Fire On Ice



1984-85 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Edmonton Oilers at Philadelphia Flyers (Flyers' D holds Gretzky shot-less to win opener)


1986-87 Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers (Anderson keys Oilers past Hextall, Flyers for final Cup)


1994-95 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings (Brodeur, Devils trap Wings 2-1; Richer, 'Clod' Lemeiux: goals) 1994-95 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings (Devils strike again 4-2; Dowd's controversial game-winner w/ Coffey down) 1994-95 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils (Devils rip Vernon, Wings early and often in 5-2 waltz) 1994-95 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils (Devils' coronation is a 5-2 romp; Broten & Chambers: 2 goals apiece)


1995-96 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche (Avs erupt with 3-goal 2nd in 3-1 win; Young, Ricci, Kamensky score) 1995-96 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche (Avalanche buries Panthers 8-1; Forsberg: 1st period hat trick; Sakic: 4 assists) 1995-96 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers (Avalanche press on toward sweep 3-2; Lemieux, Keane, Sakic score) 1995-96 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers (Krupp ends game, series 1-0 4:31 into 3rd OT; Beezer: 55 saves; Waaa: 64 saves)


1996-97 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers (Maltby, Kocur open with the body shots, Yzerman, Federov deliver KO in 4-2 Wings win)


1997-98 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings (Wings stiffle Capitals 2-1; Osgood faces just 17 shots; Lidstrom: game-winner) 1997-98 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings (Down by 2 in 3rd, Wings rally, win 5-4 on Draper's OT goal) 1997-98 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals (Federov's late goal rips Caps' hearts out for 2-1 win) 1997-98 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals (Wings sweep to another Cup 4-1; Federov & Murphy: goal & assist each)


1998-99 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars (Woolley's OT goal stuns Stars for 3-2 win) 1998-99 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars (Hull scores; Stars pound Sabres, rip Hasek 4-2) 1998-99 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres (Nieuwendyk scores twice, Stars rise again 2-1) 1998-99 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres (Sanderson, Ward back Hasek's brilliant effort in 2-1 win) 1998-99 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars (Belfour shuts down Sabres 2-0 with 23 saves) 1998-99 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres (Hull scores in 3rd OT; Windy Huff whines and whines and whines)


1999-00 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers (Quick strikes stun Boucher, Flyers 4-1; Brodeur: 35 saves) 1999-00 Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers (Flyers rocket back for 4-3 win; Tocchet: 2 goals, assist) 1999-00 Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils (Flyers take wing again 4-2; Boucher: 27 saves; Tocchet: goal, assist) 1999-00 Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils (Flyers grind down Brodeur, Devils 3-1; Berube: game-winner) 1999-00 Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers (Devils show life, stay alive w/ 4-1 win; Elias & Sykora: 2 pts each) 1999-00 Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils (Devils stay alive 2-1; Lindros returns but offensive lethargy continues) 1999-00 Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers (Devils complete improbable comeback 2-1; Elias: 2 goals)

1999-00 Western Conference Finals Game 1 Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars (Patricia Waaa stonewalls Stars 2-0; Hejduk, Miller score) 1999-00 Western Conference Finals Game 2 Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars (Brilliant 2-goal night by Modano keys Stars 3-2 win) 1999-00 Western Conference Finals Game 3 Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche (Stars fail to challenge Patricia Waaa, fall 2-0; Podein, Deadmarsh score) 1999-00 Western Conference Finals Game 4 Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche (Stars rip Waaa 4-1 on just 15 shots; Belfour: 38 saves; Hull: 2 goals, assists) 1999-00 Western Conference Finals Game 5 Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars (Nieuwendyk's OT re-direct lifts Stars 3-2; Belfour: 29 saves) 1999-00 Western Conference Finals Game 6 Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche (Bourque steps up lifts Avs to 2-1 win; Bourque: goal, assist) 1999-00 Western Conference Finals Game 7 Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars (Bourque hits post, wild rally falls short, Stars win 3-2; Belfour: 31 saves)

