the first playoff series between New York Rangers and the Atlanta Thrashers, this is not the first time that the Rangers have played an Atlanta team in the playoffs; the Atlanta Flames last playoff opponent was the New York Rangers.
- The New York Rangers' 7-0 shutout win over the Atlanta Thrashers on April 17 was the largest margin of victory in a playoff shutout in franchise history. The Rangers had previously shutout opponents 6-0 on several playoff occasions, the most recent during the team's 1994 Stanley Cup Championship run when they defeated the New York Islanders by that score in both games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Rangers' four-game sweep is the the team's first since sweeping the Islanders in the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
