2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs | |
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| Period | April 9, 2008 to June 4, 2008 |
| Stanley Cup winner | Detroit Red Wings (11th title) |
| finalist | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Playoff MVP |
 Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit)
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| Top scorer |
Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit) and Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
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| Gates | 456 (5.36 per game) |
| spectator | 1,587,054 (18,671 per game) |
| Events | |
| ◄ previous | next ► |
The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 2008 began on April 9, 2008 and ended on June 4, 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings' 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins . The Red Wings won their eleventh Stanley Cup and made Henrik Zetterberg the second European in league history who was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the Playoffs. Together with Sidney Crosby from the Penguins, Zetterberg also led the post-season scorer list . In addition, winning the Stanley Cup ensured that Zetterberg and his Swedish teammates Nicklas Lidström and Mikael Samuelsson were accepted into the Triple Gold Club .
mode
After the three division winners and the five other most points teams have qualified the Conference of each conference, start the knock-out system discharged playoffs . The division winner with the best points meets the eighth and thus the worst qualified team, number 2 of this ranking list meets number 7, etc. This mode allows one or more qualified teams to have more points than one of the division winners. The same principle is used to determine the matches in the second playoff round.
Each conference then plays its winner in the conference quarter-finals, conference semifinals and conference finals, who then compete in the final for the Stanley Cup . All series in each round are played in best-of-seven mode, which means that a team needs four wins to reach the next round. The higher seeded team has home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, home rights will change from game to game. The higher-ranked team has a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. The winner of the Eastern Conference will receive the Prince of Wales Trophy and the winner of the Western Conference will receive the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl .
For games that remain tied after the regular playing time of 60 minutes, overtime follows , which, in contrast to the regular season, is played with five field players. In addition, it ends with the first goal ( Sudden Death ) and not, as usual in the regular season, with a shootout .
Qualified teams
Eastern ConferenceAtlantic Division
Northeast Division
Southeast Division |
Western ConferenceCentral Division
Northwest Division
Pacific Division
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Playoff tree
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Stanley Cup Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 8th | Boston Bruins | 3 | 5 | New York Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4th | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 7th | Ottawa Senators | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington Capitals | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 4th | New Jersey Devils | 1 | 1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | New York Rangers | 4th | 6th | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| (The teams are reset after the first round.) | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 8th | Nashville Predators | 2 | 6th | Colorado Avalanche | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Jose Sharks | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 7th | Calgary Flames | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Colorado Avalanche | 4th | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 4th | Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 2 | San Jose Sharks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 4th | 5 | Dallas Stars | 4th | ||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (8) Boston Bruins
The really unique from paper forth duel between the original Six - franchises in Montreal and Boston became one fought series, the seventh until the decisive match in favor of the Canadiens failed, although they had decided in the regular season, all eight games for themselves.
The evenly occupied Canadiens quickly took the lead in the series with two wins and celebrated the wins of the season 9 and 10 over the Bruins, which meant that they were denied playoff suitability at an early stage. Boston fought its way back through victories in the third, fifth and sixth game and made up for the 0: 2 and 1: 3 deficit in the series with a lot of fighting spirit. They also benefited from the occasional weaknesses of the relatively inexperienced rookie Carey Price in Tor Montréals, who, however, also played a key role in the Canadiens' progress with two shutouts . The young brothers Andrej and Sjarhej Kaszizyn and Alexei Kowaljow also impressed on the Montreal side .
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April 10, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Canadiens de Montréal Sjarhej Kaszizyn (0:34) Andrej Kaszizyn (2:02) Bryan Smolinski (25:16) Tom Kostopoulos (47:24) |
4: 1 (2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Boston Bruins Shane Hnidy (8:34) |
Center Bell , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
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Apr. 12, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Canadiens de Montréal Roman Hamrlík (18:30) Sjarhej Kaszizyn (21:50) Alexei Kowaljow (62:30) |
3: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Boston Bruins Peter Schaefer (43:58) David Krejčí (49:34) |
Center Bell, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
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Apr. 13, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Boston Bruins Milan Lucic (6:30) Marc Savard (69:25) |
2: 1 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Tom Kostopoulos (24:26) |
TD Banknorth Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 17,565 |
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Apr. 15, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Boston Bruins |
0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Patrice Brisebois (39:18) |
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 17,565 |
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Apr. 17, 2008 7 p.m. |
Canadiens de Montréal Alexei Kowaljow (9:47) |
1: 5 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 4) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Boston Bruins Phil Kessel (27:45) Glen Metropolit (43:31) Zdeno Chára (45:49) Marco Sturm (55:13) Vladimír Sobotka (57:48) |
Center Bell, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
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April 19, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Boston Bruins Phil Kessel (21:54) Vladimír Sobotka (43:13) Milan Lucic (52:13) Phil Kessel (55:45) Marco Sturm (57:23) |
5: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 4: 2) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Christopher Higgins (9:44) Tomáš Plekanec (27:43) Francis Bouillon (50:04) Christopher Higgins (55:56) |
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 17,565 |
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Apr. 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Canadiens de Montréal Mike Komisarek (3:31) Mark Streit (30:45) Andrej Kaszizyn (35:13) Andrej Kaszizyn (57:58) Sjarhej Kaszizyn (59:52) |
5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 4: 3 |
Boston Bruins |
Center Bell, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (7) Ottawa Senators
The series between the young Pittsburgh Penguins and last year's finalist Ottawa Senators was over after the minimum number of four games. The Penguins won their two home games as well as the two games in Ottawa and thus retaliated for the 1: 4 defeat in last year's playoff series of both teams.
Above all, the offensive of the Penguins led by Sidney Crosby and Yevgeny Malkin , who scored eight and seven points respectively, was an impossible task for the defense of the Senators. Goalkeeper Martin Gerber , who was Ottawa's best player in the series, showed above-average performances . The well-known front row of the Senators around Jason Spezza , Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson , who was only available in the third game after an injury, only had two assists and thus, like Pittsburgh goalkeeper Marc-André Fleury , played a significant role in the single sweep in the eight quarter-final pairings.
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Apr. 9, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Roberts (1:08) Petr Sýkora (12:28) Jewgeni Malkin (53:58) Gary Roberts (58:25) |
4: 0 (2: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Ottawa Senators |
Mellon Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
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Apr. 11, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gontschar (16:10) Petr Sýkora (25:22) Petr Sýkora (30:52) Ryan Malone (58:58) Ryan Malone (59:53) |
5: 3 (1: 0, 2: 2, 2: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Ottawa Senators Shean Donovan (31:25) Cory Stillman (36:11) Cody Bass (48:51) |
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
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Apr. 14, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Ottawa Senators Nick Foligno (21:11) |
1: 4 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 3) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Maxime Talbot (25:39) Sidney Crosby (40:12) Jordan Staal (41:30) Marián Hossa (48:55) |
Scotiabank Place , Ottawa , Ontario Spectators: 19,961 |
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April 16, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Ottawa Senators Cory Stillman (30:31) |
1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Yevgeny Malkin (21:40) Jarkko Ruutu (35:28) Sidney Crosby (59:52) |
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario Spectators: 19,954 |
(3) Washington Capitals - (6) Philadelphia Flyers
The Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers offered an offensive exchange of blows that was unusual for the playoffs in their seven-game series, which the Flyers narrowly won. Above all, you could rely on her functioning power play around Daniel Brière .
