2007 Stanley Cup Finals The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was the 2007 edition of the final series of the National Hockey League ' s Stanley Cup playoffs . The best - of - seven series featured the Western Conference champions Anaheim Ducks defeating the Eastern Conference champions Ottawa Senators in five games . Paths to the Final . Prior to the season , the Ducks had been the pick of many in the media to make it to the Finals , and they did not disappoint . The second - seeded Anaheim Ducks defeated both the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks in five games before defeating the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Western Conference Finals . The Ducks had the most penalties out of any team during the post - season and had one suspension going into the finals , but had a top penalty - kill percentage . They were led by two Norris Trophy candidates 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 defence . The fourth - seeded Ottawa Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins , and upset both the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres , all in five games apiece , en route to their first Eastern Conference championship . Ottawa was led by the top line of captain Daniel Alfredsson , Dany Heatley , and Jason Spezza , who combined for 23 goals in the first three rounds , and the goaltending of Ray Emery . Other Senators who played pivotal roles were forwards Mike Fisher and Dean McAmmond and defensemen Chris Phillips and Anton Volchenkov . The Senators were looking to work past Anaheim ' s defense with their speed and higher - scoring offence , although both teams played a similar style of responsible team defence . Anaheim had home ice advantage for the series , as they finished the regular season with 110 points to Ottawa ' s 105 . The attention leading into the finals was Ottawa being " Canada ' s Team " despite Anaheim having five more Canadian skaters than the Senators . Many fans were saying that the Stanley Cup needed to be brought back to Canada after a 14 year drought ( up to that point , the last time a Canadian team hoisted the Stanley Cup was done by the 1993 Montreal Canadiens , who defeated the Los Angeles Kings ) . The series . This was the Ducks ' second appearance in the Final , having not been able to complete their run of 2003 , losing to the New Jersey Devils in 7 . Only four players remained on the Ducks roster from 2003 , including the Conn Smythe Trophy winner , Jean - Sebastien Giguere . The 2003 club ' s general manager , Brian Murray , was now the Ottawa head coach . It was the first final for the Senators . Two Ottawa - area players were in the finals , playing for the Ducks . The Senators and Ducks had never met in the playoffs before , and had not played each other since January 19 2006 , when the Ducks ( then known as the Mighty Ducks ) won 4 – 3 in a shootout in Ottawa . Historical facts . This was the first time since the 1925 Victoria Cougars that a team from the west coast of North America won the Stanley Cup , and the first time an NHL team from the west coast had done so . The Ducks are the fourth west coast team to win the Cup , and the first from California . Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson , from Sweden , was the first European - born - and - raised captain to lead his team to the finals . Previously , only Canadians or an American had captained teams in the Finals . The Ducks were captained by a Canadian ( Scott Niedermayer ) and had more Canadian players than the Senators . The 2007 Final marked the third straight in which a Canadian franchise lost against a franchise based in the U . S . sunbelt ( previous Canadian teams in the last few Stanley Cup Finals were the 2004 Calgary Flames and the 2006 Edmonton Oilers , and not counting the 2004 – 05 NHL season lockout ) . The series marked the first time that two teams from the early - ' 90s expansion era faced each other in the Final . ( Anaheim had started play in 1993 , Ottawa in 1992 ) It was the first Final since 1999 where neither finalist