Stanley Cup Playoffs 2016

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Stanley Cup Playoffs 2016
Period April 13, 2016 to June 12, 2016
Stanley Cup winner Pittsburgh Penguins (4th title)
finalist San Jose Sharks
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Logan Couture (San Jose)
Gates 478 (5.25 per game)
spectator 1,684,548 (18,511 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup the year 2016 began on 13 April 2016 and ended on 12 June 2016 with a 4: 2 victory of the Pittsburgh Penguins over the San Jose Sharks . The Penguins, who made Sidney Crosby the most valuable player in the playoffs , won the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history and the first since 2009 . The defeated San Jose Sharks were in a Stanley Cup final for the first time and had the best scorer of the finals in their ranks in Logan Couture .

For the first time in 46 years, no Canadian team managed to reach the playoffs. The last time this happened in the NHL 1969/70 season , when the league still consisted of twelve teams and the Canadiens de Montréal and the Toronto Maple Leafs, the only two Canadian representatives failed in the regular season. In this context, the Edmonton Oilers did not qualify for the tenth time in a row for the post-season and thus set the NHL negative record for the Florida Panthers (2001-2011). In contrast, the Detroit Red Wings expanded their streak of consecutive playoff appearances to 25. In addition, for the fourth time in six years, all three California teams reached the playoffs.

The Stanley Cup winners of the past five years, the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings, failed in the first round . Furthermore, of the eight teams in the second round, only the Pittsburgh Penguins have won a Stanley Cup in the past 10 years (2009). In addition, for the first time since 2006, no Original Six team was represented in the second round. In addition, for the first time since the playoffs in 2002, no team was eliminated by a sweep (4-0 defeat).

mode

After the three teams with the highest points and the two wild card teams of the respective conference have qualified from each division, the playoffs , which are held in the knockout system , start . In the first round, the division winners meet the wild card teams of the respective conference, whereby the division winner with the most points meets the worse of the two wild card teams. The remaining pairings of the Conference quarter-finals will be played within the division among the teams that placed second and third.

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 Conference

Atlantic Division
Metropolitan Division
Wild cards

Western Conference

Central Division
Pacific Division
Wild cards

Playoff tree

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                         
A1  Florida panthers 2            
EWC1  New York Islanders 4th  
EWC1  New York Islanders 1
NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference
  A2  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th  
A2  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th
A3  Detroit Red Wings 1  
A2  Tampa Bay Lightning 3
  M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th  
M1  Washington Capitals 4th    
EWC2  Philadelphia Flyers 2  
M1  Washington Capitals 2
  M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th  
M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
M3  New York Rangers 1  
M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
  P3  San Jose Sharks 2
C1  Dallas Stars 4th      
WWC2  Minnesota Wild 2  
C1  Dallas Stars 3
  C2  St. Louis Blues 4th  
C2  St. Louis Blues 4th
C3  Chicago Blackhawks 3  
C2  St. Louis Blues 2
  P3  San Jose Sharks 4th  
P1  Anaheim Ducks 3    
WWC1  Nashville Predators 4th  
WWC1  Nashville Predators 3
NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference
  P3  San Jose Sharks 4th  
P2  Los Angeles Kings 1
P3  San Jose Sharks 4th  

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Florida Panthers - (EWC1) New York Islanders

April 14, 2016
8:00 p.m.
(local time)
Florida Panthers
Teddy Purcell (1:55)
Jussi Jokinen (13:51)
Reilly Smith (21:31)
Reilly Smith (46:56)
4: 5
(2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
New York Islanders
Brock Nelson (6:39)
Frans Nielsen (16:46)
John Tavares (39:38)
Kyle Okposo (42:33)
Ryan Strome (46:01)
BB&T Center , Sunrise , Florida
Spectators: 17,422
April 15, 2016
7.30 p.m.
Florida Panthers
Reilly Smith (4:32)
Nick Bjugstad (26:17)
Dmitri Kulikow (59:50)
3: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 1
New York Islanders
John Tavares (56:27)
BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Spectators: 18,373
April 17, 2016 at
8 p.m.
New York Islanders
Ryan Pulock (25:21)
Shane Prince (31:48)
Frans Nielsen (36:55)
Thomas Hickey (72:31)
4: 3 n.V.
(0: 1, 3: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Florida Panthers
Reilly Smith (2:25)
Aleksander Barkov (21:11)
Nick Bjugstad (27:23)
Barclays Center , New York City , New York
Spectators: 15,795
April 20, 2016,
8 p.m.
New York Islanders
John Tavares (39:44)
1: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Florida Panthers
Teddy Purcell (35:18)
Alex Petrovic (49:25)
Barclays Center, New York City, New York
Spectators: 15,795
April 22, 2016 at
8 p.m.
Florida Panthers
Aleksander Barkov (41:59)
1: 2 n.V.
(0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
New York Islanders
Frans Nielsen (13:31)
Alan Quine (96:00)
BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Spectators: 20,247
Apr. 24, 2016
7:00 p.m.
New York Islanders
John Tavares (59:06)
John Tavares (90:41)
2: 1 n.V.
(0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 2
Florida Panthers
Jonathan Huberdeau (18:58)
Barclays Center, New York City, New York
Spectators: 15,795

