2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
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The 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 9, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The conference champions will then play a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup.
In Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Minnesota Wild, captain Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche extended his record for playoff overtime goals to 8, with a goal 11:11 into overtime. Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings appeared in his 248th career playoff game, passing Patrick Roy for most career playoff games of all-time.
In Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, while on a 5-on-3 powerplay, the New York Rangers's Sean Avery tried to screen the New Jersey Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur by waving his hands and stick while facing Brodeur. This prompted the NHL to issue an interpretation of the league's rules, stating that an unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty will be called on actions such as the one used by Avery.[1]
Playoff seeds
After the 2007–08 NHL regular season, the standard of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Detroit Red Wings were the Western Conference regular season champions and were also the Presidents' Trophy winners with the best record at 115 points. The Montreal Canadiens earned the Eastern Conference regular season crown with 104 points.
Eastern Conference
- Montreal Canadiens - Northeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions, 104 points
- Pittsburgh Penguins - Atlantic Division champions, 102 points
- Washington Capitals - Southeast Division champions, 94 points
- New Jersey Devils - 99 points
- New York Rangers - 97 points
- Philadelphia Flyers - 95 points
- Ottawa Senators - 94 points (43 wins)
- Boston Bruins - 94 points (41 wins)
Western Conference
- Detroit Red Wings - Central Division and Western Conference regular season champions; Presidents' Trophy winners, 115 points
- San Jose Sharks - Pacific Division champions, 108 points
- Minnesota Wild - Northwest Division champions, 98 points
- Anaheim Ducks - 102 points
- Dallas Stars - 97 points
- Colorado Avalanche - 95 points
- Calgary Flames - 94 points
- Nashville Predators - 91 points
Bracket
Template:NHLBracket In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a possible maximum of four games on their home ice, with the lower-seeded team getting a possible maximum of three. In the Stanley Cup Finals, home ice is determined based on regular season points; thus, the Detroit Red Wings will have home ice advantage throughout the playoffs, including in the Finals, provided they advance that far. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format. This means that the higher-seeded team will have home ice for Games 1 and 2, and if necessary, Games 5 and 7, while the lower-seeded team will have home ice for Games 3, 4, and, if necessary, Game 6.
Statistical leaders
Skaters
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Brière | Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +2 | 14 |
| Mike Ribeiro | Dallas Stars | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +2 | 4 |
| Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +2 | 2 |
| Jaromír Jágr | New York Rangers | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 4 |
| Johan Franzén | Detroit Red Wings | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +5 | 4 |
| Václav Prospal | Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Last updated: 07:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Source: ESPN.com, NHL.com
Goaltending
These are the top goaltenders by goals against average and the top goaltenders by save percentage.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | SA | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Osgood | Detroit Red Wings | 5 | 273:59 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 1 | .947 | 1.09 |
| Marc-André Fleury | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 358:42 | 6 | 0 | 162 | 9 | 2 | .944 | 1.50 |
| Marty Turco | Dallas Stars | 8 | 483:00 | 6 | 2 | 195 | 16 | 1 | .918 | 1.99 |
| Dan Ellis | Nashville Predators | 6 | 356:35 | 2 | 4 | 240 | 15 | 0 | .938 | 2.52 |
| Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 589:03 | 5 | 5 | 268 | 25 | 2 | .907 | 2.55 |
| José Theodore | Colorado Avalanche | 8 | 434:38 | 4 | 4 | 236 | 20 | 0 | .915 | 2.76 |
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Last updated: 07:01, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Source: NHL.com
Conference Quarterfinals
- Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC-4).
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: United States broadcasts in English are on Versus and NBC.
- Note 4: Canadian broadcasts in English are on CBC and TSN.
- Note 5: Canadian broadcasts in French are on RDS and RIS.
