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There is no consensus favorite, no singular Team to Beat casting its shadow over the Stanley Cup tournament that begins on Wednesday. Game two was moved to NBC to serve as a lead-out for its coverage of the 2015 Belmont Stakes in favor of game four on NBCSN. [34] The Islanders then took Game 6, 3–1, as Nikolay Kulemin scored at 10:33 of the third period to break a 1–1 tie, and Cal Clutterbuck added an empty netter. This was the team's 13th appearance overall, and they were seeking their sixth overall Cup championship. Anaheim won all three games in the regular season series. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. [18] Mrazek rebounded in game three, stopping all 22 shots in a 3–0 victory. This was the second playoff meeting between these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2010 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Chicago won in six games. However, with 19.5 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Flames on essentially a 5-on-3 advantage because of pulling their goalie for an extra attacker, coincidental minors against both teams, and a delay of game penalty on Sami Vatanen of Anaheim, Johnny Gaudreau scored to tie the game. The record was subsequently broken by the 2020 Dallas Stars during the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Vancouver Millionaires sweep the Ottawa Senators in a best-of-five series on home ice to win the city’s first and only Stanley Cup. Minnesota took game one, 4–2, as goaltender Devan Dubnyk recorded 19 saves. The series started June 3 and ended on June 15. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. ET. The Chicago Blackhawks are the 2015 Stanley Cup champions, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in Game 6 in front of a home crowd Monday. Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets (1999-2000) The franchise has never won a Stanley Cup Playoff series. 5- Extremely Important . Rutherford's … Stanley Cup 2015: Who Is The Social Media Fan Favorite? This was Tampa Bay's second Finals appearance after winning the Cup in 2004. In the playoffs, the Blackhawks eliminated the Nashville Predators in six games, swept the Minnesota Wild, and defeated the Anaheim Ducks in the Conference Finals in seven games. For the first time since 2000, both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals went the full seven games. The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Summary Previous Year Next Year. Stanley Cup: Tampa Bay Lightning The Lightning will in the Cup. [52] In game three, the Jets held a 4–3 lead late in the third period, but Ryan Kesler tied the game with 2:14 left in regulation and Rickard Rakell scored 5:12 into overtime to give the Ducks a 5–4 win. 4. In the third period, Brandon Saad gave Chicago its first lead at 4:14, but Tampa Bay countered on the next shift on a goal by Ondrej Palat to tie the score once again. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). Ryan Miller replaced Lack to start the second period, but Hiller made 28 total saves en route to a 3–1 win. [9] Montreal's P. K. Subban was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for slashing Ottawa's Mark Stone during the second period, resulting in a microfracture of Stone's right wrist,[10] but did not face any further League discipline. Out of tradition and superstition, the Stanley Cup is never in the building until after puck drop during a Stanley Cup Final game in which it could be won, unless it's a Game 7 when both teams have a shot. [17] Tampa Bay took game two, 5–1, scoring four goals on 18 shots against Mrazek, including two from Tyler Johnson. The Lightning defeated the Canadiens in six games. In game one, Nikita Kucherov scored 2:06 into double overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2–1 win. The Penguins won consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, the first team in a generation to successfully defend its championship. Brad Richards tied it up on a power-play goal and the teams were tied after the first period. This was also the first Stanley Cup Finals not to have a game go into overtime since 2009. After the period began with a 1–1 tie, the Blackhawks scored two consecutive goals, followed by the Ducks scoring three in 37 seconds, before Patrick Kane's power play goal tied it again at 4–4. [61] The Lightning also won game two, 6–2, scoring four power play goals. Stanley Cup Twitter Gives Lightning’s Pat Maroon Kudos For Second Straight Title September 28, 2020 How Bruins’ Stanley Cup Final Loss Spurred Red Sox’s World Series Win In 2013 Clinton Reif (Asst. For the third time in a row, Tampa Bay struck first, on Ryan Callahan's slapshot goal at 5:09 of the first. Lightning starting goaltender Ben Bishop had left the game moments earlier for reasons that were undisclosed at the time, but was later revealed to be a torn groin. TAMPA – Breaking down Chicago's 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 that gave the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead over the Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. This was the sixth playoff meeting between these teams, with Pittsburgh having won four of the five previous series. Down 2–1 in the third period of game one, Corey Perry scored twice, Ryan Getzlaf scored once and Sami Vatanen scored once to help give Anaheim a 4–2 win. Im ersten Match in Chicago (bzw. The Tampa Bay Lightning became the first team in league history to face an Original Six team in all four rounds of the playoffs in the same year, as they played against the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively. Their most recent meeting was in the previous year's Eastern Conference Second Round, which New York won in seven games. French-language coverage of all games was carried by TVA Sports. 