Devils centre Scott Gomez scored the overtime winner at 12:54 in game four to tie the series. The teams traded goals early in the third period of game three before Vaclav Prospal broke the tie with 6:29 remaining in regulation time as the Lightning won again by a score of 3–2.
2008 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS SERIES
Johan Holmqvist made 34 saves for the Lightning and Vincent Lecavalier scored the game-winning goal early in the third period of game two as Tampa Bay evened the series with a 3–2 victory. New Jersey forward Zach Parise scored twice as New Jersey took game one 5–3. The Devils defeated the Lightning in six games. Tampa Bay won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. This was the second meeting between these two teams, with New Jersey winning the only previous series in the 2003 Eastern Conference semifinals in five games. Tampa Bay qualified as the seventh seed, earning 93 points during the regular season. The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division champions, earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference with 107 points. Buffalo held off a late charge by the Islanders in game five as they eliminated New York with a 4–3 win. Chris Drury scored two goals in a game for the second time in this series as the Sabres won game four by a final score of 4–2. Sabres forward Daniel Briere scored the game-winning goal with a two-man advantage in the second period of game three giving Buffalo a 3–2 win. Marc-Andre Bergeron's power play goal at 8:37 of the third period gave the Islanders the lead in game two as they evened the series with a 3–2 victory. Brian Campbell and Chris Drury each scored twice for the Sabres in game one as they took the opening game 4–1. The Sabres defeated the Islanders in five games. Buffalo won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. They last met in the 1980 Stanley Cup Semifinals where New York won in six games. This was the fourth and most recent playoff meeting between these two teams, with New York winning all three of the previous series. The Islanders qualified as the eighth seed earning 92 points during the regular season. The Buffalo Sabres entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners (winning the tie-breaker with Detroit in total wins), the Eastern Conference regular season and Northeast Division champions with 113 points. In the Stanley Cup Finals, home ice is determined based on regular season points.Ĭonference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Buffalo Sabres vs. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice, with the other team getting a maximum possible three. In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. Vancouver Canucks, Northwest Division champions – 105 points.Anaheim Ducks, Pacific Division champions – 110 points.Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 113 points (50 wins).Pittsburgh Penguins – 105 points (47 wins).Atlanta Thrashers, Southeast Division champions – 97 points.New Jersey Devils, Atlantic Division champions – 107 points.Buffalo Sabres, Northeast Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 113 points (53 wins).This was also the last time all three New York metropolitan area teams (the Devils, Islanders and Rangers) made the playoffs in the same year until 2023. This was the only time that the Atlanta Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in their twelve years in Georgia (they became the new Winnipeg Jets in 2011). Also for the first time since 1994, the Philadelphia Flyers missed the playoffs. For the first time since 1994, all four former WHA teams Carolina (formerly the Hartford Whalers), Colorado (formerly the Quebec Nordiques), Edmonton, and Phoenix (formerly the Winnipeg Jets) missed the playoffs in the same year, this would not happen again until 2013. The series ended on June 6 with the Anaheim Ducks defeating the Ottawa Senators in five games to win their first ever championship.įor the first time in NHL history, neither of the two teams that played in the previous year's Stanley Cup Finals (the Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers) qualified for the playoffs. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup.
The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007.
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