New York Rangers

The Western Conference Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers begins Tuesday, and the Eastern Conference Final between the Tampa Bay ...

Yet to be nicknamed "Mr. Game 7," Williams had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes. Carolina defeated the Edmonton Oilers in seven games in the Stanley Cup Final to win its first championship. Rod Brind'Amour's power-play goal with 8:38 remaining in the third period broke a 2-2 tie and proved to be the game-winner for Carolina, which advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in four seasons. Chicago jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Andrew Shaw and Marian Hossa in the opening 6:19, but Anaheim responded with goals from Andrew Cogliano at 9:14 of the first period and Corey Perry with 2:30 remaining in the second to tie it. Rookie Adam Henrique gave Brodeur and the Devils their revenge 18 years to the day after their Game 6 loss to the Rangers on May 25, 1994, by scoring 1:03 into overtime to send New Jersey onto the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2003. Nathan Horton scored with 7:33 remaining in the third period and Tim Thomas prevailed in a goaltending duel with Dwayne Roloson to propel the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1990. The Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games in the Final to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1940. Messier backhanded the puck past Brodeur to tie it 2:48 into the third period and gave the Rangers a 3-2 lead by scoring on a rebound with 7:48 remaining before clinching the win with a shorthanded empty-net goal with 1:45 left. The Kings led 3-1 in the best-of-7 series after a 5-2 victory in Game 4, but the Blackhawks pushed the series to the limit with a 5-4 double-overtime win in Game 5 and a 4-3 victory in Game 6. Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with his eighth playoff hat trick to carry the Kings into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time and deny the Maple Leafs their first trip to the Final since their last championship in 1967. Roloson made 37 saves for the Lightning in what turned out to be the final playoff game of his 14-season NHL career. With New York trailing 3-2 in the best-of-7 series following a 4-1 loss in Game 5, in which coach Mike Keenan benched Leetch, Messier told reporters the day before Game 6 at New Jersey, "We know we are going to go in there and win Game 6 and bring it back to the Garden." The Rangers promptly fell behind 2-0 in the first period with Scott Niedermayer and Claude Lemieux scoring goals for the Devils. Richter, who finished with 28 saves, held the fort until Alexei Kovalev began the Rangers' comeback by scoring with 1:41 remaining in the second period. Stephane Matteau, Matteau, Matteau scored 4:24 into the second overtime and the Rangers survived an epic series with the rival Devils that featured three double-overtime games to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1979.