Friday, May 13, 2011

NHL Conference Finals

With the Sharks 3-2 win over Detroit last night, the two conference final matchups in the NHL are now set. San Jose will take on top seed Vancouver in the West and Tampa Bay will battle Boston in the East. Let's breakdown the matchups:

Eastern Conference Finals

(5) Tampa Bay vs (3) Boston

Regular Season Meetings

11/22/10 - Tampa Bay 3 Boston 1
12/02/10 - Boston 8 Tampa Bay 1
12/28/10 - Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3
03/03/11 - Boston 2 Tampa Bay 1

Boston Road to the Conference Finals

Def. (6) Montreal 4 games to 3
Def. (2) Philadelphia 4 games to 0

Tampa Bay Road to the Conference Finals

Def. (4) Pittsburgh 4 games to 3
Def. (1) Washington 4 games to 0

Boston Postseason Leaders

Goals- Brad Marchand, David Krejci, Nathan Horton 5
Assists- Patrice Bergeron 10
Points - Patrice Bergeron 12
Goaltending - Tim Thomas 8-3, 2.03 GAA, 93.7% Saves

Tampa Bay Postseason Leaders

Goals- Sean Bergenheim 7
Assists - Steve Downie, Teddy Purcell 10
Points - Martin St. Louis 13
Goaltending - Dwayne Roloson 8-3, 2.01 GAA, 94.1% Saves


Western Conference Finals

(2) San Jose vs (1) Vancouver

Regular Season Meetings

11/26/10 - Vancouver 6 San Jose 1
01/03/11 - Vancouver 4 San Jose 3
01/20/11 - San Jose 2 Vancouver 1, SO
03/10/11 - Vancouver 5 San Jose 4, SO

Vancouver Road to the Conference Finals

Def. (8) Chicago 4 games to 3
Def. (5) Nashville 4 games to 2

San Jose Road to the Conference Finals

Def. (7) Los Angeles 4 games to 2
Def. (3) Detroit 4 games to 3

Vancouver Postseason Leaders

Goals- Daniel Sedin 6
Assists - Ryan Kesler 10
Points- Ryan Kesler 15
Goaltending - Roberto Luongo 8-5, 2.25 GAA, 91.7% Saves

San Jose Postseason Leaders

Goals- Logan Couture, Devin Setoguchi 6
Assists- Ryane Clowe, Dan Boyle, Joe Thornton 9
Points- Ryane Clowe 13
Goaltending- Antti Niemi 7-5, 3.01 GAA, 90.6% Saves

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