2015 Stanley Cup playoffs The 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) began on April 15 , 2015 . The New York Rangers made the playoffs as the Presidents ' Trophy winners with the most points ( i . e . best record ) during the regular season . They also came back from a 3 – 1 series deficit for the second consecutive year . The Detroit Red Wings increased their consecutive post - season appearance streak to 24 seasons , the longest current streak and tied for the fourth - longest streak in NHL history . The Winnipeg Jets qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the former Atlanta Thrashers franchise relocated to Winnipeg in 2011 ; the only time that the Thrashers / Jets franchise made the post - season was in 2007 , and the last time that the city of Winnipeg hosted a playoff game was in 1996 , the season before the previous Winnipeg Jets team relocated to Phoenix , Arizona , to become the Coyotes . The Ottawa Senators became the first team in the NHL ' s modern era ( since 1943 – 44 ) to overcome a 14 - point deficit in the standings to clinch a playoff spot . In total , five Canadian NHL teams qualified for the post - season , the most since 2004 . The Los Angeles Kings became the first defending Stanley Cup champions since the Carolina Hurricanes in 2007 to fail to make the playoffs . The Boston Bruins failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and became the first reigning Presidents ' Trophy winners to miss the post - season since the Buffalo Sabres in 2008 ( and the third overall ) . In addition , the San Jose Sharks failed to make the post - season for the first time since 2003 , ending the NHL ' s second - longest active playoff streak . For the first time since 2000 , both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals went the full seven games . The Tampa Bay Lightning became the first team in league history to face an Original Six team in four consecutive rounds of the playoffs in the same year , as they played against the Detroit Red Wings , Montreal Canadiens , New York Rangers , and Chicago Blackhawks respectively . They also became the fourth team to defeat three consecutive Original Six teams . Playoff seeds . This will be the second year in which the top three teams in each division make the playoffs , along with two wild cards in each conference ( for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference ) . The following teams qualified for the playoffs : Conference Quarterfinals . Eastern Conference Quarterfinals . ( A1 ) Montreal Canadiens vs . ( WC1 ) Ottawa Senators . The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the Atlantic division , earning 110 points . The Ottawa Senators finished as the Eastern Conference ' s first wild - card , earning 99 points . This was the second playoff meeting for these teams ; their only previous meeting was in the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals , which Ottawa won in five games . Ottawa won three of the four games in this year ' s regular season series . The Canadiens won the first three games of the series en route to defeating the Senators in six games . In Game 1 , Brian Flynn scored the game winning goal at 17 : 17 of the second period , and recorded two assists , as the Canadiens won , 4 – 3 . Montreal ' s P . K . Subban was given a five - minute major and a game misconduct for slashing Ottawa ' s Mark Stone during the second period , resulting in a microfracture of Stone ' s right wrist , but did not face any further league discipline . Alex Galchenyuk ' s goal at 3 : 40 into overtime gave the Canadiens a 3 – 2 win in Game 2 . Cameron replaced Andrew Hammond with Craig Anderson as his starting goalie for Game 3 , but Dale Weise tied the game with 5 : 47 left in the third period , then scored at 3 : 40 into overtime to give Montreal a 2 – 1 win . Anderson rebounded in Game 4 , stopping all 28 Montreal shots while Mike Hoffman scored the Senators ' only goal to win , 1 – 0 . Ottawa then took Game 5 , 5 – 1 , as Anderson stopped 45 of 46 shots , and Bobby Ryan scored two goals . The Canadiens then eliminated the Senators in Game 6 , 2 – 0 , as goalie Carey Price stopped all 43 of Ottawa ' s shots . ( A2 ) Tampa Bay Lightning vs . ( A3 ) Detroit Red Wings . The Tampa Bay Lightning finished second in the Atlantic division , earning 108 points . The Detroit Red Wings earned 100 points in the regular season to finish third in the Atlantic Division . This was the first playoff meeting for these two teams . Tampa Bay won three of the four games in this year ' s regular season series . The Lightning defeated the Red Wings in seven games . Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek made 44 saves and Pavel Datsyuk recorded a goal and assist in a 3 – 2 win in Game 1 . Tampa Bay took Game 2 , 5 – 1 , scoring four goals on 18 shots against Mrazek , including two from Tyler Johnson . Mrazek rebounded in Game 3 , stopping all 22 shots in a 3 – 0 victory . In Game 4 , the Lightning came back from a 2 – 0 third - period deficit to tie the game after Johnson and Ondrej Palat scored 1 : 17 apart . Johnson then scored at 2 : 25 of overtime for a 3 – 2 Tampa Bay win . Mrazek then recorded another shutout in Game 5 , stopping 28 shots in a 4 – 0 win . In Game 6 , Johnson scored two goals as the Lightning built a 3 – 0 second - period lead en route to a 5 – 2 victory . Although he was not penalized during Game 6 , Detroit ' s Niklas Kronwall was later suspended one game by the league for charging Tampa Bay ' s Nikita Kucherov late in the second period . In Game 7 , Lightning goalie Ben Bishop stopped all of Detroit ' s 31 shots , Braydon Coburn scored what proved to be the game - winning goal 3 : 58 into the third period and Anton Stralman scored the empty netter with 1 : 18 remaining in the game to give Tampa Bay a 2 – 0 victory . ( M1 ) New York Rangers vs . ( WC2 ) Pittsburgh Penguins . The New York Rangers earned the Presidents ' Trophy as the league ' s best regular season team , earning 113 points . The Pittsburgh Penguins finished as the Eastern Conference ' s second wild - card , earning 98 points . This was the sixth playoff meeting for these teams , with Pittsburgh having won four of the five previous series . Their most recent meeting was in the previous year ' s Eastern Conference Second Round , which New York won in seven games . New York won three of the four games in this year ' s regular season series . The Rangers defeated the Penguins in five games . In Game 1 , Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh each had goals , while goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 out of 25 shots , to help give the Rangers a 2 – 1 victory . In Game 2 , Sidney Crosby scored two goals in a span of 4 : 39 to help give Pittsburgh a 3 – 1 second - period lead , en route to a 4 – 3 win . The Rangers took Game 3 , 2 – 1 , as they held the Penguins to just 11 shots on goal through the first and second periods , and Lundqvist made 12 out of 13 saves in the third . Rookie centre Kevin Hayes then scored the game - winning goal 3 : 14 into overtime of Game 4 to give the Rangers another 2 – 1 victory . The Rangers then recorded a third consecutive 2 – 1 victory in Game 5 , with Carl Hagelin scoring 10 : 52 into overtime , to take the series . Hagelin became the first Ranger to accomplish this feat since Stephane Matteau scored a goal in Game 7 vs . New Jersey in 1994 . The Penguins were eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2012 . ( M2 ) Washington Capitals vs . ( M3 ) New York Islanders . The Washington Capitals finished second in the Metropolitan Division earning 101 points . The New York Islanders also earned 101 points during the regular season , but they finished third in the Metropolitan Division as Washington won the second tie - breaker of head - to - head points . This was the seventh playoff meeting for these teams , with New York having won five of the six previous series . Their most recent meeting was in the 1993 Patrick Division Semifinals , which New York won in six games . The teams split this year ' s four - game regular season series , with each team winning twice at home . The Capitals defeated the Islanders in seven games . The Islanders took Game 1 , 4 – 1 , led by Brock Nelson ' s two goals , and Josh Bailey ' s goal and an assist . In Game 2 , Washington came back from a 3 – 1 second - period deficit to score 3 unanswered goals to win , 4 – 3 , despite being forced to start rookie goalie Philipp Grubauer in this match in place of an ill Braden Holtby . Games 3 and 4 ended in overtime : John Tavares scored 15 seconds into the extra period to give the Islanders a 2 – 1 victory in Game 3 , and Nicklas Backstrom ' s goal 11 : 09 into overtime gave the Capitals a 2 – 1 victory in Game 4 . Washington then controlled Game 5 with a 5 – 1 victory , led by Evgeny Kuznetsov ' s two goals and an assist . The Islanders then took Game 6 , 3 – 1 , as Nikolay Kulemin scored at 10 : 33 of the third period to break a 1 – 1 tie , and Cal Clutterbuck added an empty netter . Game 6 proved to be the last game that the Islanders played at Nassau Coliseum before moving to the Barclays Center , as Washington ' s Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the game - winning goal 12 : 42 into the third period of Game 7 to help give the Capitals the victory , 2 – 1 . Western Conference Quarterfinals . ( C1 ) St . Louis Blues vs . ( WC1 ) Minnesota Wild . The St . Louis Blues finished first in the Central division , earning 109 points . The Minnesota Wild finished as the Western Conference ' s first wild - card , earning 100 points . This was the first playoff meeting for these two teams . The teams split this year ' s four - game regular season series , with each team winning once at home and once on the road . The Wild defeated