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Logo for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 16, 2014.

For the first time since 1973, only one Canadian team qualified for the playoffs: the Montreal Canadiens.[1] The Detroit Red Wings increased their consecutive playoff appearance streak to 23 seasons, the longest current streak.[2] Only the Boston Bruins (29, 1968–1996), Chicago Blackhawks (28, 1970–1997), St. Louis Blues (25, 1980–2004), and Montreal Canadiens (24, 1971–1994) have achieved longer streaks. Furthermore, of the other major North American sports (baseball, football, and basketball) only the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers have come close to this feat, with 22 consecutive playoff berths.[3] The Dallas Stars ended the league's third longest playoff appearance drought, qualifying for the postseason for the first time in six years.[4] The Columbus Blue Jackets won their first franchise playoff game on April 19, 2014.

The 2013–14 playoffs opening round featured leads changing hands more so than any other year. After the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a 4–2 deficit to defeat the Dallas Stars in game 6 of their opening round series on April 27, 2014, an NHL record was broken for most multi-goal comebacks by all teams in the opening round, with 10. In all four rounds combined in the previous year's playoffs, there were only 8 such victories.[5] It also marked just the fourth time in NHL playoff history that a team who led a series 3–0 in a seven game series failed to advance, when the San Jose Sharks lost to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 of the opening round on April 30, 2014.[6]

Playoff seeds

Further information: 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 will qualify for that conference's playoffs. The remaining two playoff spots in each conference will be wild card teams, which are 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

  1. Boston Bruins, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 117 points
  2. Tampa Bay Lightning – 101 points
  3. Montreal Canadiens – 100 points

Metropolitan Division

  1. Pittsburgh Penguins, Metropolitan Division champions – 109 points
  2. New York Rangers – 96 points
  3. Philadelphia Flyers – 94 points

Wild Cards

  1. Columbus Blue Jackets – 93 points (38 ROWs)
  2. Detroit Red Wings – 93 points (34 ROWs)

Western Conference

Central Division

  1. Colorado Avalanche, Central Division champions – 112 points
  2. St. Louis Blues – 111 points
  3. Chicago Blackhawks – 107 points

Pacific Division

  1. Anaheim Ducks, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 116 points
  2. San Jose Sharks – 111 points
  3. Los Angeles Kings – 100 points

Wild Cards

  1. Minnesota Wild – 98 points
  2. Dallas Stars – 91 points

Playoff bracket

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Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Detroit Red Wings

The Boston Bruins won the Presidents' Trophy for earning the league's best record, with 117 points. The Detroit Red Wings earned 93 points during the regular season, 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 1, Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal with 3:01 left in Detroit's 1–0 victory,[7] 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 2.[8] Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask then stopped all 23 Detroit shots in a 3–0 victory in Game 3.[9] In Game 4, 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.[10] The Bruins clinched the series with a 4–2 win in Game 5, as Torey Krug recorded two assists, and Rask made 31 saves on 33 shots.[11]

April 18 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Pavel Datsyuk (1) – 16:59 Third period No scoring
Jimmy Howard 25 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Tuukka Rask 23 saves / 24 shots
April 20 Detroit Red Wings 1–4 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 07:28 – Justin Florek (1)
10:35 – pp – Reilly Smith (1)
Luke Glendening (1) – 13:20 Second period 18:16 – Milan Lucic (1)
No scoring Third period 02:27 – pp – Zdeno Chara (1)
Jimmy Howard 25 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Tuukka Rask 34 saves / 35 shots
April 22 Boston Bruins 3–0 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Dougie Hamilton (1) – pp – 09:00
Jordan Caron (1) – 15:48 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Patrice Bergeron (1) – en – 18:01 Third period No scoring
Tuukka Rask 23 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Jimmy Howard 31 saves / 33 shots
April 24 Boston Bruins 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 11:00 – pp – Niklas Kronwall (1)
Torey Krug (1) – pp – 10:14 Second period 04:27 – Pavel Datsyuk (2)
Milan Lucic (2) – 01:15 Third period No scoring
Jarome Iginla (1) – 13:32 First overtime period No scoring
Tuukka Rask 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Jonas Gustavsson 37 saves / 40 shots
April 26 Detroit Red Wings 2–4 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 03:27 – pp – Loui Eriksson (1)
Pavel Datsyuk (3) – pp – 14:41 Second period 19:56 – pp – Zdeno Chara (2)
Henrik Zetterberg (1) – 16:08 Third period 04:27 – Milan Lucic (3)
19:44 – en – Jarome Iginla (2)
Jonas Gustavsson 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats 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.[12] With Anders Lindback in the Tampa Bay net, Steven Stamkos of the Lightning scored at 13:27 of the third period to tie Game 1, 4–4, before Montreal's Dale Weise won it at 18:08 of overtime.[13] Rene Bourque scored two goals, and Carey Price stopped 26 out of 27 shots, in the Canadiens' 4–1 win in Game 2.[14] At 15:38 of the second period of Game 3, Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan appeared to give his team a 2–1 lead, but his goal was waived off as the officials ruled that there was contact between Alexander Killorn and Price; Montreal's Brendan Gallagher then scored minutes later, and the Canadiens went on to win 3–2.[15] Max Pacioretty then scored a power play goal at 19:17 of the third period of Game 4 to give Montreal the 4–3 win and the series.[16]