had won the Stanley Cup previously . As well , this was the third season in a row that the Cup was won by a team winning its first Cup after Tampa in 2004 and Carolina in 2006 . The third game , in Ottawa on June 2 , was attended by 91 - year old Russell Williams as a guest of the Senators . He had attended the last Finals game in Ottawa ( April 13 , 1927 ) versus the Boston Bruins in the old Ottawa Auditorium . His presence was a good - luck charm ; as Ottawa won the game he attended . Sens Mile . Much like the Red Mile in Calgary during the Flames ' 2004 cup run and the Blue Mile in Edmonton during the Oilers ' 2006 cup run , Ottawa Senators fans took to the streets to celebrate their team ' s success . The idea to have a Sens Mile began as a grassroots campaign on Facebook by Ottawa residents before game four of the Ottawa - Buffalo Eastern Conference Finals series . Their idea was to use Elgin Street as a gathering place for Sens fans to celebrate after games won . Since Scotiabank place is located in suburban Ottawa , spontaneous celebration did not occur during the Senators ' cup run until that point , like it did in Calgary and Edmonton where the arenas are located more centrally . When the Senators beat the Sabres in game five , people flocked to Elgin Street in celebration . For the Stanley Cup finals , large videoscreens were installed at Ottawa City Hall for fans to view . After the Senators won game three of the Final , fans celebrated on Elgin Street once again , and Ottawa Police closed the street down . Game one . The scene was festive at Honda Center in Anaheim with several Hollywood celebrities on hand , including former movie star , now California Governor , Arnold Schwarzenegger , who dropped the puck for the ceremonial face - off . As in their previous series , the Senators struck first . Mike Fisher started off the scoring in the series with a powerplay goal 1 : 38 into the first period that traveled high in the air , landed behind Giguere and trickled over the line . Although Ottawa scored first , Anaheim took over play during the course of the period . The Ducks replied nine minutes later with a goal from Andy McDonald at even strength . Ottawa was unable to get even one shot on goal in the last eleven minutes of the first , and the period ended with the score tied 1 – 1 . The shots were 8 – 3 for Anaheim . Early into the second , Wade Redden scored the only goal of the period , another power play goal for Ottawa from the blue line , putting the Senators up 2 – 1 . Play was even for the most part , as indicated by the 10 – 10 shot total of the period . The Ducks dominated most of the play in the third , tying the game 2 – 2 at five minutes into the third on a goal from Ryan Getzlaf , ( making amends , it had been his penalty that Redden scored on ) followed by a dramatic game - winning goal by Travis Moen with three minutes left in the third . The shots ended 32 – 20 in Anaheim ' s favor . First period Scoring : ( 1 ) Ottawa : Mike Fisher ( Andrej Meszaros , Mike Comrie ) PP 1 : 38 . ( 2 ) Anaheim : Andy McDonald ( Teemu Selanne ) 10 : 55 . Penalties : Scott Niedermayer , Anaheim ( high - sticking ) 0 : 53 ; Dany Heatley , Ottawa ( tripping ) 2 : 34 ; Ric Jackman , Anaheim ( roughing ) 14 : 14 Second period Scoring : ( 3 ) Ottawa : Wade Redden ( Daniel Alfredsson , Jason Spezza ) PP 4 : 36 . Penalties : Wade Redden , Ottawa ( hooking ) 0 : 59 ; Ryan Getzlaf , Anaheim ( cross - checking ) 3 : 52 ; Francois Beauchemin , Anaheim ( tripping ) 6 : 34 ; Samuel Pahlsson , Anaheim ( slashing ) 6 : 59 . Third period Scoring : ( 4 ) Anaheim : Ryan Getzlaf ( Corey Perry , Ric Jackman ) 5 : 44 . ( 5 ) Anaheim : Travis Moen ( Rob Niedermayer , Scott Niedermayer ) 17 : 09 Penalties : Christoph Schubert , Ottawa ( slashing ) 6 : 37 ; Andrej Meszaros , Ottawa ( interference ) 10 : 03 ; Scott Niedermayer , Anaheim ( hooking ) 13 : 08 ; Chris Pronger , Anaheim ( holding the stick ) 19 : 16 . Shots Game two . Strong defense and goaltending from both sides kept scoring down to nothing until Samuel Pahlsson scored the game - winning goal