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Revision as of 22:31, 22 April 2015
The 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 15, 2015.
The New York Rangers made the playoffs as Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings increased their consecutive postseason appearance streak to 24 seasons, the longest current streak and tied for the fourth longest streak in NHL history.[1] The Winnipeg Jets qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the former Atlanta Thrashers franchise relocated to Winnipeg in 2011; the only time that the Thrashers/Jets franchise made the postseason was in 2007, and the last time that the city of Winnipeg hosted a playoff game was in 1996, the season before the previous Winnipeg Jets team relocated to Phoenix, Arizona to become the Coyotes.[2] The Ottawa Senators became the first team in the NHL's modern era (since 1943–44) to overcome a 14-point deficit in the standings to clinch a playoff spot.[3] In total, five Canadian NHL teams qualified for the postseason, the most since 2004.[4]
The Los Angeles Kings became the first defending Stanley Cup champions since the Carolina Hurricanes in 2007 to fail to make the playoffs.[5] The Boston Bruins failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and became the first reigning Presidents' Trophy winners to miss the postseason since the Buffalo Sabres in 2008 (and the third reigning Presidents' Trophy winner overall to miss the playoffs the following season).[6] In addition, the San Jose Sharks failed to make the postseason for the first time since 2003, ending the NHL's second-longest active playoff streak.[7]
Playoff seeds
This will be the second year in which the top three teams in each division make the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference).
The following teams qualified for the playoffs:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
- Montreal Canadiens, Atlantic Division champions – 110 points
- Tampa Bay Lightning – 108 points
- Detroit Red Wings – 100 points
Metropolitan Division
- New York Rangers, Metropolitan Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 113 points
- Washington Capitals – 101 points (40 ROWs – Lead on head-to-head points vs NYI 6–5)
- New York Islanders – 101 points (40 ROWs – Trail on head-to-head points vs WSH 5–6)
Wild Cards
- Ottawa Senators – 99 points
- Pittsburgh Penguins – 98 points
Western Conference
Central Division
- St. Louis Blues, Central Division champions – 109 points (42 ROWs)
- Nashville Predators – 104 points
- Chicago Blackhawks – 102 points
Pacific Division
- Anaheim Ducks, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 109 points (43 ROWs)
- Vancouver Canucks – 101 points
- Calgary Flames – 97 points
Wild Cards
- Minnesota Wild – 100 points
- Winnipeg Jets – 99 points
Playoff bracket
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Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators
The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the Atlantic division, earning 110 points. The Ottawa Senators finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild-card, earning 99 points. This is the second playoff meeting for these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which Ottawa won in five games. Ottawa won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.
April 15 | Ottawa Senators | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | Recap | |||
Milan Michalek (1) – 12:25 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Kyle Turris (1) – pp – 10:36 Mika Zibanejad (1) – pp – 12:36 |
Second period | 07:53 – Torrey Mitchell (1) 08:08 – Tomas Plekanec (1) 11:42 – sh – Lars Eller (1) 17:17 – Brian Flynn (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Andrew Hammond 35 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Carey Price 30 saves / 33 shots |
April 17 | Ottawa Senators | 2–3 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | Recap | ||
Clarke MacArthur (1) – 18:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 07:18 – pp – Max Pacioretty (1) 16:30 – P.K. Subban (1) | ||||||
Patrick Wiercioch (1) – pp – 13:25 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 03:40 – Alex Galchenyuk (1) | ||||||
Andrew Hammond 39 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Carey Price 29 saves / 31 shots |
April 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | OT | Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 11:28 – Clarke MacArthur (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Dale Weise (1) – 14:13 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dale Weise (2) – 08:47 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Carey Price 33 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Anderson 47 saves / 49 shots |
April 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 p.m. | Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | CBC, USA, TVA |
April 24 | Ottawa Senators | 7:00 p.m. | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | CBC, CNBC, TVA |
April 26 | Montreal Canadiens | TBD | Ottawa Senators | Canadian Tire Centre | CBC, TVA |
April 28 | Ottawa Senators | TBD | Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre | CBC, TVA |
Montreal leads series 3–0 | |
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings
The Tampa Bay Lightning finished second in the Atlantic division, earning 108 points. The Detroit Red Wings earned 100 points in the regular season to finish third in the Atlantic Division. This is the first playoff meeting for these two teams. Tampa Bay won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.