April 16 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum Recap  
Tomas Plekanec (1) – 10:28 First period 10:09 – Nikita Kucherov (1)
Brian Gionta (1) – sh – 16:39 Second period 13:24 – Steven Stamkos (1)
Lars Eller (1) – 05:10
Thomas Vanek (1) – 11:30 		Third period 07:11 – Alex Killorn (1)
13:27 – Steven Stamkos (2)
Dale Weise (1) – 18:08 First overtime period No scoring
Carey Price 21 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Anders Lindback 39 saves / 44 shots
April 18 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
David Desharnais (1) – pp – 02:34
Rene Bourque (1) – 10:35 		Second period No scoring
Brendan Gallagher (1) – 11:46
Rene Bourque (2) – 14:39 		Third period 18:01 – pp – Teddy Purcell (1)
Carey Price 26 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Anders Lindback 20 saves / 23 shots
Kristers Gudlevskis 2 saves / 3 shots
April 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 00:11 – Rene Bourque (3)
Ondrej Palat (1) – pp – 08:39 Second period 18:10 – Brendan Gallagher (2)
Matt Carle (1) – 11:36 Third period 05:43 – Tomas Plekanec (2)
Anders Lindback 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Carey Price 27 saves / 29 shots
April 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 02:24 – Daniel Briere (1)
15:21 – Lars Eller (2)
Ondrej Palat (2) – sh – 04:32 Second period 05:42 – Brendan Gallagher (3)
Victor Hedman (1) – 03:29
Tyler Johnson (1) – 06:31 		Third period 19:17 – pp – Max Pacioretty (1)
Anders Lindback 17 saves / 20 shots
Kristers Gudlevskis 16 saves / 17 shots 		Goalie stats Carey Price 20 saves / 23 shots
Montreal won series 4–0


(M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets

The Pittsburgh Penguins finished first overall 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, making the post-season for the first time since 2009, and only the second time in the franchise's history.[17] This is 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 1, 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.[18] Columbus then overcame a two-goal deficit in Game 2 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.[19] Game 3 saw Brooks Orpik score his second ever playoff goal with less than 2 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 within a span of 2:13 in the third period, including Jussi Jokinen's game-winner at 8:06, for another 4–3 win.[20] The Blue Jackets then overcame a three-goal deficit in Game 4 to record a fourth 4–3 contest in this series, with Brandon Dubinsky tying the game with 24 seconds left in regulation after Penguins goalie 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.[21] But Fleury rebounded in Game 5, 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.[22] In Game 6, 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.[23]

