Stanley Cup Playoffs 2004 Trivia Quiz

Answer: 4

Tampa's Nikolai Khabibulin and New York's Rick DiPietro combined to blank their opponent's shooters four times, with Khabibulin recording three shutouts. Tampa won this series, knocking out the Isles in five games.

Answer: Richard Zednik

Zednik scored two third period goals as the Canadiens finished a stunning comeback against the second-seeded Bruins by winning game seven 2-0. Montreal was down 3-1, but won the last three games of their first round series, outscoring Boston 12-3 in the process.

Answer: True

The Flyers had finally knocked the Devils out of the playoffs for the first time in three tries in 2004, defeating NJ in five games. New Jersey had previously defeated the Flyers twice in the Eastern Conference Finals, winning in 1995 and 2000 on the way to their first two Stanley Cups.

Answer: 5

Toronto knocked out Ottawa for the fourth time in five years in 2004, edging the Senators in seven games. The Leafs also defeated Ottawa in three consecutive postseasons from 2000-2002, sweeping the Sens as a #7 seed in 2001.

Answer: 0:16

Adam Hall gave Nashville a 1-0 lead in game one of their first round series against the Red Wings just 16 seconds into the first period. Nonetheless, it was not enough momentum to get the Preds out of the first round, as Detroit won the series in six games.

Answer: Niko Dimitrakos

Dimitrakos scored 9:16 into overtime to give the Sharks a 1-0 OT win in game one. The Sharks built off of that win and won their first round series over the Blues in five games.

Answer: Martin Gelinas

Gelinas knocked home a rebound 1:25 into overtime as the Flames upset the Northwest Division champion Canucks in seven games. This series win was the Flames' first since 1989, when they won their first Stanley Cup.

Answer: 3.32

Turco posted by far the worst numbers of any playoff starting goaltender, allowing 19 goals in five games for a GAA of 3.32. Not surprisingly, the Stars were knocked out of the postseason in five games by Colorado.

Answer: Vincent Lecavalier

Lecavalier's redirection tied game three with 17 seconds left, followed by an overtime goal by Brad Richards. This helped the Lightning on the way to a four game sweep of the Canadiens.

Answer: False

The Flyers eliminated the Leafs from the playoffs for the second year in a row, accomplishing this in six games in 2004. Philly beat Toronto in seven in 2003, but needed one less game the next year, winning all three of their home games in the series.

Answer: 2

Kiprusoff played his best when it really mattered, blanking Detroit in games five and six after the series was tied at two. Calgary advanced to the Western Conference Finals by beating the President's Trophy winning Red Wings in six games, with Martin Gelinas scoring another overtime series ender in game six.

Answer: True

The Sharks, who had failed to get past the second round three times previously, finally got over the hump in 2004. They held off a Colorado rally, winning the first 3 games of the series before taking it in 6 games.

Answer: 14

The Flyers were in the conference finals for the 14th time since the expansion era started, tying Montreal for the most times making a conference final from 1967-2004.

Answer: 7

Tampa Bay turned itself around in 2003-04, finishing as the #1 seed in the East during the regular season. Their transformation from joke of the league to NHL powerhouse was completed after beating the Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Tampa Bay edged the Flyers in seven games, earning their first ever Stanley Cup Finals berth in front of their raucous home crowd with a 2-1 game seven win.

Answer: Steve Montador

Montador beat Nabokov with a twisted wrister at 18:43 of overtime as Calgary pulled off a game one upset of the Sharks, 4-3.

Answer: 6

Calgary won an interesting series in six games, with the road team taking each of the first five games. The Flames finished off the Sharks in front of their home crowd in game six, winning 3-1 to advance to the Finals for the first time since 1989. Martin Gelinas had the game-winner in game six for his third straight series-ending goal, thus earning the nickname "The Closer."

Answer: 1994

Calgary was the first team from the Great White North to make the Finals since the 1994 Vancouver Canucks, who lost a close seven game series to the New York Rangers. The 1993 Montreal Canadiens were the last Canadien team before 2004 to win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Los Angeles Kings in five games.

Answer: Martin St. Louis

This should come as no surprise to anyone who followed the NHL during 2003-04, as St. Louis led the league in scoring during the regular season. His 18 points topped the NHL through the conference finals, while Richards was right behind him with 17.

Answer: Tampa Bay in 7

The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the dream of the Calgary Flames by winning the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals on home ice, taking game seven by a 2-1 margin. The Lightning overcame a 3-2 series deficit to win their first Stanley Cup, something that only the 2001 Colorado Avalanche have also done since 1971. And, just like the 2001 Avs, Tampa Bay had a player raise the Cup for the first time in his career after waiting 22 years: Ray Bourque in 2001, Dave Andreychuk in 2004.

Answer: Brad Richards

Brad Richards won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was well deserved, as Richards led all players with 26 postseason points. He set a postseason record by recording seven game-winning goals in 2004. His value was felt throughout the entire Lightning team, as they were 9-0 in the postseason when Richards scored a goal.