Eastern Conference
(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) Boston Bruins
| April 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 – 1 | Boston Bruins | Bell Centre | RDS, CBC | |||
| Sergei Kostitsyn 1 - 00:34 Andrei Kostitsyn 1 - 02:02 |
First period | 08:34 - Shane Hnidy 1 | ||||||
| Bryan Smolinski 1 - 05:16 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tom Kostopoulos 1 - 07:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carey Price 17 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Tim Thomas 28 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 – 2 | OT | Boston Bruins | Bell Centre | Versus, RDS, CBC | ||
| Roman Hamrlík 1 - 18:30 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sergei Kostitsyn 2 - 01:50 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 03:58 - Peter Schaefer 1 09:34, David Krejčí 1 | ||||||
| Alexei Kovalev 1 - pp - 02:30 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carey Price 37 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Tim Thomas 28 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Boston Bruins | 2 – 1 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | TD Banknorth Garden | RDS, CBC | ||
| Milan Lučić 1 - 06:30 | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:26 - Tom Kostopoulos 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marc Savard 1 - 09:25 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tim Thomas 27 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Carey Price 29 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Boston Bruins | 0 – 1 | Montreal Canadiens | TD Banknorth Garden | RDS, CBC | |||
| No scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:18 - pp - Patrice Brisebois 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tim Thomas 27 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Carey Price 27 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 – 5 | Boston Bruins | Bell Centre | RDS, CBC | |||
| Alexei Kovalev 2 - 09:47 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 07:45 - pp - Phil Kessel 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 03:31 - Glen Metropolit 1 05:49 - pp - Zdeno Chára 1 15:13 - sh - Marco Sturm 1 17:48 - Vladimír Sobotka 1 | ||||||
| Carey Price 19 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Tim Thomas 31 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Boston Bruins | 5 – 4 | Montreal Canadiens | TD Banknorth Garden | RDS, CBC | |||
| No scoring | First period | 09:44 - Christopher Higgins 1 | ||||||
| Phil Kessel 2 - 01:54 Vladimír Sobotka 2 - 03:13 |
Second period | 07:43 - Tomáš Plekanec 1 | ||||||
| Milan Lucic 2 - 12:13 Phil Kessel 3 - 15:45 Marco Sturm 2 - 17:23 |
Third period | 10:04 - Francis Bouillon 1 15:56 - Christopher Higgins 2 | ||||||
| Tim Thomas 31 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Carey Price 31 saves / 36 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 – 0 | Boston Bruins | Bell Centre | Versus, RDS, CBC | |||
| Mike Komisarek 1 - 03:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mark Streit 1 - 10:45 Andrei Kostitsyn 2 - 15:13 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrei Kostitsyn 3 - pp - 17:58 Sergei Kostitsyn 3 - 19:52 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carey Price 25 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Tim Thomas 30 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4 – 3 | |
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
| April 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 – 0 | Ottawa Senators | Mellon Arena | Versus, RDS, CBC | |||
| 1st Period Gary Roberts 1 - 01:08 Petr Sýkora 1 - 12:28 3rd Period Evgeni Malkin 1 - 13:58 Gary Roberts 2 - pp - 18:25 |
Scoring stats | No Scoring | ||||||
| Marc-André Fleury 26 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Gerber 31 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 – 3 | Ottawa Senators | Mellon Arena | RDS, CBC | |||
| 1st Period Sergei Gonchar 1 - pp - 16:10 2nd Period Petr Sýkora 2 - pp - 5:22 Petr Sýkora 3 - 10:52 3rd Period Ryan Malone 1 - pp - 18:58 Ryan Malone 2 - en - 19:53 |
Scoring stats | 2nd Period 11:25 - Shean Donovan 1 16:11 - pp - Cory Stillman 1 3rd Period 8:51 - Cody Bass 1 | ||||||