April 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap  
Jack Johnson (1) – 06:20
Mark Letestu (1) – pp – 17:58 		First period 17:13 – Jussi Jokinen (1)
Derek MacKenzie (1) – sh – 00:43 Second period 01:34 – pp – Beau Bennett (1)
02:19 – pp – Matt Niskanen (1)
No scoring Third period 08:18 – Brandon Sutter (1)
Sergei Bobrovsky 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 31 saves / 34 shots
April 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 2OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap  
Ryan Johansen (1) – pp – 05:07 First period 03:30 – Brian Gibbons (1)
04:24 – sh – Brian Gibbons (2)
17:52 – pp – Matt Niskanen (2)
Matt Calvert (1) – sh – 07:31 Second period No scoring
Jack Johnson (2) – pp – 13:59 Third period No scoring
Matt Calvert (2) – 01:10 Second overtime period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 39 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 41 saves / 45 shots
April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:38 – Boone Jenner (1)
03:18 – Jack Johnson (3)
Brooks Orpik (1) – 19:58 Second period No scoring
Brandon Sutter (2) – 05:53
Lee Stempniak (1) – 07:03
Jussi Jokinen (2) – 08:06 		Third period 01:04 – Cam Atkinson (1)
Marc-Andre Fleury 17 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 37 saves / 41 shots
April 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena Recap  
Craig Adams (1) – sh – 06:09
Chris Kunitz (1) – pp – 10:37
James Neal (1) – 11:10 		First period 16:39 – pp – Boone Jenner (2)
No scoring Second period 14:20 – pp – Ryan Johansen (2)
No scoring Third period 19:36 – Brandon Dubinsky (1)
No scoring First overtime period 02:49 – Nick Foligno (1)
Marc-Andre Fleury 42 saves / 46 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 22 saves / 25 shots
April 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap  
Boone Jenner (3) – pp – 12:55 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 07:42 – pp – Chris Kunitz (2)
No scoring Third period 06:16 – Jussi Jokinen (3)
18:59 – en – Kris Letang (1)
Sergei Bobrovsky 48 saves / 50 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 24 shots
April 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena Recap  
Evgeni Malkin (1) – 09:11
Evgeni Malkin (2) – pp – 13:13 		First period No scoring
Brandon Sutter (3) – 00:34
Evgeni Malkin (3) – 15:22 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 10:21 – sh – Fedor Tyutin (1)
13:54 – pp – Artem Anisimov (1)
15:13 – Nick Foligno (2)
Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 24 saves / 28 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 eleventh 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 Finals, 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 2 assists, in a 4–1 victory in Game 1.[24] The Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit, scoring 4 unanswered goals from 4 different players to win Game 2, 4–2.[25] In Game 3, Daniel Girardi and Martin St. Louis each had a goal and an assist as they led the Rangers to another 4–1 win.[26] Steve Mason then replaced Ray Emery as the starting goalie for the Flyers in Game 4. 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.[27] However, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist would make 23 saves out of 25 shots en route to a 4–2 Rangers win in Game 5.[28] Back at home in Game 6, Wayne Simmonds recorded a hat-trick, leading Philadelphia to a 5–2 win.[29] Game 7 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 would hang on for a 2–1 win.[30] The Rangers became the only NHL team to remain undefeated in a home game 7 with a 6–0 franchise record.[31]

April 17 Philadelphia Flyers 1–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Andrew MacDonald (1) – 07:28 First period 10:53 – Mats Zuccarello (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 08:22 – pp – Brad Richards (1)
09:09 – pp – Derek Stepan (1)
15:52 – Carl Hagelin (1)
Ray Emery 32 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 14 saves / 15 shots
April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Jakub Voracek (1) – 14:14 First period 04:08 – Martin St. Louis (1)
08:22 – pp – Benoit Pouliot (1)
Jason Akeson (1) – pp – 05:45
Luke Schenn (1) – 11:18 		Second period No scoring
Wayne Simmonds (1) – en – 19:34 Third period No scoring
Ray Emery 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 21 saves / 24 shots
April 22 New York Rangers 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center Recap  
Derek Stepan (2) – 03:54
Martin St. Louis (2) – 10:24 		First period 17:18 – Mark Streit (1)
Daniel Girardi (1) – 05:17 Second period No scoring
Daniel Carcillo (1) – 10:53 Third period No scoring
Henrik Lundqvist 31 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Ray Emery 16 saves / 20 shots
Steve Mason 3 saves / 3 shots
April 25 New York Rangers 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center Recap  
Dominic Moore (1) – 04:38 First period 08:55 – Matt Read (1)
No scoring Second period 07:22 – pp – Jakub Voracek (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Henrik Lundqvist 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Steve Mason 37 saves / 38 shots
April 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 11:53 – Marc Staal (1)
Vincent Lecavalier (1) – pp – 19:27 Second period 08:07 – Brad Richards (2)
16:20 – Dominic Moore (2)
Claude Giroux (1) – 18:31 Third period 19:45 – en – Brian Boyle (1)
Steve Mason 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 24 saves / 26 shots
April 29 New York Rangers 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center Recap  
No scoring First period 07:08 – pp – Wayne Simmonds (2)
No scoring Second period 01:32 – Wayne Simmonds (3)
14:17 – Erik Gustafsson (1)
15:19 – pp – Wayne Simmonds (4)
Carl Hagelin (2) – 13:26
Mats Zuccarello (2) – 19:03 		Third period 15:49 – en – Claude Giroux (2)
Henrik Lundqvist 19 saves / 23 shots
Cam Talbot 5 saves / 5 shots 		Goalie stats Steve Mason 34 saves / 36 shots
April 30 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 03:06 – Daniel Carcillo (2)
11:46 – Benoit Pouliot (2)
Jason Akeson (2) – 04:32 Third period No scoring
Steve Mason 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Henrik Lundqvist 26 saves / 27 shots
New York won series 4–3


