2006 - 07 NHL season The 2006 - 07 NHL season was the 89th regular season of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Originally , the NHL would have celebrated its 90th anniversary this season ; however , the cancellation of the 2004 - 05 NHL season pushed the 90th season back until the 2007 - 08 NHL season . The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs began on [ April 1 , 2007 and concluded on June 6 , with the Anaheim Ducks defeating the Ottawa Senators to win their first Stanley Cup . Events . The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim officially shortened their name to the Anaheim Ducks prior to the season , introducing a new logo and color scheme . This reflected a clean break from their original owners , The Walt Disney Company , who originally named the team after the movie , " The Mighty Ducks " . The NHL All - Star Game returned after a two - year absence when the Dallas Stars hosted the 55th National Hockey League All - Star Game at the American Airlines Center on January 24 , 2007 . Dallas hosted the All - Star Game for the first time , and it was the first time the Stars franchise had had hosted the game since 1972 , when it was hosted by the - then Minnesota North Stars . The West defeated the East by a score of 12 - 9 , with Daniel Briere of the Buffalo Sabres being named MVP of the game . Several former players had their jersey numbers retired during this season : Numerous players reached major milestones during the season : The NHL ' s youth movement continued : Numerous other milestones , events , and happenings occurred as well : Regular season . Final standings . " Red - shaded team won the Presidents ' Trophy and home - ice advantage throughout the playoffs . " " Orange - shaded team clinched the other conference . " " Yellow - shaded teams clinched the other four divisions . " " Green - shaded teams clinched the remaining ten playoff berths . " Numbers in parentheses indicate ranking in conference . Division leaders are automatically ranked 1 - 3 . These three , plus the next five teams in the conference standings , earn playoff berths at the end of the season . " Note : W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , OTL = Overtime Losses , GF = Goals For , GA = Goals Against , Pts = Points " Tiebreaking Procedures . If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season , the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order : Scoring leaders . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; + / – = Plus / Minus ; PIM = Penalty Minutes " Stanley Cup playoffs . Playoff bracket . In each round , the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed . The higher - seeded team is awarded home ice advantage , which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice , with the other team getting a maximum possible three . In the Stanley Cup Final , home ice is determined based on regular season points , giving the Anaheim Ducks home ice for this year ' s series . Each best - of - seven series follows a 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 format . This means that the higher - seeded team will have Games 1 and 2 , plus 5 and 7 if necessary , played on their home ice , while the lower - seeded team will be at home for the other games . The format ensures that the team with home ice advantage will always have home ice for the " extra " game if there are an odd number of games in a series . Finals . Anaheim Ducks vs . Ottawa Senators Debuts . The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2006 - 07 : Last games . The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2006 - 07 ( listed with their last team ) :