Philadelphia won the following three games after an unfortunate opening defeat and already looked like the sure winner of the series. In addition, Philadelphia's defensive Washington superstar Alexander Ovetschkin , who scored only one goal in the first five games, largely eliminated. But Mike Green held up with important goals and opposed the Flyers offensive duo Daniel Brière and Václav Prospal . Ovetschkin forced a seventh game with his winning goal in the sixth game, despite being 2-0 deficit in the game, which the Flyers won in overtime .
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Apr. 11, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Washington Capitals Donald Brashear (3:16) Dave Steckel (24:08) Mike Green (41:50) Mike Green (46:26) Alexander Ovetschkin (55:28) |
5: 4 (1: 1, 1: 3, 3: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers Václav Prospal (8:17) Daniel Brière (31:46) Václav Prospal (32:19) Daniel Brière (35:22) |
Verizon Center , Washington, DC Spectators: 18,277 |
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Apr. 13, 2008 2 p.m. |
Washington Capitals |
0: 2 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger (5:53) Jeff Carter (15:17) |
Verizon Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 18,277 |
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Apr. 15, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière (16:10) Scott Hartnell (18:26) Sami Kapanen (18:43) Daniel Brière (39:50) Mike Richards (57:01) Mike Knuble (58:55) |
6: 3 (3: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (17:21) Mike Green (27:28) Brooks Laich (55:26) |
Wachovia Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,822 |
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Apr. 17, 2008 7 p.m. |
Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Carter (0:42) Jeff Carter (18:33) Daniel Brière (50:01) Mike Knuble (86:40) |
4: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Washington Capitals Nicklas Bäckström (2:41) Alexander Sjomin (12:59) Steve Eminger (25:56) |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,913 |
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April 19, 2008 1 p.m. |
Washington Capitals Nicklas Bäckström (7:31) Sergei Fjodorow (21:25) Alexander Sjomin (54:33) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Philadelphia Flyers Václav Prospal (32:35) Derian Hatcher (55:17) |
Verizon Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 18,277 |
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Apr. 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Philadelphia Flyers Mike Richards (3:49) Daniel Brière (21:18) |
2: 4 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 2) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Washington Capitals Nicklas Bäckström (29:34) Alexander Sjomin (38:03) Alexander Ovetschkin (42:46) Alexander Ovetschkin (50:41) |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,927 |
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Apr. 22, 2008 7 p.m. |
Washington Capitals Nicklas Bäckström (5:42) Alexander Ovetschkin (35:29) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 4 |
Philadelphia Flyers Scottie Upshall (15:38) Sami Kapanen (29:47) Joffrey Lupul (66:06) |
Verizon Center, Washington, DC Spectators: 18,277 |
(4) New Jersey Devils - (5) New York Rangers
The series of the two franchises from the banks of the Hudson River won the New York Rangers clearly 4-1 and thus continued their dominance over the New Jersey Devils from the regular season, in which they had only lost one of the eight games.
From the start, the pairings were stylized as a duel between the two goalkeepers Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Brodeur , with the Rangers trying again and again to bring Brodeur out of the rhythm. Sean Avery went so far that the league introduced a new rule after the third game in the series, which from then on classified his behavior as unsportsmanlike and gave him a 2-minute penalty. Avery had moved his hands and his stick back and forth in front of Brodeur's face during a 5-on-3 superiority of his team without actively participating in the game (see “Sean Avery rule” ). New York won three games at the Prudential Center , New Jersey's home ground, and largely dictated the pace of the series. The offensive of the Rangers around Jaromír Jágr , Scott Gomez , Brandon Dubinsky and Sean Avery, against which the Devils with their defensive style of play hardly found a suitable means, scored a total of 19 goals in the five games. The only home win in the entire series was achieved by the Rangers in the fourth game.
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Apr. 9, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
New Jersey Devils Paul Martin (34:14) |
1: 4 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 3) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
New York Rangers Brendan Shanahan (21:45) Ryan Callahan (47:23) Sean Avery (57:07) Nigel Dawes (59:55) |
Prudential Center , Newark , New Jersey Spectators: 17,625 |
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Apr. 11, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
New Jersey Devils John Madden (58:37) |
1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
New York Rangers Jaromír Jágr (44:26) Sean Avery (44:49) |
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Spectators: 17,625 |
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Apr. 13, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky (12:17) Sean Avery (26:50) Brandon Dubinsky (40:55) |
3: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of 2: 1 |
New Jersey Devils Sergei Brylin (3:01) Patrik Eliáš (32:56) Zach Parise (35:19) John Madden (66:01) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York Spectators: 18,200 |
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April 16, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
New York Rangers Scott Gomez (12:37) Martin Straka (22:53) Chris Drury (32:39) Marc Staal (56:47) Scott Gomez (59:47) |
5: 3 (1: 0, 2: 2, 2: 1) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
New Jersey Devils Patrik Eliáš (20:31) Patrik Eliáš (26:58) Mike Mottau (44:37) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 18,200 |
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Apr. 18, 2008 7.30 p.m. |
New Jersey Devils Brian Gionta (4:40) Bryce Salvador (29:26) Patrik Eliáš (33:50) |
3: 5 (1: 3, 2: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 4 |
New York Rangers Michal Rozsíval (4:58) Jaromír Jágr (6:38) Scott Gomez (18:01) Chris Drury (25:35) Brandon Dubinsky (59:00) |
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Spectators: 17,625 |
Western Conference
(1) Detroit Red Wings - (8) Nashville Predators
Not quite as many problems as the Canadiens de Montréal as the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference , the Detroit Red Wings had in their 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators, who were unable to participate in the fourth playoff, on a stranger for the first time Kidnap ice a victory.
The Nashville outsider was selling for high prices thanks to goalkeeper Dan Ellis . Despite a 0: 2 deficit in the series, the Predators managed to equalize to 2: 2 and surprised the actually dominant and individually stronger Red Wings with furious comebacks within the games. The tragic figure of the series became the partly brilliant Ellis, who made a serious mistake in the sixth and ultimately decisive game when he let a long shot from the opposing half pass. Detroit's win in the sixth game was also the only away win in the entire series and underlined Mike Babcock's decision to use Chris Osgood instead of Dominik Hašek as the goalkeeper from the fifth game .