| Marc-André Fleury 27 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Gerber 49 saves / 53 shots | ||||||
| April 14 | Ottawa Senators | 1 – 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Scotiabank Place | RDS, CBC | |||
| 2nd Period Nick Foligno 1 - 1:11 |
Scoring stats | 2nd Period 5:39 - Max Talbot 1 3rd Period 0:12 - Sidney Crosby 1 1:30 - Jordan Staal 1 8:55 - pp - Marián Hossa 1 | ||||||
| Martin Gerber 34 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Marc-André Fleury 33 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| April 16 | Ottawa Senators | 1 – 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Scotiabank Place | RDS, CBC | |||
| 2nd Period 10:31 - Cory Stillman 2 |
Scoring stats | 2nd Period 1:40 - pp - Evgeni Malkin 2 3rd Period 15:28 Jarkko Ruutu 1 19:52 - en - Sidney Crosby 2 | ||||||
| Martin Gerber 31 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Marc-André Fleury 21 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| Pittsburgh won series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers
| April 11 | Washington Capitals | 5 – 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | Verizon Center | Versus, RIS, TSN | |||
| Donald Brashear 1 - 03:16 Dave Steckel 1 - 24:08 Mike Green 1 - 41:50 Mike Green 2 - pp - 46:26 Alexander Ovechkin 1 - 55:28 |
Scoring stats | 08:17 - Václav Prospal 1 31:46 - Daniel Brière 1 32:19 - Václav Prospal 2 35:22 - pp - Daniel Brière 2 | ||||||
| Cristobal Huet 22 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Biron 18 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Washington Capitals | 0 – 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | Verizon Center | NBC, RIS, TSN | |||
| No Scoring | Scoring stats | 05:53 - R. J. Umberger 1 15:17 - Jeff Carter 1 | ||||||
| Cristobal Huet 39 saves / 41 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Biron 24 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6 – 3 | Washington Capitals | Wachovia Center | Versus, TSN | |||
| Daniel Brière 3 - 16:10 Scott Hartnell 1 - 18:26 Sami Kapanen 1 - 18:43 Daniel Brière 4 - pp - 39:50 Mike Richards 1 - ps - 57:01 Mike Knuble 1 - en - 58:55 |
Scoring stats | 17:21 - Eric Fehr 1 27:28 - pp - Mike Green 3 55:26 - Brooks Laich 1 | ||||||
| Martin Biron 16 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Cristobal Huet 27 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Washington Capitals | Wachovia Center | Versus, TSN | ||
| Jeff Carter 2 - 00:42 Jeff Carter 3 - pp - 18:33 Daniel Brière 5 - pp - 50:01 Mike Knuble 2 - 86:40 |
Scoring stats | 02:41 - pp - Nicklas Bäckström 1 12:59 - pp - Alexander Semin 1 25:56 - Steve Eminger 1 | ||||||
| Martin Biron 38 saves / 41 shots | Goalie stats | Cristobal Huet 42 saves / 46 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Washington Capitals | 3 – 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | Verizon Center | NBC, RDS, TSN | |||
| Nicklas Bäckström 2 - pp - 07:31 Sergei Fedorov 1 - 21:25 Alexander Semin 2 - pp - 54:33 |
Scoring stats | 32:35 - pp - Václav Prospal 3 55:17 - Derian Hatcher 1 | ||||||
| Cristobal Huet 30 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Biron 23 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 – 4 | Washington Capitals | Wachovia Center | TSN | |||
| Mike Richards 2 - pp - 03:49 Daniel Brière 6 - 21:18 |
Scoring stats | 29:34 - Nicklas Bäckström 3 38:03 - Alexander Semin 3 42:46 - Alexander Ovechkin 2 50:41 - Alexander Ovechkin 3 | ||||||
| Martin Biron 36 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Cristobal Huet 33 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 22 | Washington Capitals | 2 – 3 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Verizon Center | Versus, TSN | ||
| Nicklas Bäckström 4 - pp - 05:42 Alexander Ovechkin 4 - 35:29 |
Scoring stats | 15:38 - pp - Scottie Upshall 1 29:47 - Sami Kapanen 2 66:06 - pp - Joffrey Lupul 1 | ||||||
| Cristobal Huet 31 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Biron 39 saves / 41 shots | ||||||
| Philadelphia won series 4 – 3 | |
(4) New Jersey Devils vs. (5) New York Rangers
| April 9 | New Jersey Devils | 1 – 4 | New York Rangers | Prudential Center | RIS, TSN | |||
