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2006–07 NHL season

January 01, 1970

The 2006–07 NHL season was the 90th season of operation (89th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs began on April 11, 2007, and concluded on June 6, with the Anaheim Ducks defeating the Ottawa Senators to win their first Stanley Cup, becoming the first team from California to do so. This is the last time that all four of the Tri-State Teams made the playoffs (The Buffalo Sabers, NJ Devils, NY Islanders, and, NY Rangers)

2006–07 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 4, 2006 – June 6, 2007
Number of games82
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)CBC, TSN, RDS (Canada)
Versus, NBC (United States)
Draft
Top draft pickErik Johnson
Picked bySt. Louis Blues
Regular season
Presidents' TrophyBuffalo Sabres
Season MVPSidney Crosby (Penguins)
Top scorerSidney Crosby (Penguins)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPScott Niedermayer (Ducks)
Stanley Cup
ChampionsAnaheim Ducks
  Runners-upOttawa Senators
NHL seasons

League business edit

The NHL announced that the regular season salary cap rise after the initial season. The 2006–07 salary cap was increased by $5,000,000 (US) per team to bring the salary cap up to $44,000,000 (US). While the 2006–07 salary floor was increased by $8,000,000 (US) per team to $28,000,000 (US). This is the only year where the NHL salary floor raised faster than the NHL salary cap.

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim officially shortened their name to the Anaheim Ducks prior to the season, introducing a new logo, uniforms and color scheme. This reflected a clean break from their original owners, The Walt Disney Company, who originally named the team after the movie, The Mighty Ducks upon their formation in 1993.[1]

No NHL player had worn the jersey number 84 until Guillaume Latendresse of the Montreal Canadiens began doing so at the start of this season.[2]

Teams edit

2006-07 National Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Atlantic
New Jersey Devils East Rutherford, New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena 19,040
New York Islanders Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234
New York Rangers New York, New York Madison Square Garden 18,200
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center 19,523
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mellon Arena 16,940
Northeast Boston Bruins Boston, Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden 17,850
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo, New York HSBC Arena 18,690
Montreal Canadiens Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre 21,273
Ottawa Senators Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Place 19,153
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre 18,800
Southeast Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta, Georgia Phillips Arena 18,545
Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh, North Carolina RBC Center 18,700
Florida Panthers Sunrise, Florida Bank Atlantic Center 19,250
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa, Florida St. Pete Times Forum 19,092
Washington Capitals Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 18,573
Western Conference
Central Chicago Blackhawks Chicago, Illinois United Center 20,500
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena 18,136
Detroit Red Wings Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena 20,066
Nashville Predators Nashville, Tennessee Gaylord Entertainment Center 17,159
St. Louis Blues St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center 19,022
Northwest
Calgary Flames Calgary, Alberta Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289
Colorado Avalanche Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center 18,007
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place 16,839
Minnesota Wild Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 18,064
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia General Motors Place 18,630
Pacific Anaheim Ducks Anaheim, California Honda Center 17,174
Dallas Stars Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center 18,532
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles, California Staples Center 18,230
Phoenix Coyotes Glendale, Arizona Jobing.com Arena 17,125
San Jose Sharks San Jose, California HP Pavilion 17,562

Regular season edit

The NHL All-Star Game returned after a two-year absence when the Dallas Stars hosted the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game at the American Airlines Center on January 24, 2007. Dallas hosted the All-Star Game for the first time, and it was the first time the Stars franchise had hosted the game since 1972, when it was hosted by the-then Minnesota North Stars. The West defeated the East by a score of 12–9, with Danny Briere of the Buffalo Sabres being named MVP of the game. Fewer penalties were called than in 2005–06 (an average of 398 per team).[3] This led to fewer goals scored overall (7,082)[4] and more shutouts (150).[5] However, more even-strength goals were scored (4,715)[4] than in 2005–06 (4,579).[6]

This season would have an intense battle between Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo for the Vezina Trophy and a piece of NHL history. Both goaltenders were vying to break Bernie Parent's NHL record 47 wins in a single season. On April 3, 2007, Brodeur tied the NHL record for most wins in a single season with 47, set by Parent in 1973–74, in a 2–1 shootout victory against the Ottawa Senators.[7] Two days later, he broke the thirty-three-year-old record with his 48th win in a 3–2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, which helped the Devils clinch their seventh Atlantic Division title and the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Luongo finished with a career-high 47 wins, one shy of Brodeur, and consequently finished runner-up in a close race for the Vezina. Luongo and Brodeur are considered, however, to have been given an advantage to Parent with the inauguration of the shootout that season by the NHL, allowing more games to be decided with wins, as opposed to ties. The Carolina Hurricanes became the first team since the 1995–96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season.

