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 2016 Stanley Cup finals is the 123rd Stanley Cup trophy presentations as well as the champions of the 2015-16 NHL season. WHA hat tricks courtesy Scott Surgent. 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This was the twelfth playoff meeting between these two rivals with Chicago winning eight of the eleven previous series. Most historical data provided by Dan Diamond and Associates. This was the final season of the Detroit Red Wings' 25-season playoff appearance streak, the longest streak at the time and tied for third longest in NHL history. [47] In game two, Rinne again made 27 saves in another 3–2 win to take their first ever 2–0 series lead. [95] Joe Pavelski and Joel Ward both scored twice in the Sharks' 6–3 victory in game five. This is the official patch for the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Finals as worn by the players during the Cup. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Sharks defeated the Blues in six games. [74] In game five, Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist and Brian Elliott made 27 saves in a 4–1 victory to take a 3–2 series lead. [49] Andersen made 30 saves in a 4–1 victory in game four to tie the series. The New York Islanders won their first post-season series since the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, ending the third longest post-season win drought in NHL history. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored twice and goalie Ben Bishop made 34 saves in a 3–2 win in game one. Game four was the last playoff game to be held at Joe Louis Arena. [94] Troy Brouwer and Kyle Brodziak scored twice in a 6–3 victory for the Blues to tie the series in game four. Thomas Greiss made 47 saves in the victory. San Jose won three of the five games of the regular season series. The Blues defeated the Blackhawks in seven games after nearly giving up a 3–1 series lead. The New York Islanders finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild-card, earning 100 points. the official stats partner of the NHL. [44] The Blackhawks came back from a 3–1 deficit in game six, scoring five unanswered goals in a 6–3 victory to force a seventh game. Some hockey portraits on this site are licensed from Images on Ice, Hockey’s Photo Agency. [82] In game seven, Martin Jones stopped all 20 shots and Logan Couture scored a goal and two assists in a 5–0 win to send the Sharks onto the Western Conference Final.[83]. In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. Sidney Crosby scored 40 seconds into overtime for the Penguins to tie the series. This was the fourth meeting between these two teams, with Los Angeles winning two of the three previous meetings. The Pittsburgh Penguins finished second in the Metropolitan Division, earning 104 points. [92] The Sharks bounced back in game two with Brent Burns scoring twice and goalie Martin Jones stopping all 26 shots he faced in a 4–0 win. Nashville won two of the three games of the regular season series. [13] Tyler Johnson recorded two goals in game two in a 5–2 win for the Lightning. This was Tampa Bay's second consecutive Conference Finals appearance; they defeated the New York Rangers in seven games in the previous year. Find out more. $14.95 $ 14. This was the first series in the current playoff format in which a wild-card team had more points than its opponent during the regular season and did not have home ice advantage. We present them here for purely educational purposes. All rights reserved. A night later, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Eastern Conference Final and advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the fifth time in franchise history. [45] In game seven, the Blues took a two-goal lead in the first period before the Blackhawks tied the game on goals by Marian Hossa and Andrew Shaw. [76] In game seven, six different players scored a goal for the Blues in a 6–1 victory to make their first Conference Finals since 2001. [22] The Flyers forced a sixth game after Neuvirth made 44 saves in a 2–0 win in game five; the Flyers had 11 shots in a playoff win, the fewest ever in franchise history. The San Jose Sharks and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet for the Stanley Cup Final. Find the perfect 2016 Nhl Stanley Cup Final 3 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. They last met in the 2001 Western Conference Semifinals, which St. Louis won in a four-game sweep. Full 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule: Dates, game times, channels, results and highlights. 45. Are you a Stathead, too? The Islanders took game one by a score of 5–3 with two goals scored by Shane Prince. [61] In game four, Kucherov scored 7:49 into the third period to tie the game. Capitals goalie Braden Holtby shut out the Flyers in game one, stopping all 19 shots he faced in a 2–0 win. Early in the third period, San Jose rookie Joonas Donskoi's second goal of the game, broke the tie to give the Sharks a 4–3 lead; Joe Pavelski and Melker Karlsson provided insurance goals as the Sharks ended the series with a 6–3 victory.[58]. [39] Game four saw Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford go after Blues rookie forward Robby Fabbri after the forward was bumped into the goaltender by Chicago captain Jonathan Toews. This was the Sharks first ever appearance in a Stanley Cup final and the Penguins 5th time in a Stanley Cup finals.