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April 10, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Detroit Red Wings Johan Franzén (5:58) Henrik Zetterberg (46:54) Henrik Zetterberg (59:41) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Nashville Predators Jordin Tootoo (37:47) |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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April 12, 2008 2 p.m. |
Detroit Red Wings Darren McCarty (2:26) Nicklas Lidström (20:39) Kris Draper (25:00) Tomas Holmström (50:03) |
4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Nashville Predators Alexander Radulow (22:19) Jordin Tootoo (22:30) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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April 14, 2008 6.30 p.m. |
Nashville Predators Alexander Radulow (32:53) David Legwand (35:01) Ryan Suter (56:03) Jason Arnott (56:12) Martin Erat (59:39) |
5: 3 (0: 1, 2: 1, 3: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Kris Draper (8:56) Jiří Hudler (29:12) Pawel Dazjuk (40:40) |
Sommet Center , Nashville , Tennessee Spectators: 17,113 |
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April 16, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Nashville Predators Dan Hamhuis (5:18) Shea Weber (5:50) Greg de Vries (26:35) |
3: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Pawel Dazjuk (26:24) Pawel Dazjuk (43:23) |
Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee Spectators: 17,113 |
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Apr. 18, 2008 7.30 p.m. |
Detroit Red Wings Valtteri Filppula (4:20) Johan Franzén (61:48) |
2: 1 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Nashville Predators Radek Bonk (59:16) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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April 20, 2008 2 p.m. |
Nashville Predators |
0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 2) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidström (33:44) Jiří Hudler (43:52) Brian Rafalski (59:55) |
Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee Spectators: 17,113 |
(2) San Jose Sharks - (7) Calgary Flames
The San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames were probably the most competitive and closest series of the entire first play-of-round. Despite the sometimes great superiority and role of favorites, San Jose needed seven games to eliminate the self-sacrificing Flames and advance to the next round.
Both teams had the opportunity early on in the series to steer the series in their direction and to inflict the decisive defeat on the opponent. In the third game, the Sharks awarded a victory they believed to be safe after an early 3-0 lead in the first period and Calgary had to accept San Jose's winning goal in the fourth game ten seconds before the end of regular time. Overall, the Sharks acted superior with their broad attack, but Miikka Kiprusoff , Jarome Iginla and Dion Phaneuf kept Calgary in the running for a long time. In the last and decisive game, veteran Jeremy Roenick triumphed with goal participation in four of San Jose's five goals.
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Apr. 9, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
San Jose Sharks Ryane Clowe (6:06) Ryane Clowe (59:03) |
2: 3 (1: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Calgary Flames Stéphane Yelle (2:47) Dion Phaneuf (5:17) Stéphane Yelle (36:21) |
HP Pavilion at San Jose , San Jose , California Viewers: 17,496 |
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April 10, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (24:56) Torrey Mitchell (38:09) |
2: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of 1: 1 |
Calgary Flames |
HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California Viewers: 17,496 |
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Apr. 13, 2008 at 8 p.m. |
Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla (13:22) Daymond Langkow (30:14) Dion Phaneuf (41:18) Owen Nolan (56:15) |
4: 3 (1: 3, 1: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
San Jose Sharks Ryane Clowe (1:31) Patrick Marleau (3:19) Douglas Murray (3:33) |
Pengrowth Saddledome , Calgary , Alberta Spectators: 19,289 |
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Apr. 15, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla (3:19) Dion Phaneuf (38:29) |
2: 3 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 2) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
San Jose Sharks Ryane Clowe (30:56) Jonathan Cheechoo (55:06) Joe Thornton (59:50) |
Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta Spectators: 19,289 |
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Apr. 17, 2008 7 p.m. |
San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (31:32) Patrick Marleau (38:07) Jonathan Cheechoo (44:52) Jonathan Cheechoo (48:22) |
4: 3 (0: 0, 2: 1, 2: 2) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla (24:03) Daymond Langkow (49:06) David Moss (58:43) |
HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California Viewers: 17,496 |
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April 20, 2008 6:00 p.m. |
Calgary Flames Owen Nolan (11:33) Daymond Langkow (39:03) |
2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
San Jose Sharks |
Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta Spectators: 19,289 |
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Apr. 22, 2008 7 p.m. |
San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton (10:57) Jeremy Roenick (26:04) Jeremy Roenick (29:04) Joe Pavelski (34:01) Devin Setoguchi (34:53) |
5: 3 (1: 1, 4: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 4: 3 |
Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla (12:23) Owen Nolan (23:33) Wayne Primeau (45:18) |
HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California Viewers: 17,496 |
(3) Minnesota Wild - (6) Colorado Avalanche
The series between Northwest Division rivals Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche was much closer and more even than the final result of 4-2 victories for Colorado would suggest. Five of the six games ended with only one goal difference, three of them only in overtime .
After the first three games had only been decided in extra time, the Avalanche set an exclamation point in the fourth game with a 5-1 win and turned the series in their favor. The strong appearance of their goalkeeper José Théodore in the following two games secured Colorado the passage into the next round. Minnesota's regular season top scorer Marián Gáborík disappointed across the board with just one assist in the sixth game. At Colorado, Andrew Brunette stood out with three goals for a 1-0 lead.
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Apr. 9, 2008 8:00 p.m. (local time) |
Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (43:02) Todd Fedoruk (46:13) |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 2, 2: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Colorado Avalanche Kurt Sauer (21:29) Ryan Smyth (33:08) Joe Sakic (71:11) |
Xcel Energy Center , Saint Paul , Minnesota Spectators: 19,352 |
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Apr. 11, 2008, 8 p.m. |
Minnesota Wild Pavol Demitra (41:37) Mikko Koivu (58:09) Keith Carney (61:14) |
3: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of 1: 1 |
Colorado Avalanche Peter Forsberg (17:06) Milan Hejduk (59:16) |
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota Spectators: 19,360 |
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Apr. 14, 2008 8 p.m. |
Colorado Avalanche Andrew Brunette (15:19) Joe Sakic (54:56) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (47:13) Brian Rolston (51:32) Pierre-Marc Bouchard (71:58) |
Pepsi Center , Denver , Colorado Spectators: 18,007 |
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Apr. 15, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Colorado Avalanche Andrew Brunette (4:01) Wojtek Wolski (5:37) Tyler Arnason (11:08) Ruslan Salej (27:42) Milan Hejduk (36:14) |
5: 1 (3: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (43:11) |
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Spectators: 18,007 |
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Apr. 17, 2008 8 p.m. |
Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard (19:20) Brian Rolston (59:57) |
2: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Colorado Avalanche Andrew Brunette (12:24) Wojtek Wolski (45:06) Paul Stastny (46:25) |
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota Spectators: 19,364 |
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Apr. 19, 2008 8 p.m. |
Colorado Avalanche Ben Guité (8:02) Ryan Smyth (32:20) |
2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
Minnesota Wild Aaron Voros (20:36) |
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Spectators: 18,007 |
(4) Anaheim Ducks - (5) Dallas Stars
The series between the Stanley Cup defending champion Anaheim Ducks and the Dallas Stars, who easily won the series with four wins out of six games, was much more one-sided than many expected . With the elimination of the Ducks, the reigning title holder did not qualify for the second round for the fifth time in a row.
Already in the first game, the Dallas Stars underlined their dominance over their division rivals with a 4-0 win, in which they alone scored three goals in a power play . The offensive of the stars around Mike Ribeiro , Brenden Morrow , Mike Modano and Brad Richards took advantage of the weaknesses of the defensive and of Jean-Sébastien Giguère in the gate of the Ducks rigorously. In addition, Dallas' goalkeeper Marty Turco eliminated the opponent's offensive with the exception of the third and fifth game, which also did not change the comeback of Corey Perry .