The inter-conference division play had the Northeast visit the Central, the Central visit the Atlantic, the Atlantic visit the Pacific, the Pacific visit the Southeast, the Southeast visit the Northwest, and the Northwest visits the Northeast.

Final standings edit

Buffalo Sabres won the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

For the purpose of conference rankings, division leaders are automatically ranked 1–3. These three, plus the next five teams in the conference standings, earn playoff berths at the end of the season.

Eastern Conference edit

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
2 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
3 6 New York Rangers 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
4 8 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
5 15 Philadelphia Flyers 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Buffalo Sabres 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 4 Ottawa Senators 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
3 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
5 13 Boston Bruins 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Atlanta Thrashers 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
2 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
3 11 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
4 12 Florida Panthers 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
5 14 Washington Capitals 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
Eastern Conference[8]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Western Conference edit

Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 50 19 13 254 199 113
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 51 23 8 272 212 110
3 10 St. Louis Blues 82 34 35 13 214 254 81
4 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 33 42 7 201 249 73
5 13 Chicago Blackhawks 82 31 42 9 201 258 71


Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 49 26 7 222 201 105
2 7 Minnesota Wild 82 48 26 8 235 191 104
3 8 Calgary Flames 82 43 29 10 258 226 96
4 9 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 31 7 272 251 95
5 12 Edmonton Oilers 82 32 43 7 195 248 71


Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Anaheim Ducks 82 48 20 14 258 208 110
2 5 San Jose Sharks 82 51 26 5 258 199 107
3 6 Dallas Stars 82 50 25 7 226 197 107
4 14 Los Angeles Kings 82 27 41 14 227 283 68
5 15 Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 46 5 216 284 67

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z-Detroit Red Wings CE 82 50 19 13 254 199 113
2 y-Anaheim Ducks PA 82 48 20 14 258 208 110
3 y-Vancouver Canucks NW 82 49 26 7 222 201 105
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 51 23 8 272 212 110
5 San Jose Sharks PA 82 51 26 5 258 199 107
6 Dallas Stars PA 82 50 25 7 226 197 107
7 Minnesota Wild NW 82 48 26 8 235 191 104
8 Calgary Flames NW 82 43 29 10 258 226 96
9 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 272 251 95
10 St. Louis Blues CE 82 34 35 13 214 254 81
11 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 33 42 7 201 249 73
12 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 43 7 195 248 71
13 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 31 42 9 201 258 71
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 27 41 14 227 283 68
15 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 46 5 216 284 67

bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division
Source:Yahoo Sports.[9]

[10]

Tiebreaking procedures edit

If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:[11]

  1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
  2. The greater number of games won.
  3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
  4. The greater differential between goals for and against.

Playoffs edit

Main article: 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs
 
The Stanley Cup

Bracket edit

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice, with the other team getting a maximum possible three. In the Stanley Cup Finals, home ice is determined based on regular season points. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format. This means that the higher-seeded team will have Games 1 and 2, plus 5 and 7 if necessary, played on their home ice, while the lower-seeded team will be at home for the other games. The format ensures that the team with home ice advantage will always have home ice for the "extra" game if there are an odd number of games in a series.

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
1 Buffalo 4
8 NY Islanders 1
1 Buffalo 4
6 NY Rangers 2
2 New Jersey 4
7 Tampa Bay 2
1 Buffalo 1
Eastern Conference
4 Ottawa 4
3 Atlanta 0
6 NY Rangers 4
2 New Jersey 1
4 Ottawa 4
4 Ottawa 4
5 Pittsburgh 1
E4 Ottawa 1
W2 Anaheim 4
1 Detroit 4
8 Calgary 2
1 Detroit 4
5 San Jose 2
2 Anaheim 4
7 Minnesota 1
1 Detroit 2
Western Conference
2 Anaheim 4
3 Vancouver 4
6 Dallas 3
2 Anaheim 4
3 Vancouver 1
4 Nashville 1
5 San Jose 4

Awards edit

2006–2007 NHL awards[12]
Award Recipient(s)
Stanley Cup: Anaheim Ducks
Presidents' Trophy: Buffalo Sabres
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(Eastern Conference playoff champion)		 Ottawa Senators
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:
(Western Conference playoff champion)		 Anaheim Ducks
Art Ross Trophy: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins[13]
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Phil Kessel, Boston Bruins[14]
Calder Memorial Trophy: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Conn Smythe Trophy: Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks[15]
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
Hart Memorial Trophy: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jack Adams Award: Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Lester B. Pearson Award: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy: Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning[13]
NHL Plus/Minus Award: Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award: Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild
Vezina Trophy: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
William M. Jennings Trophy: Niklas Backstrom and Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild[13]
Lester Patrick Trophy: Brian Leetch, Cammi Granato, Stan Fischler, John Halligan[16]