(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning - (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Apr. 13, 2016
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kutscherow (6:23)
Nikita Kutscherow (29:29)
Alexander Killorn (48:52)
3: 2
(1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Detroit Red Wings
Mike Green (22:11)
Justin Abdelkader (24:07)
Amalie Arena , Tampa , Florida
Spectators: 19,092
April 15, 2016 at
7 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kutscherow (15:17)
Brian Boyle (26:46)
Tyler Johnson (46:32)
Tyler Johnson (54:48)
Alexander Killorn (57:16)
5: 2
(1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
Detroit Red Wings
Dylan Larkin (23:30)
Brad Richards (44:27)
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Spectators: 19,092
Apr 17, 2016 at
7 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings
Andreas Athanasiou (32:42)
Henrik Zetterberg (37:22)
2: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Tampa Bay Lightning
Joe Louis Arena , Detroit , Michigan
Spectators: 20,027
April 19, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings
Darren Helm (34:53)
Gustav Nyquist (39:50)
2: 3
(0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kutscherow (5:41)
Nikita Kutscherow (30:31)
Ondřej Palát (57:01)
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Spectators: 20,027
Apr. 21, 2016 at
7 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexander Killorn (58:17)
1: 0
(0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1
Detroit Red Wings
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Spectators: 19,092

(M1) Washington Capitals - (EWC2) Philadelphia Flyers

April 14, 2016
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Washington Capitals
John Carlson (36:21)
Jay Beagle (56:36)
2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Philadelphia Flyers
Verizon Center , Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,506
April 16, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Washington Capitals
John Carlson (14:09)
Jason Chimera (22:26)
Alexander Ovetschkin (37:21)
Nicklas Bäckström (57:47)
4: 1
(1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
Philadelphia Flyers
Jakub Voráček (29:37)
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,506
Apr. 18, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers
Michael Raffl (0:57)
1: 6
(1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 4)
Match report
as of: 0: 3
Washington Capitals
Marcus Johansson (4:43)
Alexander Ovetschkin (28:50)
Yevgeny Kuznetsov (41:58)
John Carlson (47:37)
Alexander Ovechkin (54:58)
Jay Beagle (58:20)
Wells Fargo Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 19,678
April 20, 2016,
7 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers
Shayne Gostisbehere (5:51)
Andrew MacDonald (23:51)
2: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
Washington Capitals
T. J. Oshie (42:38)
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 19,692
April 22, 2016 at
7 p.m.
Washington Capitals
0: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan White (27:52)
Chris VandeVelde (59:29)
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,506
Apr. 24, 2016 at
12 noon
Philadelphia Flyers
0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 4
Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström (28:59)
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 19,925