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April 10, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Anaheim Ducks |
0: 4 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Dallas Stars Steve Ott (11:25) Loui Eriksson (17:34) Jere Lehtinen (23:58) Brenden Morrow (37:22) |
Honda Center , Anaheim , California Spectators: 17,191 |
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Apr. 12, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Anaheim Ducks Teemu Selänne (23:41) Travis Moen (36:19) |
2: 5 (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 3) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro (6:28) Jere Lehtinen (21:28) Mike Modano (45:47) Brad Richards (46:42) Loui Eriksson (54:36) |
Honda Center, Anaheim, California Spectators: 17,181 |
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Apr. 15, 2008 7.30 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Brenden Morrow (45:43) Brenden Morrow (47:22) |
2: 4 (0: 3, 0: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Anaheim Ducks Todd Marchant (6:39) Ryan Getzlaf (10:09) Chris Pronger (14:31) Chris Pronger (25:34) |
American Airlines Center , Dallas , Texas Spectators: 18,532 |
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Apr. 17, 2008 7 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Joel Lundqvist (16:39) Stu Barnes (49:01) Steve Ott (57:17) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Anaheim Ducks Mathieu Schneider (59:52) |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 18,532 |
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Apr. 18, 2008 7.30 p.m. |
Anaheim Ducks Corey Perry (8:25) Ryan Getzlaf (31:03) Teemu Selänne (40:48) Sean O'Donnell (52:05) Todd Marchant (58:36) |
5: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 3: 1) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Dallas Stars Mattias Norström (18:27) Mike Ribeiro (44:41) |
Honda Center, Anaheim, California Spectators: 17,199 |
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Apr. 20, 2008, 8 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Stéphane Robidas (41:18) Stu Barnes (42:10) Loui Eriksson (57:42) Mike Modano (59:56) |
4: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 4: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
Anaheim Ducks Corey Perry (22:11) |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 18,532 |
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (6) Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers won their series more than clearly against the Canadiens de Montréal, the leader of the regular season of the Eastern Conference, although they had lost all four matches in the same. In the end, the different goalkeeping performances were the decisive factor for the Flyers' 4-1 victory.
After Philadelphia lost the opening game at the Bell Center despite a long lead and some unfortunate decisions by the referee team in overtime , they clearly won the following four games. Above all, they took advantage of the inexperience of the 20-year-old Carey Price in the goal of the Canadiens, who could not build on the performance of the first playoff round in the first three games and in the fifth. His temporary representative Jaroslav Halák did not meet the requirements either. Martin Biron presented himself completely differently in the Flyers goal, who was a reliable support and withstood Montréal's attacking efforts. In addition, they could rely on RJ Umberger on the offensive , who scored eight goals in the five games.
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Apr. 24, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Canadiens de Montréal Andrej Kaszizyn (29:44) Alexei Kowaljow (36:03) Alexei Kowaljow (59:31) Tom Kostopoulos (60:48) |
4: 3 n.V. (0: 2, 2: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger (13:15) Jim Dowd (16:49) Joffrey Lupul (40:19) |
Center Bell , Montréal , Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
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Apr. 26, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Canadiens de Montréal Saku Koivu (16:18) Andrei Markow (41:26) |
2: 4 (1: 2, 0: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger (5:53) Jeff Carter (8:39) Daniel Brière (33:33) RJ Umberger (57:39) |
Center Bell, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
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April 28, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Philadelphia Flyers Scottie Upshall (27:04) Mike Richards (35:12) RJ Umberger (38:19) |
3: 2 (0: 0, 3: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Canadiens de Montréal Tomáš Plekanec (47:29) Saku Koivu (48:41) |
Wachovia Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,849 |
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Apr. 30, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger (27:47) Scott Hartnell (46:47) Daniel Brière (56:22) RJ Umberger (59:58) |
4: 2 (0: 0, 1: 0, 3: 2) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Canadiens de Montréal Tomáš Plekanec (52:59) Saku Koivu (53:36) |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,872 |
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May 3, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Canadiens de Montréal Tomáš Plekanec (4:29) Alexei Kowaljow (11:28) Christopher Higgins (28:15) Andrej Kaszizyn (42:13) |
4: 6 (2: 1, 1: 3, 1: 2) Match report as of: 1: 4 |
Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger (10:20) Mike Richards (34:02) RJ Umberger (35:44) Scott Hartnell (37:00) Scottie Upshall (56:56) Mike Knuble (59:10) |
Center Bell, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 21,273 |
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (5) New York Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins also showed themselves in the semifinals without any major problems with their opponents. After they had knocked out the Ottawa Senators 4-0 in the quarterfinals, they also defeated division rivals New York Rangers by a clear 4-1 in five games. In the regular season they were still defeated in five of the eight games.
In the course of the series, Pittsburgh was able to rely mainly on its balanced offensive around Sidney Crosby , Evgeni Malkin and Marián Hossa , which could only be completely eliminated in the fourth game. The Rangers definitely had opportunities to make the series more evenly balanced, as they gave up a 3-0 lead in the first game. In the following games mostly the goalkeeper's performances played an important role, with Pittsburgh's Marc-André Fleury acting a little happier than New York's Henrik Lundqvist . With seven scorer points, striker Jaromír Jágr triumphed on the part of New York. The series was overshadowed by the ruptured spleen of Rangers player Sean Avery .
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April 25, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Pittsburgh Penguins Jarkko Ruutu (28:13) Pascal Dupuis (28:27) Marián Hossa (44:40) Petr Sýkora (45:00) Jewgeni Malkin (58:19) |
5: 4 (0: 1, 2: 2, 3: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
New York Rangers Martin Straka (13:40) Chris Drury (21:52) Sean Avery (23:37) Scott Gomez (50:04) |
Mellon Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
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Apr. 27, 2008 2 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (33:55) Adam Hall (59:43) |
2: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
New York Rangers |
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
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Apr. 29, 2008 7 p.m. |
New York Rangers Martin Straka (14:32) Ryan Callahan (32:07) Jaromír Jágr (33:11) |
3: 5 (1: 3, 2: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Marián Hossa (1:02) Georges Laraque (16:17) Yevgeni Malkin (17:41) Yevgeni Malkin (37:53) Ryan Malone (42:30) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York Spectators: 18,200 |
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May 1, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
New York Rangers Jaromír Jágr (32:45) Brandon Dubinsky (40:44) Jaromír Jágr (59:46) |
3: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 18,200 |
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May 4, 2008 2 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Marián Hossa (28:45) Yevgeni Malkin (32:40) Marián Hossa (67:10) |
3: 2 n.V. (0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
New York Rangers Lauri Korpikoski (42:03) Nigel Dawes (43:25) |
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
Western Conference
(1) Detroit Red Wings - (6) Colorado Avalanche
The Detroit Red Wings made their appearance in the Conference semifinals against the great rival of the late 1990s, the Colorado Avalanche, without any major problems. After Detroit was unbeaten in the regular season in four games and had to accept only two goals, they also clearly won the playoff series with a 4-0 sweep .