1999-00 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils (Devils humilate Belfour 7-3; Sykora: 4 pts., Arnott: 2 goals) 1999-00 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils (Game On! Hull's 2 goals give Stars 2-1 win; Belfour rebounds w/ 27 saves) 1999-00 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars (Arnott, Sykora be-Devil punchless Stars again 2-1; Arnott: goal, assist) 1999-00 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars (Devils continue to speed past slow-footed Stars 3-1) 1999-00 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils (Modano's deflection ends longest 0-0 tie in 3rd OT; Belfour: 48 saves) 1999-00 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars (Devils 2-1 in 2nd OT; Lemieux again earns rep as low-life scum)


2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres (Hedberg shuts out Sabres 3-0; Mario with a goal and an assist) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres (Hedberg continues to stymie Sabres 3-1; Kovalev: empty netter and assist) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins (Sabres finally solve Hedberg with 4-1 win; Woolley: goal & assist; Satan: wrap-around) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins (Sabres blitz Hedberg, Penguins late for 5-2 win; Barnes: 2 goals & an assist) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 5 Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres (Pens blow 2-0 lead, and series?, lose 3-2 in OT to Sabres) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 6 Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins (Mario ties it late, Straka wins it 3-2 in OT as Pens force game 7) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 7 Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres (Kasparaitis stuns Sabres 3-2 in OT; Jagr: 3 assists; Hedberg: 28 saves)

2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils (Leafs silence Devils 2-0; Cujo: 32 saves; Thomas & Andropov goals) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils (Leafs erase 3-goal deficit, but waste rally in OT 6-5; Mogilny: 2 goals, 3 assists) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs (Leafs can't counter Devils' luck; Rafalski's deflected pass scores 3-2 winner in OT) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs (Leafs' checkers step up in 3-1 win; Berezin and Corson score; Cujo: 23 saves) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 5 Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils (More controversy, but Kaberle's late game-winner stands for 3-2 Leafs victory) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 6 New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs (Devils won't die, win 4-2 to force 7th game; Sykora & Arnott combine for 4 points) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 7 Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils (Cujo collapses, hands Scumbag Stevens and unlikeable Devils 5-1 win, series)

2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche (Modry's 1st ever playoff goal lifts Kings 4-3 in OT; Potvin: 34 saves) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche (Bourque's miracle mid-air swat robs Kings, sparks Avs to 2-0 win, series tie) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings (Avs answer Kings' challenges 4-3; Hejduk: goal, 2 assist; Forsberg: goal, assist) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings (Avalanche overwhelms Kings 3-0; Hejduk and Tanguay: goal and assist each) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 5 Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche (Kings finally crack Waaa; Robitaille's 3rd period flip wins it 1-0 for LA) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 6 Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings (Survival! Murray's goal in 2nd OT sustains Kings 1-0; Potvin: 35 saves) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 7 Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche (Kings' magical run ends ugly, 5-1; Blake: goal; Bourque: 2 assists)

2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars (Blues rip Stars easily 4-2; Reasoner: 2 goals, assist; Modano injured) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars (Turek dominates Stars in 2-1 Blues win; Turek: 28 saves; Reasoner & Young score) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues (Stars choke away 2-0 lead, lose 3-2 in 2 OTs; Belfour: 45 saves) 2000-01 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues (Turek, Blues sweep Stars away 4-1; Turek: 32 saves; Pronger: goal & assist)

2000-01 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils (Devils limit Pens to 15 shots, win 3-1; Sykora: 2 goals; Elias & Ralfalski: 2 assist) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils (Big 2nd lifts Pens 4-2; Kovalev: goal & assist; Mario: 2 assists; Hedberg: 27 saves) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins (Devils dominate Penguins 3-0; Brodeur: 20 saves; Rafalski: goal & assist) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins (Devils dismantle Pens 5-0 with robotic precision; Rafalski: 2 goals & an assist) 2000-01 Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils (Devils' 'A Line' too much for Pens again 4-2; Arnott: 2 goals; Sykora & Elias: assists)

