2011 Stanley Cup playoffs: (1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (8) Chicago Blackhawks
Burrows in overtime of Game 7: the 3–0 lead survives and the Chicago curse ends.
In the 2011 Western Conference Quarterfinals the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks beat the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks in seven games. After losing the first three games Chicago won the next three, but Vancouver won Game 7 2–1 in overtime, Alexandre Burrows scoring the winner on Corey Crawford.
Quick Facts
- Series
- 2011 Western Conference Quarterfinals (first round)
- Result
- Vancouver Canucks won 4–3 (led 3–0)
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Background
Vancouver entered the playoffs with 117 points; Chicago barely qualified as the eighth seed with 97. It was the third straight year the teams met, Chicago having eliminated Vancouver in six games in the second round in both 2009 and 2010. It was the seventh time in NHL history a team forced a seventh game after trailing 3–0, and the Canucks avoided becoming the fourth team, and the first Presidents' Trophy winner, to lose a series after leading 3–0.
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