The Red Wings dominated the Avalanche across the board. The strikers Johan Franzén with a total of ten points, including nine goals, which was a record for a four-game series, Henrik Zetterberg with nine points and Pawel Dazjuk with eight were a factor that could never be controlled for the defense of Colorado. In addition, goalkeeper José Théodore , who had previously shown himself strong in the quarter-finals, was weak and his representative Peter Budaj was not an adequate substitute for his three substitutions. Furthermore, they had to contend with injuries to Peter Forsberg , Ryan Smyth and Paul Stastny , which meant that Chris Osgood in the Red Wings goal had few problems with the Colorado offensive, from which only Joe Sakic stood out.
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Apr. 24, 2008 7.30 p.m. (local time) |
Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg (9:46) Daniel Cleary (13:48) Johan Franzén (17:23) Johan Franzén (21:13) |
4: 3 (3: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny (8:53) John-Michael Liles (25:17) Milan Hejduk (36:29) |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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April 26, 2008 3 p.m. |
Detroit Red Wings Johan Franzén (4:22) Johan Franzén (24:04) Valtteri Filppula (25:42) Henrik Zetterberg (30:11) Johan Franzén (48:47) |
5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Ian Laperriere (42:38) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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Apr. 29, 2008 8 p.m. |
Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod (5:17) Andrew Brunette (28:08) Andrew Brunette (45:19) |
3: 4 (1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 0) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Pawel Dazjuk (12:14) Johan Franzén (13:12) Pawel Dazjuk (26:36) Henrik Zetterberg (32:24) |
Pepsi Center , Denver , Colorado Spectators: 18,007 |
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May 1st, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Colorado Avalanche Tyler Arnason (6:51) John-Michael Liles (50:26) |
2: 8 (1: 3, 0: 4, 1: 1) of game status: 0: 4 |
Detroit Red Wings Mikael Samuelsson (4:33) Tomas Holmström (18:34) Johan Franzén (19:21) Henrik Zetterberg (22:15) Henrik Zetterberg (25:45) Johan Franzén (31:37) Johan Franzén (37: 15) Mikael Samuelsson (48:02) |
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Spectators: 18,007 |
(2) San Jose Sharks - (5) Dallas Stars
The series between the San Jose Sharks and the Dallas Stars took a rather untypical course, the stars won 4-2 after they had already led 3-0 in the meantime. The games - like the eight matches in the regular season - were hard-fought. Four games ended in overtime , including the eighth longest in NHL history.
With a strong Marty Turco in goal and a functioning offensive that exploited Yevgeny Nabokov's weak ideas , Dallas won the first three games, including two in the HP Pavilion , although they were always behind. San Jose, however, struck back with two narrow wins, despite backlogs in both games, and made the previously clear starting position exciting again. Only eleven teams in NHL history had achieved this before. In the sixth game it took 129:03 minutes before captain Brenden Morrow released the Dallas Stars in fourth overtime with the 2-1 winning goal.
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April 25, 2008 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
San Jose Sharks Milan Michálek (24:50) Jonathan Cheechoo (56:58) |
2: 3 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Dallas Stars Mike Modano (26:06) Brenden Morrow (29:09) Brenden Morrow (64:39) |
HP Pavilion at San Jose , San Jose , California Viewers: 17,496 |
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April 27, 2008 6:00 p.m. |
San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (10:13) Milan Michálek (34:54) |
2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 4) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro (15:37) Brad Richards (40:32) Mike Modano (43:39) Niklas Hagman (53:55) Niklas Hagman (58:45) |
HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California Viewers: 17,496 |
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April 29, 2008 6.30 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Sergei Subow (40:47) Mattias Norström (64:37) |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 0 |
San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (19:25) |
American Airlines Center , Dallas , Texas Spectators: 18,532 |
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Apr. 30, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Jere Lehtinen (25:25) |
1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (29:19) Milan Michálek (43:26) |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 18,584 |
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May 2, 2008 7 p.m. |
San Jose Sharks Milan Michálek (46:20) Brian Campbell (51:07) Joe Pavelski (61:05) |
3: 2 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Dallas Stars Jere Lehtinen (26:14) Brenden Morrow (39:04) |
HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California Viewers: 17,496 |
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May 4, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Antti Miettinen (24:49) Brenden Morrow (129: 03) |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
San Jose Sharks Ryane Clowe (41:39) |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 18,532 |
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (6) Philadelphia Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins reached the Stanley Cup final with almost no problems with a 4-1 victory in the Eastern Conference final against local rivals Philadelphia Flyers in the so-called "Battle of Pennsylvania " . It was the Penguins' first win in a playoff series against the Flyers and their first entry into the final series, combined with winning the Prince of Wales Trophy , since the 1991/92 season . Both teams had met eight times during the regular season due to their classification in the Atlantic Division, with Philadelphia five games - but only one of the last four - had been able to win.
In the first game, the Pittsburgh Penguins underpinned their favorite position against the weakest team of the previous season and won the game in the local Mellon Arena thanks to their storm duo Sidney Crosby and Yevgeny Malkin 4-2, although they were temporarily behind with 1: 2 in an offensive opening third had. The Flyers had to do without their strongest defender, Finland's Kimmo Timonen , for the first time in the playoffs due to an injury, which caused them problems. Another injury to Braydon Coburn during the second game in the series made things worse for Philadelphia. Pittsburgh finally also won the second home game due to two goals in the power play with 4-2 and traveled with a 2-0 lead in the series to Philadelphia , which felt disadvantaged by the referees. In the first game at the Wachovia Center , the Penguins set the course for victory early in the first third with two goals. Although the Flyers were able to keep the match open until ten minutes before the end thanks to RJ Umberger's connection goal, Ryan Malone and Marián Hossa with their goals and an outstanding Marc-André Fleury in goal sealed the Pittsburgh Penguins' third victory in a row. With the chance of a sweep , Pittsburgh went into the fourth game, but acted too cautiously there. Philadelphia countered this with a changed tactic and was able to eliminate the dangerous offensive Pittsburgh. With three goals in the first third, including the first of their previous top scorer Daniel Brière , Philadelphia laid the foundation for the 4-2 victory, which was briefly endangered again by two goals by Penguins player Jordan Staal in the final third. The Penguins then finally made the decision in the fifth game back in Pittsburgh . An excellent offensive, from which Marián Hossa stood out with four and Ryan Malone with three points, shot out a never threatened 6-0. Fleury crowned his performance in the series, which was rarely noticed in Pittsburgh's offensive vortex, with a shutout .
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May 9, 2008 7.30 p.m. (local time) |
Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sýkora (6:19) Sidney Crosby (14:11) Yevgeni Malkin (19:53) Yevgeni Malkin (24:50) |
4: 2 (3: 2, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers Mike Richards (8:30) Mike Richards (12:50) |
Mellon Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
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May 11, 2008 7.30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (10:48) Marián Hossa (33:43) Maxime Talbot (48:51) Jordan Staal (59:31) |
4: 2 (1: 0, 1: 2, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Carter (25:46) Mike Richards (39:36) |
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
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May 13, 2008 7.30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger (10:59) |
1: 4 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney (5:03) Marián Hossa (7:41) Ryan Malone (49:58) Marián Hossa (59:06) |
Wachovia Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,965 |
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May 15, 2008 7.30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Flyers Joffrey Lupul (8:27) Daniel Brière (11:48) Jeff Carter (18:50) Joffrey Lupul (59:27) |
4: 2 (3: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (43:16) Jordan Staal (54:11) |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 19,972 |
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May 18, 2008 3 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone (2:30) Jewgeni Malkin (9:50) Marián Hossa (28:24) Ryan Malone (31:42) Jordan Staal (39:02) Pascal Dupuis (44:03) |
6: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
Western Conference
(1) Detroit Red Wings - (5) Dallas Stars
The Presidents' Trophy winner Detroit Red Wings secured their first entry into the Stanley Cup final since winning the 2001/02 season with a 4-2 win in the Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars . It was also the first time since 2002 that the team with the highest points in the regular season also advanced to the championship final. For Detroit it was the fifth Clarence S. Campbell Bowl since winning the first time at the end of the 1994/95 season . In the course of the regular season there were four encounters between the two teams, of which the Red Wings had finished three as winners.