(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (M3) New York Rangers

Apr. 13, 2016
8:00 p.m.
(local time)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Patric Hörnqvist (19:42)
Sidney Crosby (38:56)
Tom Kühnhackl (45:31)
Patric Hörnqvist (48:02)
Patric Hörnqvist (57:10)
5: 2
(1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
New York Rangers
Derek Stepan (43:10)
Derek Stepan (50:11)
Consol Energy Center , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,588
April 16, 2016
3 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Phil Kessel (23:21)
Phil Kessel (45:42)
2: 4
(0: 0, 1: 3, 1: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 1
New York Rangers
Keith Yandle (32:38)
Derick Brassard (32:56)
Mats Zuccarello (36:52)
Chris Kreider (40:39)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,614
April 19, 2016
7:00 p.m.
New York Rangers
Rick Nash (20:39)
1: 3
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby (39:18)
Matt Cullen (44:16)
Kris Letang (59:47)
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
Spectators: 18,006
Apr. 21, 2016 at
7 p.m.
New York Rangers
0: 5
(0: 3, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Fehr (1:09)
Patric Hörnqvist (7:11)
Conor Sheary (16:12)
Jewgeni Malkin (24:00)
Jewgeni Malkin (43:28)
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Spectators: 18,006
23 Apr 2016
3 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Carl Hagelin (9:50)
Phil Kessel (11:39)
Bryan Rust (25:21)
Matt Cullen (29:26)
Conor Sheary (36:18)
Bryan Rust (39:01)
6: 3
(2: 2, 4: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 4: 1
New York Rangers
Rick Nash (1:02)
Dominic Moore (10.35)
Chris Kreider (45:38)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,607

Western Conference

(C1) Dallas Stars - (WWC2) Minnesota Wild

April 14, 2016
8.30 p.m.
(local time)
Dallas Stars
Radek Faksa (23:53)
Jason Spezza (32:17)
Patrick Eaves (44:16)
Jamie Benn (56:00)
4: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Minnesota Wild
American Airlines Center , Dallas , Texas
Spectators: 18,532
April 16, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Dallas Stars
Antoine Roussel (23:54)
Jamie Benn (50:23)
2: 1
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
Minnesota Wild
Marco Scandella (52:42)
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 18,988
Apr. 18, 2016
7.30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild
Chris Porter (19:10)
Erik Haula (26:04)
Jason Pominville (39:13)
Mikko Koivu (46:26)
Jason Pominville (58:46)
5: 3
(1: 2, 2: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Dallas Stars
Patrick Sharp (0:26)
Patrick Sharp (4:10)
Colton Sceviour (53:45)
Xcel Energy Center , Saint Paul , Minnesota
Spectators: 19,038
April 20, 2016 at
8:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild
Jason Pominville (25:01)
Charlie Coyle (30:14)
2: 3
(0: 0, 2: 3, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
Dallas Stars
Aleš Hemský (29:11)
Patrick Eaves (33:24)
Jason Spezza (38:51)
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Spectators: 19,080
April 22, 2016 at
8.30 p.m.
Dallas Stars
Johnny Oduya (17:18)
Jamie Benn (41:00)
Jason Spezza (48:28)
Alex Goligoski (48:56)
4: 5 n.V.
(1: 2, 0: 0, 3: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Minnesota Wild
Mikael Granlund (3:32)
Jordan Schroeder (5:16)
Nino Niederreiter (41:50)
Mikko Koivu (56:51)
Mikko Koivu (64:55)
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 18,889
April 24, 2016
2 p.m.
Minnesota Wild
Jared Spurgeon (43:48)
Jonas Brodin (44:04)
Jared Spurgeon (48:39)
Jason Pominville (55:13)
4: 5
(0: 3, 0: 1, 4: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 4
Dallas Stars
John Klingberg (5:56)
Jason Spezza (9:07)
Patrick Sharp (18:11)
Jamie Benn (39:36)
Alex Goligoski (50:28)
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Spectators: 19,310