Western Conference Quarterfinals

(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 enter the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild card. This is 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 7 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.[32] In Game 1 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.[33] Gabriel Landeskog then scored two goals in Game 2 to lead Colorado to a 4–2 victory.[34] In Game 3, Mikael Granlund scored the only goal 5:08 into overtime in Minnesota's 1–0 victory.[35] The Wild then only allowed 12 Colorado shots in a 2–1 win in Game 4, even after Roy pulled Varlamov for the extra attacker with less than three minutes left.[36] In Game 5 (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.[37] Nathan MacKinnon then scored 3:27 into overtime to give the Avalanche a 4–3 win.[38] Zach Parise scored two goals in Game 6, 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.[39] In Game 7, 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.[40]

April 17 Minnesota Wild 4–5 OT Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
Charlie Coyle (1) – 15:20 First period 13:14 – Gabriel Landeskog (1)
Ryan Suter (1) – pp –11:05
Erik Haula (1) – 16:08
Kyle Brodziak (1) – 18:12 		Second period 14:12 – Ryan O'Reilly (1)
No scoring Third period 07:13 – Jamie McGinn (1)
19:46 – Paul Stastny (1)
No scoring First overtime period 07:27 – Paul Stastny (2)
Ilya Bryzgalov 26 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Semyon Varlamov 29 saves / 33 shots
April 19 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
Charlie Coyle (2) – 04:18 First period 06:20 – Nathan MacKinnon (1)
No scoring Second period 02:58 – Gabriel Landeskog (2)
11:59 – Gabriel Landeskog (3)
Marco Scandella (1) – sh – 18:41 Third period 19:45 – en – Paul Stastny (3)
Ilya Bryzgalov 11 saves / 14 shots
Darcy Kuemper 14 saves / 14 shots 		Goalie stats Semyon Varlamov 30 saves / 32 shots
April 21 Colorado Avalanche 0–1 OT Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 05:08 – Mikael Granlund (1)
Semyon Varlamov 45 saves / 46 shots Goalie stats Darcy Kuemper 22 saves / 22 shots
April 24 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period 03:47 – Jared Spurgeon (1)
Ryan O'Reilly (2) – 13:25 Second period 12:55 – pp – Charlie Coyle (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Semyon Varlamov 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Darcy Kuemper 11 saves / 12 shots
April 26 Minnesota Wild 3–4 OT Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Matt Moulson (1) – 09:17 Second period 08:04 – sh – Cody McLeod (1)
12:16 – Nick Holden (1)
Zach Parise (1) – 04:34
Kyle Brodziak (2) – 06:25 		Third period 18:46 – P.A. Parenteau (1)
No scoring First overtime period 03:27 – Nathan MacKinnon (2)
Darcy Kuemper 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Semyon Varlamov 29 saves / 32 shots
April 28 Colorado Avalanche 2–5 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center Recap  
Paul Stastny (4) – sh – 16:59 First period 00:49 – pp – Zach Parise (2)
09:35 – Mikael Granlund (2)
Nick Holden (2) – pp – 04:47 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:31 – Zach Parise (3)
18:34 – en – Jason Pominville (1)
19:04 – en – Marco Scandella (2)
Semyon Varlamov 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Darcy Kuemper 21 saves / 23 shots
April 30 Minnesota Wild 5–4 OT Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center Recap  
Mikko Koivu (1) – 08:04 First period 02:52 – pp – Nick Holden (3)
13:38 – Jamie McGinn (2)
Dany Heatley (1) – 07:27 Second period No scoring
Nino Niederreiter (1) – 06:33
Jared Spurgeon (2) – 17:33 		Third period 02:55 – Paul Stastny (5)
11:16 – Erik Johnson (1)
Nino Niederreiter (2) – 05:02 First overtime period No scoring
Darcy Kuemper 17 saves / 21 shots
Ilya Bryzgalov 1 save / 1 shot 		Goalie stats 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 for 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 1, 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.[41] In Game 2, 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 suspension[42]) 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.[43] Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford then stopped all 34 Blues shots to help give Chicago a 2–0 victory in Game 3.[44] In Game 4, 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.[45] Jonathan Toews gave Chicago a 3–2 win in Game 5, scoring on a breakaway at 7:36 of overtime.[46] The Blackhawks then clinched the series with a 5–1 victory in Game 6, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the third period.[47]