In the first game of the series, Detroit benefited from the seven-day break that the players had due to the clear victory in the previous round, compared to the four-day break of the Dallas players, who had decided the last game of their series only in the fourth overtime. Detroit laid the foundations for their first win in the opening third with two goals, which they expanded by two more goals to 4-0 in the course of the second period. There were only three hits in the power play . Brenden Morrow's goal to 1: 4 had only static value, although Dallas was dissatisfied with the performance of the referees. In the second game in the Joe Louis Arena , the Red Wings were able to use their regeneration advantage and won 2-1 despite an injury to their striker Johan Franzén in the run-up to the game. In the second third of the encounter, the stars had to cope with the failure of their striker Jere Lehtinen . The one-sided game was overshadowed by a stick blow from Dallas' Mike Ribeiro against Detroit goalkeeper Chris Osgood after the end of the game, which went unpunished by the league administration. In the first game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas , the Red Wings continued to demonstrate their strength and came to the third win in a row. While the attacking duo Pawel Dazjuk and Henrik Zetterberg represented the injured Franzén well with four goals alone in a 5-2 win, the top strikers of the Dallas Stars remained largely pale. With the chance of another sweep , the Red Wings went into the fourth game, but lost there against a much improved team from Dallas, from which goalkeeper Marty Turco stood out. Although Detroit had advantages over the entire game and a regular hit to the supposed 1-0 lead was denied them, the series seemed more balanced for the first time, which gave the stars a 3-1 win. It was Detroit's first loss after nine straight wins. Back in Detroit , the stars relied on the tactics of the previous game. They succeeded in not allowing the Red Wings offensive to unfold, although they could still rely on Marty Turco in goal. The 2-1 win, Turco's first ever in the Joe Louis Arena, reduced Dallas' deficit in the series to 2: 3 and made it exciting again. The sixth encounter was decided early on in favor of the Red Wings, who led 4-0 shortly after the start of the middle third. They could rely on the accuracy of the strikers in the back rows of the storm.
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May 8, 2008 7.30 p.m. (local time) |
Detroit Red Wings Brian Rafalski (4:28) Johan Franzén (15:34) Tomas Holmström (26:40) Valtteri Filppula (35:37) |
4: 1 (2: 2, 2: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Dallas Stars Brenden Morrow (38:53) |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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May 10, 2008 7 p.m. |
Detroit Red Wings Darren Helm (5:56) Henrik Zetterberg (15:13) |
2: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Dallas Stars Stéphane Robidas (10:41) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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May 12, 2008 7 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Nicklas Grossmann (15:13) Brad Richards (23:47) |
2: 5 (1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 2) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Pawel Dazjuk (9:27) Pawel Dazjuk (15:50) Jiří Hudler (31:54) Henrik Zetterberg (41:38) Pawel Dazjuk (57:19) |
American Airlines Center , Dallas , Texas Spectators: 18,532 |
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May 14, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Loui Eriksson (39:37) Mike Modano (45:35) Brenden Morrow (54:34) |
3: 1 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg (40:49) |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 18,532 |
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May 17, 2008 1.30 p.m. |
Detroit Red Wings Jiří Hudler (3:30 p.m.) |
1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Dallas Stars Trevor Daley (9:21) Joel Lundqvist (26:04) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
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May 19, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
Dallas Stars Stéphane Robidas (42:27) |
1: 4 (0: 3, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Detroit Red Wings Kris Draper (3:45) Pawel Dazjuk (11:41) Dallas Drake (16:17) Henrik Zetterberg (23:11) |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Spectators: 18,584 |
Stanley Cup Final
(W1) Detroit Red Wings - (E2) Pittsburgh Penguins
Based on the results in the previous rounds, the Detroit Red Wings , the best team in the Western Conference , faced the Pittsburgh Penguins , the best team in the Eastern Conference , in the final series of the Stanley Cup . Already in the regular season, both teams had recommended themselves to participate in the finals, as Detroit had finished it with the best record in the Western Conference and winning the Presidents' Trophy . Pittsburgh was the second best team in the Eastern Conference behind the Canadiens de Montréal . The last title win of the Detroit Red Wings dated from the 2001/02 season , while the Pittsburgh Penguins had won the trophy for the last time in the 1991/92 season . It was the first playoff series that both franchises have played against each other in their 41 years together in the league since 1967 . Last franchises were from Pittsburgh and Detroit in the Major League Baseball - World Series 1909 successive hit. Back then, the Pittsburgh Pirates could beat the Detroit Tigers in a seven-game series.
The Red Wings and Penguins did not play against each other during the season due to the game plan mode. The last meeting was therefore in the 2006/07 season . Detroit won it 2-0 on October 7, 2006 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. The Detroit Red Wings roster included 15 of the 20 players from back then, while the Pittsburgh Penguins still had ten players. The average age of the Detroit cadre was 32.3 years, which was a marked difference from the 27.9 years of the penguins. The Red Wings' surplus of experience was also reflected in the number of Stanley Cups they have already won. Detroit was able to fall back on ten players who have so far won a total of 23 titles. Pittsburgh had only three players with a total of four title wins available.
Game 1
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May 24, 2008 8:00 p.m. (local time) |
Detroit Red Wings Mikael Samuelsson (33:01) Mikael Samuelsson (42:16) Daniel Cleary (57:18) Henrik Zetterberg (59:47) |
4: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 3: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
In the very first game of the series, the Detroit Red Wings underlined their role as favorites in the Joe Louis Arena at home in front of 20,066 spectators and clearly defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0. Detroit goalkeeper Chris Osgood celebrated a shutout and striker Mikael Samuelsson was able to excel as a double goal scorer.
After a goalless and balanced first third, in which Detroit a controversial goal by Nicklas Lidström was not recognized due to alleged goalkeeping disability by Tomas Holmström , the Red Wings took control of the game in the second section. Detroit's superiority led in the 34th minute to a 1-0 lead by Mikael Samuelsson, who was able to overcome Marc-André Fleury in Pittsburgh's goal with a pawn trick . Pittsburgh acted with too much respect and the inexperience, which led to many inadequacies in the setup of the game, exploited the experienced Detroit players in the final third. First, Samuelsson was able to increase to 2-0 after 43 minutes played after he had fought for the puck in the opposing attack zone. Daniel Cleary finally made the preliminary decision almost three minutes before the end with a counterattack in the minority . The finale was Henrik Zetterberg 13 seconds left in the game with a power play -Tor.