All-Star teams edit

Player statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 79 36 84 120 +10 60
Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks 82 22 92 114 +24 44
Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning 82 52 56 108 +2 44
Dany Heatley Ottawa Senators 82 50 55 105 +31 74
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 59 102 +7 28
Marian Hossa Atlanta Thrashers 82 43 57 100 +18 49
Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche 82 36 64 100 +2 46
Jaromir Jagr New York Rangers 82 30 66 96 +26 78
Marc Savard Boston Bruins 82 22 74 96 −19 96
Daniel Briere Buffalo Sabres 81 32 63 95 +17 89
Teemu Selanne Anaheim Ducks 82 48 46 94 +26 82

Source: NHL.[18]

Leading goaltenders edit

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[19]

Player Team GP Min W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA
Niklas Backstrom Minnesota Wild 41 2,226 23 8 6 73 5 .929 1.97
Dominik Hasek Detroit Red Wings 56 3,340 38 11 6 114 8 .913 2.05
Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 78 4,696 48 23 7 171 12 .922 2.18
Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks 76 4,490 47 22 6 171 5 .921 2.28
Jean-Sebastien Giguere Anaheim Ducks 56 3,244 36 10 8 122 4 .918 2.26

Coaches edit

Eastern Conference edit

Western Conference edit

Events and milestones edit

Several former players had their jersey numbers retired during this season:[20]

Numerous players reached major milestones during the season:

  • Brendan Shanahan became the 15th player with 600 regular season NHL goals when he scored twice in his debut with the New York Rangers on October 5.[22]
  • Jaromir Jagr joined Shanahan in the 600 goal club on November 19, making Jagr and Shanahan the first teammates to reach 600 goals in the same season.[23] Jagr also passed Jari Kurri's record for points by a European-born player and later became the 12th player to score 1,500 career points.[24][25] Jagr scored his 30th goal of the season against the Montreal Canadiens on April 5, tying Mike Gartner's record for most consecutive 30-goal seasons at 15.
  • Joe Sakic became the third player to score 600 career goals this season on February 15.[26] Sakic also became the 11th player to record 1,500 points.[27]
  • Teppo Numminen played in his 1,252nd regular season game on November 13, passing Jari Kurri's record for most games played by a European-trained player.[28]
  • Mats Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 career goals on October 14.
  • Teemu Selänne scored his 500th goal on November 23, becoming only the second Finnish player to reach the mark.[29]
  • Peter Bondra became the 37th player to achieve 500 goals on December 22,[30] followed shortly thereafter by Mark Recchi as number 38 on January 26.[31]
  • On March 13, Mike Modano became the 39th player to score 500 goals.[32] Four nights later, he passed Joe Mullen for most goals by an American-born player by scoring his 503rd goal.[33]

The NHL's youth movement continued:

Numerous other milestones, events, and happenings occurred as well:

  • The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers played a historic preseason game on September 23, 2006, when the Rangers defeated the Panthers 3–2 in the NHL's first game in Puerto Rico.[39]
  • On November 9, 2006, the Anaheim Ducks set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, with 12 wins and four overtime losses. The previous mark was set by the 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers, who had 12 wins and three ties.[40]
  • On January 2, 2007, the Edmonton Oilers recorded their 1,000th regular season win in franchise history by defeating the Florida Panthers 4–1 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta.[41]
  • On February 1, 2007, Martin Brodeur passed Patrick Roy for first place on the all-time overtime wins list, with 45 career overtime wins.[42]
  • On February 22, 2007, eight games went to overtime, setting a record for most on one day.[43] Four of these games went to a shootout. One of the shootouts, between the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres, was the culmination of a game that saw a huge fight, the result of a late hit on Sabres co-captain Chris Drury, that resulted in 100 penalty minutes and three game misconduct ejections.[44]
  • On March 11, 2007, Chris Simon of the New York Islanders was suspended an NHL-record 25 games (minimum) for striking New York Rangers center Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick during a March 8 game between the two teams.[45] Simon missed the Islanders' final 15 regular-season contests, their five post-season games, and the first five games of the 2007–08 season.[46]
  • On March 31, 2007, Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning scored his 51st goal of the season against the Washington Capitals, which would be enough to ensure that he became the first Lightning player to win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (most goals scored).[47] Lecavalier finished the season with 52 goals.[48] On the same night, Martin St. Louis crossed the 100-point mark for the season, making him and Lecavalier the only teammates in the 2006–07 season to reach 100 points.[49][50]
  • On April 3, 2007, Dominik Hasek of the Detroit Red Wings made 35 saves and moved into a tie for eighth place with Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito on the career shutouts list with 76, in a 3–0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[51] The shutout was Columbus' 16th of the season, setting a modern-day NHL record for shutouts against.[52]
  • On April 5, 2007, goalie Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils recorded his 48th win of the season, setting a new record for most wins in a single season by a goaltender. The previous record of 47 wins was set during the 1973–74 NHL season by Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers.[53]
  • For the first time in NHL history, neither of the previous season's Stanley Cup finalists qualified for the playoffs, as both the Edmonton Oilers and defending champion Carolina Hurricanes failed to qualify.[54] The Hurricanes are also the first Stanley Cup Champion since the 1995–96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs the season after their victory.[55]
  • The Colorado Avalanche, with 95 points, broke the record set by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1969–70 season who had 92 points,[citation needed] for having the most points of any team missing the playoffs.[56]
  • The Vancouver Canucks broke their franchise record of the longest playoff game on April 11, 2007, winning near the end of the fourth overtime, against the Dallas Stars and marking the sixth-longest game in NHL history.[57]
  • On June 2, 2007, the Stanley Cup Finals returned to Ottawa for the first time in over 80 years, since the final match between the original Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins on April 13, 1927, was played. As reported by The Canadian Press, 99-year-old Russell Williams is in attendance, who attended the previous Finals game. The Senators won the game, 5–3.[58]

