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2006–07 NHL season League National Hockey League Sport Ice hockey Duration October 4, 2006–June 6, 2007 Regular season Presidents' Trophy Buffalo Sabres Season MVP Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) Top scorer Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) Playoffs Eastern champions Ottawa Senators Eastern runners-up Buffalo Sabres Western champions Anaheim Ducks Western runners-up Detroit Red Wings Playoffs MVP Scott Niedermayer (Anaheim) Stanley Cup Stanley Cup champions Anaheim Ducks Runners-up Ottawa Senators NHL seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →
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 concluded on June 6, with the Anaheim Ducks defeating the Ottawa Senators to win their first Stanley Cup.
Contents
League business
National Hockey League announced that the regular season salary cap rise after the initial season. The 2006–07 salary cap was increased by $5,000,000 (US) per team to bring the salary cap up to $44,000,000 (US). While the 2006-07 salary floor was increased by $8,000,000 (US) per team to $28,000,000 (US). This is the only year where the NHL salary floor raised faster than the NHL salary cap.
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.[1]
Regular season
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 Danny Briere of the Buffalo Sabres being named MVP of the game. Fewer penalties were called than in 2005-06 (an average of 398 per team).[2] This led to fewer goals scored overall (7,082)[3] and more shutouts (150).[4] However, more even-strength goals were scored (4,715)[3] than in 2005-06 (4,579).[5]
This season would have an intense battle between Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo for the Vezina Trophy and a piece of NHL history. Both goaltenders were vying to break Bernie Parent's NHL record 47 wins in a single season. On April 3, 2007, Brodeur tied the NHL record for most wins in a single season with 47, set by Parent in 1973–74, in a 2–1 shootout victory against the Ottawa Senators.[6] Two days later, he broke the thirty-three-year-old record with his 48th win in a 3–2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, which helped the Devils clinch their seventh Atlantic Division title and the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Luongo finished with a career-high 47 wins, one shy of Brodeur, and consequently finished runner-up in a close race for the Vezina. Luongo and Brodeur are considered, however, to have been given an advantage to Parent with the inauguration of the shootout that season by the NHL, allowing more games to be decided with wins, as opposed to ties.[7]
Final standings
Buffalo Sabres won the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
For the purpose of conference rankings, 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.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 49 24 9 216 201 107 2 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 24 11 277 246 105 3 6 New York Rangers 82 42 30 10 242 216 94 4 8 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 248 240 92 5 15 Philadelphia Flyers 82 22 48 12 214 303 56 Northeast Division No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 1 Buffalo Sabres 82 53 22 7 308 242 113 2 4 Ottawa Senators 82 48 25 9 288 222 105 3 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 31 11 258 269 91 4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 34 6 245 256 90 5 13 Boston Bruins 82 35 41 6 219 289 76 Southeast Division No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 3 Atlanta Thrashers 82 43 28 11 246 245 97 2 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 44 33 5 253 261 93 3 11 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 34 8 241 253 88 4 12 Florida Panthers 82 35 31 16 247 257 86 5 14 Washington Capitals 82 28 40 14 235 286 70 Western Conference
Central Division No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 50 19 13 254 199 113 2 4 Nashville Predators 82 51 23 8 272 212 110 3 10 St. Louis Blues 82 34 35 13 214 254 81 4 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 33 42 7 201 249 73 5 13 Chicago Blackhawks 82 31 42 9 201 258 71 Northwest Division No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 49 26 7 222 201 105 2 7 Minnesota Wild 82 48 26 8 235 191 104 3 8 Calgary Flames 82 43 29 10 258 226 96 4 9 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 31 7 272 251 95 5 12 Edmonton Oilers 82 32 43 7 195 248 71 Pacific Division No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 2 Anaheim Ducks 82 48 20 14 258 208 110 2 5 San Jose Sharks 82 51 26 5 258 199 107 3 6 Dallas Stars 82 50 25 7 226 197 107 4 14 Los Angeles Kings 82 27 41 14 227 283 68 5 15 Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 46 5 216 284 67 Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.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:[9]
- 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 greater differential between goals for and against.
