
- #2001 stanley cup playoffs plus#
- #2001 stanley cup playoffs series#
The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs after finishing the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference with 116 points. (8) Montreal Canadiens įor an NHL-record 32nd time, the Bruins and Canadiens were facing each other. Vancouver Canucks: Northwest Division champions, 100 pointsĮastern Conference (1) Boston Bruins vs.Detroit Red Wings: Central Division champions, 112 points.San Jose Sharks: Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions and President's Trophy winners, 117 points.
#2001 stanley cup playoffs series#
Montreal finished with exactly the same record as the Florida Panthers (including number of wins), but earned more points (the Canadiens with six, the Panthers with three) in the four game season series between them, to earn the 8th spot. Pittsburgh ended the regular season with one more win than Philadelphia.
New Jersey Devils: Atlantic Division champions, 106 points. Washington Capitals: Southeast Division champions, 108 points.
Boston Bruins: Northeast Division champions and Eastern Conference regular season champions, 116 points. The Boston Bruins earned the first seed in the Eastern Conference with 116 points. The San Jose Sharks were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Presidents' Trophy winners with the best record at 117 points. (4) Chicago BlackhawksĪfter the regular season, the standard of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. 4.2 Western Conference Final: (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. 4.1 Eastern Conference Final (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. They became just the second team after the 1971 Montreal Canadiens to win the championship after losing the first two games of the series on the road. The Finals ended on Jwith the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the Detroit Red Wings four games to three to win the championship. There were no playoff games played in the Province of Ontario as this was the first time that the modern Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs both missed the playoffs in the same year. Also, home teams set a record by going 13-2 in the openers of all the series combined. Previously, they had been the only franchise to have not made the playoffs. The Columbus Blue Jackets made their first appearance in the playoffs in their nine-year history. #2001 stanley cup playoffs plus#
The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference (the winner of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with highest point totals from the teams remaining), play a best-of-seven series for the conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships and then the conference champions will play a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 15, 2009, after the 2008–09 regular season.