2010 Stanley Cup Final Game 7 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks defeat Flyers in six games to end longest active Stanley Cup drought.
The 2010 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2009–10 season, and the culmination of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks and the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers. Chicago defeated Philadelphia four games to two to win their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history.
Quick Facts
- Date
- June 9, 2010
- Final score
- Blackhawks 4, Flyers 3 (OT)
- Series result
- Blackhawks win 4–2
- Winning goal
- Patrick Kane (OT)
- Venue
- Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
- Flyers' cup no.
- 2nd (1974, 1975)
- Drought continued
- 35 years and counting since 1975
Lore & Background
The Flyers earned the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs after finishing the regular season with 88 points. They became the third NHL team to win a seven-game series after being down three games to none, defeating the Boston Bruins in the second round. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Flyers eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since an unspecified year.
Reader's Guide
The series was played over six games. Game one: Chicago won 6–5. Game two: Chicago won 2–1. Game three: Philadelphia won 4–3 in overtime. Game four: Philadelphia won 5–3. Game five: Chicago won 7–4.
Did You Know?
- The Flyers were the last team to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, winning a do-or-die shootout against the New York Rangers on the final day of the regular season.
- Chicago's Marian Hossa became the first player in NHL history to appear in three straight Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams (Pittsburgh in 2008, Detroit in 2009, Chicago in 2010).
- Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 playoffs.
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