2000-01 Western Conference Finals Game 1 St. Louis at Colorado Avalanche (Sakic steps up in Avs' 4-1 win; Sakic: 2 goals, including penalty shot, assist) 2000-01 Western Conference Finals Game 2 St. Louis at Colorado Avalanche (Defense sparks Avs in 4-2 win; Bourque: goal & assist, Foote: goal) 2000-01 Western Conference Finals Game 3 Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues (Blues work overtime to stay in series 4-3; Young beats Waaaa in 2 OT) 2000-01 Western Conference Finals Game 4 Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues (Avs blow 3-0 lead, but survive 4-3 on Yelle's fortunate tip in OT) 2000-01 Western Conference Finals Game 5 St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche (Costly penalty opens the door, Avs slam it shut 2-1 on Sakic's rebound in OT)

2000-01 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche (Devils' lame effort hands Patricia Waaaa easy 5-0 win; Sakic: 2 goals & assist) 2000-01 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche (Who?!?! Corkum, Stevenson score to help Devils even series with 2-1 win) 2000-01 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils (Avalanche ends on a high note 3-1; Bourque scores game winner; Hinote: goal) 2000-01 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils (Down 2-1 in game & series, Devils battle back for 3-2 win; Sykora & Elias: goal & assist each) 2000-01 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche (Mogilny, Brylin end droughts lift Devils to big 4-1 win; Brylin & Mogilny: goal & assist each) 2000-01 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils (Devils collapse with chance to bury Patricia Waaa, Avalanche 4-0; Foote: goal & 2 assist) 2000-01 Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche (Devils hand Miss Patricia Waaaaa and her Avs a Cup 3-1)


2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs (Lalime delivers another shutout 5-0; Havlat & Alfredsson: 3 points each for Sens) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs (Roberts scores 4:30 into 3rd OT to win it 3-2, save Leafs from 0-2 hole) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators (Senators rebound 3-2; Lalime misses another shutout by 4 minutes; Arvedson: 2 goals) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 5 Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs (Sens move closer to finals w/ 4-2 win; Redden & Bonk: goal & assist each) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 6 Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators (Leafs dig themselves out, force a Game 7 with 4-3 win; Roberts: 2 goals & assist) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 7 Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs (Leafs ride Cujo into Eastern finals with 3-0 win; Mogilny steps up with 2 goals)

2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes (Canes win 2-0 as Francis, Cole score to back Weekes' 25-save shutout) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes (Habs win 4-1 as Theodore shines w/ 45 saves; Weekes gives up 3 on just 15 shots) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens (Audette scores 2-1 winner for Habs in OT to end standoff between Theodore & Weekes) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens (Unbelieveable! Down 3-0, Canes rally, win in OT 4-3 as Wallin beats Theodore) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 5 Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes (Canes keep momentum w/ 5-1 win; Battaglia & Brind'Amour: goal & assist each; Irbe: 30 saves) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Game 6 Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens (Hurricanes blow out Habs 8-2 to win series; Cole notches 2 goals & an assist)

2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche (Selanne heats up as Sharks start off with 6-3 win) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche (This is playoff hockey? Nabokov gives up an embarrassing 8 goals in 8-2 Sharks' loss) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks (Sharks battle back for exciting 6-4 win; Nolan scores twices, adds an assist) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks (Sharks give Avs life w/ 4-1 flop; Sakic scores twice; Blake: goal, assist) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 5 San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche (Sharks erase 3rd period deficit with style, winning 5-3 for 3-2 lead in series) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 6 Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks (Sharks fail to close the deal, as Forsberg forces Game 7 with 2-1 winner in OT) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 7 San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche (Sharks complete awful choke, losing 1-0 as Forsberg's goal holds up, sends Avs to Western finals)

2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 1 St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings (Hasek blanks Blues 2-0 on 23 shots; Hull gets a goal & an assist) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 2 St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings (Typically, Blues wilt again 3-2 but Hasek still manages to whine like an old lady) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 3 Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues (Tkachuk erupts with a hat trick as Blues finally show a pulse, winning 6-1) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 4 Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues (Blues fall down 4-1 when Pronger goes out, then rally late but lose 4-3) 2001-02 Western Conference Semi-Finals Game 5 St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings (Wings put away heartless Blues 4-0; Shanahan scores twice, assists on 2 others)

