2009-05-22 - DISCLAIMER --- I do not own the rights to this broadcast. In game three, Malkin had two goals and an assist in a 6–2 victory. Found inside – Page 306Entering the playoffs, the Lakers ousted the Utah Jazz in the first round and then eked past the Houston Rockets in a hardfought seven-game series before dispatching the Denver Nuggets in six games in the Western Conference Finals. Found inside – Page 252The WWE contract was signed well in advance of the 2008–2009 NBA season. Despite that, a verbal agreement with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA (also owned by Kroenke) to host game 4 of the Western Conference Finals ended up being ... [46] Chicago defeated Calgary by a score of 4–1 in game six to win the series, with Patrick Kane providing the early game winner and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin stopping 43 out of 44 shots. [48], The was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bruins winning two of the previous three series. NBA 2009 Playoffs: Won NBA Western Conference First Round (4-1) versus New Orleans Hornets (Series Stats) Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Dallas Mavericks (Series Stats) Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (2-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats) More Team Info About logos. Found inside – Page 339The Mavericks advanced beyond the Western Conference Semifinals just once in their first 10 playoff appearances with Nowitzki, being eliminated in the first round of the postseason tournament on four separate occasions. It was the Penguins first win against the Flyers, having lost against them in three previous series (1989, 1997 and 2000). The Capitals appeared to have control of the series after winning the first two games. Vancouver swept St. Louis in four games, their first sweep of a best-of-seven series in franchise history, to move on to the second round. Bold: Supporters' Shield Champions Year Team Record (W-L-T) (GD) Playoffs result 1996: LA Galaxy: 19-13-0^ (+10) Lost MLS Cup: 1997: Kansas City . The Lake Show, though, won 103-97 in the third game before Denver won big in Game 4, 120-101. The 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 15, 2009, after the 2008–09 regular season. During the game, Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin was injured and replaced for the third period and overtime by Cristobal Huet. Found inside – Page 7The team returned to the playoffs in 2009, behind coach Nate McMillan, guard Brandon Roy, and forward LaMarcus Aldridge. Led by point guard Damian Lillard and Aldridge, Portland reached the 2014 Western Conference Semifinals for the ... [7] Varlamov responded in game three by stopping all 33 Ranger shots, and Alexander Semin scored two goals, to lead the Capitals to a 4–0 victory. This was the first Western Conference playoff series played entirely within the Eastern Time Zone since the Red Wings played the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1993 Norris Division Semifinals, and this would prove to be the last ever occurrence, as both of these teams were realigned into the Eastern Conference prior to the start of the 2013–14 season. [62][63] At the time that Varlamov was replaced by Jose Theodore, Pittsburgh had outshot Washington 18–5. This page was last edited on 17 August 2021, at 12:29. In game one, Nicklas Lidstrom scored two goals, including the game-winner with about 49 seconds left in regulation to break a 2–2 tie to give the Red Wings the victory. The game was a goaltending battle that saw Brodeur and Cam Ward each stop over 30 shots[15] Game 3 also went into overtime, but this time the Devils prevailed, 3–2, with Travis Zajac scoring at 4:48 into the extra period. Found inside – Page 921The Lakers lost just three games en route to the franchise's 29th appearance in the finals : they swept Denver , defeated Utah in six games , and beat defending champion San Antonio in five games in the Western Conference finals . The Penguins defeated the Flyers in six games. In game two, Jonathan Toews scored two Chicago goals, including one that tied the game at 12:20 in the third period. TRB: Tamika Catchings 104. The Nuggets reached the 2009 Western Conference finals. [56] Then in game two, both the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin each earned hat tricks, but David Steckel's goal in the second period ultimately made the difference in Washington's 4–3 win. The team staring back at them was a familiar foe: The Los Angeles Lakers. These are the top ten skaters based on points. Show results by number of . Game two featured offensive assaults by both teams. The 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 83rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Marc Savard scored two goals to help give the Bruins a 4–1 victory in game one,[49] but the Hurricanes won the next three games of the