16 Jun 2015 Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane gave Chicago all the offence they needed as the Blackhawks shut out the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 to win their third Stanley Cup in six years. The series started on June 4 and ended on June 13 with the Kings winning their second Stanley Cup in three seasons. In game six, the teams were scoreless after the first period. The series returned to Tampa for game five and Ben Bishop returned to the net for the Lightning. For the first time in the series, the Blackhawks scored the first goal, on a goal by Jonathan Toews at 6:40 of the second. [66] In game six, Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 19 Montreal shots, and Kucherov scored two goals, as Tampa Bay won 4–1 to take the series.[67]. [70] Holtby then made 29 out of 30 saves in game four, while rookie Andre Burakovsky scored his first two postseason goals in a 2–1 victory for Washington. [111] Overall, it was the second-most-watched Stanley Cup Final since 1995, averaging a 3.2 rating and 5.6 million viewers on NBC and NBCSN, trailing only the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). [101], In Canada, the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs were the first postseason under Rogers Communications' 12-year contract for Canadian television and digital media rights to the NHL. Goalie Corey Crawford tied the Canadiens' Carey Price as the William M. Jennings Trophy recipient for allowing a League-low 189 goals during the regular season. The Stanley Cup, given to the National Hockey League champions at the end of each season, is the oldest professional athletics prize in North America.It's named the Stanley Cup because it was donated by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston, in 1892 to be given to the champion hockey team in Canada. [24] Game six was seen by 7.6 million viewers nationally on NBC. Since their win in 2004, the Lightning had lost in the Conference Finals in 2011 in seven games to the Boston Bruins. [21] In game six, Johnson scored two goals as the Lightning built a 3–0 second-period lead en route to a 5–2 victory. The nadir came following a blown 3-1 lead to the New York Rangers in the second round of the 2014 playoffs. Alex Killorn tied it for the Lightning at 11:47 and the game was tied 1–1 after two periods. 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[93] Game two was the longest game in Chicago franchise history as Marcus Kruger scored 16:12 into triple-overtime to give the Blackhawks a 3–2 victory. The 2015 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2014–15 season, and the culmination of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blackhawks won both previous series, their most recent meeting was in the previous year's Western Conference Second Round where Chicago won in six games. The Lightning chose to rest injured goaltender Ben Bishop for game four in favor of rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Earlier at 2:56 of the first overtime period, Kucherov's apparent winning goal was waved off after officials ruled that he pushed Carey Price's pad into the net after the Montreal goalie made the initial save. The Tampa Bay Lightning last reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015 but had not won since 2004. Celebrate with all new Lightning merch! In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference. This was the Lightning's second appearance in the Finals; the Blackhawks made their thirteenth Finals appearance, and their third in six years. Duncan Keith led the Blackhawks to a 2–0 win over the Lightning in Game 6 on Monday night, helping Chicago capture its third Stanley Cup in six seasons. [7] Earlier in the season, Head Coach Jon Cooper nicknamed the team's second line of Johnson, Palat and winger Nikita Kucherov as the "Triplets" because they were so in sync;[8] at the mid-season in January, the three players led the League in plus-minus.[9]. [109] Game seven of the N.Y. Rangers-Tampa Bay Eastern Conference Finals produced a 2.65 metered market overnight rating, making it NBCSN's second-highest rated non-Final NHL game. [77] Patrick Kane then scored two goals in game two to help give Chicago a 4–1 victory. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The Lightning were eliminated in the first round in 2006, 2007, and 2014. The Lightning were eliminated in the first round in 2006, 2007, and 2014. With Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews on the ice, Chicago has a chance to win every single night. Their most recent meeting was in the 2004 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Calgary won in seven games. Chicago won three of the five games in the regular season series. [91] Game seven, however, saw Tampa Bay record another 2–0 victory to eliminate the Rangers — the first time the Rangers had ever lost a game seven at home in their history (and the first time they lost an elimination game at home since the 2007 playoffs) — as Bishop stopped all 22 New York shots while the Lightning scored two goals out of their first three third-period shots.