April 17 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 3OT St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center Recap  
Johnny Oduya (1) – 11:14
Brent Seabrook (1) – pp – 14:39
Patrick Kane (1) – 18:24 		First period 04:40 – Adam Cracknell (1)
15:52 – Vladimir Tarasenko (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:15 – Jaden Schwartz (1)
No scoring Third overtime period 00:26 – Alexander Steen (1)
Corey Crawford 48 saves / 52 shots Goalie stats Ryan Miller 39 saves / 42 shots
April 19 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 OT St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center Recap  
No scoring First period 07:08 – Chris Porter (1)
19:58 – Kevin Shattenkirk (1)
Duncan Keith (1) – 17:25 Second period No scoring
Brent Seabrook (2) – 04:53
Michal Rozsival (1) – 06:38 		Third period 19:53 – pp – Vladimir Tarasenko (2)
No scoring First overtime period 05:50 – Barret Jackman (1)
Corey Crawford 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Ryan Miller 25 saves / 28 shots
April 21 St. Louis Blues 0–2 Chicago Blackhawks United Center Recap  
No scoring First period 04:10 – Jonathan Toews (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 19:40 – en – Marcus Kruger (1)
Ryan Miller 23 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Corey Crawford 34 saves / 34 shots
April 23 St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks United Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Vladimir Tarasenko (3) – pp – 18:51
Maxim Lapierre (1) – 19:56 		Second period 08:40 – pp – Andrew Shaw (1)
16:09 – Patrick Kane (2)
Vladimir Tarasenko (4) – 12:26 Third period 16:08 – Bryan Bickell (1)
No scoring First overtime period 11:17 – Patrick Kane (3)
Ryan Miller 30 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Corey Crawford 30 saves / 33 shots
April 25 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center Recap  
Marian Hossa (1) – 16:11 First period No scoring
Ben Smith (1) – 17:10 Second period 11:04 – T.J. Oshie (1)
No scoring Third period 01:42 – Alex Pietrangelo (1)
Jonathan Toews (2) – 07:36 First overtime period No scoring
Corey Crawford 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Ryan Miller 27 saves / 30 shots
April 27 St. Louis Blues 1–5 Chicago Blackhawks United Center Recap  
T.J. Oshie (2) – 16:28 First period 04:12 – Bryan Bickell (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 00:44 – pp – Jonathan Toews (3)
02:01 – Patrick Sharp (1)
07:30 – Andrew Shaw (2)
17:05 – Duncan Keith (2)
Ryan Miller 22 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Corey Crawford 35 saves / 36 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. The first five games in this series were won by the home team. 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 1, but had to hold off a Dallas comeback in a 4–3 win.[48] The Ducks scored three unanswered goals in Game 2, but had to hold off another Stars comeback to preserve a 3–2 victory.[49] The series moved to Dallas for Game 3, where Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped all 37 Anaheim shots to earn his first playoff victory in a 3–0 win.[50] Dallas then evened the series in a 4–2 victory in Game 4, scoring 4 unanswered goals to overcome a two-goal deficit.[51] Returning to Anaheim for Game 5, the Ducks scored three unanswered goals in the third period to pull away for a 6–2 victory.[52] Back in Dallas for Game 6, 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.[53]