| Paul Martin 1 - pp - 34:14 | Scoring stats | 21:45 - Brendan Shanahan 1 47:23 - sh - Ryan Callahan 1 57:07 - Sean Avery 1 59:55 - en - Nigel Dawes 1 | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Henrik Lundqvist 26 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | New Jersey Devils | 1 – 2 | New York Rangers | Prudential Center | TSN | |||
| John Madden 1 - 58:37 | Scoring stats | 44:26 - Jaromír Jágr 1 44:49 - Sean Avery 2 | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Henrik Lundqvist 26 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | New York Rangers | 3 – 4 | OT | New Jersey Devils | Madison Square Garden | Versus, TSN | ||
| Brandon Dubinsky 1 - 12:17 Sean Avery 3 - pp - 26:50 Brandon Dubinsky 2 - pp - 40:55 |
Scoring stats | 03:01 - Sergei Brylin 1 32:56 - pp - Patrik Eliáš 1 35:19 - pp - Zach Parise 1 66:01 - John Madden 2 | ||||||
| Henrik Lundqvist 29 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 16 | New York Rangers | 5 – 3 | New Jersey Devils | Madison Square Garden | Versus, RIS, TSN | |||
| Scott Gomez 1 - pp - 12:37 Martin Straka 1 - 22:53 Chris Drury 1 - 32:39 Marc Staal 1 - 56:47 Scott Gomez 2 - en - 59:47 |
Scoring stats | 20:31 - Patrik Eliáš 2 26:58 - pp - Patrik Eliáš 3 44:37 - Mike Mottau 1 | ||||||
| Henrik Lundqvist 28 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Brodeur 34 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 18 | New Jersey Devils | 3 – 5 | New York Rangers | Prudential Center | TSN | |||
| Brian Gionta 1 - 4:40 Bryce Salvador 1 - 29:26 Patrik Eliáš 4 - pp - 33:50 |
Scoring stats | 4:58 - Michal Rozsíval 1 6:38 - pp - Jaromír Jágr 2 18:01 - Scott Gomez 3 25:35 - Chris Drury 2 59:00 - en - Brandon Dubinsky 3 | ||||||
| Martin Brodeur 18 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Henrik Lundqvist 23 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| New York won series 4 – 1 | |
Western Conference
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville Predators
| April 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 – 1 | Nashville Predators | Joe Louis Arena | Versus, TSN | |||
| Johan Franzén 1 - 05:58 Henrik Zetterberg 1 - 46:54 Henrik Zetterberg 2 - en - 59:41 |
Scoring stats | 37:47 - Jordin Tootoo 1 | ||||||
| Dominik Hašek 19 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Dan Ellis 37 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 – 2 | Nashville Predators | Joe Louis Arena | NBC, RIS, TSN | |||
| Darren McCarty 1 - 02:26 Nicklas Lidström 1 - pp - 20:39 Kris Draper 1 - 25:00 Tomas Holmström 1 - 50:03 |
Scoring stats | 22:19 - pp - Alexander Radulov 1 23:20 - Jordin Tootoo 2 | ||||||
| Dominik Hašek 25 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Dan Ellis 34 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 14 | Nashville Predators | 5 – 3 | Detroit Red Wings | Sommet Center | Versus, RIS, TSN | |||
| Alexander Radulov 2 - 32:53 David Legwand 1 - 35:01 Ryan Suter 1 - 56:03 Jason Arnott 1 - 56:12 Martin Erat 1 - en - 59:39 |
Scoring stats | 08:56 - Kris Draper 2 29:12 - pp - Jiří Hudler 1 40:40 - Pavel Datsyuk 1 | ||||||
| Dan Ellis 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Dominik Hašek 24 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 16 | Nashville Predators | 3 – 2 | Detroit Red Wings | Sommet Center | Versus, RDS, CBC | |||
| Dan Hamhuis 1 - pp - 5:18 Shea Weber 1 - 5:50 Greg de Vries 1 - 26:35 |
Scoring stats | 26:24 - pp - Pavel Datsyuk 2 43:23 - Pavel Datsyuk 3 | ||||||
| Dan Ellis 39 saves / 41 shots | Goalie stats | Dominik Hašek 11 saves / 14 shots Chris Osgood 13 saves / 13 shots | ||||||
| April 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 – 1 | OT | Nashville Predators | Joe Louis Arena | Versus, RIS, CBC | ||
| Valtteri Filppula 1 - 04:20 Johan Franzén 2 - 61:48 |
Scoring stats | 19:16 - Radek Bonk 1 | ||||||
| Chris Osgood 20 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Dan Ellis 52 saves / 54 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Nashville Predators | 0 – 3 | Detroit Red Wings | Sommet Center | NBC, RIS, CBC | |||
| No Scoring | Scoring stats | 33:44 - sh - Nicklas Lidström 2 43:52 - Jiří Hudler 2 43:52 - en - Brian Rafalski 1 | ||||||