Playoffs
Main article: 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Stanley Cup
Playoff bracket
Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals 1 Buffalo Sabres 4 1 Buffalo Sabres 4 8 New York Islanders 1 6 New York Rangers 2 2 New Jersey Devils 4 Eastern Conference 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 1 Buffalo Sabres 1 4 Ottawa Senators 4 3 Atlanta Thrashers 0 6 New York Rangers 4 4 Ottawa Senators 4 2 New Jersey Devils 1 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 4 Ottawa Senators 4 E4 Ottawa Senators 1 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.) W2 Anaheim Ducks 4 1 Detroit Red Wings 4 1 Detroit Red Wings 4 8 Calgary Flames 2 5 San Jose Sharks 2 2 Anaheim Ducks 4 7 Minnesota Wild 1 1 Detroit Red Wings 2 2 Anaheim Ducks 4 3 Vancouver Canucks 4 6 Dallas Stars 3 Western Conference 4 Nashville Predators 1 2 Anaheim Ducks 4 5 San Jose Sharks 4 3 Vancouver Canucks 1 - During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.
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.
Final
Main article: 2007 Stanley Cup FinalAnaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators
Date Away Score Home Score May 28 Ottawa 2 Anaheim 3 May 30 Ottawa 0 Anaheim 1 June 2 Anaheim 3 Ottawa 5 June 4 Anaheim 3 Ottawa 2 June 6 Ottawa 2 Anaheim 6 Anaheim wins series 4–1 Scott Niedermayer wins Conn Smythe Trophy NHL awards
All-Star teams
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes[16]
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 Brière Buffalo Sabres 81 32 63 95 +17 89 Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average[17]
Player Team GP Min W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA Niklas Backstrom Minnesota Wild 41 2,226 23 8 6 73 5 .929 1.97 Dominik Hasek Detroit Red Wings 56 3,340 38 11 6 114 8 .913 2.05 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 78 4,696 48 23 7 171 12 .922 2.18 Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks 76 4,490 47 22 6 171 5 .921 2.28 Jean-Sebastien Giguere Anaheim Ducks 56 3,244 36 10 8 122 4 .918 2.26 Events and milestones
Several former players had their jersey numbers retired during this season:[18]
- Pittsburgh Penguins retired Mario Lemieux's #66 for the second time on October 5.[19]
- St. Louis Blues retired Brett Hull's #16 on December 5.
- Detroit Red Wings retired Steve Yzerman's #19 on January 2.
- Los Angeles Kings retired Luc Robitaille's #20 on January 20.
- Montreal Canadiens retired Serge Savard's #18 on November 18 and Ken Dryden's #29 on January 29.
- Calgary Flames retired Mike Vernon's #30 on February 6.
- Edmonton Oilers retired Mark Messier's #11 on February 27.
Numerous players reached major milestones during the season:
- Brendan Shanahan became the 15th player with 600 regular season NHL goals when he scored twice in his debut with the New York Rangers on October 5.[20]
- Jaromir Jagr joined Shanahan in the 600 goal club on November 19, making Jagr and Shanahan the first teammates to reach 600 goals in the same season.[21] Jagr also passed Jari Kurri's record for points by a European-born player and later became the 12th player to score 1,500 career points.[22][23] Jagr scored his 30th goal of the season against the Montreal Canadiens on April 5, tying Mike Gartner's record for most consecutive 30-goal seasons at 15.
- Joe Sakic became the third player to score 600 career goals this season on February 15.[24] Sakic also became the 11th player to record 1,500 points.[25]
- Teppo Numminen played in his 1,252nd regular season game on November 13, passing Jari Kurri's record for most games played by a European-trained player.[26]
- Mats Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 career goals on October 14.