series. Found insideThe Nuggets, who began play as the Denver Rockets in the American Basketball Association in 1967, joined the NBA in 1976. They have never played in the NBA Finals but did reach the Western Conference finals in 2009, when they fell to ... They last met in the 1995 Western Conference Final, with the Red Wings winning in five games. LA and Denver split the first two contests, as Kobe Bryant’s Lakers won the first meeting by two points, and Carmelo Anthony’s Nuggets claimed the second by three. Both teams had won two series' each with the Wings winning in 1997 and 1999, and the Ducks winning in 2003 and 2007. Found inside – Page 292010–2011 2007–2008 2006–2007 2004–2005 Named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Named to Western Conference All-Star team for the tenth time 2009–2010 Became the first European-born player to score at least 20,000 points in the NBA Named ... [71] In game six, goaltender Jonas Hiller stopped 38 out of 39 shots as Ryan Getzlaf and Cory Perry each scored to give the Ducks a 2–1 victory. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Found inside – Page 219In 2009 previous owner Jerry Moyes put the team into bankruptcy just hours before Gary Bettman was to present him an ... His first year he led them to a first-place finish in the Western Conference, but the Wings were quickly ousted by ... It seems that battle played somewhat of a role in Anthony and Bryant forming a close bond. 2009 Sporting Kansas City: Kansas City, KS: Children's Mercy Park: 1996 Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Vancouver, BC: BC Place: 2011 Western Conference winner by season. This means that the higher-seeded team had home ice for games one and two and if necessary, five and seven, while the lower-seeded team had home ice for games three, four, and if necessary, game six. Found inside – Page 1597He was also named Western Conference Player of the Month after helping the Lakers to an 11–2 record for the month of ... Gasol then won his first NBA championship ring when the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic . in the 2009 Finals On ... NBC then aired the first two and final three games of the Stanley Cup Finals, while Versus broadcast games three and four. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers qualified for the playoffs as the fourth and fifth seeds in the Eastern Conference, respectively. Found inside – Page 1904... rule XX , announced that further proceedings on the question were postponed until Wednesday , July 22 , 2009 . ... led the 2008-2009 Lakers to a 65-17 regular season record and the number one spot in the Western Conference playoffs ... Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (32.4 / 5.6 / 7.4) 2009 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kobe Bryant (695) TRB: Dwight Howard (353) AST: Rajon Rondo (137) WS: LeBron James (4.8) More playoffs info. Game one was deadlocked until a Scott Niedermayer powerplay goal broke the ice at 5:18 in the third, while game four was dominated by Anaheim and featured two goals from Bobby Ryan[28][29] Hiller also stopped 42 out of 44 shots in game two, as Drew Miller picked up the game winner,[30] and 36 out of 37 shots in a game six that saw the Ducks produce powerplay goals from Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne. The top three seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the five remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. [4] Montreal scored in the first minute of game four off the stick of Andrei Kostitsyn, but Boston went on to dominate the rest of the game, grabbing two goals from Ryder in a 4–1 victory, to win the series.[5]. [62], Crosby finished the series with thirteen points—one fewer than Ovechkin's fourteen points, which was the highest single-series point total since the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs.[65]. [3] Game three resembled game one in that both teams fought to a 2–2 tie midway through the game, but like the first contest the Bruins scored the go-ahead winning goal again. The games during the 2009 Western Conference Finals were, for the most part, pretty competitive. They last met in the 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals, which the Rangers won in five games. In 2009, the Lakers were the No. [61], In the deciding seventh game of the series, Varlamov, who had posted a 2.21 GAA and two shutouts in the playoffs, was pulled in the second period as the Penguins took a 4–0 lead only 2:13 into the second period. Detroit's Marian Hossa appeared to have scored the game-tying goal, but referee Brad Watson blew the play dead after losing sight of the puck and the Ducks held on to win the game. "You know Kob, man, he going at your neck," Anthony said. 2009 NHL Western Conference Quarter-Finals Vancouver Canucks defeat St. Louis Blues 4-0. via Sports Logos.net. They last met in the 1999 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Bruins winning in six games. Talking about, ‘That’s all you got?’ [He was] pushing my buttons to see where I was gonna stand at. 1 seed going into the playoffs after winning the Western Conference, a feat they repeated this year, despite playing 11 fewer games as the NBA adjusted its regular . Kobe Bryant’s 1 Answered Text Led to Him Forming a Close Bond With a Former NBA Star and His Daughter: ‘You Love Mine, I Love You’. Found inside... 2004 - The Western Conference Finals versus LA Lakers February 25, 2005 - The Vikings Trade Randy Moss to Oakland ... 2008 - Gopher Football versus Iowa—the Final Game in the Metrodome January 24, 2009 - The NFC Championship Game ... These changes also allowed TSN to broadcast playoff games involving Canadian teams for the first time, removing the CBC's exclusivity on them.[83]. Coming into the Western Conference Finals, Melo was on a different planet, averaging 27.0 points and 6.4 rebounds while leading Denver to an 8-2 record through the first two rounds of the playoffs. The Lakers were favored to win the championship over the Magic. [62][64] The Penguins won 6–2 in dominating fashion, picking up a pair of goals from Crosby, to close out the series. Anthony said he and Bryant "became close on some disrespectful s— " during that time, a product of their well-known desire to compete. [23] The Flyers bounced back in game three with a 6–3 victory that featured two goals by Simon Gagne. The Montreal Canadiens qualified for the postseason as the eighth seed with 93 points, winning the tiebreaker over the Florida Panthers based on the season series (six points to three). [52] However, Phil Kessel scored two goals and goaltender Tim Thomas stopped all 19 shots to give Boston a 4–0 victory in game five. Found inside – Page 72Denver's team is one of only a handful to never make an appearance in the NBA Finals. ... the first round every year except 2009, when they made a memorable run to the Western Conference finals before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers. Found inside – Page 175After the finals, Harden was traded along with Daequan Cook (a career 35.9 percent three-point shooter, 2009 NBA ... Westbrook's and Durant's Thunder would reach the Western Conference Finals one more time, in 2016, and they would even ... Found inside – Page 842009. NBA and NHL Playoffs, French Open Tennis The NBA playoffs continued this week, and on Monday (Memorial Day) in the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers were soundly beaten by the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 but Los ... Found inside – Page 245Melvin Durslag, interview with the author, January 30, 2009. 16. ... The team made the playoffs, and in the final game of the Western Conference Finals against St. Louis, Short arranged for Chick Hearn, then working at KNX in St. Louis, ... Search Delete Advertisement. They last met in the 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals, with the Hurricanes winning in five games. During the 2008-09 NBA season, Carmelo Anthony’s Denver Nuggets and Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers were two of the best teams in the NBA. This was the first time since 1983 and 1984 that same teams met in consecutive finals. In 1982, the Canucks eliminated the Blackhawks in five games in the Campbell Conference final, while the Blackhawks won a 1995 conference semifinals series in a four-game sweep. Found insideThat year, a move into the Western Conference and a trade for Oscar Robertson helped Lew Alcindor become the league's ... the Bucks missed the playoffs four straight years, until returning to the postseason during the 2009–10 season. Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (32.4 / 5.6 / 7.4) 2009 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kobe Bryant (695) TRB: Dwight Howard (353) AST: Rajon Rondo (137) WS: LeBron James (4.8) More playoffs info. However, Scott Walker scored the game-winning goal at 18:46 into the first overtime period to give the Hurricanes a 3–2 victory and the series. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Found inside – Page 106Playoffs (April–June) • 4 rounds: Round 1 (Conference Quarterfinals), Round 2 (Conference Semifinals), ... tiebreaker was total wins.20 • Round 1: Eastern and Western Conference teams play only against teams in their own conference. SRS: 0.30 (6th of 30) Goals: 246 (13th of 30) Goals Against: 220 (7th of 30 . All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Marc-Andre Fleury made a sprawling save on an Eric Staal one-timer in the closing seconds to allow the Penguins to hang on for a 3–2 victory. RELATED: Kobe Bryant’s 1 Answered Text Led to Him Forming a Close Bond With a Former NBA Star and His Daughter: ‘You Love Mine, I Love You’. The two future Hall of Famers battled, and so did their teams. There were no playoff games played in the Province of Ontario as this was the first time that the modern Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs both missed the playoffs in the same year. These teams met three times previously in the playoffs, with the Hurricanes winning two series. This was just the third time that these two teams faced each other in the playoffs. Home; About. The current divisional alignment was adopted at the start of the 2004-05 season, when the now Charlotte Hornets began play as the NBA's 30th franchise. Found inside – Page 266The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25 , 2009 in New York City . First Round 26. CHI - Taj Gibson , USC 43. ... 