the Blues in six games . Minnesota took Game 1 , 4 – 2 , as goalie Devan Dubnyk recorded 19 saves and the Wild built a two - goal second - period lead before holding off a late St . Louis surge . Vladimir Tarasenko then recorded a hat trick to help lead the Blues to a 4 – 1 victory in Game 2 . In Game 3 , Dubnyk stopped all 17 St . Louis shots to lead the Wild to a 3 – 0 win . The Blues then rebounded in Game 4 , as five different players scored off of Dubnyk in a 6 – 1 win . The Wild goalie responded in Game 5 by making 37 saves while Nino Niederreiter and Mikko Koivu scored in a span of 1 : 26 in the second period to win 4 – 1 . Minnesota then eliminated St . Louis in Game 6 with another 4 – 1 victory , as Dubnyk made 30 saves and Zach Parise scored two goals . ( C2 ) Nashville Predators vs . ( C3 ) Chicago Blackhawks . The Nashville Predators finished second in the Central Division , earning 104 points . The Chicago Blackhawks earned 102 points during the regular season to finish third in the Central Division . This was the second playoff meeting for these teams ; their only previous meeting was in the 2010 Western Conference Quarterfinals , which Chicago won in six games . Chicago won three of the four games in this year ' s regular season series . The Blackhawks defeated the Predators in six games . In Game 1 , Nashville scored three straight first - period goals off of Chicago goalie Corey Crawford , forcing Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville to put backup Scott Darling in net . Chicago then rallied , scoring three straight second - period goals to tie the game before Duncan Keith scored 7 : 49 into double overtime to give the Blackhawks a 4 – 3 victory . Crawford again started in Game 2 , but the Predators scored four unanswered goals off of him , including two scores from Craig Smith , to tie the series with a 6 – 2 win . Darling was named the starter for Game 3 and then stopped 35 Nashville shots , while Chicago scored three second - period goals to grab a 4 – 2 win . Game 4 ended at 1 : 00 into triple overtime when Brent Seabrook ' s one - timer from the blue line went past Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne into the net , giving the Blackhawks a 3 – 2 victory . Filip Forsberg recorded his first NHL hat trick , and Nashville scored three goals in a 2 : 27 span in the third period in Game 5 to win , 5 – 2 . In Game 6 , Quenneville pulled Darling after giving up 3 first - period goals on 12 Nashville shots . Chicago then rallied behind Crawford , with Keith scoring the game - winning goal 16 : 12 into the third period to give the Blackhawks a 4 – 3 win and the series . ( P1 ) Anaheim Ducks vs . ( WC2 ) Winnipeg Jets . The Anaheim Ducks finished first in the Pacific division , earning 109 points . The Winnipeg Jets finished as the Western Conference ' s second wild - card , earning 99 points . This was the first playoff meeting for these two teams . Anaheim won all three games in this year ' s regular season series . This series also marked the first appearance of a team representing Winnipeg in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 19 years , as the Jets made the playoffs for the first time since moving from Atlanta , and for the second time since their only playoff appearance in 2007 when they were swept in the conference quarterfinals , leaving them entering the 2014 - 15 season as the only NHL franchise to never record a postseason win . The most recent team to represent Winnipeg prior to this was the original Winnipeg Jets who lost in the Western Conference Quarterfinals in 1996 . The Ducks won each of the first three games with third - period comebacks en route to sweeping the series against the Jets . Down 2 – 1 in the third period of Game 1 , Corey Perry scored twice , Ryan Getzlaf scored once , and Sami Vatanen scored once to help give Anaheim a 4 – 2 win . Winnipeg entered the third period of Game 2 with a 1 – 0 lead , but Anaheim prevailed , 2 – 1 , after Patrick Maroon tied the game midway through the period and then Jakob Silfverberg scored the game - winning goal with 21 seconds left . In Game 3 , the Jets held a 4 – 3 lead late in the third period , but Ryan Kesler tied the game with 2 : 14 left in regulation and Rickard Rakell scored 5 : 12 into overtime to give the Ducks a 5 – 4 win . Anaheim only needed to come from behind from a one - goal deficit in the first period of Game 4 , scoring three unanswered goals between the first and third periods . Kesler scored two third - period goals , and Perry recorded two assists , to close out the series for the Ducks with a 5 – 2 victory . ( P2 ) Vancouver Canucks vs . ( P3 ) Calgary Flames . The Vancouver Canucks finished second in the Pacific Division , earning 101 points . The Calgary Flames earned 97 points during the regular season to finish third in the Pacific Division . This was the seventh playoff meeting for these teams with Calgary having won four of the six previous series . Their most recent meeting was in the 2004 Western Conference Quarterfinals , which Calgary won in seven games . The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009 . The teams split this year ' s four - game regular season series , with each team winning once at home and once on the road . The Flames defeated the Canucks in six games . Calgary rallied from a one - goal deficit in Game 1 , as David Jones tied the game 7 : 59 into the third and Kris Russell scored the winning goal with 29 . 