2017 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) |
Bridgestone Arena (3, 4, 6) PPG Paints Arena (1, 2, 5) |
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| Coaches | Nashville: Peter Laviolette Pittsburgh: Mike Sullivan |
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| Captains | Nashville: Mike Fisher Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby |
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| National anthems | Nashville: Martina McBride (game three), Dierks Bentley (game four), Faith Hill (game six) Pittsburgh: Jeff Jimerson |
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| Referees | Wes McCauley (1, 3, 5), Brad Meier (1, 3, 5), Dan O'Halloran (2, 4, 6), Kevin Pollock (2, 4, 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 29 – June 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Sidney Crosby (Penguins) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Patric Hornqvist (18:25, Third, G6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks |
Canada (English): CBC Canada (French): TVA Sports United States (English): NBC and NBCSN |
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| Announcers | (CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson (TVA) Felix Seguin, Patrick Lalime, Renaud Lavoie (NBC/NBCSN) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire (NHL International) Steve Mears, Kevin Weekes (NBC Sports Radio & NHL Radio) Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti, Ray Ferraro |
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The 2017 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2016–17 season, and the culmination of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion Nashville Predators, four games to two. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
The Penguins had home ice advantage in the series due to their better regular season record. The series began on May 29 and concluded on June 11. The Penguins made their second consecutive Finals appearance, marking the third time in their history they had done this, following their appearances in 1991–1992 and 2008–2009. This was the first final since the latter year, which was a rematch between the Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, that any team appeared in consecutive Finals. The Penguins also became the first team since the Red Wings (in 1997 and 1998) to win consecutive Stanley Cups.
The Predators made their debut in the Finals. This was the second consecutive season in which a Western Conference team made their first appearance in the Finals; the San Jose Sharks made their Finals debut the year prior. This was the first time in NHL history that two United States–born head coaches faced off against each other in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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