April 16 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | Recap | |||
Pavel Datsyuk (1) – 09:03 | First period | 14:31 – sh – Brian Boyle (1) | ||||||
Tomas Jurco (1) – pp – 00:08 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Luke Glendening (1) – sh – 05:50 | Third period | 08:26 – Nikita Nesterov (1) | ||||||
Petr Mrazek 44 saves / 46 shots | Goalie stats | Ben Bishop 11 saves / 14 shots |
April 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 03:05 – pp – Tyler Johnson (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 07:56 – Alexander Killorn (1) 14:48 – Andrej Sustr (1) 19:22 – Tyler Johnson (2) | ||||||
Tomas Tatar (1) – 05:49 | Third period | 15:26 – pp – Valtteri Filppula (1) | ||||||
Petr Mrazek 14 saves / 18 shots Jimmy Howard 11 saves / 12 shots |
Goalie stats | Ben Bishop 23 saves / 24 shots |
April 21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 0–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 08:46 – Pavel Datsyuk (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 06:42 – pp – Riley Sheahan (1) 19:11 – en – Luke Glendening (2) | ||||||
Ben Bishop 18 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Petr Mrazek 22 saves / 22 shots |
April 23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 p.m. | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | CBC, NBCSN |
April 25 | Detroit Red Wings | TBD | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | TBD |
April 27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | TBD | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | TBD |
April 29 | Detroit Red Wings | TBD | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | TBD |
Detroit leads series 2–1 | |
(M1) New York Rangers vs. (WC2) Pittsburgh Penguins
The New York Rangers earned the Presidents' Trophy as the league's best regular season team, earning 113 points. The Pittsburgh Penguins finished as the Eastern Conference's second wild-card, earning 98 points. This is the sixth playoff meeting for these teams, with Pittsburgh having won the first four of the five previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the previous year's Eastern Conference Semifinals, which New York won in seven games. New York won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.
April 16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–2 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 00:28 – Derick Brassard (1) 15:16 – pp – Ryan McDonagh (1) | ||||||
Blake Comeau (1) – 06:15 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Marc-Andre Fleury 36 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Henrik Lundqvist 24 saves / 25 shots |
April 18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 17:05 – Derek Stepan (1) | ||||||
Brandon Sutter (1) – pp – 10:01 Sidney Crosby (1) – 14:07 Sidney Crosby (2) – 18:46 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Chris Kunitz (1) – pp – 09:41 | Third period | 03:16 – pp – Derick Brassard (2) 19:54 – Rick Nash (1) | ||||||
Marc-Andre Fleury 23 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Henrik Lundqvist 18 saves / 22 shots |
April 20 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | Recap | |||
Carl Hagelin (1) – 08:43 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Chris Kreider (1) – 11:07 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 13:12 – Patric Hornqvist (1) | ||||||
Henrik Lundqvist 23 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 26 shots |
April 22 | New York Rangers | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | SN360, NBCSN |
April 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00 p.m. | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports |
April 26 | New York Rangers | TBD | Pittsburgh Penguins | Consol Energy Center | TBD |
April 28 | Pittsburgh Penguins | TBD | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | TBD |
New York leads series 2–1 | |
(M2) Washington Capitals vs. (M3) New York Islanders
The Washington Capitals finished second in the Metropolitan Division earning 101 points. The New York Islanders also earned 101 points during the regular season, but they finished third in the Metropolitan Division as Washington won the second tie-breaker of head-to-head points. This is the seventh playoff meeting for these teams, with New York having won five of the six previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1993 Patrick Division Semifinals, which New York won in six games. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, with each team winning twice at home.