2001-02 Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes (Leafs tie it w/ :07.2 left, but Wallin, Canes avoid heartache 2-1 in OT) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs (Canes work overtime again, winning 2-1 again on O'Neill's goal in 1st OT) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs (Leafs out of gas? Canes win 3-0 on Irbe's 31-save shutout; Francis scores once, assists on another) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes (Leafs stay alive, Cujo makes Tucker's 1st period goal stand up w/ 27-save 1-0 shutout) 2001-02 Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs (Gelinas beats Cujo in OT to send Canes to 1st finals with 2-1 victory)

2001-02 Western Conference Finals Game 1 Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings (Wings rip Waaaa, Avs 5-3 as McCarty scores 3rd-period hat trick) 2001-02 Western Conference Finals Game 2 Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings (Drury's OT goal wins it 4-3, evens series; Forsberg scores once, assists on other 3) 2001-02 Western Conference Finals Game 3 Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche (Olausson's 1st playoff goal in 10 years lifts Wings to 2-1 win in OT) 2001-02 Western Conference Finals Game 4 Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche (3rd period goals by Sakic, Drury lift Avs to 3-2 win, deadlocks series) 2001-02 Western Conference Finals Game 5 Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings (Forsberg scores 2-1 game-winner 6:42 into OT, swings series in Avs' favor) 2001-02 Western Conference Finals Game 6 Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche (Shanahan, McCarty beat Waaa, as Wings ride Hasek's 26-save shutout to Game 7) 2001-02 Western Conference Finals Game 7 Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings (Wings beat Waaa early & often, cruise to 7-0 win; Holmstrom: 2 goals; Hasek faces just 12 shots)

2001-02 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings (Canes sweep away 'Sweep' talk 3-2 as Francis beats Hasek in OT) 2001-02 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings (Lidstrom, Draper score :13 apart to spur Wings to series-evening 3-1 victory) 2001-02 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes (Wings win 3-2 on Larinov's goal 14:47 into 3rd OT of 3rd longest Cup final ever) 2001-02 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes (Geezers step up in Wings' 3-0 victory; Hull, Larinov and Shanahan beat Irbe) 2001-02 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings (Shanahan scores twice as Wings win 3-1 and Bowman steps away with 9th Cup)


2002-03 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators (Van Allen's 1st-ever playoff goal saves Senators w/ 3-2 win in OT after losing 2-0 lead) 2002-03 Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators (Devils, Brodeur answer Senators w/ 4-1 win; Brodeur: 30 saves; Pandolfo: goal & assist) 2002-03 Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils (Brodeur shuts out Senators w/ 24 saves, makes Brylin's 1st period deflection stand up in 1-0 win) 2002-03 Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils (Devils abuse Lalime, push Senators to brink w/ 5-2 win; Elias, Pandolfo, Madden: goal & assist each) 2002-03 Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators (Spezza tallies a goal & assist in 1st career playoff game as Senators stay alive w/ 3-1 win) 2002-03 Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils (Phillips beats Brodeur 15:51 into 1st OT for Senators 2-1 win forcing Game 7) 2002-03 Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators (Friesen scores 3rd game-winner of series as Devils finally put away Senators 3-2)

2002-03 Western Conference Finals Game 1 Anaheim Mighty Ducks at Minnesota Wild (Giguere frustrates Wild w/ 39 saves as Ducks win 1-0 on Sykora's goal 8:06 into 2nd OT) 2002-03 Western Conference Finals Game 2 Anaheim Mighty Ducks at Minnesota Wild (Short-handed goals by Sauer, Niedermeyer carry Ducks to 2-0 win as Giguere blanks Wild again) 2002-03 Western Conference Finals Game 3 Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Mighty Ducks (Giguere is stellar again w/ 35 saves in Ducks' 4-0 rout; Kariya scores twice in decisive 2nd period) 2002-03 Western Conference Finals Game 4 Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Mighty Ducks (Wild avoid another shutout, but not the sweep as Oates scores twice in Ducks 2-1 clincher)

