NHL Playoffs: Conference Finals

SI Staff | May 24, 2007

NHL Playoffs: Conference Finals /

NHL Playoffs: Conference Finals

Game 1: Red Wings 2, Ducks 1

Henrik Zetterberg struck early for the Red Wings, scoring at 3:44 of the first period.

Game 1: Red Wings 2, Ducks 1

Ducks forward Scott Thornton appeared to have had enough of defenseman Danny Markov's tight coverage when the two dropped the gloves late in the second period.

Game 1: Red Wings 2, Ducks 1

Tomas Holmstrom, right, scored with 4:54 left in regulation when a shot hit him in front of the net, dropped to the ice and trickled past goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

Game 2: Ducks 4, Red Wings 3, OT

Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer scored at 14:17 of overtime to even the series.

Game 2: Ducks 4, Red Wings 3, OT

Dominik Hasek made 29 saves on 33 shots from Teemu Selanne and the Ducks. The Red Wings, who were outshot just once in their previous 12 playoff games, were outshot by Anaheim in two consecutive games.

Game 3: Red Wings 5, Ducks 0

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Tomas Holmstrom had two goals, an assist and 13 stitches as the Detroit Red Wings dominated the Ducks in their first game at Anaheim. Holmstrom had two cuts on his forehead stitched up after the Ducks' Rob Niedermayer and Chris Pronger simultaneously slammed him into the glass midway through the second period.

Game 3: Red Wings 5, Ducks 0

Dominik Hasek made 29 saves for the Detroit Red Wings, earning his second shutout of the playoffs and the 14th of his career. The 42-year-old netminder's shutout gives him a combined 90 in the regular season and playoffs.

Game 4: Ducks 5, Red Wings 3

Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere makes a glove save to rob Valtteri Filppula on a shorthanded breakaway attempt in the second period. With Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger serving a one game suspension, Jiggy stepped up his game, stopping 36 of 39 shots by the Red Wings.

Game 4: Ducks 5, Red Wings 3

Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal on a power play in the third period. Anaheim finished the game 2-for-5 with a man advantage after going 0-for-16 on the power play against Detroit in the first three games of the series.

Game 5: Ducks 2, Red Wings 1, OT

The Ducks' Teemu Selanne scored 11:57 into overtime by lifting a backhander over a sprawling Domink Hasek. Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja, who scored Detroit's lone goal and his first ever in the playoffs, turned the puck over to Selanne after a failed clearing attempt.

Game 5: Ducks 2, Red Wings 1, OT

Todd Bertuzzi and The Detroit Red Wings had plenty of chances to score, but couldn't get the puck past Ducks netminder Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who made 36 saves and improved to 12-1 after regulation in the playoffs.

Game 6: Ducks 4, Red Wings 3

Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf celebrates after scoring to give Anaheim a 3-0 lead late in the second period.

Game 6: Ducks 4, Red Wings 3

Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek, 42, congratulates opposing netminder Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who turned 30 last week, on his play in the Anaheim Ducks series with Detroit.

Game 1: Senators 5, Sabres 2

Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson each had a goal and an assist as the Senators pushed aside Henrik Tallinder and the Sabres in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Game 1: Senators 5, Sabres 2

With the game tied 2-2, Oleg Saprykin scored the go-ahead goal for the Senators, tipping in Dean McAmmond's centering pass 7:41 into the third period.

Game 2: Senators 4, Sabres 3, 2OT

Antoine Vermette leaps out of the way of a shot on Sabres' goalie Ryan Miller in the third period.

Game 2: Senators 4, Sabres 3, 2OT

Sabres co-captain Daniel Briere scored with 5.8 seconds left in regulation to force overtime.

Game 2: Senators 4, Sabres 3, 2OT

A bouncing shot by defenseman Joe Corvo, center, skipped in at 4:58 of the second overtime, setting off a celebration.

Game 3: Senators 1, Sabres 0

Daniel Alfredsson beats the Sabres' Ryan Miller for the eventual game-winner in Game 3 -- his fifth straight playoff game with a goal.

Game 3: Senators 1, Sabres 0

Senators goalie Ray Emery was hardly tested, but stopped 15 shots to register his third shutout this postseason.

Game 3: Senators 1, Sabres 0

Though he played well, stopping 31 of 32 shots, Ryan Miller skated away empty-handed after the Sabres' 1-0 Game 3 loss to the Senators.

Game 4: Sabres 3, Senators 2

Chris Drury celebrates a 5-on-3 power play goal by Sabres' teammate Maxim Afinogenov in the second period. On the ice for every Buffalo goal, Drury assisted Derek Roy nine seconds into the game and scored his own on Sens goalie Ray Emery midway through the second period.

Game 4: Sabres 3, Senators 2

Ryan Miller stopped 31 shots, including 15 in the third period, to preserve a win for the Buffalo Sabres and prevent the Ottawa Senators from sweeping the Eastern Conference finals.

Game 5: Senators 3, Sabres 2, OT

Sabres center Chris Drury left the game with 10 minutes remaining in the third period after being struck in the mouth by a slap shot from teammate Tim Connolly while standing in front of the Ottawa net. One of the best clutch players in the NHL, Drury returned two minutes into overtime with 11 stitches but was unable to keep Buffalo alive in the series.

Game 5: Senators 3, Sabres 2, OT

Senators' captain Daniel Alfredsson scored on Sabres' goalie Ryan Miller at 9:32 of overtime, sending Ottawa to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in the franchise's 14-year existence. The only one to have played in Ottawa's 94 playoff games over 10 consecutive years, Alfredsson leads the league with 10 goals in the playoffs after scoring the biggest goal in his team's history.

Published May 24, 2007

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