(C2) St. Louis Blues - (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Apr. 13, 2016
8.30 p.m.
(local time)
St. Louis Blues
David Backes (69:04)
1: 0 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Chicago Blackhawks
Scottrade Center , St. Louis , Missouri
Spectators: 19,241
April 15, 2016 at
7 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Wladimir Tarassenko (35:20)
Kevin Shattenkirk (59:58)
2: 3
(0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
Chicago Blackhawks
Duncan Keith (39:55)
Andrew Shaw (55:41)
Artemi Panarin (58:34)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,846
Apr 17, 2016
2 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks
Brent Seabrook (2:18)
Artjom Anissimow (21:04)
2: 3
(1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
St. Louis Blues
Colton Parayko (12:11)
Patrik Berglund (45:15)
Jaden Schwartz (53:22)
United Center , Chicago , Illinois
Spectators: 22,207
April 19, 2016 at
8:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew Shaw (29:12)
Duncan Keith (33:09)
Duncan Keith (54:40)
3: 4
(0: 1, 2: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
St. Louis Blues
Wladimir Tarassenko (14:02)
Wladimir Tarassenko (37:31)
Jaden Schwartz (41:36)
Alexander Steen (44:46)
United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Spectators: 22,212
April 21, 2016 at
8:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Jaden Schwartz (32:12)
Robby Fabbri (46:57)
David Backes (54:50)
3: 4 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 3, 2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Chicago Blackhawks
Marián Hossa (31:32)
Artjom Anissimow (35:24)
Artemi Panarin (39:59)
Patrick Kane (83:07)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,956
Apr. 23, 2016 at
7 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew Ladd (3:47)
Artjom Anissimow (24:13)
Trevor van Riemsdyk (32:21)
Dale Weise (36:18)
Andrew Shaw (56:53)
Marián Hossa (57:40)
6: 3
(1: 3, 3: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
St. Louis Blues
Scottie Upshall (6:18)
Alex Pietrangelo (8:51)
Wladimir Tarassenko (11:00)
United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Spectators: 22,260
April 25, 2016
7.30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Jori Lehterä (1:00)
Colton Parayko (13:43)
Troy Brouwer (48:31)
3: 2
(2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3
Chicago Blackhawks
Marián Hossa (18:30)
Andrew Shaw (23:20)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,935

(P1) Anaheim Ducks - (WWC1) Nashville Predators

April 15, 2016
7.30 p.m.
(local time)
Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Getzlaf (17:39)
Ryan Kesler (20:48)
2: 3
(1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Nashville Predators
James Neal (0:35)
Colin Wilson (27:55)
Filip Forsberg (50:25)
Honda Center , Anaheim , California
Spectators: 17,236
April 17, 2016
7.30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks
Andrew Cogliano (14:20)
Nate Thompson (57:18)
2: 3
(1: 1, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 2
Nashville Predators
Mattias Ekholm (19:04)
Craig Smith (29:55)
Shea Weber (39:21)
Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Spectators: 17,174
April 19, 2016 at
8:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators
0: 3
(0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Anaheim Ducks
Jamie McGinn (10:05)
Rickard Rakell (31:33)
Chris Stewart (37:06)
Bridgestone Arena , Nashville , Tennessee
Spectators: 17,204
Apr. 21, 2016 at
7 p.m.
Nashville Predators
Mike Fisher (31:26)
1: 4
(0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Getzlaf (1:02)
Nate Thompson (37:04)
Jamie McGinn (38:56)
Andrew Cogliano (56:52)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Spectators: 17,232
23 Apr 2016
3 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks
David Perron (34:35)
Ryan Garbutt (36:23)
Sami Vatanen (48:34)
Cam Fowler (56:37)
Ryan Kesler (58:14)
5: 2
(0: 0, 2: 1, 3: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Nashville Predators
Ryan Johansen (34:13)
Miikka Salomäki (53:29)
Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Spectators: 17,360
April 25, 2016 at
7 p.m.
Nashville Predators
Mattias Ekholm (28:10)
James Neal (37:45)
Shea Weber (59:50)
3: 1
(0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Kesler (39:46)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Spectators: 17,113
Apr. 27, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Kesler (41:45)
1: 2
(0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 4
Nashville Predators
Colin Wilson (6:19)
Paul Gaustad (15:53)
Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Spectators: 17,407

(P2) Los Angeles Kings - (P3) San Jose Sharks

Apr. 14, 2016
7.30 p.m.
(local time)
Los Angeles Kings
Jake Muzzin (2:53)
Jeff Carter (27:30)
Trevor Lewis (37:18)
3: 4
(1: 1, 2: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
San Jose Sharks
Joe Pavelski (6:25)
Brent Burns (26:50)
Tomáš Hertl (37:48)
Joe Pavelski (40:17)
Staples Center , Los Angeles , California
Spectators: 18,230
April 16, 2016
7.30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
Vincent Lecavalier (54:59)
1: 2
(0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 2
San Jose Sharks
Joe Pavelski (3:37)
Logan Couture (28:44)
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Spectators: 18,514
Apr. 18, 2016
7.30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Joe Thornton (0:30)
1: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 2: 1
Los Angeles Kings
Anže Kopitar (8:10)
Tanner Pearson (63:47)
SAP Center , San José , California
Spectators: 17,562
April 20, 2016
7.30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns (22:09)
Joe Pavelski (29:21)
Patrick Marleau (41:40)
3: 2
(0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 1
Los Angeles Kings
Trevor Lewis (42:49)
Luke Schenn (46:44)
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562
April 22, 2016
7.30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings
Anže Kopitar (27:44)
Jeff Carter (31:26)
Kris Versteeg (36:36)
3: 6
(0: 2, 3: 1, 0: 3)
Match report
as of 1: 4
San Jose Sharks
Joonas Donskoi (1:08)
Chris Tierney (11:21)
Matt Nieto (24:05)
Joonas Donskoi (43:58)
Joe Pavelski (52:24)
Melker Karlsson (59:38)
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Spectators: 18,543