| Dan Ellis 40 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Chris Osgood 20 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| Detroit won series 4 – 2 | |
(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Calgary Flames
| April 9 | San Jose Sharks | 2 – 3 | Calgary Flames | HP Pavilion at San Jose | Versus, RIS, CBC | |||
| Ryane Clowe 1 - 06:06 Ryane Clowe 2 - 59:03 |
Scoring stats | 02:47 - Stephane Yelle 1 05:17 - pp - Dion Phaneuf 1 36:21 - Stephane Yelle 2 | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Miikka Kiprusoff 37 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| April 10 | San Jose Sharks | 2 – 0 | Calgary Flames | HP Pavilion at San Jose | RIS, CBC | |||
| Joe Pavelski 1 - 24:56 Torrey Mitchell 1 - pp - 38:09 |
Scoring stats | No Scoring | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Miikka Kiprusoff 41 saves / 43 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Calgary Flames | 4 – 3 | San Jose Sharks | Pengrowth Saddledome | Versus, RIS, CBC | |||
| Jarome Iginla 1 - pp - 13:22 Daymond Langkow 1 - pp - 30:14 Dion Phaneuf 2 - 41:18 Owen Nolan 1 - 56:15 |
Scoring stats | 01:31 - pp - Ryane Clowe 3 03:19 - Patrick Marleau 1 03:33 - Douglas Murray 1 | ||||||
| Miikka Kiprusoff 2 saves / 5 shots Curtis Joseph 22 saves / 22 shots |
Goalie stats | Evgeni Nabokov 21 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Calgary Flames | 2 – 3 | San Jose Sharks | Pengrowth Saddledome | RIS, CBC | |||
| Jarome Iginla 2 - 03:19 Dion Phaneuf 3 - 38:29 |
Scoring stats | 30:56 - pp - Ryane Clowe 4 55:06 - Jonathan Cheechoo 1 59:50 - Joe Thornton 1 | ||||||
| Miikka Kiprusoff 29 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Evgeni Nabokov 8 saves / 10 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | San Jose Sharks | 4 – 3 | Calgary Flames | HP Pavilion at San Jose | Versus, RIS, CBC | |||
| Joe Pavelski 2 - pp - 33:32 Patrick Marleau 2 - 38:07 Jonathan Cheechoo 2 - 44:52 Jonathan Cheechoo 3 - 48:23 |
Scoring stats | 24:03 - pp - Jarome Iginla 3 49:06 - pp - Daymond Langkow 2 58:43 - David Moss 1 | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 33 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Miikka Kiprusoff 22 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Calgary Flames | 2 – 0 | San Jose Sharks | Pengrowth Saddledome | RIS, CBC | |||
| Owen Nolan 2 - 11:33 Daymond Langkow 2 - 39:03 |
Scoring stats | No Scoring | ||||||
| Miikka Kiprusoff 21 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Evgeni Nabokov 23 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 22 | San Jose Sharks | 5 – 3 | Calgary Flames | HP Pavilion at San Jose | Versus, RIS, CBC | |||
| Joe Thornton 2 - pp - 10:57 Jeremy Roenick 1 - 26:04 Jeremy Roenick 2 - pp - 29:04 Joe Pavelski 3 - 34:01 Devin Setoguchi 2 - 34:53 |
Scoring stats | 12:23 - pp - Jarome Iginla 4 23:33 - Owen Nolan 3 45:18 - Wayne Primeau 1 | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 19 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Miikka Kiprusoff 26 saves / 30 shots Curtis Joseph 10 saves / 11 shots | ||||||
| San Jose won series 4 – 3 | |
(3) Minnesota Wild vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche
| April 9 | Minnesota Wild | 2 – 3 | OT | Colorado Avalanche | Xcel Energy Center | RDS, TSN | ||
| Mikko Koivu 1 - 53:02 Todd Fedoruk 1 - 56:13 |
Scoring stats | 21:29 - Kurt Sauer 1 33:08 - pp - Ryan Smyth 1 71:11 - Joe Sakic 1 | ||||||
| Niklas Bäckström 19 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | José Theodore 28 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Minnesota Wild | 3 – 2 | OT | Colorado Avalanche | Xcel Energy Center | Versus, RDS, TSN | ||
| Pavol Demitra 1 - pp - 41:37 Mikko Koivu 2 - 58:09 Keith Carney 1 - 61:14 |
Scoring stats | 17:06 - Peter Forsberg 1 59:16 - Milan Hejduk 1 | ||||||
| Niklas Bäckström 24 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | José Theodore 28 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 14 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 – 3 | OT | Minnesota Wild | Pepsi Center | Versus, RDS, CBC | ||
| Andrew Brunette 1 - 15:19 Joe Sakic 2 - 54:56 |