2009 Playoffs FIRST ROUND 18 16 WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Game 1 ...... Phoenix 91 at San Antonio 92 Game 1 . The Finals ended on June 12, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the Detroit Red Wings four games to three to win the championship. Found inside – Page 173... first career hat trick in the 2009 playoffs against the Vancouver Canucks in the second round on 11 May 2009. The Blackhawks won the game, 7–5, which secured their spot in the Western Conference Final for the first time since 1995. Sami Salo scored at 18:47 in the third period of game one to break a 3–3 tie, giving the Canucks an eventual 5–3 win. Found inside – Page 18527They in Orlando to win the 2009 NBA chamchusetts must have in reading and sup were a resection of the entire organi- pionship . ... the role players that made winning this Western Conference Finals in six community , and the Nation ... ☑️ Solutions for 2009*WESTERN*CONFERENCE*FINALS*TEAM - Arrow words and crosswords - Synonym & number of letters. Found insideTwoyears after Rocky took over, the Blackhawks–Red Wingsrivalry was oncenter stage when the babyfaced Hawks faced the veteran RedWings in the2009 Western Conference Finals. The Red Wings hadwon the Stanley Cup in 2008and were too much ... For the Nuggets, it had been 24 years in the making. If the list exceeds ten skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown. Found inside – Page 69FTER THE DENVER NUGG ETS ADVANCED to the Western Conference finals against the Lakers in 2009, Doug Moe—a coaching consultant under head coach George Karl—got a lot of face time on the national television broadcasts. The Pittsburgh Penguins advanced to their second consecutive Eastern Conference Final after defeating the Washington Capitals, 6–2, in game seven of their Conference Semi-final series. The team staring back at them was a familiar foe: The Los Angeles Lakers. [25] Flyers goaltender Martin Biron stopped all 28 shots, and Philadelphia got scoring from unlikely sources such as Arron Asham, to give the Flyers a 3–0 victory in game five. Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had meaningful relationships with a plethora of stars who entered the league after he did; he helped mentor multiple generations of hoopers. Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (32.4 / 5.6 / 7.4) 2009 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kobe Bryant (695) TRB: Dwight Howard (353) AST: Rajon Rondo (137) WS: LeBron James (4.8) More playoffs info [2] Boston scored three power play goals, including two from Marc Savard, en route to a 5–1 victory in game two. Bryant — who averaged 26.8 points in the regular season that year — recorded 34.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game during that series. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference (the winner of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with highest point totals from the teams remaining), played a best-of-seven series for the conference quarterfinals, semifinals, and championships, and . Bryant ultimately won his fourth championship that season when LA beat Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic 4-1 in the NBA Finals. Western Conference Cup winners. All rights reserved. With less than two minutes left, the Blue Jackets were called for too many men on the ice, which enabled Johan Franzen to score the series winning power play goal with 46.6 seconds remaining.[37]. [12] Sergei Fedorov scored the game-winning goal 15:01 into the third period in game seven to give the Capitals a 2–1 victory and eliminate the Rangers for their first playoff series victory since reaching the Stanley Cup final in 1998.[13]. This Conference Semifinal match up featured the last two winners of the Stanley Cup, with Anaheim and Detroit winning the Cup in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The Ducks defeated the Sharks in six games, to become just the second California team (after the 2000 Sharks over the St. Louis Blues) to eliminate a Presidents' Trophy winner in the first round of the playoffs. [37] Tomas Holmstrom and Dan Cleary then scored to give Detroit a 3–1 lead before the end of the opening period. Company Profile; Team of Experts; Mission & Vision; Our Branches. The Detroit Red Wings, the defending Stanley Cup Champions, entered the playoffs as the second overall seed in the Western Conference, having clinched the Central Division title with 112 points. [33] However, back in Anaheim for game six, the Ducks grabbed goals from big-name players like Selanne and Perry, dominating the Sharks to win the game 4–1, and eliminating the Sharks.