Debuts edit

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2006–07:

Last games edit

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2006–07, listed with their team:

Broadcasting rights edit

In Canada, national rights were split between CBC and TSN. CBC aired Saturday night Hockey Night in Canada regular season games, while TSN's coverage included Wednesday Night Hockey and other selected weeknights. During the first three rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, TSN televised all-U.S. games while CBC aired all games involving Canadian teams. CBC then had exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals.

This was the second season of the league's U.S. national broadcast rights deals with NBC and the renamed Versus (the former Outdoor Life Network (OLN) had shifted beyond simply "outdoor" programming). Versus aired regular season games generally on Monday and Tuesday nights, while NBC had regular season windows on selected weekends. During the playoffs, NBC had the rights to air selected weekend games during the first three postseason rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and games 3–7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, while Versus televised selected first and second round playoff games, all Conference Finals games not aired on NBC, and the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals.

See also edit

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The 2006 07 NHL season was the 90th season of operation 89th season of play of the National Hockey League NHL The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs began on April 11 2007 and concluded on June 6 with the Anaheim Ducks defeating the Ottawa Senators to win their first Stanley Cup becoming the first team from California to do so This is the last time that all four of the Tri State Teams made the playoffs The Buffalo Sabers NJ Devils NY Islanders and NY Rangers 2006 07 NHL seasonLeagueNational Hockey LeagueSportIce hockeyDurationOctober 4 2006 June 6 2007Number of games82Number of teams30TV partner s CBC TSN RDS Canada Versus NBC United States DraftTop draft pickErik JohnsonPicked bySt Louis BluesRegular seasonPresidents TrophyBuffalo SabresSeason MVPSidney Crosby Penguins Top scorerSidney Crosby Penguins PlayoffsPlayoffs MVPScott Niedermayer Ducks Stanley CupChampionsAnaheim Ducks Runners upOttawa SenatorsNHL seasons 2005 062007 08 Contents 1 League business 2 Teams 3 Regular season 3 1 Final standings 3 1 1 Eastern Conference 3 1 2 Western Conference 3 1 3 Tiebreaking procedures 4 Playoffs 4 1 Bracket 5 Awards 5 1 All Star teams 6 Player statistics 6 1 Scoring leaders 6 2 Leading goaltenders 7 Coaches 7 1 Eastern Conference 7 2 Western Conference 8 Events and milestones 8 1 Debuts 8 2 Last games 9 Broadcasting rights 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksLeague business editThe NHL announced that the regular season salary cap rise after the initial season The 2006 07 salary cap was increased by 5 000 000 US per team to bring the salary cap up to 44 000 000 US While the 2006 07 salary floor was increased by 8 000 000 US per team to 28 000 000 US This is the only year where the NHL salary floor raised faster than the NHL salary cap The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim officially shortened their name to the Anaheim Ducks prior to the season introducing a new logo uniforms and color scheme This reflected a clean break from their original owners The Walt Disney Company who originally named the team after the movie The Mighty Ducks upon their formation in 1993 1 No NHL player had worn the jersey number 84 until Guillaume Latendresse of the Montreal Canadiens began doing so at the start of this season 2 Teams edit2006 07 National Hockey League Eastern Conference Division Team City Arena Capacity Atlantic New Jersey Devils East Rutherford New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena 19 040 New York Islanders Uniondale New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16 234 New York Rangers New York New York Madison Square Garden 18 200 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Pennsylvania Wachovia Center 19 523 Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Mellon Arena 16 940 Northeast Boston Bruins Boston Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden 17 850 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo New York HSBC Arena 18 690 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Quebec Bell Centre 21 273 Ottawa Senators Ottawa Ontario Scotiabank Place 19 153 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Ontario Air Canada Centre 18 800 Southeast Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta Georgia Phillips Arena 18 545 Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh North Carolina RBC Center 18 700 Florida Panthers Sunrise Florida Bank Atlantic Center 19 250 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Florida St Pete Times Forum 19 092 Washington Capitals Washington D C Verizon Center 18 573 Western Conference Central Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Illinois United Center 20 500 Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Ohio Nationwide Arena 18 136 Detroit Red Wings Detroit Michigan Joe Louis Arena 20 066 Nashville Predators Nashville Tennessee Gaylord Entertainment Center 17 159 St Louis Blues St Louis Missouri Scottrade Center 19 