6 seconds left to give the Flames a 2 – 1 win . The Canucks tied the series with a 4 – 1 win , as goalie Eddie Lack made 22 out of 23 saves and Alex Burrows recorded two assists . With 1 : 17 left to play , a fight broke out that resulted in 132 penalty minutes , with the Flames ' Deryk Engelland given a game misconduct for instigating it , but eventually the league rescinded Engelland ' s penalty and instead fined Calgary head coach Bob Hartley $ 50 , 000 for his responsibility for the incident . Jonas Hiller made 23 saves to help give the Flames to a 4 – 2 win in Game 3 . In Game 4 , Calgary scored three first - period goals out of seven shots off of Lack . Ryan Miller replaced Lack to start the second period , but Hiller made 28 total saves en route to a 3 – 1 win . Miller then made 20 saves and Daniel Sedin scored the winning goal 1 : 47 into the third period to help give the Canucks to a 2 – 1 win in Game 5 . In Game 6 , Hartley pulled Hiller after he allowed two goals on his first three shots , and put Karri Ramo in net . The Flames tied the game in the second period , and then Matt Stajan scored what proved to be the game - winning goal late in the third period . Two empty net goals in the final minute of the game sealed the series victory for the Flames . Conference Semifinals . Eastern Conference Semifinals . ( A1 ) Montreal Canadiens vs . ( A2 ) Tampa Bay Lightning . This was the third playoff meeting for these teams ; the teams had split their two previous playoff series . Their most recent meeting was in the previous year ' s Eastern Conference First Round , in which Montreal swept Tampa Bay out of the playoffs . Tampa Bay won all five games in this year ' s regular season series . The Lightning defeated the Canadiens in six games . In Game 1 , Nikita Kucherov scored 2 : 06 into double overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2 – 1 win . This winning goal was controversial because the Lightning appeared to have been offside on the play , but nothing was called by the linesmen . Earlier at 2 : 56 of the first overtime period , Kucherov ' s apparent winning goal was waved off after officials ruled that he pushing Carey Price ' s pad into the net after the Montreal goalie made the initial save . The Lightning also won Game 2 , 6 – 2 , scoring four power play goals . Montreal ' s Brandon Prust was then fined $ 5 , 000 for his postgame derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson , which he later apologized for the day afterward . In Game 3 , Tyler Johnson scored with 1 . 1 seconds left to give Tampa Bay a 2 – 1 victory . The Canadiens stayed alive in Game 4 , as Max Pacioretty recorded a shorthanded goal and two assists , as Montreal built a 5 – 0 second - period lead en route to a 6 – 2 win . Then in Game 5 , P . A . Parenteau scored with 4 : 07 left in regulation to give the Canadiens a 2 – 1 victory . In Game 6 , Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 19 Montreal shots , and Kucherov scored two goals , as Tampa Bay won 4 – 1 to take the series . ( M1 ) New York Rangers vs . ( M2 ) Washington Capitals . This was the ninth playoff meeting for these teams , and their fifth in the last seven years ; the teams have split their eight previous playoff series . Their most recent meeting was in the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals , which New York won in seven games . New York won three of the four games in this year ' s regular season series . The Rangers overcame a 1 – 3 series deficit to eliminate the Capitals in seven games . Joel Ward scored with 1 . 3 seconds left to give Washington a 2 – 1 win in Game 1 . The Rangers took Game 2 , 3 – 2 , as Chris Kreider and Dan Boyle recorded first - period goals and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 30 out of 32 shots . In Game 3 , Braden Holtby stopped all of the Rangers ' 30 shots , and Jay Beagle ' s second - period goal helped give the Capitals a 1 – 0 win . Holtby then made 29 out of 30 saves in Game 4 , while rookie Andre Burakovsky scored his first two postseason goals in a 2 – 1 victory for Washington . In Game 5 , the Capitals appeared to have scored the icebreaker with 2 : 09 left in the second period when Matt Niskanen ' s shot went past Lundqvist , but officials waved off the goal and ruled that Ward interfered with the Rangers goalie . Curtis Glencross would