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning - (EWC1) New York Islanders

Apr. 27, 2016
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ondřej Palát (3:05)
Nikita Kutscherow (47:41)
Valtteri Filppula (57:28)
3: 5
(1: 3, 0: 1, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
New York Islanders
Travis Hamonic (5:44)
Shane Prince (17:28)
Shane Prince (19:57)
John Tavares (28:59)
Cal Clutterbuck (59:05)
Amalie Arena , Tampa , Florida
Spectators: 19,092
April 30, 2016
3 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tyler Johnson (6:03)
Jonathan Drouin (11:55)
Victor Hedman (31:59)
Tyler Johnson (57:42)
4: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
New York Islanders
Nikolai Kuljomin (15:15)
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Spectators: 19,092
0May 3, 2016
7 p.m.
New York Islanders
Josh Bailey (7:55)
Nick Leddy (34:50)
Josh Bailey (42:27)
Cal Clutterbuck (51:23)
4: 5 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 1, 2: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 2
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Callahan (19:47)
Victor Hedman (28:10)
Wladislaw Namestnikow (43:25)
Nikita Kutscherow (59:21)
Brian Boyle (62:48)
Barclays Center , New York City , New York
Spectators: 15,795
0May 6, 2016
7 p.m.
New York Islanders
Kyle Okposo (4:20)
1: 2 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kutscherow (47:49)
Jason Garrison (61:34)
Barclays Center, New York City, New York
Spectators: 15,795
0May 8, 2016
3 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Victor Hedman (13:49)
Brian Boyle (18:41)
Victor Hedman (24:22)
Nikita Kutscherow (44:40)
4: 0
(2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1
New York Islanders
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Spectators: 19,092

(M1) Washington Capitals - (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr 28, 2016
8:00 p.m.
(local time)
Washington Capitals
André Burakovsky (10:13)
TJ Oshie (32:10)
TJ Oshie (43:23)
TJ Oshie (69:33)
4: 3 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 0
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ben Lovejoy (30:40)
Yevgeny Malkin (31:37)
Nick Bonino (48:42)
Verizon Center , Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,506
April 30, 2016 at
8 p.m.
Washington Capitals
Marcus Johansson (44:08)
1: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Carl Hagelin (27:08)
Eric Fehr (55:32)
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,506
0May 2, 2016
8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Patric Hörnqvist (6:37)
Tom Kühnhackl (7:37)
Carl Hagelin (35:03)
3: 2
(2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Washington Capitals
Alexander Ovechkin (48:02)
Justin Williams (59:04)
Consol Energy Center , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,601
0May 4, 2016
8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Trevor Daley (9:16)
Matt Cullen (23:07)
Patric Hörnqvist (62:34)
3: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 3: 1
Washington Capitals
Jay Beagle (2:58)
John Carlson (36:19)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,614
0May 7, 2016
7.15 p.m.
Washington Capitals
Alexander Ovechkin (4:04)
TJ Oshie (24:00)
Justin Williams (29:58)
3: 1
(1: 1, 2: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Kunitz (7:08)
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Spectators: 18,506
May 10, 2016
8:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Phil Kessel (5:41)
Phil Kessel (27:05)
Carl Hagelin (27:38)
Nick Bonino (66:32)
4: 3 a.d.
(1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 2
Washington Capitals
T. J. Oshie (38:30)
Justin Williams (47:23)
John Carlson (53:01)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,650