022 Northwest Calgary Flames Calgary Alberta Pengrowth Saddledome 19 289 Colorado Avalanche Denver Colorado Pepsi Center 18 007 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Alberta Rexall Place 16 839 Minnesota Wild Saint Paul Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 18 064 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver British Columbia General Motors Place 18 630 Pacific Anaheim Ducks Anaheim California Honda Center 17 174 Dallas Stars Dallas Texas American Airlines Center 18 532 Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles California Staples Center 18 230 Phoenix Coyotes Glendale Arizona Jobing com Arena 17 125 San Jose Sharks San Jose California HP Pavilion 17 562Regular season editThe NHL All Star Game returned after a two year absence when the Dallas Stars hosted the 55th National Hockey League All Star Game at the American Airlines Center on January 24 2007 Dallas hosted the All Star Game for the first time and it was the first time the Stars franchise had hosted the game since 1972 when it was hosted by the then Minnesota North Stars The West defeated the East by a score of 12 9 with Danny Briere of the Buffalo Sabres being named MVP of the game Fewer penalties were called than in 2005 06 an average of 398 per team 3 This led to fewer goals scored overall 7 082 4 and more shutouts 150 5 However more even strength goals were scored 4 715 4 than in 2005 06 4 579 6 This season would have an intense battle between Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo for the Vezina Trophy and a piece of NHL history Both goaltenders were vying to break Bernie Parent s NHL record 47 wins in a single season On April 3 2007 Brodeur tied the NHL record for most wins in a single season with 47 set by Parent in 1973 74 in a 2 1 shootout victory against the Ottawa Senators 7 Two days later he broke the thirty three year old record with his 48th win in a 3 2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers which helped the Devils clinch their seventh Atlantic Division title and the second seed in the Eastern Conference Luongo finished with a career high 47 wins one shy of Brodeur and consequently finished runner up in a close race for the Vezina Luongo and Brodeur are considered however to have been given an advantage to Parent with the inauguration of the shootout that season by the NHL allowing more games to be decided with wins as opposed to ties The Carolina Hurricanes became the first team since the 1995 96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season The inter conference division play had the Northeast visit the Central the Central visit the Atlantic the Atlantic visit the Pacific the Pacific visit the Southeast the Southeast visit the Northwest and the Northwest visits the Northeast Final standings edit Buffalo Sabres won the Presidents Trophy and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs For the purpose of conference rankings division leaders are automatically ranked 1 3 These three plus the next five teams in the conference standings earn playoff berths at the end of the season Eastern Conference edit Atlantic Division No CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 49 24 9 216 201 107 2 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 24 11 277 246 105 3 6 New York Rangers 82 42 30 10 242 216 94 4 8 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 248 240 92 5 15 Philadelphia Flyers 82 22 48 12 214 303 56 Northeast Division No CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 1 Buffalo Sabres 82 53 22 7 308 242 113 2 4 Ottawa Senators 82 48 25 9 288 222 105 3 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 31 11 258 269 91 4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 34 6 245 256 90 5 13 Boston Bruins 82 35 41 6 219 289 76 Southeast Division No CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 3 Atlanta Thrashers 82 43 28 11 246 245 97 2 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 44 33 5 253 261 93 3 11 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 34 8 241 253 88 4 12 Florida Panthers 82 35 31 16 247 257 86 5 14 Washington Capitals 82 28 40 14 235 286 70 Eastern Conference 8 R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 P Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113 2 Y New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107 3 Y Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97 4 X Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105 5 X Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105 6 X New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94 7 X Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93 8 X New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92 8 5 9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91 10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90 11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88 12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86 13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76 14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70 15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56 Divisions AT Atlantic NE Northeast SE Southeast P Clinched Presidents Trophy Y Clinched Division X Clinched Playoff spot Western Conference edit Central Division No CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 50 19 13 254 199 113 2 4 Nashville Predators 82 51 23 8 272 212 110 3 10 St