April 15 | New York Islanders | 4–1 | Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | Recap | |||
Brock Nelson (1) – 06:06 | First period | 19:03 – Marcus Johansson (1) | ||||||
Ryan Strome (1) – 03:50 Josh Bailey (1) – 10:36 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Brock Nelson (2) – en – 18:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jaroslav Halak 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Braden Holtby 23 saves / 26 shots |
April 17 | New York Islanders | 3–4 | Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | Recap | |||
Cal Clutterbuck (1) – 05:14 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Strome (2) – 03:24 Kyle Okposo (1) – 14:09 |
Second period | 11:26 – Karl Alzner (1) 16:09 – Alex Ovechkin (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 03:44 – pp – Nicklas Backstrom (1) 07:37 – Jason Chimera (1) | ||||||
Jaroslav Halak 31 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Philipp Grubauer 18 saves / 21 shots |
April 19 | Washington Capitals | 1–2 | OT | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 12:37 – Kyle Okposo (2) | ||||||
Nicklas Backstrom (2) – 13:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 00:15 – John Tavares (1) | ||||||
Braden Holtby 40 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Jaroslav Halak 24 saves / 25 shots |
April 21 | Washington Capitals | 2–1 | OT | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | ||
Alex Ovechkin (2) – 13:06 | First period | 19:47 – Casey Cizikas (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Nicklas Backstrom (3) – 11:09 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Braden Holtby 36 saves / 37 shots | Goalie stats | Jaroslav Halak 28 saves / 30 shots |
April 23 | New York Islanders | 7:00 p.m. | Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | SN, CNBC |
April 25 | Washington Capitals | TBD | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | TBD |
April 27 | New York Islanders | TBD | Washington Capitals | Verizon Center | TBD |
Series tied 2–2 | |
Western Conference
(C1) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The St. Louis Blues finished first in the Central division, earning 109 points. The Minnesota Wild finished as the Western Conference's first wild-card, earning 100 points. This is the first playoff meeting for these two teams. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.
April 16 | Minnesota Wild | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | Recap | |||
Jason Zucker (1) – 02:47 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Matt Dumba (1) – pp – 04:10 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Mikael Granlund (1) – en – 18:47 Jason Pominville (1) – en – 19:40 |
Third period | 07:12 – Jaden Schwartz (1) 19:01 – sh – Alexander Steen (1) | ||||||
Devan Dubnyk 19 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Jake Allen 25 saves / 27 shots |
April 18 | Minnesota Wild | 1–4 | St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 13:18 – Vladimir Tarasenko (1) 18:01 – pp – Vladimir Tarasenko (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Marco Scandella (1) – 01:46 | Third period | 18:02 – Patrik Berglund (1) 19:43 – en – Vladimir Tarasenko (3) | ||||||
Devan Dubnyk 23 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Jake Allen 24 saves / 25 shots |
April 20 | St. Louis Blues | 0–3 | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 14:08 – Jason Pominville (2) 16:13 – Zach Parise (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 17:58 – en – Nino Niederreiter (1) | ||||||
Jake Allen 21 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Devan Dubnyk 17 saves / 17 shots |
April 22 | St. Louis Blues | 9:30 p.m. | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | SN360, NBCSN |
April 24 | Minnesota Wild | TBD | St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | TBD |
April 26 | St. Louis Blues | TBD | Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | TBD |
April 29 | Minnesota Wild | TBD | St. Louis Blues | Scottrade Center | TBD |
Minnesota leads series 2–1 | |
(C2) Nashville Predators vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
The Nashville Predators finished second in the Central Division, earning 104 points. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 102 points during the regular season to finish third in the Central Division. This is the second playoff meeting for these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2010 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Chicago won in six games. Chicago won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.