2002-03 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Anaheim Mighty Ducks at New Jersey Devils (Friesen exacts revenge on old team, scoring game-winner in Devils' 3-0 win; Brodeur: 16 saves) 2002-03 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Anaheim Mighty Ducks at New Jersey Devils (Brodeur first goalie in 58 yrs w/ back-to-back shutouts in finals, stopping just 16 shots as Devils win again 3-0) 2002-03 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 New Jersey Devils at Anaheim Mighty Ducks (Salei's one-timer in OT breathes life into Ducks w/ 3-2 win) 2002-03 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 New Jersey Devils at Anaheim Mighty Ducks (Thomas scores :39 into OT as Ducks knot series w/ 1-0 win; Giguere: 26-save shutout) 2002-03 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Anaheim Mighty Ducks at New Jersey Devils (Devils beat Ducks 6-3 as offenses come alive, Gionta scores and assists on 2 others; Langenbrunner: 2 goals) 2002-03 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 New Jersey Devils at Anaheim Mighty Ducks (Kariya comes alives setting up 2 1st period goals, scoring another as Ducks force game 7 w/ 5-2 win) 2002-03 Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 Anaheim Mighty Ducks at New Jersey Devils (Former Duck Friesen the unlikely hero w/ 2 goals as Devils skate off w/ 3-0 win & Cup; Brodeur: 24 saves)


2003-04 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning (Lightning strikes for 3-1 win in opener; Modin and Stillman assist twice; Richards scores game-winner) 2003-04 Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning (Flyers hammer Lightning 6-2 after 3 early goals; Ragnarsson: 3 assists; 130 PIMs handed out) 2003-04 Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers (Lightning responds w/ 4-1 spanking; Richards scores once, assists once; St. Louis: 2 assists) 2003-04 Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers (Flyers answer w/ 3-2 win to even series; Primeau scores short-handed, adds an assist) 2003-04 Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning (Lightning takes series edge, winning 4-2; Richards scores two PP goals; Khabibulin: 28 saves) 2003-04 Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers (Flyers rally, then force Game 7 w/ 5-4 win in OT; Primeau: goal, two assists; Gagne's 2nd goal, in OT, wins it) 2003-04 Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning (Richards sparks Lightning again w/ 2 assists in 2-1 clincher; Khabibulin: 22 saves)

2003-04 Western Conference Finals Game 1 Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks (Montador gives Flames another OT win, 4-3, as Kiprusoff stops 48 shots) 2003-04 Western Conference Finals Game 2 Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks (Flames strike :20 in, en route to 4-1 rout; Donovan gets a goal & assist) 2003-04 Western Conference Finals Game 3 San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (Sharks regain life w/ 3-0 win; Nabokov finally shows up, stops 34 in shutout; Korolyuk has two goals, one assist) 2003-04 Western Conference Finals Game 4 San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (Cheechoo capitalizes on Kiprusoff's mistake, breaks tie, sparks Sharks' 4-2 win to even series; Nabokov: 30 saves) 2003-04 Western Conference Finals Game 5 Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks (Flames tag Sharks w/ 3-0 loss; Kiprusoff shuts out Sharks on 19 shots; Nilson & Conroy goals) 2003-04 Western Conference Finals Game 6 San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (Flames reach Cup finals for 1st time in 15 years w/ 3-1 win; Conroy sets up two goals)

2003-04 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning (Flames bring down 'Bulin Wall', win opener 4-1; Gelinas and Yelle score key goals) 2003-04 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning (Lightning bounces back, beats Flames 4-1; Richards & St. Louis have goal & assist each) 2003-04 Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames (Flames rebound w/ 3-0 win; Donovan & Simon score; Flames smother Lightning attack) 2003-04 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames (Richards scores on 5-on-3, lifting Lightning to 1-0 win, as Khabibulin stops 29 making 1st period goal standup) 2003-04 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning (Saprykin becomes the unexpected hero, scoring 14:40 into OT as Flames win 3-2) 2003-04 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames (St. Louis puts rebound home :33 into 2nd OT as Lightning force Game 7; Richards has 2 PP goals and assist) 2003-04 Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning (Lightning skate the Cup 2-1; Fedotenko scores twice, 2nd time after incredible setup by Lecavalier)




1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers (Panthers win; Lecavallier's debut; 2 goals by rookie Mark Parrish) 1998-99 Florida Panthers at New York Islanders (Bure scores twice in Panthers' debut) 1998-99 Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers (2 assists by Bure in south Florida debut) 2000-01 Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets (Up 3-0, Jackets drop 1st-ever game 5-3; Amonte: 2 goals)




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