Louis Blues 82 34 35 13 214 254 81 4 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 33 42 7 201 249 73 5 13 Chicago Blackhawks 82 31 42 9 201 258 71 Northwest Division No CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 49 26 7 222 201 105 2 7 Minnesota Wild 82 48 26 8 235 191 104 3 8 Calgary Flames 82 43 29 10 258 226 96 4 9 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 31 7 272 251 95 5 12 Edmonton Oilers 82 32 43 7 195 248 71 Pacific Division No CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 2 Anaheim Ducks 82 48 20 14 258 208 110 2 5 San Jose Sharks 82 51 26 5 258 199 107 3 6 Dallas Stars 82 50 25 7 226 197 107 4 14 Los Angeles Kings 82 27 41 14 227 283 68 5 15 Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 46 5 216 284 67 Note CR Conference rank GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime shootout loss GF Goals for GA Goals against PIM Penalties in minutes Pts Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs Western Conference R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 z Detroit Red Wings CE 82 50 19 13 254 199 113 2 y Anaheim Ducks PA 82 48 20 14 258 208 110 3 y Vancouver Canucks NW 82 49 26 7 222 201 105 4 Nashville Predators CE 82 51 23 8 272 212 110 5 San Jose Sharks PA 82 51 26 5 258 199 107 6 Dallas Stars PA 82 50 25 7 226 197 107 7 Minnesota Wild NW 82 48 26 8 235 191 104 8 Calgary Flames NW 82 43 29 10 258 226 96 9 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 272 251 95 10 St Louis Blues CE 82 34 35 13 214 254 81 11 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 33 42 7 201 249 73 12 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 43 7 195 248 71 13 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 31 42 9 201 258 71 14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 27 41 14 227 283 68 15 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 46 5 216 284 67 bold qualified for playoffs y division title z best conference record CE Central Division NW Northwest Division PA Pacific Division Source Yahoo Sports 9 10 Tiebreaking procedures edit If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order 11 The fewer number of games played i e superior points percentage The greater number of games won The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs The greater differential between goals for and against Playoffs editMain article 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs nbsp The Stanley Cup Bracket edit In each round the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed The higher seeded team is awarded home ice advantage which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice with the other team getting a maximum possible three In the Stanley Cup Finals home ice is determined based on regular season points Each best of seven series follows a 2 2 1 1 1 format This means that the higher seeded team will have Games 1 and 2 plus 5 and 7 if necessary played on their home ice while the lower seeded team will be at home for the other games The format ensures that the team with home ice advantage will always have home ice for the extra game if there are an odd number of games in a series Conference quarterfinalsConference semifinalsConference finalsStanley Cup Finals 1Buffalo48NY Islanders11Buffalo46NY Rangers22New Jersey47Tampa Bay21Buffalo1Eastern Conference4Ottawa43Atlanta06NY Rangers42New Jersey14Ottawa44Ottawa45Pittsburgh1E4Ottawa1W2Anaheim41Detroit48Calgary21Detroit45San Jose22Anaheim47Minnesota11Detroit2Western Conference2Anaheim43Vancouver46Dallas32Anaheim43Vancouver14Nashville15San Jose4Awards edit2006 2007 NHL awards 12 Award Recipient s Stanley Cup Anaheim Ducks Presidents Trophy Buffalo Sabres Prince of Wales Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champion Ottawa Senators Clarence S Campbell Bowl Western Conference playoff champion Anaheim Ducks Art Ross Trophy Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 13 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Phil Kessel Boston Bruins 14 Calder Memorial Trophy Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Conn Smythe Trophy Scott Niedermayer Anaheim Ducks 15 Frank J Selke Trophy Rod Brind Amour Carolina Hurricanes Hart Memorial Trophy Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Jack Adams Award Alain Vigneault Vancouver Canucks James Norris Memorial Trophy Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings King Clancy Memorial Trophy Saku Koivu Montreal Canadiens Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings Lester B Pearson Award Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning 13 NHL Plus Minus Award Thomas Vanek Buffalo Sabres Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Niklas Backstrom Minnesota Wild Vezina Trophy Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils William M Jennings Trophy Niklas Backstrom and Manny Fernandez Minnesota Wild 13 Lester Patrick Trophy Brian Leetch Cammi Granato Stan Fischler John Halligan 16 All Star teams edit First Team Position Second Team 17 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils G Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings D Dan Boyle Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Niedermayer Anaheim Ducks D Chris Pronger Anaheim Ducks Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins C Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning Dany Heatley Ottawa Senators RW Martin St Louis Tampa