April 15 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–3 | 2OT | Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 06:07 – Colin Wilson (1) 17:20 – Viktor Stalberg (1) 19:33 – pp – Colin Wilson (2) | ||||||
Niklas Hjalmarsson (1) – 01:43 Patrick Sharp (1) – pp – 08:32 Jonathan Toews (1) – pp – 13:50 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Duncan Keith (1) – 07:49 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Corey Crawford 9 saves / 12 shots Scott Darling 42 saves / 42 shots |
Goalie stats | Pekka Rinne 38 saves / 42 shots |
April 17 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–6 | Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | Recap | |||
Patrick Sharp (2) – 16:13 | First period | 02:47 – pp – Colin Wilson (3) 19:56 – Roman Josi (1) | ||||||
Patrick Kane (1) – 10:32 | Second period | 14:54 – Craig Smith (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 12:41 – Filip Forsberg (1) 14:28 – Craig Smith (2) 15:00 – Mike Santorelli (1) | ||||||
Corey Crawford 29 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Pekka Rinne 24 saves / 26 shots |
April 19 | Nashville Predators | 2–4 | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | Recap | |||
Mike Ribeiro (1) – 15:19 | First period | 14:48 – Andrew Desjardins (1) | ||||||
Mattias Ekholm (1) – 00:58 | Second period | 00:36 – Jonathan Toews (2) 03:38 – Brandon Saad (1) 12:41 – Brent Seabrook (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Pekka Rinne 26 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Scott Darling 35 saves / 37 shots |
April 21 | Nashville Predators | 2–3 | 3OT | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | Recap | ||
Colin Wilson (4) – pp – 11:38 | First period | 13:05 – Antoine Vermette (1) | ||||||
James Neal (1) – 17:02 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 11:03 – Brandon Saad (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third overtime period | 01:00 – Brent Seabrook (2) | ||||||
Pekka Rinne 45 saves / 48 shots | Goalie stats | Scott Darling 50 saves / 52 shots |
April 23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 9:30 p.m. | Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | SN360, NBCSN |
April 25 | Nashville Predators | TBD | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | TBD |
April 27 | Chicago Blackhawks | TBD | Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena | TBD |
Chicago leads series 3–1 | |
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets
The Anaheim Ducks finished first in the Pacific division, earning 109 points. The Winnipeg Jets finished as the Western Conference's second wild-card, earning 99 points. This is the first playoff meeting for these two teams. Anaheim won all three games in this year's regular season series. The Jets made the playoffs for the first time since moving from Atlanta and for the second time since 2007 (as the Atlanta Thrashers). This will be the first playoff series in 19 years in Winnipeg, when the original Winnipeg Jets lost to the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 in the 1996 Western Conference Quarter-finals.[8]
April 16 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–4 | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | Recap | |||
Adam Lowry (1) – 02:46 | First period | 01:57 – Sami Vatanen (1) | ||||||
Drew Stafford (1) – 05:00 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 01:09 – pp – Corey Perry (1) 13:21 – Corey Perry (2) 16:55 – pp – Ryan Getzlaf (1) | ||||||
Ondrej Pavelec 29 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Frederik Andersen 25 saves / 27 shots |
April 18 | Winnipeg Jets | 1–2 | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Adam Pardy (1) – 15:43 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 10:43 – pp – Patrick Maroon (1) 19:39 – Jakob Silfverberg (1) | ||||||
Ondrej Pavelec 37 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Frederik Andersen 28 saves / 29 shots |
April 20 | Anaheim Ducks | 5–4 | OT | Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | Recap | ||
Cam Fowler (1) – 19:53 | First period | 09:38 – Lee Stempniak (1) | ||||||
Corey Perry (3) – 03:08 Jakob Silfverberg (2) – 16:04 |
Second period | 06:40 – pp – Tyler Myers (1) 09:37 – Blake Wheeler (1) 18:18 – Bryan Little (1) | ||||||
Ryan Kesler (1) – 17:46 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Rickard Rakell (1) – 05:12 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Frederik Andersen 31 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Ondrej Pavelec 26 saves / 31 shots |
April 22 | Anaheim Ducks | 9:30 p.m. | Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | SN, USA |
April 24 | Winnipeg Jets | 10:00 p.m. | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | SN |
April 26 | Anaheim Ducks | TBD | Winnipeg Jets | MTS Centre | SN |
April 28 | Winnipeg Jets | TBD | Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center | SN |
Anaheim leads series 3–0 | |
(P2) Vancouver Canucks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
The Vancouver Canucks finished second in the Pacific Division, earning 101 points. The Calgary Flames earned 97 points during the regular season to finish third in the Pacific Division. This is the seventh playoff meeting for these teams with Calgary having won four of the six previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2004 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Calgary won in seven games. The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.