April 16 Dallas Stars 3–4 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center Recap  
No scoring First period 01:53 – Kyle Palmieri (1)
12:49 – Ryan Getzlaf (1)
19:30 – Mathieu Perreault (1)
Jamie Benn (1) – pp – 16:36
Colton Sceviour (1) – 18:09 		Second period 09:04 – pp – Matt Beleskey (1)
Tyler Seguin (1) – 13:53 Third period No scoring
Kari Lehtonen 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 32 saves / 35 shots
April 18 Dallas Stars 2–3 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center Recap  
Alex Chiasson (1) – pp – 07:40 First period 17:14 – Ryan Getzlaf (2)
No scoring Second period 16:15 – Corey Perry (1)
Ryan Garbutt (1) – 09:58 Third period 05:09 – sh – Andrew Cogliano (1)
Kari Lehtonen 16 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 34 saves / 36 shots
April 21 Anaheim Ducks 0–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
No scoring First period 19:25 – Jamie Benn (2)
No scoring Second period 17:15 – Valeri Nichushkin (1)
No scoring Third period 07:52 – Ryan Garbutt (2)
Frederik Andersen 19 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Kari Lehtonen 37 saves / 37 shots
April 23 Anaheim Ducks 2–4 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Bryan Allen (1) – 12:17
Patrick Maroon (1) – 18:16 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 00:27 – Jamie Benn (3)
06:33 – Vernon Fiddler (1)
No scoring Third period 06:22 – Cody Eakin (1)
07:44 – Alex Goligoski (1)
Frederik Andersen 21 saves / 25 shots
Jonas Hiller 1 save / 1 shot 		Goalie stats Kari Lehtonen 21 saves / 23 shots
April 25 Dallas Stars 2–6 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center Recap  
Jamie Benn (4) – sh – 10:00 First period 05:32 – pp – Nick Bonino (1)
10:26 – pp – Rickard Rakell (1)
Shawn Horcoff (1) – 08:19 Second period 01:05 – pp – Mathieu Perreault (2)
No scoring Third period 01:07 – Jakob Silfverberg (1)
04:30 – Ryan Getzlaf (3)
06:49 – pp – Corey Perry (2)
Kari Lehtonen 16 saves / 21 shots
Tim Thomas 1 save / 2 shots 		Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 34 saves / 36 shots
April 27 Anaheim Ducks 5–4 OT Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Devante Smith-Pelly (1) – pp – 17:57 First period 05:16 – Trevor Daley (1)
10:27 – pp – Cody Eakin (2)
19:01 – Ryan Garbutt (3)
Ben Lovejoy (1) – 03:55 Second period 10:33 – Trevor Daley (2)
Nick Bonino (2) – 17:50
Devante Smith-Pelly (2) – 19:36 		Third period No scoring
Nick Bonino (3) – 02:47 First overtime period No scoring
Frederik Andersen 8 saves / 12 shots
Jonas Hiller 12 saves / 12 shots 		Goalie stats Kari Lehtonen 25 saves / 30 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 for 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 0–3 deficit to win a series 4–3.[54] The Sharks controlled the first two games in the series, winning 6–3 and 7–2 in Game 1 and Game 2, respectively, scoring 12 total goals off of Kings goalie Jonathan Quick and an empty netter.[55][56] Patrick Marleau then scored at 6:20 into overtime to give San Jose a 4–3 victory in Game 3.[57] However Justin Williams scored two goals to lead Los Angeles to a 6–3 win in Game 4. [58] At San Jose for Game 5, Quick posted a shutout, as he stopped all 30 San Jose shots.[59] In Game 6, 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 6 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, both of which waives off a score.[60] 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 for a 4–1 victory.[61] Niemi was reinstated as the Sharks starter for Game 7, but the Kings scored 5 unanswered goals, and killed all 6 San Jose power plays, to win the game 5–1.[62] 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 0–3 series deficit.