Western Conference

(C1) Dallas Stars - (C2) St. Louis Blues

Apr. 29, 2016
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
Dallas Stars
Antoine Roussel (29:36)
Radek Faksa (55:16)
2: 1
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
St. Louis Blues
Kevin Shattenkirk (51:32)
American Airlines Center , Dallas , Texas
Spectators: 18,532
0May 1, 2016
2 p.m.
Dallas Stars
Alex Goligoski (3:36)
Mattias Janmark (44:35)
Jamie Benn (57:24)
3: 4 n.V.
(1: 3, 0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 1
St. Louis Blues
Patrik Berglund (4:11)
Joel Edmundson (7:02)
Troy Brouwer (18:40)
David Backes (70:58)
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 18,889
0May 3, 2016 at
8:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Alexander Steen (5:41)
David Backes (16:10)
Troy Brouwer (22:34)
Wladimir Tarassenko (23:50)
Alexander Steen (38:03)
David Backes (58:06)
6: 1
(2: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Dallas Stars
Colton Sceviour (4:44)
Scottrade Center , St. Louis , Missouri
Spectators: 19,323
0May 5, 2016
7:00 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Wladimir Tarassenko (10:17)
Paul Stastny (33:06)
2: 3 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Dallas Stars
Radek Faksa (24:05)
Patrick Sharp (25:14)
Cody Eakin (62:58)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,770
0May 7, 2016
12 noon
Dallas Stars
Alex Goligoski (10:58)
1: 4
(1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
St. Louis Blues
Robby Fabbri (6:00)
Dmitrij Jaškin (30:31)
Troy Brouwer (37:42)
Paul Stastny (58:20)
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 18,754
0May 9, 2016
7:00 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Alexander Steen (27:29)
Patrik Berglund (48:59)
2: 3
(0: 3, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
Dallas Stars
Mattias Janmark (4:53)
Vernon Fiddler (5:13)
Jason Spezza (16:49)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,808
May 11, 2016
7 p.m.
Dallas Stars
Patrick Eaves (45:15)
1: 6
(0: 3, 0: 2, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 4
St. Louis Blues
Robby Fabbri (5:23)
Paul Stastny (18:22)
Patrik Berglund (19:56)
David Backes (23:50)
Troy Brouwer (35:06)
Wladimir Tarassenko (55:20)
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Spectators: 18,532

(P3) San Jose Sharks - (WWC1) Nashville Predators

Apr. 29, 2016
7.30 p.m.
(local time)
San Jose Sharks
Tomáš Hertl (42:37)
Joel Ward (51:49)
Logan Couture (55:40)
Logan Couture (58:31)
Tommy Wingels (59:10)
5: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 5: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Nashville Predators
Mike Fisher (24:33)
Ryan Johansen (58:11)
SAP Center , San José , California
Spectators: 17,026
0May 1, 2016
5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Logan Couture (38:36)
Joe Pavelski (57:20)
Joe Thornton (59:04)
3: 2
(0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
Nashville Predators
Mattias Ekholm (52:56)
Ryan Johansen (59:56)
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562
0May 3, 2016
8 p.m.
Nashville Predators
James Neal (25:11)
Shea Weber (34:44)
Colin Wilson (46:55)
Filip Forsberg (55:49)
4: 1
(0: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
San Jose Sharks
Patrick Marleau (13:13)
Bridgestone Arena , Nashville , Tennessee
Spectators: 17,163
0May 5, 2016
8:00 p.m.
Nashville Predators
Colin Wilson (0:41)
Mike Fisher (9:50)
James Neal (55:39)
Mike Fisher (111: 12)
4: 3 n.V.
(2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
: 2: 2
San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns (3:08)
Joonas Donskoi (34:09)
Brent Burns (46:48)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Spectators: 17,188
0May 7, 2016
7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Patrick Marleau (10:47)
Joe Pavelski (17:21)
Logan Couture (20:35)
Joe Pavelski (39:22)
Melker Karlsson (59:10)
5: 1
(2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
Nashville Predators
Mike Fisher (3:40 pm)
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562
0May 9, 2016
8 p.m.
Nashville Predators
Roman Josi (15:27)
Ryan Johansen (21:25)
Colin Wilson (52:44)
Viktor Arvidsson (62:03)
4: 3 n.V.
(1: 2, 1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
San Jose Sharks
Chris Tierney (9:55)
Chris Tierney (11:51)
Logan Couture (50:04)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Spectators: 17,292
May 12, 2016
6:00 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Joe Pavelski (9:02)
Joel Ward (16:51)
Logan Couture (20:36)
Joe Thornton (40:32)
Patrick Marleau (43:54)
5: 0
(2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3
Nashville Predators
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning

