Stanley Cup Finals - Vancouver vs Boston

Tonight kicks off the Stanley Cup Finals featuring the Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins and the Western Conference Champion Vancouver Canucks. The Bruins are appearing in the finals for the 18th time, but have only won 5 Cups and none since 1972. They've lost in the Finals their last 5 trips (1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990). The Canucks meanwhile have never won a Stanley Cup and are appearing in the finals for just the third time. They were there most recently in 1994 when they lost to Mark Messier's New York Rangers in 7 games.

FINALS BREAKDOWN

(W1) Vancouver (54-19-9) vs (E3) Boston (46-25-11)

Regular Season Meetings

2/26/11 - Boston 3 Vancouver 1

3 Stars of the Game

1- Milan Lucic (BOS) 1 goal 2 assists
2- Tim Thomas (BOS) 27 saves (96.4%)
3- Manny Malhotra (VAN) 1 goal


Boston Road to the Finals

First Round - Def. (6) Montreal 4 games to 3
Conf Semis - Def. (2) Philadelphia 4 games to 0
Conf Finals - Def. (5) Tampa Bay 4 games to 3

Vancouver Road to the Finals

First Round - Def. (8) Chicago 4 games to 3
Conf Semis - Def. (5) Nashville 4 games to 2
Conf Finals - Def. (2) San Jose 4 games to 1



Boston Postseason Leaders

Goals- David Krejci 10, Nathan Horton 8, Brad Marchand 6
Assists- Patrice Bergeron 11, Nathan Horton 9, Tomas Kaberle 8
Points - Nathan Horton 17, David Krejci 17, Patrice Bergeron 15
Goaltending - Tim Thomas 12-6, 2.29 GAA, 92.9% Saves, 2 Shutouts

Boston Regular Season Leaders


Goals- Milan Lucic 30, Nathan Horton 26, Patrice Bergeron 22

Assists- David Krejci 49, Patrice Bergeron 35, Mark Recchi 34

Points - David Krejci 62, Milan Lucic 62, Patrice Bergeron 57

Goaltending - Tim Thomas 35-11-9, 2.00 GAA, 93.8% Saves, 9 Shutouts



Vancouver Postseason Leaders

Goals- Daniel Sedin 8, Ryan Kesler 7, Alex Burrows 7
Assists - Henrik Sedin 19, Ryan Kesler 11, Christian Ehrhoff 9
Points- Henrik Sedin 21, Ryan Kesler 18, Daniel Sedin 16
Goaltending - Roberto Luongo 12-6, 2.29 GAA, 92.2% Saves, 2 Shutouts

Vancouver Regular Season Leaders

Goals- Daniel Sedin 41, Ryan Kesler 41, Alex Burrows 26

Assists- Henrik Sedin 75, Daniel Sedin 63, Christian Ehrhoff 36

Points - Daniel Sedin 104, Henrik Sedin 94, Ryan Kesler 73

Goaltending - Roberto Luongo 38-15-7, 2.11 GAA, 92.8% Saves, 4 Shutouts