2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 14, 2010, after the conclusion of the 2009–10 NHL season .[ 1] The Finals ended on June 9, 2010 when the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in six games to win the team's fourth Stanley Cup and their first Cup since 1961. The Washington Capitals became the first team seeded first to lose a series to the eighth-seeded team after having a 3–1 lead in the series.[ 2]
Playoff seeds
After the regular season, the standard of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Washington Capitals were the Eastern Conference regular season champions and the Presidents' Trophy winners with the best record at 121 points. The San Jose Sharks earned a number 1 seed in the Western Conference with 113 points.
Eastern Conference
The Stanley Cup
Washington Capitals – Southeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions; Presidents' Trophy winners, 121 points
New Jersey Devils – Atlantic Division champions, 103 points
Buffalo Sabres – Northeast Division champions, 100 points
Pittsburgh Penguins – 101 points
Ottawa Senators – 94 points
Boston Bruins – 91 points
Philadelphia Flyers – 88 points (41 wins)
Montreal Canadiens – 88 points (39 wins)
Western Conference
San Jose Sharks – Pacific Division champions and Western Conference regular season champions, 113 points
Chicago Blackhawks – Central Division champions, 112 points
Vancouver Canucks – Northwest Division champions, 103 points
Phoenix Coyotes – 107 points
Detroit Red Wings – 102 points
Los Angeles Kings – 101 points
Nashville Predators – 100 points
Colorado Avalanche – 95 points
Playoff bracket
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Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals
(1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
(2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia won series 4–1
(3) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) Boston Bruins
(4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Ottawa Senators
Pittsburgh won series 4–2
Western Conference Quarter-finals
(1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche
April 18
Colorado Avalanche
1–0
OT
San Jose Sharks
Pepsi Center
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
Ryan O'Reilly 1 - 00:51
First overtime period
No scoring
Craig Anderson 51 saves / 51 shots
Goalie stats
Evgeni Nabokov 16 saves / 17 shots
(2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Nashville Predators
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings
(4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference Semifinals
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4 )
(4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
(6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia won series 4–3
Western Conference Semifinals
(1) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
(2) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference Finals
(7) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia won series 4–1
Western Conference Finals
(1) San Jose Sharks vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks
Stanley Cup Finals
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4 )
May 29
Chicago Blackhawks
6–5
Philadelphia Flyers
United Center
Recap
(Marian Hossa 10, Brent Sopel 4) Troy Brouwer 3 - 07:46Dave Bolland 6 - sh - 11:50
First period
06:38 - Ville Leino 5 (Daniel Briere 10, Chris Pronger 11) 16:37 - pp - Scott Hartnell 4 (Daniel Briere 11, Chris Pronger 12) 19:33 - Daniel Briere 10 (Ville Leino 9, Scott Hartnell 6)
(Troy Brouwer 2, Niklas Hjalmarsson 5) Patrick Sharp 8 - 01:11 (Tomas Kopecky 2, Duncan Keith 10) Kris Versteeg 5 - 09:31 (Marian Hossa 11, Niklas Hjalmarsson 6) Troy Brouwer 4 - 15:18
Second period
07:20 - Blair Betts 1 (Arron Asham 3, Darroll Powe 1) 18:49 - Arron Asham 4 (Daniel Briere 12, Scott Hartnell 7)
(Kris Versteeg 6, Dave Bolland 6) Tomas Kopecky 4 - 08:25
Third period
No scoring
Antti Niemi 27 saves / 32 shots
Goalie stats
Michael Leighton 15 saves / 20 shotsBrian Boucher 11 saves / 12 shots
Statistical leaders
Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If the list exceeds ten skaters because of a tie in points, goals will take precedence.[ 7]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
Goaltending
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 table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[ 8] [ 9]
Player
Team
GP
W
L
SA
GA
GAA
SV%
SO
TOI
Michael Leighton
Philadelphia Flyers
13
8
3
371
31
2.46
.916
3
757:13
Brian Boucher
Philadelphia Flyers
12
6
6
298
27
2.47
.909
1
655:37
Jaroslav Halak
Montreal Canadiens
18
9
9
562
43
2.55
.923
0
1,013:24
Evgeni Nabokov
San Jose Sharks
15
8
7
407
38
2.56
.907
1
889:51
Tuukka Rask
Boston Bruins
13
7
6
409
36
2.61
.912
0
829:03
Antti Niemi
Chicago Blackhawks
22
16
6
645
58
2.63
.910
2
1,321:51
Jimmy Howard
Detroit Red Wings
12
5
7
387
33
2.75
.915
1
720:26
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds)
References