2006–07 NHL season

The 2006–07 NHL season was the 90th season of operation (89th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs began on April 11, 2007 and ended on June 6. The Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup. They were the first team from California to win the Cup.

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, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

 Eastern Conference 
 Atlantic Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS New Jersey Devils (2)  82  49  24  9  216  201  107  Pittsburgh Penguins (5)  82  47  24  11  277  246  105 New York Rangers (6)  82  42  30  10  242  216  94 New York Islanders (8)  82  40  30  12  248  240  92 Philadelphia Flyers (15)  82  22  48  12  214  303  56

 Northeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS Buffalo Sabres (1)  82  53  22  7  308  242  113 Ottawa Senators (4)  82  48  25  9  288  222  105 Toronto Maple Leafs (9)  82  40  31  11  258  269  91 Montreal Canadiens (10)  82  42  34  6  245  256  90 Boston Bruins (13)  82  35  41  6  219  289  76

 Southeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS Atlanta Thrashers (3)  82  43  28  11  246  245  97 Tampa Bay Lightning (7)  82  44  33  5  253  261  93 Carolina Hurricanes (11)  82  40  34  8  241  253  88 Florida Panthers (12)  82  35  31  16  247  257  86 Washington Capitals (14)  82  28  40  14  235  286  70

 Western Conference 
 Central Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS Detroit Red Wings (1)  82  50  19  13  254  199  113 Nashville Predators (4)  82  51  23  8  272  212  110 St. Louis Blues (10)  82  34  35  13  214  254  81 Columbus Blue Jackets (11)  82  33  42  7  201  249  73 Chicago Blackhawks (13)  82  31  42  9  201  258  71

 Northwest Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS  Vancouver Canucks (3)  82  49  26  7  222  201  105 Minnesota Wild (7)  82  48  26  8  235  191  104 Calgary Flames (8)  82  43  29  10  258  226  96 Colorado Avalanche (9)  82  44  31  7  272  251  95 Edmonton Oilers (12)  82  32  43  7  195  248  71

 Pacific Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS Anaheim Ducks (2)  82  48  20  14  258  208  110 San Jose Sharks (5)  82  51  26  5  258  199  107 Dallas Stars (6)  82  50  25  7  226  197  107 Los Angeles Kings (14)  82  27  41  14  227  283  68 Phoenix Coyotes (15)  82  31  46  5  216  284  67

 Tiebreaking Procedures 

If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is decided in the following order:

 The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
 The greater number of games won.
 The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
 The difference between goals for and against.

 Scoring leaders 

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
 Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Sidney Crosby  Pittsburgh Penguins  79  36  84  120  +10  60 Joe Thornton  San Jose Sharks  82  22  92  114  +24  44 Vincent Lecavalier  Tampa Bay Lightning  82  52  56  108  +2  44 Dany Heatley  Ottawa Senators  82  50  55  105  +31  74 Martin St. Louis  Tampa Bay Lightning  82  43  59  102  +7  28 Marian Hossa  Atlanta Thrashers  82  43  57  100  +18  49 Joe Sakic  Colorado Avalanche  82  36  64  100  +2  46 Jaromir Jagr  New York Rangers  82  30  66  96  +26  78 Marc Savard  Boston Bruins  82  22  74  96  -19  96 Daniel Briere  Buffalo Sabres  81  32  63  95  +17  89

 Leading goaltenders 
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
 Player Team GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAANiklas BackstromMinnesota Wild 41  2,226  23  8  6  73  5  .929  1.97Dominik HasekDetroit Red Wings 56  3,340  38  11  6  114  8  .913  2.05Martin BrodeurNew Jersey Devils 78  4,696  48  23  7  171  12  .922  2.18Roberto LuongoVancouver Canucks76  4,490  47  22  6  171  5  .921  2.28Jean-Sebastien GiguereAnaheim Ducks 56  3,244  36  10  8  122  4  .918  2.26

 Stanley Cup playoffs 

 Playoff bracket 

 Finals 
Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators

Date  Away  Score  Home  Score  NotesMay 28 Ottawa  2   Anaheim  3 May 30Ottawa  0  Anaheim  1  June 2Anaheim  3  Ottawa  5  June 4Anaheim  3  Ottawa  2 June 6Ottawa  2  Anaheim  6  Anaheim win series 4–1Scott Niedermayer wins Conn Smythe Trophy

 NHL awards 
 2006-2007 NHL awards Award  Recipient(s)   Stanley Cup:  Anaheim Ducks Presidents' Trophy:  Buffalo Sabres Prince of Wales Trophy:   Ottawa Senators Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:  Anaheim Ducks Art Ross Trophy:   Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:  Phil Kessel, Boston Bruins Calder Memorial Trophy:  Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins Conn Smythe Trophy:  Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks Frank J. Selke Trophy:  Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes Hart Memorial Trophy:  Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins Jack Adams Award:  Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks James Norris Memorial Trophy:  Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings King Clancy Memorial Trophy:  Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings Lester B. Pearson Award:  Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy:  Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Plus/Minus Award:  Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award:  Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild  Vezina Trophy:  Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils William M. Jennings Trophy:  Niklas Backstrom & Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild Lester Patrick Trophy:   Brian Leetch, Cammi Granato, Stan Fischler, John Halligan

 All-Star teams 
 First Team    Position    Second TeamMartin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils GRoberto Luongo, Vancouver CanucksNicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings DDan Boyle, Tampa Bay LightningScott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks DChris Pronger, Anaheim DucksSidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins CVincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay LightningDany Heatley, Ottawa Senators RWMartin St. Louis, Tampa Bay LightningAlexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals LWThomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres

 First games 
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2006–07:
 Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild
 Yutaka Fukufuji, Los Angeles Kings (first Japanese NHL player)
 Phil Kessel, Boston Bruins
 Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
 Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
 Alexander Radulov, Nashville Predators
 Jordan Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins
 Paul Stastny, Colorado Avalanche

 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):
 Matthew Barnaby, Dallas Stars
 Peter Bondra, Chicago Blackhawks
 Sean Burke, Los Angeles Kings
 Eric Lindros, Dallas Stars
 Scott Mellanby, Atlanta Thrashers
 Joe Nieuwendyk, Florida Panthers
 Mike Ricci, Phoenix Coyotes
 Patrik Stefan, Dallas Stars
 Pierre Turgeon, Colorado Avalanche

 References 

 Other websites 

 NHL.com
 Hockey Database

NHL Season
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