later score the icebreaker for Washington at 10 : 54 of the third period . But Kreider scored with 1 : 41 remaining in regulation to tie the game , 1 – 1 , then Ryan McDonagh won it at 9 : 37 into overtime to give the Rangers a 2 – 1 victory . Game 6 saw Kreider score two first - period goals to help the Rangers build a 4 – 1 lead in the third period before holding off a late comeback by the Capitals to win 4 – 3 . Then in Game 7 , Derek Stepan scored at 11 : 24 into overtime on a set play off the faceoff to give the Rangers a 2 – 1 victory and the 4 – 3 series win to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in as many years . This was also the second consecutive playoffs in which the Rangers were able to overcome a 3 - 1 series deficit , an NHL first . As well , this was only the second time the Rangers overcame a 3 – 1 series deficit in franchise history . The loss became the sixth time the Capitals blew a 3 - 1 series lead , most among NHL teams . Western Conference Semifinals . ( C3 ) Chicago Blackhawks vs . ( WC1 ) Minnesota Wild . This was the third year in a row in which the Blackhawks and Wild have met in the postseason , and their third meeting overall . The Blackhawks won both previous matchups . In the previous year ' s playoff series , Chicago eliminated Minnesota from the second round in six games , while in 2013 , the Blackhawks defeated the Wild from the first round in five games . Chicago won three of the five games in this year ' s regular season series . The Blackhawks swept the Wild . In Game 1 , after Chicago scored three unanswered first - period goals , followed by Minnesota scoring three of their own to tie the game , Teuvo Teravainen scored with 59 seconds left in the second period to help give the Blackhawks a 4 – 3 win . Patrick Kane then scored two goals in Game 2 to help give Chicago a 4 – 1 victory . In Game 3 , Corey Crawford stopped all of Minnesota ' s 30 shots , and Kane ' s power play goal in the first period helped give the Blackhawks a 1 – 0 win . Chicago then won Game 4 , 4 – 3 , with four different Blackhawks recording goals , but had to hold off an attempted comeback by Minnesota , who scored two goals 51 seconds apart in the final minutes of the game . ( P1 ) Anaheim Ducks vs . ( P3 ) Calgary Flames . This was the second playoff meeting for these teams ; their only previous meeting was in the 2006 Western Conference Quarterfinals , which Anaheim won in seven games . Anaheim won three of the five games in this year ' s regular season series . The Ducks eliminated the Flames in five games . Anaheim took Game 1 , 6 – 1 , scoring three goals apiece against both Calgary starting goalie Jonas Hiller and backup Karri Ramo . Flames coach Bob Hartley then decided to start Ramo for the rest of the series . In Game 2 , Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen stopped all of Calgary ' s 30 shots in a 3 – 0 victory . In Game 3 , Anaheim held a 3 – 2 lead in the third period when Sam Bennett appeared to have tied the game with 6 : 22 left in regulation , but officials said no goal on the ice and video review ruled that it was inconclusive as to whether the puck completely crossed the goal line . However with 19 . 5 seconds remaining in regulation , and the Flames on essentially a 5 - on - 3 advantage because of pulling their goalie for an extra attacker , coincidental minors against both teams , and a delay of game penalty on Sami Vatanen of Anaheim , Johnny Gaudreau scored to tie the game . Then at 4 : 24 of overtime , Mikael Backlund scored his first ever postseason goal on a delayed penalty to give Calgary the win , 4 – 3 . The Ducks responded with a 4 – 2 win in Game 4 , as a high - sticking double minor penalty on Calgary ' s Joe Colborne at the end of the second period led to Matt Beleskey ' s power play goal to give Anaheim a 3 – 2 lead , followed by Patrick Maroon ' s empty netter . In Game 5 , Corey Perry scored 2 : 26 into overtime , giving the Ducks the series win . Conference Finals . Eastern Conference Final . ( M1 ) New York Rangers vs . ( A2 ) Tampa Bay Lightning . This was the first playoff meeting for these teams . This was the Rangers ' second consecutive Conference Finals appearance , and their third overall in the last four years ; they defeated the Montreal Canadians in six games in the previous year . Tampa Bay most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2011 where they lost in seven games to the Boston Bruins . Tampa Bay won all three games in this year ' s regular season series . The Lightning defeated the Rangers in seven games . In Game 1 , Dominic Moore scored with 2 : 25 left to give the Rangers a 2 – 1 win . Tyler Johnson then recorded a hat trick , scoring a shorthanded , a power play and a even strength goal , as he led the Lightning to a 6 – 2 victory in Game 2 . In Game 3 , Nikita Kucherov scored 3 : 33 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 