May 13, 2016
8:00 p.m.
(local time)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Patric Hörnqvist (39:05)
1: 3
(0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexander Killorn (18:46)
Ondřej Palát (22:33)
Jonathan Drouin (38:25)
Consol Energy Center , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,554
May 16, 2016
8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Cullen (4:32)
Phil Kessel (9:37)
Sidney Crosby (60:40)
3: 2 n.V.
(2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0.1: 0)
Match report
score: 1: 1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Anton Strålman (16:37)
Jonathan Drouin (19:10)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,534
May 18, 2016
8:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tyler Johnson (45:30)
Ondřej Palát (58:16)
2: 4
(0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Carl Hagelin (39:50)
Phil Kessel (45:16)
Sidney Crosby (50:50)
Chris Kunitz (53:12)
Amalie Arena , Tampa , Florida
Spectators: 19,092
May 20, 2016
8 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Callahan (0:27)
Andrej Šustr (14:28)
Jonathan Drouin (34:38)
Tyler Johnson (37:48)
4: 3
(2: 0, 2: 0, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Phil Kessel (41:18)
Jewgeni Malkin (51:13)
Chris Kunitz (53:08)
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Spectators: 19,092
May 22, 2016
8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Brian Dumoulin (19:59)
Patric Hörnqvist (21:30)
Chris Kunitz (39:10)
3: 4 n.V.
(1: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
: 2: 3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexander Killorn (33:15)
Nikita Kutscherow (34:25)
Nikita Kutscherow (56:44)
Tyler Johnson (60:53)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,648
May 24, 2016 at
8 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brian Boyle (45:30)
Brian Boyle (52:43)
2: 5
(0: 1, 0: 2, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Phil Kessel (18:46)
Kris Letang (27:40)
Sidney Crosby (39:34)
Bryan Rust (57:52)
Nick Bonino (59:06)
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Spectators: 19,092
May 26, 2016
8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Rust (21:55)
Bryan Rust (30:06)
2: 1
(0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Jonathan Drouin (29:36)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,638

Western Conference

(C2) St. Louis Blues - (P3) San Jose Sharks

May 15, 2016
7:00 p.m.
(local time)
St. Louis Blues
David Backes (15:04)
Jori Lehterä (29:15)
2: 1
(1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
San Jose Sharks
Tomáš Hertl (15:38)
Scottrade Center , St. Louis , Missouri
Spectators: 19,483
May 17, 2016
7:00 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
0: 4
(0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
San Jose Sharks
Tommy Wingels (2:07)
Brent Burns (27:04)
Brent Burns (31:58)
Dainius Zubrus (59:41)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,596
May 19, 2016
6:00 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Tomáš Hertl (15:53)
Joonas Donskoi (31:44)
Tomáš Hertl (46:09)
3: 0
(1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
St. Louis Blues
SAP Center , San José , California
Spectators: 17,562
May 21, 2016
4.15 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Joe Pavelski (41:05)
Chris Tierney (46:57)
Melker Karlsson (56:28)
3: 6
(0: 2, 0: 2, 3: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 2
St. Louis Blues
Troy Brouwer (6:14)
Jori Lehterä (10:11)
Kyle Brodziak (26:09)
Kyle Brodziak (30:11)
Troy Brouwer (43:55)
Alex Pietrangelo (55:39)
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562
May 23, 2016
7 p.m.
St. Louis Blues
Jaden Schwartz (7:04)
Troy Brouwer (3:08)
Robby Fabbri (31:58)
3: 6
(2: 1, 1: 2, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 3
San Jose Sharks
Marc-Édouard Vlasic (3:51)
Joel Ward (24:37)
Joe Pavelski (38:33)
Joe Pavelski (40:16)
Chris Tierney (59:06)
Joel Ward (59:27)
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Spectators: 19,372
May 25, 2016
6:00 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Joe Pavelski (3:57)
Joel Ward (25:02)
Joel Ward (43:01)
Joonas Donskoi (48:11)
Logan Couture (59:40)
5: 2
(1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 2)
Match report
as of: 4: 2
St. Louis Blues
Wladimir Tarassenko (51:39)
Wladimir Tarassenko (56:25)
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562