April 17 Los Angeles Kings 3–6 San Jose Sharks SAP Center Recap  
No scoring First period 03:06 – Joe Thornton (1)
19:08 – Tomas Hertl (1)
19:56 – Patrick Marleau (1)
No scoring Second period 12:57 – Raffi Torres (1)
16:29 – pp – Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Jake Muzzin (1) – 02:01
Slava Voynov (1) – 06:55
Trevor Lewis (1) – 13:59 		Third period 19:05 – en – Brent Burns (1)
Jonathan Quick 23 saves / 28 shots
Martin Jones 4 saves / 4 shots 		Goalie stats Antti Niemi 31 saves / 34 shots
April 20 Los Angeles Kings 2–7 San Jose Sharks SAP Center Recap  
Jake Muzzin (2) – 01:51
Trevor Lewis (2) – 09:33 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 04:25 – Mike Brown (1)
09:04 – Raffi Torres (2)
14:45 – Justin Braun (1)
No scoring Third period 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 Goalie stats Antti Niemi 24 saves / 26 shots
April 22 San Jose Sharks 4–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Staples Center Recap  
Brent Burns (2) – pp – 03:16 First period No scoring
Matthew Nieto (1) – 09:17 Second period 04:48 – pp – Jarret Stoll (1)
07:59 – Marian Gaborik (1)
Tomas Hertl (2) – 09:17 Third period 00:51 – pp – Jeff Carter (1)
Patrick Marleau (3) – 06:20 First overtime period No scoring
Antti Niemi 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Jonathan Quick 36 saves / 40 shots
April 24 San Jose Sharks 3–6 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center Recap  
James Sheppard (1) – 19:52 First period 04:08 – Marian Gaborik (2)
Matthew Nieto (2) – 08:25 Second period 03:52 – pp – Justin Williams (1)
16:07 – Justin Williams (2)
19:01 – Tyler Toffoli (1)
Joe Pavelski (2) – pp – 11:36 Third period 00:34 – Marian Gaborik (3)
18:32 – en – Dustin Brown (1)
Antti Niemi 21 saves / 26 shots
Alex Stalock 4 saves / 4 shots 		Goalie stats Jonathan Quick 36 saves / 39 shots
April 26 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 San Jose Sharks SAP Center Recap  
Tyler Toffoli (2) – 08:09
Anze Kopitar (1) – 12:52 		First period No scoring
Jeff Carter (2) – pp – 00:22 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jonathan Quick 30 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Antti Niemi 16 saves / 19 shots
Alex Stalock 22 saves / 22 shots
April 28 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center Recap  
No scoring First period 05:39 – Justin Williams (3)
James Sheppard (2) – 12:26 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 11:56 – Justin Williams (4)
13:27 – Anze Kopitar (2)
14:42 – pp – Anze Kopitar (3)
Alex Stalock 26 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Jonathan Quick 25 saves / 26 shots
April 30 Los Angeles Kings 5–1 San Jose Sharks SAP Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Drew Doughty (1) – pp – 04:57
Anze Kopitar (4) – 18:39 		Second period 00:28 – Matt Irwin (1)
Tyler Toffoli (3) – 04:40
Dustin Brown (2) – en – 17:53
Tanner Pearson (1) – en – 19:12 		Third period No scoring
Jonathan Quick 39 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Antti Niemi 25 saves / 28 shots
Los Angeles won series 4–3


Conference Semifinals

Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens

One of the greatest rivalries in North American professional sports, this is the 34th meeting of these teams in the postseason, which is the most frequent playoff series in NHL history. Montreal owns 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 have 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.

May 1 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 2OT Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
P.K. Subban (1) – pp – 11:23 First period No scoring
Rene Bourque (4) – 03:38 Second period No scoring
Francis Bouillon (1) – 12:09 Third period 02:44 – Reilly Smith (2)
06:30 – Torey Krug (2)
18:02 – Johnny Boychuk (1)
P.K. Subban (2) – pp – 04:17 Second overtime period No scoring
Carey Price 48 saves / 51 shots Goalie stats Tuukka Rask 29 saves / 33 shots
May 3 Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 13:02 – Daniel Paille (1)
Mike Weaver (1) – 01:09
Thomas Vanek (2) – pp – 18:09 		Second period No scoring
Thomas Vanek (3) – pp – 06:30 Third period 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 Goalie stats Tuukka Rask 25 saves / 28 shots
May 6 Boston Bruins 7:00 p.m. Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre CBC, NBCSN
May 8 Boston Bruins 7:30 p.m. Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre CBC, NBCSN
May 10 Montreal Canadiens TBD Boston Bruins TD Garden CBC
May 12 Boston Bruins TBD Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre CBC
May 14 Montreal Canadiens TBD Boston Bruins TD Garden CBC
Series tied 1–1


(M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Rangers

This is 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.

May 2 New York Rangers 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap  
Benoit Pouliot (3) – 05:04
Brad Richards (3) – 17:03 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 07:15 – Lee Stempniak (2)
13:28 – James Neal (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Derick Brassard (1) – 03:06 First overtime period No scoring
Henrik Lundqvist 34 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 27 shots
May 4 New York Rangers 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:26 – Kris Letang (2)
No scoring Third period 16:30 – pp – Jussi Jokinen (4)
19:06 – en – Evgeni Malkin (4)
Henrik Lundqvist 32 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Marc-Andre Fleury 22 saves / 22 shots
May 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 7:30 p.m. New York Rangers Madison Square Garden CBC, NBCSN
May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7:30 p.m. New York Rangers Madison Square Garden CBC, NBCSN
May 9 New York Rangers TBD Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center CBC
May 11 Pittsburgh Penguins TBD New York Rangers Madison Square Garden CBC
May 13 New York Rangers TBD Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center CBC
Series tied 1–1


Western Conference Semifinals

(C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild

This is 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.