April 15 | Calgary Flames | 2–1 | Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 12:08 – Bo Horvat (1) | ||||||
David Jones (1) – 07:59 Kris Russell (1) – 19:30 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jonas Hiller 29 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Eddie Lack 28 saves / 30 shots |
April 17 | Calgary Flames | 1–4 | Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 02:56 – Daniel Sedin (1) 07:06 – pp – Chris Higgins (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Kris Russell (2) – pp – 16:26 | Third period | 02:17 – Ronalds Kenins (1) 17:59 – en – Radim Vrbata (1) | ||||||
Jonas Hiller 26 saves / 29 shots Karri Ramo 2 saves / 2 shots |
Goalie stats | Eddie Lack 22 saves / 23 shots |
April 19 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–4 | Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap | |||
Shawn Matthias (1) – 09:09 | First period | 06:35 – Brandon Bollig (1) 15:02 – T.J. Brodie (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Jannik Hansen (1) – 17:41 | Third period | 02:14 – Sam Bennett (1) 14:36 – pp – Sean Monahan (1) | ||||||
Eddie Lack 24 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Jonas Hiller 23 saves / 25 shots |
April 21 | Vancouver Canucks | 1–3 | Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | Recap | |||
Henrik Sedin (1) – pp – 08:12 | First period | 03:23 – pp – Johnny Gaudreau (1) 09:20 – pp – Jiri Hudler (1) 19:18 – Sam Bennett (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Eddie Lack 4 saves / 7 shots Ryan Miller 15 saves / 15 shots |
Goalie stats | Jonas Hiller 28 saves / 29 shots |
April 23 | Calgary Flames | 10:00 p.m. | Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | CBC, CNBC |
April 25 | Vancouver Canucks | TBD | Calgary Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome | CBC |
April 27 | Calgary Flames | TBD | Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena | CBC |
Calgary leads series 3–1 | |
Player statistics
Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. Updated following games played on April 21, 2015.[9]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicklas Backstrom | Washington Capitals | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Perry | Anaheim Ducks | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
Craig Smith | Nashville Predators | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 0 |
Jonathan Toews | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 2 |
Vladimir Tarasenko | St. Louis Blues | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Template:Neg | 0 |
Jason Pominville | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
Jakob Silfverberg | Anaheim Ducks | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 2 |
Kris Russell | Calgary Flames | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Template:Neg | 7 |
Ryan Getzlaf | Anaheim Ducks | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
Zach Parise | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 2 |
Goaltenders
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 120 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[10]
Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Darling | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 4 | 1.05 | .969 | 0 | 228:43 |
Devan Dubnyk | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 1.68 | .922 | 1 | 179:12 |
Jake Allen | St. Louis Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 1.69 | .933 | 0 | 178:14 |
Jonas Hiller | Calgary Flames | 4 | 3 | 1 | 113 | 7 | 1.79 | .938 | 0 | 234:07 |
Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 6 | 1.88 | .939 | 0 | 191:45 |
Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 6 | 1.89 | .943 | 0 | 190:20 |
Television
In Canada, this marks the first postseason under Rogers Communications' 12-year contract for Canadian television and digital media rights to the NHL. On television, national coverage of the post-season will be exclusively produced by Sportsnet, with games split between Sportsnet channels and CBC (through Hockey Night in Canada). French-language coverage will be carried by TVA Sports. All playoff games will be available for online and mobile streaming through Rogers NHL GameCentre Live. Selected games will be simulcast with Punjabi-language commentary on Omni Television.[11][12]
In the United States, national coverage of games will be carried by NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network.[13] USA Network previously televised NHL games from 1979 to 1985. During the first round, these national telecasts will co-exist with those of regional rightsholders, after which NBC will have exclusive rights to the remaining games. Seven first round games will be televised exclusively on NBC, including two Saturday night matches.[14]
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the Sharks, stuck on 87 points, find themselves out of the postseason for the first time since 2003, ending the second-longest active postseason streak in the NHL.
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