6 – 5 win . The Rangers then responded with a 5 – 1 win in Game 4 , as Rick Nash scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 38 out of 39 shots . Ben Bishop shut out the Rangers in Game 5 , stopping all 26 shots in the Lightning ' s 2 – 0 win . In Game 6 , Derick Brassard recorded a hat trick and two assists as the Rangers went on to win , 7 – 3 . Game 7 , however , saw Tampa Bay record another 2 – 0 victory to eliminate the Rangers — the first time the Rangers had ever lost a Game 7 at home in their history ( and the first time they lost an elimination game at home since the 2007 playoffs ) — as Bishop stopped all 22 New York shots while the Lightning scored two goals out of their first three third - period shots . Western Conference Final . ( P1 ) Anaheim Ducks vs . ( C3 ) Chicago Blackhawks . This was the first playoff meeting for these teams . Anaheim most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2007 , when they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games . This was Chicago ' s third consecutive Conference Finals appearance , and their fifth overall in the last seven years ; they were defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the previous year . Chicago won two of the three games in this year ' s regular season series . The Blackhawks eliminated the Ducks in seven games . Anaheim took Game 1 , 4 – 1 , getting goals from four different players and Frederik Andersen stopping 26 out of 27 shots . Game 2 was the longest game in Chicago franchise history as Marcus Kruger scored 16 : 12 into triple - overtime to give the Blackhawks a 3 – 2 victory . Anaheim defeated Chicago in Game 3 , 2 – 1 , as Simon Despres ' first career Stanley Cup playoff goal with 55 seconds left in the second period proved to be the difference . In Game 4 , a total of six goals were scored during the third period . After the period began with a 1 – 1 tie , the Blackhawks scored two consecutive goals , followed by the Ducks scoring three in 37 seconds , before Patrick Kane ' s power play goal tied it again at 4 – 4 . The contest ended when Antoine Vermette scored at 5 : 37 of double overtime to give Chicago a 5 – 4 victory . Game 5 also had nine total goals between the two teams . The Ducks built a 3 – 0 first period lead before Chicago scored two in the second to cut the score to 3 – 2 . Patrick Maroon scored at 14 : 45 of the third period to increase Anaheim ' s lead to 4 – 2 , but Jonathan Toews scored twice inside the final two minutes of regulation to tie the game and force overtime . This time , Matt Beleskey scored 45 seconds into the extra period to give the Ducks the 5 – 4 victory . But in Game 6 , the Blackhawks built a 3 – 0 second - period lead , with Duncan Keith recording an assist in each of those three goals , en route to a 5 – 2 win . And in Game 7 , Toews scored twice as Chicago built a 4 – 0 second - period lead en route to a 5 – 3 victory . Stanley Cup Finals . This is the first playoff meeting for these two teams . Both teams won their last appearance in the Finals ; Tampa Bay defeated Calgary in seven games in 2004 , while Chicago defeated Boston in six games in 2013 . This is the Lightning ’ s second appearance in the Finals ; the Blackhawks are making their thirteenth Finals appearance , and their third in the last six years . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > If necessary Player statistics . Skaters . These are the top ten skaters based on points . Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs . Updated following games played on June 3 , 2015 . Goaltenders . This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage , with at least 420 minutes played . The table is sorted by GAA , and the criteria for inclusion are bolded . Television . In Canada , this marks the first postseason under Rogers Communications ' 12 - year contract for Canadian television and digital media rights to the NHL , and thus under the NHL on Sportsnet banner . On television , national coverage of playoff games will be split between Sportsnet channels and CBC ( through " Hockey Night in Canada " ) . French - language coverage will be carried by TVA Sports . All playoff games will be available for online and mobile streaming through Rogers NHL GameCentre Live . Selected games will be simulcast with Punjabi - language commentary on Omni Television . In the United States , this will be the fourth postseason under the league ' s current 11 - year contract with NBC Sports . National coverage of playoff games will air on either NBC , NBCSN , CNBC , NHL Network , or USA Network . USA Network will broadcast NHL games for the first time since they aired them from 1979 to 1985 . During the first round , these national telecasts co - existed with those of regional rightsholders , after which NBC has exclusive rights to the remaining games . Seven first round games were televised exclusively in the U . S . on NBC .