Game 2
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May 26, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Detroit Red Wings Brad Stuart (6:55) Tomas Holmström (11:18) Valtteri Filppula (48:48) |
3: 0 (2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
In the second game, the Detroit Red Wings managed to win a home win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in front of a sold-out crowd. Goalkeeper Chris Osgood was again without a goal in the 3-0 win. On the Detroit side, Johan Franzén , who had been injured since the second Conference final, returned to the squad, while Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien nominated the experienced Gary Roberts for the encounter.
As early as the seventh minute of the game, Detroit took a 1-0 lead with a deflected slap shot by Brad Stuart , which quickly dismissed the resolutions of the Penguins, who had entered the game with a different line-up compared to the first game. The preparatory work of the Finn Valtteri Filppula was again the result of a mistake in Pittburgh's play structure. Almost four and a half minutes later, Tomas Holmström increased the score to 2-0 with a single shot, putting the Penguins under increasing pressure not to have to go home two-game behind in the series. Despite good chances in the first and second thirds, the players from Pittsburgh did not manage to score the next goal, as they repeatedly failed against brilliantly parrying Chris Osgood. The inadequate exploitation of opportunities then took revenge in the final third, when Valtteri Filppula sealed the 3-0 final score with his second scorer point of the evening in the 49th minute after a beautiful individual performance. In the closing minutes there were some arguments between the players who tried to provoke each other in order to set an example for the upcoming games.
Game 3
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May 28, 2008 8:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (17:25) Sidney Crosby (22:34) Adam Hall (47:18) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Johan Franzén (34:48) Mikael Samuelsson (53:37) |
Mellon Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
With the return to the Mellon Arena , which was sold out with 17,132 spectators , the Pittsburgh Penguins got back on the road to success and continued their defeatless series on home ice in the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was Pittsburgh's first win in the final series. The standout player on the Penguins side was their team captain Sidney Crosby , who scored two goals exactly 16 years after Pittsburgh's last title win.
After the Pittsburgh Penguins had failed to score in the first two games, they scored their first goal in the 18th minute - and after 138 minutes of playing time in the three finals - through their captain Sidney Crosby, which also took the 1-0 lead after the first third meant. This was preceded by a serious bad pass in his own third by Brad Stuart . At the beginning of the second half, Chris Osgood prevented a second goal from Pittsburgh. A few seconds later, however, Crosby managed to overcome him again and increase the score in the power play to 2-0. Five minutes before the end of the middle section, the recovered Johan Franzén shortened to 1: 2 with a nice individual performance. Unimpressed by this, the Penguins continued their game, which was significantly better than the first two games. After four minutes in the final third they missed with a double chance to restore the old two-goal gap, but finally took advantage of one of their chances three minutes later. After Gary Roberts had fought for the puck in the opposing third, this came to Adam Hall , who increased to 3: 1 with the help of Osgood's leg guards. Despite an attack storm, Detroit only managed the connection goal in the 54th minute through Mikael Samuelsson .
Game 4
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May 31, 2008 8 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Marian Hossa (2:51) |
1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidström (7:06) Jiří Hudler (42:26) |
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
With a close 2-1 win - at the same time the first away win in the course of the final series - in the Mellon Arena, which was once again sold out, the Detroit Red Wings made a big step towards winning the cup. Detroit extended their lead in the series to 3: 1, although they had to temporarily do without their striker Tomas Holmström , who was out with a thigh injury.
Before the game started, there was initially a minute of silence in honor of the two days before fatally injured defender of the Vancouver Canucks , Luc Bourdon . After a physically tough initial phase, the Pittsburgh Penguins received their first opportunity in the power play in the third minute of the game , with Marián Hossa being able to overcome goalkeeper Chris Osgood in a confined space with a dusting after 40 seconds . A few minutes later, the crossbar prevented Pittsburgh from taking a 2-0 lead. The missed opportunity came back in the eighth minute when Detroit defender Nicklas Lidström hit the penalty spot from the blue line to equalize 1-1 shortly after a penalty for the Penguins had expired . The goalless middle section showed playfully superior Pittsburgh Penguins, which, however, did not transform their chances in front of the opposing goal. However, Pavel Dazjuk failed on the other side on the goal post. In the 43rd minute of play, Jiří Hudler punished the nervous Penguins with his first goal in the series when he was able to beat Marc-André Fleury with a backhand shot from the turn into the short corner. Then Pittsburgh had a great chance to equalize with a 5-on-3 majority, but they could not beat Chris Osgood in goal. Pittsburgh's Yevgeny Malkin remained pointless and goalless for the fourth game in a row.
Game 5
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June 2, 2008 8 p.m. |
Detroit Red Wings Darren Helm (22:54) Pawel Dazjuk (46:43) Brian Rafalski (49:23) |
3: 4 n.V. (0: 2, 1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of 3: 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Marián Hossa (8:37) Adam Hall (14:41) Maxime Talbot (59:25) Petr Sýkora (109: 57) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 20,066 |
In the fifth-longest final game in NHL history with 109: 57 minutes playing time, the Pittsburgh Penguins prevailed 4-3 in the third overtime in the once again sold-out Detroit Joe Louis Arena, thus reversing the early title win of the Detroit Red Wings. The shooter of the decisive goal was Petr Sýkora . Marc-André Fleury also shone in Pittburgh's goal with 55 saved shots, 24 of them in overtime.
In contrast to the two previous games in Detroit, the Pittsburgh Penguins got off to a good start, with goals from Marián Hossa in the ninth minute and Adam Hall , whose skate was shot by Detroit defender Niklas Kronwall , in the 15th minute of the game Third with 2-0 lead. After that, the hosts found their way into the game and were able to make the connection three minutes after the start of the middle section with Darren Helm's shot, which Rob Scuderi deflected for his goalkeeper Marc-André Fleury. The Red Wings also dominated in the final section, trying to win the cup in front of their home crowd. A deflected shot from Pawel Dazjuk in the 47th and a slap shot by Brian Rafalski in the 50th minute, which led to Detroit's 3-2 lead, left no doubt. The Red Wings stayed in front until 35 seconds before the end of the encounter, before Maxime Talbot , who came on the ice as the sixth outfield player for Fleury, brought the puck past Chris Osgood from the left corner and saved the penguins in overtime. There Detroit dominated the first extension, but failed despite the greatest chances on the outstanding Fleury in goal. In the second section, too, the Red Wings had the greatest opportunity to shoot, but this was also not used to bring about the final decision. This took revenge in the third extension period, when Jiří Hudler received a four-minute penalty on Detroit's side. In the following outnumbered situation , Petr Sýkora finally scored to 4: 3 for Pittsburgh, which reduced the gap in the series to 2: 3.