Scoring stats | 27:13 - Mikko Koivu 3 31:32 - sh - Brian Rolston 1 71:58 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 | ||||||
| José Theodore 36 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Bäckström 44 saves / 46 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Colorado Avalanche | 5 – 1 | Minnesota Wild | Pepsi Center | Versus, RDS, TSN | |||
| Andrew Brunette 2 - 4:01 Wojtek Wolski 1 - 5:37 Tyler Arnason 1 - 11:08 Ruslan Salei 1 - pp - 27:42 Milan Hejduk 2 - pp - 36:44 |
Scoring stats | 43:11 - sh - Mikko Koivu 4 | ||||||
| José Theodore 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Bäckström 24 saves / 29 shots Josh Harding 11 saves / 11 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Minnesota Wild | 2 – 3 | Colorado Avalanche | Xcel Energy Center | TSN | |||
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2 - pp - 19:20 Brian Rolston 2 - 59:57 |
Scoring stats | 12:24 - pp - Andrew Brunette 3 45:06 - pp - Wojtek Wolski 2 46:25 - Paul Stastny 1 | ||||||
| Niklas Bäckström 14 saves / 17 shots | Goalie stats | José Theodore 38 saves / 40 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 – 1 | Minnesota Wild | Pepsi Center | Versus, RDS, CBC | |||
| Ben Guite 1 - sh - 8:02 Ryan Smyth 2 - 32:30 |
Scoring stats | 20:36 - Aaron Voros 1 | ||||||
| José Theodore 34 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Bäckström 28 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| Colorado won series 4 – 2 | |
(4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Dallas Stars
| April 10 | Anaheim Ducks | 0 – 4 | Dallas Stars | Honda Center | Versus, RDS, TSN | |||
| No Scoring | Scoring stats | 11:25 - pp - Steve Ott 1 17:34 - pp - Loui Eriksson 1 23:58 - pp - Jere Lehtinen 1 37:22 - pp - Brenden Morrow 1 | ||||||
| Jean-Sébastien Giguère 33 saves / 37 shots | Goalie stats | Marty Turco 23 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | Anaheim Ducks | 2 – 5 | Dallas Stars | Honda Center | Versus, RDS, TSN | |||
| Teemu Selanne 1 - pp - 23:41 Travis Moen 1 - 36:19 |
Scoring stats | 06:28 - Mike Ribeiro 1 21:28 - pp - Jere Lehtinen 2 45:47 - pp - Mike Modano 1 46:42 - Brad Richards 1 54:36 - Loui Eriksson 2 | ||||||
| Jean-Sébastien Giguère 25 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Marty Turco 20 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Dallas Stars | 2 – 4 | Anaheim Ducks | American Airlines Center | TSN | |||
| Brenden Morrow 2 - pp - 45:43 Brenden Morrow 3 - pp - 47:22 |
Scoring stats | 6:39 - Todd Marchant 1 10:09 - Ryan Getzlaf 1 14:31 - pp - Chris Pronger 1 25:34 - pp - Chris Pronger 2 | ||||||
| Marty Turco 11 saves / 15 shots | Goalie stats | Jean-Sébastien Giguère 31 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Dallas Stars | 3 – 1 | Anaheim Ducks | American Airlines Center | TSN | |||
| Joel Lundqvist 1 - 16:39 Stu Barnes 1 - 49:01 Steve Ott 2 - 57:17 |
Scoring stats | 59:52 - Mathieu Schneider 1 | ||||||
| Marty Turco 28 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Jean-Sébastien Giguère 17 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| April 18 | Anaheim Ducks | 5 – 2 | Dallas Stars | Honda Center | Versus, RDS, TSN | |||
| Corey Perry 1 - 8:25 Ryan Getzlaf 2 - pp - 31:03 Teemu Selanne 2 - pp - 40:48 Sean O'Donnell 1 - 52:05 Todd Marchant 2 - en - 58:36 |
Scoring stats | 18:27 - Mattias Norström 1 44:41 - Mike Ribeiro 2 | ||||||
| Jean-Sébastien Giguère 40 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Marty Turco 27 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Dallas Stars | 4 – 1 | Anaheim Ducks | American Airlines Center | Versus, RDS, TSN | |||
| Stephane Robidas 1 - pp - 41:18 Stu Barnes 2 - 42:10 Loui Eriksson 3 - 57:42 Mike Modano 2 - pp - en - 59:56 |
Scoring stats | 22:11 - Corey Perry 2 | ||||||
| Marty Turco 17 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Jean-Sébastien Giguère 22 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| Dallas won series 4 – 2 | |
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers
| April 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 – 3 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Bell Centre | RDS, CBC | ||
| No Scoring | First period | 13:15 - R. J. Umberger 2 16:49 - Jim Dowd 1 | ||||||