- Teemu Selänne scored his 500th goal on November 23, becoming only the second Finnish player to reach the mark.[27]
- Peter Bondra became the 37th player to achieve 500 goals on December 22,[28] followed shortly thereafter by Mark Recchi as number 38 on January 26.[29]
- On March 13, Mike Modano became the 39th player to score 500 goals.[30] Four nights later, he passed Joe Mullen for most goals by an American-born player by scoring his 503rd goal.[31]
The NHL's youth movement continued:
- Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins became first player in 89 years to score a goal in each of his first six games in the NHL.[32]
- Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal became the youngest player (18 years, 153 days) in NHL history to record a hat trick on February 10.[33]
- Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stastny set an NHL rookie record by scoring at least one point in 20 consecutive games, breaking Teemu Selänne's record of 17.[34][35]
- 19-year old phenom Sidney Crosby claimed the scoring title with 120 points, becoming the youngest player in NHL history to achieve the feat.[11]
- Crosby scored a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes to pass Wayne Gretzky as the youngest player (19 years, 207 days) in NHL history to reach 200 career points.[36]
Numerous other milestones, events, and happenings occurred as well:
- The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers played an historic preseason game on September 23, 2006, when the Rangers defeated the Panthers 3-2 in the NHL's first game in Puerto Rico.[37]
- On November 9, 2006, the Anaheim Ducks set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, with 12 wins and four overtime losses. The previous mark was set by the 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers, who had 12 wins and three ties.[38]
- On January 2, 2007, the Edmonton Oilers recorded their 1,000th regular season win in franchise history by defeating the Florida Panthers 4–1 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta.[39]
- On February 1, 2007, Martin Brodeur passed Patrick Roy for first place on the all-time overtime wins list, with 45 career overtime wins.[citation needed]
- On February 22, 2007, eight games went to overtime, setting a record for most on one day.[40] Four of these games went to a shootout. One of the shootouts, between the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres, was the culmination of a game that saw a huge fight, the result of a late hit on Sabres co-captain Chris Drury, that resulted in 100 penalty minutes and three game misconduct ejections.[41]
- On March 11, 2007, Chris Simon of the New York Islanders was suspended an NHL-record 25 games (minimum) for striking New York Rangers center Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick during a March 8 game between the two teams.[42] Simon missed the Islanders' final 15 regular-season contests, their five post-season games, and the first five games of the 2007–08 season.[43]
- On March 31, 2007, Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning scored his 51st goal of the season against the Washington Capitals, which would be enough to ensure that he became the first Lightning player to win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (most goals scored).[44] Lecavalier finished the season with 52 goals.[45] On the same night, Martin St. Louis crossed the 100-point mark for the season, making him and Lecavalier the only teammates in the 2006-07 season to reach 100 points.[46][47]
- On April 3, 2007, Dominik Hasek of the Detroit Red Wings made 35 saves and moved into a tie for eighth place with Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito on the career shutouts list with 76, in a 3–0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[48] The shutout was Columbus' 16th of the season, setting a modern-day NHL record for shutouts against.[49]
- On April 5, 2007, goalie Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils recorded his 48th win of the season, setting a new record for most wins in a single season by a goaltender. The previous record of 47 wins was set during the 1973-74 NHL season by Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers.[50]
- For the first time in NHL history, neither of the previous season's Stanley Cup finalists qualified for the playoffs, as both the Edmonton Oilers and defending champion Carolina Hurricanes failed to qualify.[51] The Hurricanes are also the first Stanley Cup Champion since the 1995-96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs the season after their victory.[52]
- The Colorado Avalanche, with 95 points, broke the record set by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1969–70 season who had 92 points,[citation needed] for having the most points of any team missing the playoffs.[53]
- The Vancouver Canucks broke their franchise record of the longest playoff game on April 11, 2007 winning near the end of the fourth overtime, against the Dallas Stars and marking the sixth-longest game in NHL history.[54]
- On June 2, 2007, the Stanley Cup Finals returned to Ottawa for the first time in over 80 years, since the final match between the original Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins on April 13, 1927 was played. As reported by The Canadian Press, 99 year-old Russell Williams is in attendance, who attended the previous Finals game. The Senators won the game, 5–3.[55]
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2006–07:
- Jack Johnson, Los Angeles Kings
- Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
- Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins[56]
- Jordan Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Rich Peverley, Nashville Predators
- David Krejci, Boston Bruins
- Drew Stafford, Buffalo Sabers
- Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks
- Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers
- Keith Yandle, Phoenix Coyotes
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[57]
- Peter Bondra, Chicago Blackhawks[58]
- Sean Burke, Los Angeles Kings[59]
- John LeClair, Pittsburgh Penguins[60]
- Eric Lindros, Dallas Stars[61]
- Scott Mellanby, Atlanta Thrashers[62]
- Joe Nieuwendyk, Florida Panthers[63]
- Mike Ricci, Phoenix Coyotes[64]
- Patrik Stefan, Dallas Stars[65]
- Pierre Turgeon, Colorado Avalanche[66]
See also
- 2006 NHL Entry Draft
- 2006-07 NHL transactions
- 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs
- 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- 2006 in ice hockey
- 2007 in ice hockey
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