Game 6
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June 4, 2008 8 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Penguins Yevgeny Malkin (35:26) Marián Hossa (58:33) |
2: 3 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Detroit Red Wings Brian Rafalski (5:03) Valtteri Filppula (28:07) Henrik Zetterberg (47:36) |
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,132 |
The sixth game brought the series back to Pittsburgh, which gave the Pittsburgh Penguins the chance to equalize in the series in the Mellon Arena, which was sold out with 17,132 spectators . Ultimately, however, the Detroit Red Wings secured their fourth win in the series with a 3-2 win and thus their eleventh title win. As the best player in the playoffs, the Swede Henrik Zetterberg was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy , who also scored the decisive goal. In a broken first third, the Red Wings scored the 1-0 lead for the first time since the second game in the series after five minutes. Hal Gill had deflected a shot from Brian Rafalski unsustainable into his own goal. After the leadership of Detroit, the Penguins had several chances to equalize the game with a two-man majority , but failed either because of Chris Osgood in the Detroit goal or because of their own inability. Shortly before the middle of the game, the Red Wings, in the person of Valtteri Filppula , took advantage of a carelessness by Marc-André Fleury , who was unable to capture a shot by Mikael Samuelsson , and increased the score to 2-0. Unimpressed by this, Pittsburgh scored a good seven minutes later with Yevgeny Malkin's first goal of the series, after Gary Roberts had missed a good opportunity two minutes earlier . Henrik Zetterberg then took care of the supposed preliminary decision in the 48th minute of the game. A harmless shot from Zetterberg at the goal of the Penguins, Fleury slipped under his leg protector, who then pushed the puck over the goal line while falling backwards. Pittsburgh did not give up after another setback and scored the 2: 3 one and a half minutes before the end in the power play and with an additional sixth field player. Detroit was finally able to save the lead over time, although the Penguins came close to equalizing a few seconds before the end.
For the Detroit Red Wings it was the eleventh title win since the franchise was founded on September 25, 1926 and the fourth in the last eleven years. Henrik Zetterberg, a proven two-way striker, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. After his teammate Nicklas Lidström six years earlier, Zetterberg was the second European award winner ever.
Stanley Cup winner
The Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings traditionally had a total of 52 people, including 25 players, as well as some officials, the coaching staff and management, engraved on the base of the trophy. For the players, the rule was that they should either have played 41 games for the team in the regular season or one game in the final series. But there were always exceptions.
The 25 players in Detroit are made up of two goalkeepers, eight defenders and 15 attackers. With seven Swedes, two Czechs and one Finnish, one Slovak and one Russian, there were a total of twelve Europeans , more than ever before in the team of a cup winner. Nicklas Lidström and Daniel Cleary took care of two Nova . Lidström was the first European team captain of a team that won the final and Cleary was the first native Newfoundland dog to win the title. The players Kris Draper , Tomas Holmström , Nicklas Lidström, Kirk Maltby and Darren McCarty all managed to win their fourth title in their careers.
Stanley Cup Winner: Detroit Red Wings |
Goalkeepers: Dominik Hašek , Chris Osgood Defenders: Chris Chelios , Niklas Kronwall , Brett Lebda , Nicklas Lidström ( C ), Andreas Lilja , Derek Meech , Brian Rafalski , Brad Stuart Attackers: Daniel Cleary , Pawel Dazjuk , Aaron Downey , Dallas Drake , Kris Draper , Valtteri Filppula , Johan Franzén , Darren Helm , Tomas Holmström , Jiří Hudler , Tomáš Kopecký , Kirk Maltby , Darren McCarty , Mikael Samuelsson , Henrik Zetterberg Head Coach: Mike Babcock General Manager: Ken Holland |
Best scorer
The best scorer of the playoffs was the Swede Henrik Zetterberg from the Detroit Red Wings , who also won the Conn Smythe Trophy , and the Canadian Sidney Crosby from the Pittsburgh Penguins . Both scored 27 points scorer in the course of the playoffs , with Zetterberg needing two more than Crosby with 22 games. In addition to leading the scorer standings, Zetterberg was also leading the scorer list with his team-mate Johan Franzén . Franzén needed 16 games for his 13 hits, six fewer than Zetterberg. With 21 assists , Sidney Crosby was the undisputed leader in this category. The best points per game recorded Jaromír Jágr of the New York Rangers , who scored 15 points in ten games. The best non-finalist was Mike Ribeiro of the Dallas Stars with 17 points from 18 games.
Among the defenders, Niklas Kronwall of the Detroit Red Wings achieved 14th place overall with 15 points - including not a single goal - from 22 matches. The most dangerous goal with four goals was with Brian Rafalski also a defender of the Stanley Cup winner from Detroit.
In the rookies , Brandon Dubinsky of the New York Rangers with eight points from ten games and Montreal's Sjarhej Kaszizyn with eight points from twelve games were the most successful.
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
| player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit | 22nd | 13 | 14th | 27 | +16 | 16 |
| Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh | 20th | 6th | 21st | 27 | +7 | 12 |
| Marián Hossa | Pittsburgh | 20th | 12 | 14th | 26th | +8 | 12 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | Detroit | 22nd | 10 | 13 | 23 | +13 | 6th |
| Yevgeny Malkin | Pittsburgh | 20th | 10 | 12 | 22nd | +3 | 24 |
| Johan Franzén | Detroit | 16 | 13 | 5 | 18th | +13 | 14th |
| Mike Ribeiro | Dallas | 18th | 3 | 14th | 17th | ± 0 | 16 |
| Daniel Brière | Philadelphia | 17th | 9 | 7th | 16 | −3 | 20th |
| Ryan Malone | Pittsburgh | 20th | 6th | 10 | 16 | +4 | 25th |
| RJ Umberger | Philadelphia | 17th | 10 | 5 | 15th | +7 | 10 |
Best goalkeeper
The best statistic values in the most important categories came from a goalkeeper, Dan Ellis from Nashville Predators , who had already failed in the first playoff round, and Chris Osgood, a goalkeeper who - after scoring Dominik Hašek in the course of the first playoff round had replaced - played a decisive role in the final victory of the Detroit Red Wings . As in the regular season, Ellis had the best catch rate of all goalkeepers, while Osgood had the lowest goals against.
Together with Marc-André Fleury , who had led the Pittsburgh Penguins to the finals due to his consistent performance , Osgood was also at the top with 14 wins and three shutouts in these categories. Fleury stood between the posts of his team most often and for the longest with 20 games and 1251: 10 minutes.
Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.
| player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Osgood | Detroit | 19th | 1159: 57 | 14th | 4th | 30th | 3 | 93.0 | 1.55 |
| Marc-André Fleury | Pittsburgh | 20th | 1251: 10 | 14th | 6th | 41 | 3 | 93.3 | 1.97 |
| Marty Turco | Dallas | 18th | 1152: 13 | 10 | 8th | 40 | 1 | 92.2 | 2.08 |
| Yevgeny Nabokov | San Jose | 13 | 852: 52 | 6th | 7th | 31 | 1 | 90.7 | 2.18 |
| Dan Ellis | Nashville | 6th | 356: 35 | 2 | 4th | 15th | 0 | 93.8 | 2.52 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 2008 on hockey-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Stanley Cup Final notes, nuggets and storylines. nhl.com, May 21, 2008, accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Moment of Silence for Bourdon. nhl.com, May 30, 2008, accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Brian Compton: Lidstrom first European captain to hoist Cup. nhl.com, June 5, 2008, accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Shawn P. Roarke: Native son Cleary makes Newfoundland proud. nhl.com, June 5, 2008, accessed March 2, 2017 .
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