2007 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location(s) |
Anaheim (Honda Center) (1,2,5) Ottawa (Scotiabank Place) (3,4) |
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Coaches | Anaheim: Randy Carlyle Ottawa: Bryan Murray |
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Captains | Anaheim: Scott Niedermayer Ottawa: Daniel Alfredsson |
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National anthems | Ottawa: Lyndon Slewidge (Game 3) Alanis Morissette (Game 4) Anaheim: Marine Sgt. Juan Contreras |
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Referees |
Paul Devorski (1,3,5) Dan O'Halloran (1,3,5) Bill McCreary (2,4) Brad Watson (2,4) |
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Dates | May 28 – June 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Scott Niedermayer | |||||||||||||||||||||
Series-winning goal | Travis Moen (15:44, second) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Networks | NBC, CBC, Versus, RDS, NASN | |||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | (CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale, Greg Millen (Versus/NBC) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk (NHL International) Dave Strader, Joe Micheletti |
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The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and the Eastern Conference champion Ottawa Senators. It was the second appearance in the Final for Anaheim since 2003 (known as the Mighty Ducks) when they lost to the New Jersey Devils. It was the first appearance for the Senators since entering the NHL as an expansion team in 1992. Anaheim defeated Ottawa in five games and were awarded their first Stanley Cup becoming the eleventh post-1967 expansion team to win the NHL championship trophy.
Prior to the season, the Ducks had been the pick of many in the media to make it to the Final, and they did not disappoint. The second-seeded Anaheim Ducks defeated both the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks in five games before defeating their rivals the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Western Conference Final. The Ducks had the most penalties out of any team during the post-season and had one suspension going into the final, but had a top penalty-kill percentage. They were led by two Norris Trophy candidates captain Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger, the scoring touches of Andy McDonald, Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf, and the goaltending of Jean-Sebastien Giguere. The Ducks were looking to shut down Ottawa's offense with the checking line of Rob Niedermayer, Samuel Pahlsson and Travis Moen, and overall team defense.