Bay Lightning Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals LW Thomas Vanek Buffalo SabresPlayer statistics editScoring leaders edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points Plus minus PIM Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 79 36 84 120 10 60 Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks 82 22 92 114 24 44 Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning 82 52 56 108 2 44 Dany Heatley Ottawa Senators 82 50 55 105 31 74 Martin St Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 59 102 7 28 Marian Hossa Atlanta Thrashers 82 43 57 100 18 49 Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche 82 36 64 100 2 46 Jaromir Jagr New York Rangers 82 30 66 96 26 78 Marc Savard Boston Bruins 82 22 74 96 19 96 Daniel Briere Buffalo Sabres 81 32 63 95 17 89 Teemu Selanne Anaheim Ducks 82 48 46 94 26 82 Source NHL 18 Leading goaltenders edit Note GP Games played Min Minutes played W Wins L Losses OT Overtime shootout losses GA Goals against SO Shutouts Sv Save percentage GAA Goals against average 19 Player Team GP Min W L OT GA SO Sv GAA Niklas Backstrom Minnesota Wild 41 2 226 23 8 6 73 5 929 1 97 Dominik Hasek Detroit Red Wings 56 3 340 38 11 6 114 8 913 2 05 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 78 4 696 48 23 7 171 12 922 2 18 Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks 76 4 490 47 22 6 171 5 921 2 28 Jean Sebastien Giguere Anaheim Ducks 56 3 244 36 10 8 122 4 918 2 26Coaches editEastern Conference edit Atlanta Thrashers Bob Hartley Boston Bruins Dave Lewis Buffalo Sabres Lindy Ruff Carolina Hurricanes Peter Laviolette Florida Panthers Jacques Martin Montreal Canadiens Guy Carbonneau New Jersey Devils Claude Julien and Lou Lamoriello New York Islanders Ted Nolan New York Rangers Tom Renney Ottawa Senators Bryan Murray Philadelphia Flyers Ken Hitchcock and John Stevens Pittsburgh Penguins Michel Therrien Tampa Bay Lightning John Tortorella Toronto Maple Leafs Paul Maurice Washington Capitals Glen Hanlon Western Conference edit Anaheim Ducks Randy Carlyle Calgary Flames Jim Playfair Chicago Blackhawks Denis Savard Colorado Avalanche Joel Quenneville Columbus Blue Jackets Ken Hitchcock Dallas Stars Dave Tippett Detroit Red Wings Mike Babcock Edmonton Oilers Craig MacTavish Los Angeles Kings Marc Crawford Minnesota Wild Jacques Lemaire Nashville Predators Barry Trotz Phoenix Coyotes Wayne Gretzky San Jose Sharks Ron Wilson St Louis Blues Andy Murray Vancouver Canucks Alain VigneaultEvents and milestones editSeveral former players had their jersey numbers retired during this season 20 Pittsburgh Penguins retired Mario Lemieux s No 66 for the second time on October 5 21 St Louis Blues retired Brett Hull s No 16 on December 5 Detroit Red Wings retired Steve Yzerman s No 19 on January 2 Los Angeles Kings retired Luc Robitaille s No 20 on January 20 Montreal Canadiens retired Serge Savard s No 18 on November 18 and Ken Dryden s No 29 on January 29 Calgary Flames retired Mike Vernon s No 30 on February 6 Edmonton Oilers retired Mark Messier s No 11 on February 27 Numerous players reached major milestones during the season Brendan Shanahan became the 15th player with 600 regular season NHL goals when he scored twice in his debut with the New York Rangers on October 5 22 Jaromir Jagr joined Shanahan in the 600 goal club on November 19 making Jagr and Shanahan the first teammates to reach 600 goals in the same season 23 Jagr also passed Jari Kurri s record for points by a European born player and later became the 12th player to score 1 500 career points 24 25 Jagr scored his 30th goal of the season against the Montreal Canadiens on April 5 tying Mike Gartner s record for most consecutive 30 goal seasons at 15 Joe Sakic became the third player to score 600 career goals this season on February 15 26 Sakic also became the 11th player to record 1 500 points 27 Teppo Numminen played in his 1 252nd regular season game on November 13 passing Jari Kurri s record for most games played by a European trained player 28 Mats Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 career goals on October 14 Teemu Selanne scored his 500th goal on November 23 becoming only the second Finnish player to reach the mark 29 Peter Bondra became the 37th player to achieve 500 goals on December 22 30 followed shortly thereafter by Mark Recchi as number 38 on January 26 31 On March 13 Mike Modano became the 39th player to score 500 goals 32 Four nights later he passed Joe Mullen for most goals by an American born player by scoring his 503rd goal 33 The NHL s youth movement continued Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins became first player in 89 years to score a goal in each of his first six games in the NHL 34 Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal became the youngest player 18 years 153 days in NHL history to record a hat trick on February 10 35 Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stastny set an NHL rookie record by scoring at least one point in 20 consecutive games breaking Teemu Selanne s record of 17 36 37 Nineteen year old phenom Sidney Crosby claimed the scoring title with 120 points becoming the youngest player in NHL history to achieve the feat 13 Crosby scored a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes to pass Wayne Gretzky as the youngest player 19 years 207 days in NHL history to reach 200 career points 38 Numerous