[92]. [90] In game six, Derick Brassard recorded a hat trick and two assists as the Rangers went on to win, 7–3. 8 NHL Teams That Have Won Presidents’ Trophy And Stanley Cup In Same Year April 8, 2015 at 12:27 pm Filed Under: Daniel Friedman , New York Rangers , Presidents Trophy , Stanley Cup Final The 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 15, 2015, and ended on June 15, 2015, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 102 points during the regular season to finish third in the Central Division. [59] In game six, Hartley pulled Hiller after he allowed two goals on his first three shots, and put Karri Ramo in net. This was the first playoff meeting between these teams. The contest ended when Antoine Vermette scored at 5:37 of double overtime to give Chicago a 5–4 victory. [51] Winnipeg entered the third period of game two with a 1–0 lead, but Anaheim prevailed, 2–1, after Patrick Maroon tied the game midway through the period and then Jakob Silfverberg scored the game-winning goal with 21 seconds left. On June 15 in 2015, when the Blackhawks won their sixth Stanley Cup in franchise history, old Stanley was a little late to his own party at the United Center. SB Nation's coverage of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs. [16] As Olczyk was also a contributor to NBC's Belmont coverage, he was absent during game two. The Rangers overcame a 3–1 series deficit to eliminate the Capitals in seven games. [71] In game five, the Capitals appeared to have scored the icebreaker with 2:09 left in the second period when Matt Niskanen's shot went past Lundqvist, but officials waved off the goal and ruled that Ward interfered with the Rangers goalie. Upon winning the Finals, Chicago had won three Stanley Cups in the past six years. Nashville Predators (1998-99) For the first time in franchise history, the Predators won a Stanley Cup Playoff series in 2012. [25] By contrast, ratings in Canada dropped significantly, making it the lowest-rated Stanley Cup Final since 2009. ET in Tampa. [25] In game two, Sidney Crosby scored two goals in a span of 4:39 to help give Pittsburgh a 3–1 second-period lead, en route to a 4–3 win. Patrick Maroon scored at 14:45 of the third period to increase Anaheim's lead to 4–2, but Jonathan Toews scored twice inside the final two minutes of regulation to tie the game and force overtime. [22] Although he was not penalized during game six, Detroit's Niklas Kronwall was later suspended one game by the NHL for charging Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov late in the second period. During the first round, these national telecasts co-existed with those of regional rightsholders, after which NBC had exclusive rights to the remaining games. Tampa Bay most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2011, where they lost in seven games to the Boston Bruins. Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek made 44 saves and Pavel Datsyuk recorded a goal and assist in a 3–2 win in game one. Scotty Bowman won his 14th Stanley Cup 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (Montreal), 1991, 1992 (Pittsburgh), 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008 (Detroit), 2010, 2013, 2015 (Chicago). For the second time in Finals history and the first since 1951, wherein all five games that had to be played went to overtime, all games of the series through game five have been decided by one goal, with neither team leading by more than one goal. The Calgary Flames earned 97 points during the regular season to finish third in the Pacific Division. Here are the top ten reasons why the Chicago Blackhawks will win the 2015 Stanley Cup. 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Ottawa won three of the four games in the regular season series. In game two, Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen stopped all of Calgary's 30 shots in a 3–0 victory. The Chicago Blackhawks just won their third Stanley Cup title in six years, having also prevailed in 2010 and 2013. The 2015 Stanley Cup was presented to Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Blackhawks' 2–0 win over the Lightning in game six. He also became the first goalie to win a Stanley Cup Finals game in relief of an injured starter since Lester Patrick helped the New York Rangers defeat the Montreal Maroons in overtime of game two of the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals, 2–1. [48], The Anaheim Ducks finished first in the Pacific Division, earning 109 points. Subban following slash vs. [3] Also, the Calgary Flames returned to the playoffs after a six-year absence. Lord Stanley's namesake arrived at … This winning goal was controversial because the Lightning appeared to have been offside on the play, but nothing was called by the linesmen. [97] But in game six, the Blackhawks built a 3–0 second-period lead, with