Stanley Cup Final

(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (P3) San Jose Sharks

May 30, 2016
8:00 p.m.
(local time)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Rust (12:46)
Conor Sheary (13:48)
Nick Bonino (57:27)
3: 2
(2: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
San Jose Sharks
Tomáš Hertl (23:02)
Patrick Marleau (38:12)
Consol Energy Center , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,596
0June 1, 2016
8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Phil Kessel (28:20)
Conor Sheary (62:35)
2: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0
San Jose Sharks
Justin Brown (55:55)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,655
0June 4, 2016
5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Justin Braun (9:34)
Joel Ward (48:48)
Joonas Donskoi (72:18)
3: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ben Lovejoy (5:29)
Patric Hörnqvist (39:07)
SAP Center , San José , California
Spectators: 17,562
0June 6, 2016
5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Melker Karlsson (48:07)
1: 3
(0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ian Cole (7:36)
Jewgeni Malkin (22:27)
Eric Fehr (57:58)
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562
0June 9, 2016
8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Yevgeny Malkin (4:44)
Carl Hagelin (5:06)
2: 4
(2: 3, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2
San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns (1:04)
Logan Couture (2:53)
Melker Karlsson (14:47)
Joe Pavelski (58:40)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spectators: 18,680
June 12, 2016
5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks
Logan Couture (26:27)
1: 3
(0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 4
Pittsburgh Penguins
Brian Dumoulin (8:16)
Kris Letang (27:46)
Patric Hörnqvist (58:58)
SAP Center, San José, California
Spectators: 17,562

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup Winner:


Pittsburgh Penguins

Goalkeepers: Marc-André Fleury , Matt Murray , Jeff Zatkoff

Defenders: Ian Cole , Trevor Daley , Brian Dumoulin , Kris Letang , Ben Lovejoy , Olli Määttä , Justin Schultz

Attackers: Nick Bonino , Sidney Crosby  ( C ), Matt Cullen , Pascal Dupuis , Eric Fehr , Carl Hagelin , Patric Hörnqvist , Phil Kessel , Tom Kühnhackl , Chris Kunitz , Jewgeni Malkin , Kevin Porter , Bryan Rust , Conor Sheary

Head Coach: Mike Sullivan   General Manager: Jim Rutherford

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Logan Couture San Jose Sharks 24 10 20th 30th +5 8th
Brent Burns San Jose Sharks 24 7th 17th 24 +11 12
Joe Pavelski San Jose Sharks 24 14th 9 23 +1 4th
Phil Kessel Pittsburgh Penguins 24 10 12 22nd +5 4th
Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks 24 3 18th 21st +2 10
Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning 17th 11 8th 19th +13 8th
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 24 6th 13 19th -2 4th
Nick Bonino Pittsburgh Penguins 24 4th 14th 18th +9 12
Yevgeny Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 23 6th 12 18th +1 18th
Tyler Johnson Tampa Bay Lightning 17th 7th 10 17th +9 12

The best plus / minus statistic was achieved by Marc-Édouard Vlasic of the San Jose Sharks with +14.

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = victories, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: seasonal best; Sorted by goal conceded. Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.

player team GP TOI W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Frederik Andersen Anaheim Ducks 5 297 3 2 7th 1 94.7 1.41
Braden Holtby Washington Capitals 12 731 6th 6th 21st 2 94.2 1.72
Ben Bishop Tampa Bay Lightning 11 582 8th 2 18th 2 93.9 1.85
Matt Murray Pittsburgh Penguins 21st 1267 15th 6th 44 1 92.3 2.08
Martin Jones San Jose Sharks 24 1473 14th 10 53 3 92.3 2.16

Web links

Commons : Stanley Cup Playoffs 2016  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Jesse Campigotto: NHL playoffs will have no Canadian teams this year. cbc.ca, March 31, 2016, accessed April 6, 2016 .
  2. Bruce McCurdy: Cult of Hockey: With playoffs officially beyond reach, individual Oilers still have plenty to play for. edmontonjournal.com, March 22, 2016, accessed March 23, 2016 .