| Andrei Kostitsyn 4 - 09:44 Alexei Kovalev 3 - sh - 16:53 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alexei Kovalev 4 - pp - 19:31 | Third period | 00:19 - pp - Joffrey Lupul 2 | ||||||
| Tom Kostopoulos 3 - 00:48 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carey Price 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Biron 30 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| April 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 – 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | Bell Centre | Versus, RDS, CBC | |||
| Saku Koivu 1 - pp - 16:18 | First period | 05:53 - R. J. Umberger 3 08:39 - pp - Jeff Carter 4 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:33 - Daniel Brière 7 | ||||||
| Andrei Markov 1 - 01:26 | Third period | 17:39 - R. J. Umberger 4 | ||||||
| Carey Price 19 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Martin Biron 34 saves / 36 shots | ||||||
| April 28 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 – 2 | Montreal Canadiens | Wachovia Center | Versus, RDS, CBC | |||
| No scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Scottie Upshall 2 - 07:04 Mike Richards 3 - sh - 15:12 R. J. Umberger 5 - 18:19 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 07:29 - pp - Tomáš Plekanec 2 08:41 - pp - Saku Koivu 2 | ||||||
| Martin Biron 32 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Carey Price 9 saves / 12 shots Jaroslav Halák 2 saves / 2 shots | ||||||
| April 30 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00pm | Montreal Canadiens | Wachovia Center | Versus, RDS, CBC |
| May 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00pm | Philadelphia Flyers | Bell Centre | Versus, RDS, CBC |
| May 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00pm | Montreal Canadiens | Wachovia Center | Versus, RDS, CBC |
| May 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00pm | Philadelphia Flyers | Bell Centre | RDS, CBC |
| Philadelphia leads 2 – 1 | |
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) New York Rangers
| April 25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 – 4 | New York Rangers | Mellon Arena | Versus, CBC | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 13:40 - pp - Martin Straka 2 | ||||||
| Jarkko Ruutu 2 - 08:13 Pascal Dupuis 1 - 08:27 |
Second period | 01:52 - Chris Drury 3 03:37 - Sean Avery 4 | ||||||
| Marián Hossa 2 - 04:40 Petr Sýkora 4 - 05:00 Evgeni Malkin 3 - pp - 18:19 |
Third period | 10:04 - Scott Gomez 4 | ||||||
| Marc-André Fleury 20 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Henrik Lundqvist 21 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 – 0 | New York Rangers | Mellon Arena | NBC, CBC | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Staal 2 - pp - 13:55 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Hall 1 - en - 19:43 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marc-André Fleury 26 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Henrik Lundqvist 30 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 29 | New York Rangers | 3 – 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Madison Square Garden | Versus, CBC | |||
| Martin Straka 3 - 14:32 | First period | 1:02 - Marián Hossa 3 16:17 - Georges Laraque 1 17:41 - pp - Evgeni Malkin 4 | ||||||
| Ryan Callahan 2 - 12:07 Jaromír Jágr 3 - 13:11 |
Second period | 17:53 - pp - Evgeni Malkin 5 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:30 - Ryan Malone 3 | ||||||
| Henrik Lundqvist 12 saves / 17 shots | Goalie stats | Marc-André Fleury 36 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| May 1 | New York Rangers | 7:00pm | Pittsburgh Penguins | Madison Square Garden | Versus, CBC |
| May 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2:00pm | New York Rangers | Mellon Arena | NBC, CBC |
| May 5 | New York Rangers | 7:00pm | Pittsburgh Penguins | Madison Square Garden | Versus, CBC |
| May 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | TBA | New York Rangers | Mellon Arena | CBC |
| Pittsburgh lead series 3 – 0 | |
Western Conference
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche
| April 24 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 – 3 | Colorado Avalanche | Joe Louis Arena | Versus, TSN | |||