for the Ducks 14 : 16 into the third period . Once again , Anaheim ' s checking line of Samuel Pahlsson , Travis Moen , and Rob Niedermayer managed to shut down and out - score the Ottawa top line of Daniel Alfredsson , Dany Heatley , and Jason Spezza . Anaheim again led the shot count with 31 shots to Ottawa ' s 16 . Ray Emery in the Ottawa net played his best game of the series . First period " No scoring " Penalties : Mike Comrie , Ottawa ( boarding ) 2 : 17 ; Drew Miller , Anaheim ( interference ) 5 : 40 ; Anton Volchenkov , Ottawa ( boarding ) 8 : 05 ; Shawn Thornton , Anaheim ( charging ) 12 : 31 ; Chris Pronger , Anaheim ( slashing ) 13 : 24 ; Mike Fisher , Ottawa ( roughing ) 18 : 07 Second period " No scoring " Penalties : Tom Preissing , Ottawa ( tripping ) 18 : 04 ; Andy McDonald , Anaheim ( hooking ) 19 : 36 Third period Scoring : ( 1 ) Anaheim : Samuel Pahlsson ( unassisted ) 14 : 16 . Penalties : " none " Shots Game three . Play now switched to Ottawa , for the first Stanley Cup Final game in Ottawa in 80 years ( as well as the first Final game played in the province of Ontario for the first time in 40 years ) . The Senators hoped to regroup , being down 2 – 0 , with two wins at home . After an energetic crowd took over the singing of O Canada from Ontario Provincial Police Constable Lyndon Slewidge , the Senators came out tentative and Andy McDonald opened the scoring in game three to give Anaheim a 1 – 0 lead 5 : 39 into the first period . Ottawa replied 11 minutes later with a goal by Chris Neil . Corey Perry scored to give Anaheim a 2 – 1 lead at 5 : 20 in the second ; the lead was short - lived , as Mike Fisher scored 27 seconds later . Two minutes later , Ryan Getzlaf scored to once again give Anaheim a one - goal advantage . Ottawa then replied with a goal by Daniel Alfredsson . Alfredsson ' s goal was initially waved off by referees because the puck went in off his skate , appearing to have been kicked in . The NBC broadcasters thought the goal would be waved off . But the officials reviewing the goal ruled that there was no kicking motion and allowed the goal to stand , tying the game once again . NHL rules allow the redirection of a puck with the foot , as long as no kicking motion is involved , and this was the ruling . Later in the period , Dean McAmmond got credited with a goal that ricocheted off Chris Pronger ' s stick . Near the beginning of the third period , McAmmond was injured after receiving an elbow to the head from Pronger , in what might have been retribution for the goal , as McAmmond ' s shot had appeared to have been aimed at Pronger , and not at the net . As in the previous series against Detroit ( in which he delivered a similar blow to Detroit ' s Tomas Holmstrom ) , Pronger was not penalized during the game for his hit on McAmmond , but was later suspended for game four . Pronger claimed the elbow was accidental and the Ducks did not appeal the suspension . McAmmond did not return to play in the series , and this was a loss for the Senators as he had been an effective player . Anton Volchenkov scored midway through the third to give the Senators a two goal lead . Neither team scored any goals through the balance of the period , and Ottawa won the game 5 – 3 . First period Scoring : ( 1 ) Anaheim : Andy McDonald ( Teemu Selanne ) PP 5 : 39 . ( 2 ) Ottawa : Chris Neil ( Andrej Meszaros ) 16 : 10 . Penalties : Wade Redden , Ottawa ( interference ) 3 : 51 ; Brad May , Anaheim ( interference ) 6 : 01 ; Travis Moen , Anaheim ( diving ) 11 : 29 ; Mike Fisher , Ottawa ( roughing ) 11 : 29 . Second period Scoring : ( 3 ) Anaheim : Corey Perry ( Dustin Penner , Ryan Getzlaf ) 5 : 20 . ( 4 ) Ottawa : Mike Fisher ( Anton Volchenkov ) 5 : 47 . ( 5 ) Anaheim : Ryan Getzlaf ( Dustin Penner , Corey Perry ) 7 : 38 . ( 6 ) Ottawa : Daniel Alfredsson ( Wade Redden , Joe Corvo ) PP 16 : 14 . ( 7 ) Ottawa : Dean McAmmond ( Oleg Saprykin , Christoph Schubert ) 18 : 34 . Penalties : Samuel Pahlsson , Anaheim ( roughing ) 2 : 04 ; Jason Spezza , Ottawa ( holding ) 2 : 04 ; Scott Niedermayer , Anaheim ( hooking ) 13 : 44 ; Sean O ' Donnell , Anaheim ( cross - checking ) 15 : 39 . Third period Scoring : ( 8 ) Ottawa : Anton Volchenkov ( Antoine Vermette , Chris Kelly ) 8 : 22 . Penalties : Corey Perry , Anaheim ( roughing ) 2 : 55 ; Dustin Penner , Anaheim ( roughing ) 2 : 55 ; Ryan Getzlaf , Anaheim ( roughing ) 2 : 55 ; Chris Neil , Ottawa ( roughing ) 2 : 55 ; Peter Schaefer , Ottawa ( roughing ) 2 : 55 ; Mike Fisher , Ottawa ( roughing ) 2 : 55 ; Brad May , Anaheim ( tripping ) 5 : 43 ; Peter Schaefer , Ottawa ( interference ) 10 : 41 ; Ryan Getzlaf , Anaheim ( holding ) 11 : 05 ; Andy McDonald , Anaheim ( goaltender interference ) 15 : 29 ; Chris Phillips , Ottawa ( roughing ) 19 : 49 . Shots Game four . Anaheim Ducks defenceman Chris Pronger was suspended for game four because of an elbow he delivered to the head of Senator Dean McAmmond in game three . Once again , the Ducks had to deal with the loss of Pronger while the Senators were itching to win both home games and tie the series . After nearly a full period of scoreless play , Daniel Alfredsson scored at 19 : 59 ( 0 . 3 seconds remained ) of the first to give the Senators a 1 – 0 lead on a powerplay goal . The momentum seemed to continue shifting from game three in Ottawa ' s favor as Anaheim could only get two shots the entire period . In the second , the Ducks replied with two goals by Andy McDonald midway through the period to put them up 2 – 1 . Ottawa came back with two minutes left in the period to tie the game 2 – 2 on a goal from Dany Heatley , his only goal of the series . The game ' s most controversial moment came in the final five seconds of the second period . With the puck at center ice , Alfredsson shot the puck , which hit Scott Niedermayer . The incident appeared intentional , although Alfredsson claimed after the game that it was not . Niedermayer was not injured , but the Ducks were furious , sparking a post - buzzer scrum next to the Anaheim bench before the teams left the ice for the intermission . To the surprise of NBC ' s broadcasters , Alfredsson was not penalized for his actions , but Mike Fisher and Samuel Pahlsson were each handed matching minors for roughing . The Ducks responded to the incident on the score board as Dustin Penner scored at 4 : 07 of the third to provide the winning 3 – 2 Anaheim margin , putting them up 3 – 1 in the series and provided an opportunity for the Ducks to clinch the Cup in game five . First period Scoring : ( 1 ) Ottawa : Daniel Alfredsson ( Peter Schaefer , Mike Fisher ) PP 19 : 59 . Penalties : Francois Beauchemin , Anaheim ( slashing ) - 0 : 58 ; Corey Perry , Anaheim ( cross - checking ) 3 : 54 ; Chris Neil , Ottawa ( interference ) 6 : 13 ; Corey Perry , Anaheim ( roughing ) 17 : 11 ; Patrick Eaves , Ottawa ( holding ) 17 : 11 ; Ryan Getzlaf , Anaheim ( goaltender interference ) 18 : 16 Second period Scoring : ( 1 ) Anaheim : Andy McDonald ( Todd Marchant , Corey Perry ) 10 : 06 ; ( 2 ) Anaheim : Andy McDonald ( Rob Niedermayer , Sean O ' Donnell ) 11 : 06 ; ( 2 ) Ottawa : Dany Heatley ( Patrick Eaves , Jason Spezza ) 18 : 00 Penalties : Chris Neil , Ottawa ( interference ) 4 : 29 ; Chris Phillips Ottawa ( hooking ) 8 : 02 ; Samuel Pahlsson , Anaheim ( roughing ) 20 : 00 ; Mike Fisher Ottawa ( roughing ) 20 : 00 Third period Scoring : ( 3 ) Anaheim : Dustin Penner ( Teemu Selanne , Andy McDonald ) 4 : 07 Penalties : Francois Beauchemin , Anaheim ( holding ) Shots Game five . The Ducks ' home crowd at Honda Center booed every time Daniel Alfredsson touched the puck in response to Alfredsson ' s controversial shot at Scott Niedermayer in game four , although this did not appear to put him off his game as he scored two goals . However , his play was the only bright spot on the night for the Senators . The final game was marked by strong play by the Ducks , and mistakes and bad luck for the Senators , as they attempted to stave off elimination and seemed to try too hard , while the Ducks played with confidence and without mistakes . The game was played ' close - to - the - vest ' , with only 31 shots on goal by the two teams . In the first