2015 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) | Tampa Bay: Amalie Arena (1,2,5) Chicago: United Center (3,4,6) |
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| Coaches | Tampa Bay: Jon Cooper Chicago: Joel Quenneville |
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| Captains | Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos Chicago: Jonathan Toews |
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| National anthems | Tampa Bay: Sonya Bryson Chicago: Jim Cornelison |
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| Referees | Wes McCauley (1, 3, 5), Kevin Pollock (1, 3, 5), Kelly Sutherland (2, 4, 6), Dan O'Halloran (2, 4, 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | June 3 – 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Duncan Keith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Duncan Keith (17:13, second, G6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada (English): CBC Canada (French): TVA Sports United States: NBC and NBCSN |
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| Announcers | (CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy (TVA) Félix Séguin, Patrick Lalime (NBC/NBCSN) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire (NHL International) Dave Strader, Kevin Weekes |
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The 2015 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2014–15 season, and the culmination of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. This was the 122nd year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two to win their sixth championship in franchise history, and their third title in six seasons. The Lightning, as the club with the better regular-season record, held home-ice advantage in the series. The best-of-seven series was played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format, with Tampa Bay hosting games one, two, and five; and Chicago hosting games three, four and six. Tyler Johnson and Patrick Kane led the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs in points scored with 23 points each. The series started June 3 and ended on June 15.
This was Tampa Bay's second Finals appearance after winning the Cup in 2004. Since their win in 2004, the Lightning lost in the Conference Finals in 2011 in seven games to the Boston Bruins. The Lightning were eliminated in the first round in 2006, 2007, and 2014.
The Lightning entered the 2014–15 season with major re-signings during the off-season including centre Tyler Johnson, wingers Ryan Callahan and Ondrej Palat, and goalie Ben Bishop. In free agency, Tampa Bay picked up centre Brian Boyle and defenceman Anton Stralman from the New York Rangers and Brenden Morrow from the St. Louis Blues. The team made two trades to bolster the defence, picking up Jason Garrison at the 2014 draft and Braydon Coburn just before the 2015 trade deadline.
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