| Henrik Zetterberg 3 - 09:46 Daniel Cleary 1 - 13:48 Johan Franzén 3 - pp - 17:23 |
First period | 08:53 - Paul Stastny 2 | ||||||
| Johan Franzén 4 - 01:13 | Second period | 05:17 - John-Michael Liles 1 16:29 - Milan Hejduk 3 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Osgood 18 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | José Theodore 12 saves / 16 shots Peter Budaj 20 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| April 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 5 – 1 | Colorado Avalanche | Joe Louis Arena | NBC, TSN | |||
| Johan Franzén 5 - pp - 04:22 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Franzén 6 - pp - 04:04 Valtteri Filppula 2 - 05:42 Henrik Zetterberg 4 - 10:11 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Franzén 7 - sh - 08:47 | Third period | 02:38 - Ian Laperriere 1 | ||||||
| Chris Osgood 19 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | José Theodore 16 saves / 20 shots Peter Budaj 19 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| April 29 | Colorado Avalanche | 1 – 2 | Detroit Red Wings | Pepsi Center | Versus, TSN | |||
| Cody McLeod 1 - 5:17 | First period | 12:14 - pp - Pavel Datsyuk 4 13:12 - Johan Franzén 8 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| José Theodore 12 saves / 14 shots | Goalie stats | Chris Osgood 7 saves / 8 shots | ||||||
| May 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 10:00pm | Detroit Red Wings | Pepsi Center | Versus, TSN |
| May 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 1:00pm | Colorado Avalanche | Joe Louis Arena | NBC, TSN |
| May 5 | Colorado Avalanche | 10:00pm | Detroit Red Wings | Pepsi Center | Versus, TSN |
| May 7 | Detroit Red Wings | TBA | Colorado Avalanche | Joe Louis Arena | TSN |
| Detroit lead series 2 – 0 | |
(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Dallas Stars
| April 25 | San Jose Sharks | 2 – 3 | OT | Dallas Stars | HP Pavilion at San Jose | Versus, TSN | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Milan Michálek 1 - 04:50 | Second period | 06:06 - pp - Mike Modano 3 09:09 - Brenden Morrow 4 | ||||||
| Jonathan Cheechoo 4 - 16:58 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 04:39 - Brenden Morrow 5 | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 15 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Marty Turco 25 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 27 | San Jose Sharks | 2 – 5 | Dallas Stars | HP Pavilion at San Jose | Versus, TSN | |||
| Joe Pavelski 4 - pp - 10:13 | First period | 15:37 - Mike Ribeiro 3 | ||||||
| Milan Michalek 2 - 14:54 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:32 - Brad Richards 2 03:39 - pp - Mike Modano 4 13:55 - Niklas Hagman 1 18:45 - en - Niklas Hagman 2 | ||||||
| Evgeni Nabokov 20 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Marty Turco 26 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 29 | Dallas Stars | 2 – 1 | OT | San Jose Sharks | American Airlines Center | TSN | ||
| No scoring | First period | 19:25 - sh - Patrick Marleau 3 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sergei Zubov 1 - pp - 00:47 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mattias Norström 2 - 04:37 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marty Turco 19 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Evgeni Nabokov 27 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 30 | Dallas Stars | 9:00pm | San Jose Sharks | American Airlines Center | Versus, TSN |
| May 2 | San Jose Sharks | 10:00pm | Dallas Stars | HP Pavilion at San Jose | Versus, TSN |
| May 4 | Dallas Stars | 9:00pm | San Jose Sharks | American Airlines Center | Versus, TSN |
| May 6 | San Jose Sharks | 10:00pm | Dallas Stars | HP Pavilion at San Jose | TSN |
| Dallas lead series 3 – 0 | |
Brad Richards tied an NHL record for most points in one period of a playoff game. He recorded two goals and two assists in the third period of Game 2 in San Jose.
See also
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- ^ "NHL amends unsportsmanlike conduct rule in response to Avery's antics". ESPN.com. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-04-14.