The New York Rangers finished second overall in the Metropolitan Division, earning 96 points. ‡Traded mid-season This was the third playoff meeting for these two franchises; the Mighty Ducks earned a six-game series victory in the 2003 Western Conference Semifinals, while the Stars earned a six-game series victory in the 2008 Western Conference Quarterfinals. Anaheim then staged a comeback, first with Nick Bonino's goal with 2:10 remaining in regulation, and then Devante Smith-Pelly's score with 24 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime. Coming into the series, Montreal owned a record of 24–9 against Boston in the 33 previous series played by the teams, and had won 18 straight between 1946 and 1987. [96] Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien started rookie goalie Dustin Tokarski in game two. As part of the realignment, the NHL also switched its former conference-based playoff structure to a divisional-based playoff structure. [66] In game three, the Canadiens built a 3–0 lead, as Subban and Dale Weise each had a goal and an assist, en route to a 4–2 win. This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average (GAA) and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. [101] The Canadiens then bounced back in game five, winning 7–4, as they scored 4 goals out of their first 18 shots, and Rene Bourque recorded a hat-trick. Their most recent meeting was in the 1997 Eastern Conference Finals, which Philadelphia won in five games. ANAHEIM: DALLAS: SEASON RECORD: 52-20-8: 40-31-11: POINTS 116: 91: GOALS FOR/AGAINST (DIFFERENTIAL) 266 / 209 (+57) … The Ducks won four of the five games in this year's regular season series, including a 3–0 win at the NHL's inaugural Stadium Series game held at Dodger Stadium. This was the fifteenth playoff meeting for these two Original Six teams, with each team having won seven of the fourteen previous playoff series. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 107 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Central Division. The Wild defeated the Avalanche in seven games. Anaheim jumped to a 4–0 lead in game one but had to hold off a Dallas comeback in a 4–3 win. Nick Foligno then scored the game-winner at 2:49 into overtime, which gave the Blue Jackets their first home playoff victory in team history. The Stars won two of the three games in this year's regular season series. The Detroit Red Wings earned 93 points during the regular season, and entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's second wild card. [41] In game seven, Minnesota's Jared Spurgeon tied the game, 4–4, at 17:33 in the third period, and Nino Niederreiter scored the series-winning goal 5:02 into overtime to give the Wild a 5–4 win.[42]. [37] The Wild then only allowed 12 Colorado shots in a 2–1 win in game four, even after Roy pulled Varlamov for the extra attacker with less than three minutes left. Their most recent meeting was in the 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals, which Pittsburgh won in five games. Power Play . Missed Playoffs 2014: 40-31-11 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds) 2013: 22-22-4 Missed Playoffs 2012: 42-35-5 Missed Playoffs 2011: 42-29-11 Missed Playoffs 2010 The Dallas Stars announced today the dates, starting times and national television coverage schedule for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round, which begins Wednesday, April 16. [38] In game five (after Roy pulled Varlamov with 2:22 left in the third period), Colorado's P.A. Scores . The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference. The win moved Dallas within two points of Nashville heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The first five games in the series featured comebacks, including 3–1 leads evaporating into 4–3 losses in the first four games. PUCK DROP: 10:00pm EST (03:00am GMT) IN ANAHEIM. Mason went on to make 37 saves out of 38 shots, and Jakub Voracek scored the game-winning goal on a power play in the second period, as Philadelphia won, 2–1. More. The record was subsequently broken by the 2020 Dallas Stars during the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Matt Calvert then scored both a short-handed goal and then the game-winner 1:10 into double overtime to give the Blue Jackets their first playoff victory in franchise history. [10] Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask then stopped all 23 Detroit shots in a 3–0 victory in game three. I am making no profit from this video. This was the second consecutive year in which St. Louis faced the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round. The Blues won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. 2013-2014 playoffs player stats for NHL, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more. Players . The 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 16, 2014 and ended June 13, 2014 when the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers four games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals. Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau decided to start the series with Frederik Andersen in net, who was the hotter goalie going into the postseason, rather than original Ducks starter Jonas Hiller. In game one, Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal with 3:01 left in Detroit's 1–0 victory,[9] but Boston went on to win four straight contests to capture the series. [21] game three saw Brooks Orpik score his second ever playoff goal with less than 2 seconds remaining in the second period. The first four games in the series were won by the visiting team. [26] The Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit, scoring four unanswered goals from four different players to win game two, 4–2. [48] The Blackhawks then clinched the series with a 5–1 victory in game six, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the third period.[49]. [16] At 15:38 of the second period of game three, Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan appeared to give his team a 2–1 lead, but his goal was waved off as the officials ruled that there was contact between Alexander Killorn and Price; Montreal's Brendan Gallagher then scored minutes later, and the Canadiens went on to win 3–2. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; the Sharks earned a six-game series victory in the 2011 Western Conference Quarterfinals, while the Kings earned a seven-game series victory in the 2013 Western Conference Semifinals. [87] Game six in Minnesota went into overtime, where Kane scored the winning goal after the puck deflected off the glass behind the Wild net and then rolled into the slot, allowing him to take a shot just under the Minnesota crossbar.[88]. The top three teams from each division qualified for that conference's playoffs. And finally, 72 seconds into overtime, Tomas Plekanec's shot deflected off of Alex Galchenyuk into the New York net to give the Canadiens the 3–2 win. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. BY THE NUMBERS. [30] Back at home in game six, Wayne Simmonds recorded a hat-trick, leading Philadelphia to a 5–2 win. [24] In game six, Evgeni Malkin's second career playoff hat trick helped the Penguins build a 4–0 lead, but they had to withstand a late comeback attempt by the Blue Jackets, who scored three unanswered goals in a span of five minutes late in the third period, to hold on to the 4–3 victory.[25]. One of the greatest rivalries in North American professional sports, this was the 34th meeting between these teams in the postseason, which is the most frequent playoff series in NHL history. [85] Four different Minnesota players then recorded goals in the Wild's 4–2 victory in game four. This was the second playoff meeting for these two teams. [52] Dallas then evened the series with a 4–2 victory in game four, scoring 4 unanswered goals to overcome a two-goal deficit. The Canadiens won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Kings tied the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2004 Calgary Flames, for most games played (26) in one playoff year (later matched by the 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning and 2019 St. Louis Blues). [29] However, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves out of 25 shots en route to a 4–2 Rangers win in game five. [46] In game four, Patrick Kane scored two of the Blackhawks' goals in a 4–3 win, including the game-winner at 11:17 of overtime in which he took a pass in the defensive zone and then raced up ice to score from a shot from the left circle. Throughout the series, Colorado head coach Patrick Roy used his strategy of pulling goalie Semyon Varlamov for an extra attacker earlier than usual when trailing late in the third period. Montreal won two of the three games in this year's regular season series. DSTHL . This was the third Finals appearance for the Kings, while the Rangers made their eleventh Finals appearance.