other milestones events and happenings occurred as well The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers played a historic preseason game on September 23 2006 when the Rangers defeated the Panthers 3 2 in the NHL s first game in Puerto Rico 39 On November 9 2006 the Anaheim Ducks set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season with 12 wins and four overtime losses The previous mark was set by the 1984 85 Edmonton Oilers who had 12 wins and three ties 40 On January 2 2007 the Edmonton Oilers recorded their 1 000th regular season win in franchise history by defeating the Florida Panthers 4 1 at Rexall Place in Edmonton Alberta 41 On February 1 2007 Martin Brodeur passed Patrick Roy for first place on the all time overtime wins list with 45 career overtime wins 42 On February 22 2007 eight games went to overtime setting a record for most on one day 43 Four of these games went to a shootout One of the shootouts between the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres was the culmination of a game that saw a huge fight the result of a late hit on Sabres co captain Chris Drury that resulted in 100 penalty minutes and three game misconduct ejections 44 On March 11 2007 Chris Simon of the New York Islanders was suspended an NHL record 25 games minimum for striking New York Rangers center Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick during a March 8 game between the two teams 45 Simon missed the Islanders final 15 regular season contests their five post season games and the first five games of the 2007 08 season 46 On March 31 2007 Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning scored his 51st goal of the season against the Washington Capitals which would be enough to ensure that he became the first Lightning player to win the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy most goals scored 47 Lecavalier finished the season with 52 goals 48 On the same night Martin St Louis crossed the 100 point mark for the season making him and Lecavalier the only teammates in the 2006 07 season to reach 100 points 49 50 On April 3 2007 Dominik Hasek of the Detroit Red Wings made 35 saves and moved into a tie for eighth place with Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito on the career shutouts list with 76 in a 3 0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets 51 The shutout was Columbus 16th of the season setting a modern day NHL record for shutouts against 52 On April 5 2007 goalie Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils recorded his 48th win of the season setting a new record for most wins in a single season by a goaltender The previous record of 47 wins was set during the 1973 74 NHL season by Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers 53 For the first time in NHL history neither of the previous season s Stanley Cup finalists qualified for the playoffs as both the Edmonton Oilers and defending champion Carolina Hurricanes failed to qualify 54 The Hurricanes are also the first Stanley Cup Champion since the 1995 96 New Jersey Devils to miss the playoffs the season after their victory 55 The Colorado Avalanche with 95 points broke the record set by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1969 70 season who had 92 points citation needed for having the most points of any team missing the playoffs 56 The Vancouver Canucks broke their franchise record of the longest playoff game on April 11 2007 winning near the end of the fourth overtime against the Dallas Stars and marking the sixth longest game in NHL history 57 On June 2 2007 the Stanley Cup Finals returned to Ottawa for the first time in over 80 years since the final match between the original Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins on April 13 1927 was played As reported by The Canadian Press 99 year old Russell Williams is in attendance who attended the previous Finals game The Senators won the game 5 3 58 Debuts edit The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2006 07 Loui Eriksson Dallas Stars Jack Johnson Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 59 Jordan Staal Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Pittsburgh Penguins Rich Peverley Nashville Predators David Krejci Boston Bruins Drew Stafford Buffalo Sabres Joe Pavelski San Jose Sharks Ryan Callahan New York Rangers Keith Yandle Phoenix Coyotes Alexander Radulov Nashville Predators Last games edit The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2006 07 listed with their team Tony Amonte 60 Calgary Flames Ed Belfour 61 Florida Panthers Peter Bondra 62 Chicago Blackhawks Sean Burke 63 Los Angeles Kings Mike Dunham 64 New York Islanders Robert Esche 65 Philadelphia Flyers Darius Kasparaitis 66 New York Rangers John LeClair 67 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Lindros 68 Dallas Stars Scott Mellanby 69 Atlanta Thrashers Joe Nieuwendyk 70 Florida Panthers Mike Ricci 71 Phoenix Coyotes Pierre Turgeon 72 Colorado AvalancheBroadcasting rights editIn Canada national rights were split between CBC and TSN CBC aired Saturday night Hockey Night in Canada regular season games while TSN s coverage included Wednesday Night Hockey and other selected weeknights During the first three rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs TSN televised all U S games while CBC aired all games involving Canadian teams 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