[31]. The Western Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Eastern Conference.Both conferences consist of 15 teams organized into three divisions.. The Anaheim Ducks earned 91 points to clinch the eighth playoff seed in the Western Conference. Carolina outplayed Pittsburgh for much of game four and got off to a hot start when Staal scored on a wrap around move. Patrick Eaves tied the game for Carolina early in the third period, but Malkin responded by scoring two highlight reel markers to complete a hat trick en route to a 7–4 win. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Found inside... but nothing he ever did could match the shot he made in San Antonio in Game 5 of the 2004 Western Conference semifinals. ... Against the Magic in Game 4 of the 2009 NBA Finals, he hit the game-tying three-pointer with 4.6 seconds ... This time it was Michael Ryder at 17:21 in the second period. Search Delete Advertisement. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. The games during the 2009 Western Conference Finals were, for the most part, pretty competitive. The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference after winning the Atlantic Division with 106 points. The Western Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Eastern Conference.Both conferences consist of 15 teams organized into three divisions.. The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs after finishing the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference with 116 points. Detroit picked up powerplay goals from Brian Rafalski, Niklas Kronwall, and Hudler in game two. … And he’s smirking; he’s throwing his little s—, elbows, ” Anthony, who eventually started getting close to Bryant at the 2008 Olympics, said on the Aug. 19 episode.Â, Once the 2009 Western Conference Finals rolled around, though, the two legends had tremendous respect for each other, and Bryant had a simple message for his opponent.Â, “We hugged before the game, and he was like: ‘It’s war.’ I said, ‘It’s war. It was the 2009 Western Conference Finals. Bryant scored 40 points, including six free throws in the final 30 seconds, to lift Los Angeles to a 105-103 win over the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals opener on Tuesday night . LA and Denver split the first two contests, as Kobe Bryant's Lakers won the first meeting by two points, and Carmelo Anthony's Nuggets claimed the second by three. Following Bryant’s death in 2020, the former Nuggets star even said that their “friendship and relationship was deeper than basketball,” per USA Today. The Carolina Hurricanes earned the sixth seed with 97 points. This was the first time these two teams met in the playoffs. Proposed solutions for the definition 2009*WESTERN*CONFERENCE*FINALS*TEAM of arrow words and crosswords as well as existing synonyms. [81][82], GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds), National Canadian English-language coverage of the playoffs were split between the CBC and TSN, with the CBC holding exclusive rights to the Stanley Cup Finals. However, Bryant and the Lakers closed . Found inside – Page 2012He was also named Western Conference Player of the Month after helping the Lakers to an 11–2 record for the month of ... Gasol then won his first NBA championship ring when the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic . in the 2009 Finals On ... The Boston Celtics lost a best-of-7 series after leading 3-2 for the first . The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a possible maximum of four games on their home ice, with the lower-seeded team getting a possible maximum of three. [26] Then in game six, Philadelphia jumped to a 3–0 lead in the second period and appeared to be on their way to force a game seven. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. [17] This goal was the latest game winning regulation goal in Stanley Cup Playoff history. [58] Pittsburgh then erupted to score three goals in the first period of game four, coming from the sticks of Sergei Gonchar, Bill Guerin, and Ruslan Fedotenko, en route to a 5–3 victory. Found insideThough most in the league anticipated James and Bryant meeting in the NBA Finals, something else happened. The Magic eliminated the Cavaliers in the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals. Cleveland's season ended early the following year with ... Kobe Bryant was named NBA Finals MVP. DENVER(AP) Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are heading back to the NBA finals after dispatching the pesky Denver Nuggets with a 119-92 victory in Game. [39] The Blues were hoping to gain momentum when the series shifted to St. Louis for game three, but Vancouver held on to a 3–2 win, scoring three power play goals, with Mattias Ohlund, Sedin, and Steve Bernier providing the man-advantage tallies. SRS: 0.05 (15th of 30) Goals: 233 (19th of 30) Goals Against: 233 (11th of 30) via Sports Logos.net. Detroit dominated game four, winning 6–1, with Marian Hossa and Henrik Zetterberg each tallying a pair of goals. However, Bryant and the Lakers closed . Or write about sports? [31] For the Sharks, Dan Boyle scored two goals in game three to give San Jose a 4–3 win in that contest,[32] while Patrick Marleau scored the game-winning goal in game five to give the Sharks a 3–2 overtime victory. The last time the Nuggets . 2009 NBA Western Conference First Round Rockets vs. Let’s get it. It ain’t gonna be nothing easy.’”, “He always used to tell me, ‘I’ll guard you in the fourth because they ain’t gonna make no calls on me. LA and Denver split the first two contests, as Kobe Bryant's Lakers won the first meeting by two points, and Carmelo Anthony's Nuggets claimed the second by three. Also, home teams set a record by going 13-2 in the openers of all the series combined. St. Louis Blues. Found inside – Page 10Anthony led the Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals in 2009. Denver traded Anthony to the New York Knicks in 2011. Anthony led the Knicks to playoff appearances in 2011, 2012, and 2013. He also won the NBA scoring title in 2013, ... The Detroit Red Wings advanced to their third consecutive Western Conference Final, and eighth since 1995, after eliminating the Anaheim Ducks in seven games. Dan Cleary scored two goals en route to a 5–2 Detroit victory in game one. Join our linker program. [57] However, Pittsburgh went on to win three consecutive games. [68] Game three then ended in controversy: Anaheim was nursing a 2–1 lead with 1:04 remaining in the third period, aided by Hiller's eventual 45 saves and goals from Teemu Selanne and Scott Neidermayer. The Blackhawks sought to improve upon their success during the 2008-09 season, where they reached the Western . "He's saying s— to you, elbowing . [47], For the first time since the 2001 playoffs, at least three Conference semi-final series extended to seven games. Late in the third period of game three, Evgeni Malkin appeared to have the game winning powerplay marker for the Penguins, but Nicklas Backstrom tied the game on a Washington powerplay at 18:10. Found inside... who won two championships, eliminatingtheGrizzlies in the Western Conference Finals twice (2008–09and 2010–11).TheGrizzlies wentonto wintheir first championshipafter the 2009–10 season, and won four more consecutive championships ... For the second year in a row, the Blackhawks made a noteworthy transaction in the free agency period, signing forward Marian Hossa to the largest deal in franchise history. Martin Havlat scored the game-winning goal 12 seconds into overtime to win game one for the Blackhawks, 3–2. ☑️ Solutions for 2009*WESTERN*CONFERENCE*FINALS*TEAM - Arrow words and crosswords - Synonym & number of letters. [44] In game four, Calgary scored six goals, including two by each of their top stars Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen, to win 6–4. . In the United States, coverage was split between NBC and Versus. All in all, Kobe was one of the most relentless competitors ever, but his Mamba Mentality eventually led to him and Anthony forming a tight bond. They last met in the 1996 Western Conference Quarterfinals, with the Blackhawks winning in four games. The San Jose Sharks entered the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winner, earning the NHL's best regular season record with 117 points. Each best-of-seven series followed a 2–2–1–1–1 format. The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the third overall seed in the Western Conference, having clinched the Northwest Division title with 100 points. [75] Vancouver regained the series lead in game three, with goaltender Roberto Luongo stopping 23 out of 24 shots and Steve Bernier providing a powerplay goal to earn a 3–1 victory. He then followed that up by winning another title the next year as well. Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (28.6 / 8.0 / 3.9) 2010 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kobe Bryant (671) TRB: Pau Gasol (255) AST: Rajon Rondo (223) WS: Pau Gasol (4.3) More playoffs info Trail Blazers League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers. [38] Vancouver then shut out St. Louis in game two, 3–0, with goaltender Roberto Luongo stopping all 30 Blues shots and Mats Sundin providing the game-winning goal. 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