Duncan Keith recording an assist in each of those three goals, en route to a 5–2 win. #Blackhawks win the #Stanley cup!! [40] The Wild goalie responded in game five by making 37 saves while Nino Niederreiter and Mikko Koivu scored in a span of 1:26 in the second period to win 4–1. The Detroit Red Wings increased their consecutive post-season appearance streak to 24 seasons, the longest current streak at the time and tied for the fourth-longest streak in NHL history. This was the first playoff meeting between these teams. Extreme weather and road closures in Chicago caused the Stanley Cup, which departed its hotel at the game's start, to arrive after the Blackhawks had won Game 6 and clinched their finals win. 1- … The teams split the four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road. Though Shero had guided the Penguins to a Stanley Cup in 2009, Pittsburgh’s momentum had subsided even with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in their prime. (Sarah A. Watch: Four years ago Monday, the Bruins won the Stanley Cup ... 2015. Athletic Trainer), Pawel Prylinski (Massage Therapist), Jeff Heintzleman (Asst. The best-of-seven series was played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format, with Tampa Bay hosting games one, two, five, and seven (if necessary); and Chicago hosting games three, four and six. The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup a record 24 times since 1915. [41] Minnesota then eliminated St. Louis in game six with another 4–1 victory, as Dubnyk made 30 saves and Zach Parise scored two goals.[42]. The Chicago Blackhawks were totally in it to win it during Game 5 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals on June 12. Tonight is a big night if you’re a hockey fan. The New York Rangers made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. Subban slash", "No additional discipline for P.K. [20] Mrazek then recorded another shutout in game five, stopping 28 shots in a 4–0 win. Johnson then scored at 2:25 of overtime for a 3–2 Tampa Bay win. The first period was dominated by Chicago, who outshot Tampa Bay 19–7. The Blackhawks entered the 2014 offseason after being eliminated in the Conference Finals in seven games by the eventual 2014 Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. [73] Then in game seven, Derek Stepan scored at 11:24 into overtime on a set play off the faceoff to give the Rangers a 2–1 victory and the 4–3 series win to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in as many years. Photo gallery Vancouver 4/20 Rally, 2015 See Gallery Bert Easterbrook, Who Won Heroism Award After Stanley Cup Riot, Arrested At Vancouver Pot Protest. [43] Crawford again started in game two, but the Predators scored four unanswered goals off of him, including two scores from Craig Smith, to tie the series with a 6–2 win. The Minnesota Wild finished as the Western Conference's first wild-card, earning 100 points. [49] The most recent team to represent Winnipeg prior to this was the original Winnipeg Jets, who lost in the Western Conference Quarterfinals in 1996. Anaheim took game one, 4–1, getting goals from four different players and Frederik Andersen stopping 26 out of 27 shots. The Rangers defeated the Penguins in five games. The Blackhawks eliminated the Ducks in seven games. It may seem like a lifetime ago, but four years ago Monday, the Bruins hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972. In Thursday's Morning 3-on-3, we answer who will take the championship crown from the Blackhawks this season and assess how some big names looked on opening night. This was the second year in which the top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference). The teams were tied going into the third, but Antoine Vermette scored for the Blackhawks at 2:00 of third and the lead held up as the Blackhawks played tight defence the rest of the way. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these teams with Calgary having won four of the six previous series. This was Tampa Bay's second Finals appearance after winning the Cup in 2004. In the third, the Blackhawks' Brandon Saad muscled his way to the goal and scored on a backhand past Vasilevskiy at 6:22 to put the Blackhawks ahead. Senators", "Galchenyuk, Canadiens take 2–0 lead vs. The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. By SB Nation NHL News May 14, 2015… The Wild defeated the Blues in six games. [100], This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The teams split the four-game regular season series, with each team winning twice at home. It had been 77 years since the Blackhawks last won the Stanley Cup on home ice. The Lightning defeated the Red Wings in seven games. This was the second playoff meeting between these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2006 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Anaheim won in seven games. This was the third playoff meeting for these teams; the teams had split their two previous playoff series. The Nashville Predators finished second in the Central Division, earning 104 points. [46] Filip Forsberg recorded his first NHL hat-trick, and Nashville scored three goals in a 2:27 span in the third period in game five to win, 5–2.
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