2006-07 NHL season facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 2006–07 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 4, 2006 – June 6, 2007
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Buffalo Sabres
Season MVP	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
Top scorer	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Ottawa Senators
Eastern runners-up	Buffalo Sabres
Western champions	Anaheim Ducks
Western runners-up	Detroit Red Wings
Playoffs MVP	Scott Niedermayer (Anaheim)
Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup champions	Anaheim Ducks
Runners-up	Ottawa Senators
NHL seasons
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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 ended on June 6. The Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup. They were the first team from California to win the Cup.

Regular season

Final standings

Red-shaded team won the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

Orange-shaded team clinched the other conference.

Yellow-shaded teams clinched the other four divisions.

Green-shaded teams clinched the remaining ten playoff berths.

Numbers in parentheses indicate ranking in conference. 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.

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
New Jersey Devils (2)	82	49	24	9	216	201	107
Pittsburgh Penguins (5)	82	47	24	11	277	246	105
New York Rangers (6)	82	42	30	10	242	216	94
New York Islanders (8)	82	40	30	12	248	240	92
Philadelphia Flyers (15)	82	22	48	12	214	303	56

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Buffalo Sabres (1)	82	53	22	7	308	242	113
Ottawa Senators (4)	82	48	25	9	288	222	105
Toronto Maple Leafs (9)	82	40	31	11	258	269	91
Montreal Canadiens (10)	82	42	34	6	245	256	90
Boston Bruins (13)	82	35	41	6	219	289	76

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Atlanta Thrashers (3)	82	43	28	11	246	245	97
Tampa Bay Lightning (7)	82	44	33	5	253	261	93
Carolina Hurricanes (11)	82	40	34	8	241	253	88
Florida Panthers (12)	82	35	31	16	247	257	86
Washington Capitals (14)	82	28	40	14	235	286	70

Western Conference

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Detroit Red Wings (1)	82	50	19	13	254	199	113
Nashville Predators (4)	82	51	23	8	272	212	110
St. Louis Blues (10)	82	34	35	13	214	254	81
Columbus Blue Jackets (11)	82	33	42	7	201	249	73
Chicago Blackhawks (13)	82	31	42	9	201	258	71

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Vancouver Canucks (3)	82	49	26	7	222	201	105
Minnesota Wild (7)	82	48	26	8	235	191	104
Calgary Flames (8)	82	43	29	10	258	226	96
Colorado Avalanche (9)	82	44	31	7	272	251	95
Edmonton Oilers (12)	82	32	43	7	195	248	71

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Anaheim Ducks (2)	82	48	20	14	258	208	110
San Jose Sharks (5)	82	51	26	5	258	199	107
Dallas Stars (6)	82	50	25	7	226	197	107
Los Angeles Kings (14)	82	27	41	14	227	283	68
Phoenix Coyotes (15)	82	31	46	5	216	284	67

Tiebreaking Procedures

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

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 difference between goals for and against.

Scoring leaders

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

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	Team	GP	TOI	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

Stanley Cup playoffs

The Stanley Cup

Playoff bracket

	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

Finals

Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 28	Ottawa	2	Anaheim	3
May 30	Ottawa	0	Anaheim	1
June 2	Anaheim	3	Ottawa	5
June 4	Anaheim	3	Ottawa	2
June 6	Ottawa	2	Anaheim	6
Anaheim win series 4–1
Scott Niedermayer wins Conn Smythe Trophy

NHL awards

2006-2007 NHL awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Stanley Cup:	Anaheim Ducks
Presidents' Trophy:	Buffalo Sabres
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Ottawa Senators
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Anaheim Ducks
Art Ross Trophy:	Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Phil Kessel, Boston Bruins
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks
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
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 & Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Brian Leetch, Cammi Granato, Stan Fischler, John Halligan

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
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 Sabres

First games

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

• Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild
• Yutaka Fukufuji, Los Angeles Kings (first Japanese NHL player)
• Phil Kessel, Boston Bruins
• Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
• Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
• Alexander Radulov, Nashville Predators
• Jordan Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins
• Paul Stastny, Colorado Avalanche

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2006–07 (listed with their last team):

• Matthew Barnaby, Dallas Stars
• Peter Bondra, Chicago Blackhawks
• Sean Burke, Los Angeles Kings
• Eric Lindros, Dallas Stars
• Scott Mellanby, Atlanta Thrashers
• Joe Nieuwendyk, Florida Panthers
• Mike Ricci, Phoenix Coyotes
• Patrik Stefan, Dallas Stars
• Pierre Turgeon, Colorado Avalanche