May 2 Minnesota Wild 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks United Center Recap  
No scoring First period 14:48 – pp – Bryan Bickell (3)
No scoring Second period 11:21 – pp – Marian Hossa (2)
Clayton Stoner (1) – 02:19
Kyle Brodziak (3) – 06:56 		Third period 08:22 – Patrick Kane (4)
16:47 – Patrick Kane (5)
17:19 – en – Bryan Bickell (4)
Ilya Bryzgalov 17 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Corey Crawford 30 saves / 32 shots
May 4 Minnesota Wild 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks United Center Recap  
No scoring First period 11:02 – Jonathan Toews (4)
No scoring Second period 19:04 – Brandon Saad (1)
Cody McCormick (1) – 02:00 Third period 17:15 – Bryan Bickell (5)
18:37 – en – Brandon Saad (2)
Ilya Bryzgalov 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Corey Crawford 18 saves / 19 shots
May 6 Chicago Blackhawks 9:00 p.m. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center TSN, CNBC
May 9 Chicago Blackhawks 9:30 p.m. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center TSN, NBCSN
May 11 Minnesota Wild TBD Chicago Blackhawks United Center TSN
May 13 Chicago Blackhawks TBD Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center TSN
May 15 Minnesota Wild TBD Chicago Blackhawks United Center TSN
Chicago leads series 2–0


(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings

This is the first playoff meeting for these 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.

May 3 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 OT Anaheim Ducks Honda Center Recap  
Alec Martinez (1) – pp – 09:04 First period 11:41 – Matt Beleskey (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Marian Gaborik (4) – 19:53 Third period 08:08 – Teemu Selanne (1)
Marian Gaborik (5) – 12:07 First overtime period No scoring
Jonathan Quick 33 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Jonas Hiller 33 saves / 36 shots
May 5 Los Angeles Kings 10:00 p.m. Anaheim Ducks Honda Center TSN, NBCSN
May 8 Anaheim Ducks 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Kings Staples Center TSN, NBCSN
May 10 Anaheim Ducks TBD Los Angeles Kings Staples Center TSN
May 12 Los Angeles Kings TBD Anaheim Ducks Honda Center TSN
May 14 Anaheim Ducks TBD Los Angeles Kings Staples Center TSN
May 16 Los Angeles Kings TBD Anaheim Ducks Honda Center TSN
Los Angeles leads series 1–0


Player statistics

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points, after the games played of May 4.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings 8 4 9 13 +5 4
Zach Parise Minnesota Wild 9 3 8 11 Template:Neg 6
Paul Stastny Colorado Avalanche 7 5 5 10 Template:Neg 4
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 8 4 6 10 +3 2
Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche 7 2 8 10 +2 4
Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks 8 4 5 9 +6 4
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim Ducks 6 3 6 9 +3 6
Brent Seabrook Chicago Blackhawks 5 2 7 9 +6 15
P. K. Subban Montreal Canadiens 6 2 7 9 0 8
Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 8 5 3 8 +8 8

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 300 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. The stats are updated to the games played of May 4.

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins 7 5 2 213 13 1.71 .939 1 455:37
Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 8 6 2 266 17 1.87 .936 1 545:09
Darcy Kuemper Minnesota Wild 6 3 1 127 11 2.03 .913 1 325:19
Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 9 5 4 242 18 2.07 .926 0 520:38
Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh Penguins 8 5 3 245 21 2.49 .914 1 507:02
Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 8 5 3 278 23 2.89 .917 1 476:42

Television

In Canada, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are broadcast exclusively by CBC, TSN and RDS, with each network having exclusive broadcast rights to selected series.[63] This season will mark the final playoffs broadcast by TSN and RDS, as Rogers Media, Sportsnet and TVA Sports will take over national broadcast rights to the NHL beginning in the 2014–15 season (although CBC will still air Rogers-produced coverage of the playoffs and finals).[64] Due to scheduling conflicts with a Toronto Raptors NBA playoff game, Game 3 of the Rangers-Flyers first round series on April 22 was moved to Sportsnet 360—a sister network of the future rightsholder.[65]

In the United States, all playoff games will be nationally televised by either NBCSN, CNBC, NHL Network, or NBC. These telecasts will, during the first round, co-exist with those of regional rightsholders, after which NBC will have exclusive rights to the remaining games.

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