2007 NHL Playoffs Quiz | Stanley Cup

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1. The team that finished in first place played the eighth place team. Who was the first place team in the Western Conference?

Answer: Detroit Red Wings

Detroit finished in first place in the Central Division and the Western Conference. They tied with the Buffalo Sabres in points for the entire league. Detroit played the eighth place team, Calgary Flames. Detroit won the series 4 games to 2 games. Toronto is in the Eastern Conference.

2. What team did not make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference?

Answer: Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Atlanta Thrashers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lighting and the New York Islanders, all made the 2007 playoffs in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta was the only team that got swept in the first round by the New York Rangers. Pittsburgh lost to Ottawa. New Jersey defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Buffalo beat the New York Islanders.

3. The top 10 skaters in the 2007 playoffs came from four different teams. Seven came from the teams in the finals (Anaheim and Ottawa). Detroit had 2 top skaters and Buffalo Sabres had the last. Who was the lone Buffalo Sabre player who ranked 10th in the 2007 year in points?

Answer: Daniel Briere

The 2007 season was a close race. The Ottawa Senators had three players all finishing with 22 points (Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley). Detroit had the fourth and sixth spot (Nicklas Lidstrom and the "awesome" Pavel Datsyuk while Anaheim had the fifth spot(Ryan Getzlaf). Anaheim again had places seven, eight and nine. (Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne and Chris Pronger). Daniel Briere of the Buffalo Sabres did have the same number of points of the previous three but has less goals and a lower +/- than the rest.

4. What goalie finished it all up with the lowest Goals Against Average (GAA)?

Answer: Marty Turco

It was Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars who played 7 games and had the lowest GAA at 1.30. Mikka Kiprusoof had a GAA of 2.81 in 6 games while Dominik Hasek and Jean-Sebastien played 18 games and their GAA was 1.79 and 1.97, respectively.

5. Who was the goalie for the New Jersey Devils in their Eastern Conference against the Tampa Bay Lightning?

Answer: Martin Brodeur

Martin Brodeur was an amazing goalie in the New Jersey-Tampa Bay Series.
Claude Julien was the head coach for the New Jersey Devils until being replaced by manager Lou Lamoriello. This was a big mistake, Julien led the Devils to a 102-point season (49-24-9 record) and a second place finish. Johan Holmqvist was the goalie for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

6. In the Western Conference, the match between the Vancouver Canucks and the Dallas Stars went to game seven. How many overtime games did this series have?

Answer: 3

The first game went into quadruple OT where Vancouver won when Henrik Sedin scored on a pass from his brother Daniel. There were two other OT games where Vancouver won one, and Dallas won the other. The series was incredible to watch.

7. Name the Swedish player from the Detroit Red Wings who scored three goals in the semi-final against the San Jose Sharks?

Answer: Mikael Samuelsson

Mikael Samuelsson scored a goal in game five and two in game 6. Pavel is Russian. Both Nicklas and Tomas are Swedish and played for Detroit, but only scored two each.

8. The Eastern Conference Finals had the Buffalo Sabres facing the Ottawa Senators. The series ended in the 5th game when what player scored sending their team to the finals?

Answer: Daniel Alfredsson

Daniel Alfredsson scored at 9:32 of the first OT period to send the Ottawa Senators to the finals. Afinogenov scored 3 times in the series for the Sabres. Jason and Dany each scored goals but not the OT winner in game 5.

9. The Anaheim Ducks played an awesome game in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. One team member scored five goals. What was his name?

Answer: Andy McDonald

Andy McDonald scored an outstanding five goals during the finale. Ryan Getzlaf scored two for the Ducks. Pavel is on the Red Wings, so he scored nothing in the finals. Daniel Alfredsson played for Ottawa and he did four goals.

10. What team was victorious in winning the Stanley Cup in 2007?

Answer: Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim surprised everyone by winning four games to one against the Ottawa Senators. They hoisted the cup on June 6, 2007, marking the team's first Stanley Cup win. The previous year's finalists, Carolina and Edmonton, did not even qualify for the playoffs.

Source: Author casper200405

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