period , Andy McDonald and Rob Niedermayer of Anaheim scored the first and second goals , respectively . McDonald ' s goal came on the power play on a penalty to Ottawa for obstruction ; the call that the Senators had claimed was not being called against the Ducks . The goal went off the skate of Chris Phillips , the start of an unlucky night for the Ottawa defenceman . Niedermayer ' s goal deflated the Senators further as it appeared that Emery should have stopped it . In the second period , Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson cut the lead to 2 – 1 . However , the turning point of the game came when Chris Phillips and Ray Emery were involved in a mix - up resulting in an own goal , which was awarded to Travis Moen , giving Anaheim a 3 – 1 lead . Later in the period , Alfredsson scored a ' highlight - reel ' short - handed goal to close the gap to 3 – 2 . It appeared that he was trying to carry the whole team on his back , but on the same power play , defenceman Francois Beauchemin scored moments later to restore the Ducks two - goal lead , 4 – 2 . Beauchemin ' s goal deflected off the shin pad of Ottawa defenceman Anton Volchenkov , the NHL ' s leading shot blocker , who was attempting to block the shot , behind Emery . In the third period , Travis Moen scored to give Anaheim a commanding 5 – 2 lead . The Senators kept trying , and Antoine Vermette was awarded a rare penalty shot ; however the puck rolled off his stick at the last moment . Corey Perry scored the final goal off of a loose pass by Ottawa to provide the winning margin of 6 – 2 , and , with the exception of Scott Niedermayer , every member of the Ducks franchise won their first Stanley Cup . First period Scoring : ( 1 ) Anaheim : Andy McDonald ( Ryan Getzlaf , Chris Pronger ) PP 3 : 41 ; ( 2 ) Anaheim : Rob Niedermeyer ( Corey Perry ) 17 : 41 Penalties : Tom Preissing , Ottawa ( interference ) - 1 : 40 ; Anton Volchenkov , Ottawa ( hooking ) - 3 : 25 ; Jason Spezza , Ottawa ( holding the stick ) - 5 : 39 ; Samuel Pahlsson , Anaheim ( Elbowing ) - 10 : 14 ; Teemu Selanne , Anaheim ( holding ) - 18 : 10 Second period Scoring : ( 1 ) Ottawa : Daniel Alfredsson ( Peter Schaefer , Mike Fisher ) 11 : 27 ; ( 3 ) Anaheim : Travis Moen 15 : 44 ; ( 2 ) Ottawa : Daniel Alfredsson 17 : 38 ; ( 4 ) Anaheim : Francois Beauchemin ( Andy McDonald ) 18 : 28 Penalties : Christoph Schubert , Ottawa ( Elbowing ) 16 : 46 Third period Scoring : ( 5 ) Anaheim : Travis Moen ( Scott Niedermayer , Samuel Pahlsson ) 4 : 01 ; ( 6 ) Anaheim Corey Perry 17 : 00 Penalties : Christoph Schubert , Ottawa ( slashing ) 5 : 48 ; Anton Volchenkov , Ottawa ( slashing ) - 12 : 27 Shots Rosters . Statistics are for all rounds . Ottawa Senators . Goaltenders Defensemen Forwards Anaheim Ducks . Defensemen Forwards Television ratings . The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals were also notable for their below - average television ratings . While coverage in Canada on CBC pulled in 2 , 608 , 000 , 2 , 378 , 000 , and 2 , 553 , 000 ( for Games 1 , 2 , and 3 respectively ) , slightly higher than their numbers for equivalent games last year , viewership in the United States was dismal . game three ' s coverage on NBC garnered a mere 1 . 1 rating ( approximately 1 , 205 , 600 households ) , making it the lowest rated prime - time broadcast in the network ' s history . For comparison , game six of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals , broadcast opposite game three on cable - channel TNT , achieved a 5 . 3 rating , approximately 5 , 808 , 800 . Games one and two were carried in the United States on cable channel Versus , with 523 , 000 and 446 , 000 households for game 1 and 2 , respectively . Game four on NBC in the United States achieved a 1 . 9 rating ( approximately 2 , 082 , 400 households ) , down 5 % from game four of last year ' s series . game five received slightly less , 1 . 8 ( approximately 1 , 972 , 800 ) . As a whole , the United States rankings on NBC were down 20 % from last year ' s series , making it the least - watched ( in the United States ) finals .