2006 Stanley Cup Finals - Road To The Final

Road To The Final

See also: 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs, 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes season, and 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers season

Carolina defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2, the New Jersey Devils 4–1 and the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 to advance to the Final.

Edmonton defeated the Western Conference No. 1 seed Detroit Red Wings 4–2, the San Jose Sharks 4–2 and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–1 to advance to the Final. This marked the first time since the current Conference-based playoff format, debuted in 1994, that a team seeded #8 made it to the Finals.

Read more about this topic:  2006 Stanley Cup Finals

Famous quotes containing the words road and/or final:

    “The road became a channel running flocks
    Of glossy birds like ripples over rocks.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “The final flat of the hoe’s approval stamp
    Is reserved for the bed of a few selected seed.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)