Goaltending wasn’t really the main highlight in this series, but in the four games he and his team won, Ray Emery of the ’06-’07 Senators, allowed just five goals. (via si.com)
This series was dominated by the “visiting” team’s up until Game 7. The 4th-seeded ’01-’02 Senators took Game 1 by a score of 4-3 thanks to two goals in the third period. A goal from Todd White at the 15:46 mark of the third to tie it and then Jody Hull scored the game-winner at the 18:32 mark of the third. Then, in Game 2, the ’01-’02 Senators dominated to a 6-1 win with Radek Bonk and Daniel Alfredsson both posting three points (1 G, 2 A) in the win. The top-seeded ’06-’07 Senators responded with a 6-0 win in Game 3 with Ray Emery stopping all 33 shots against. Dany Heatley netted a hat trick and added an assist in the win to lead the the top seed offensively. The top seed then took Game 4, 5-3, with the formidable “Pizza Line,” made up of Alfie, Heatley and Jason Spezza, totaling seven points in the win.
In Game 5, it was the ’06-’07 Senators that scored first, courtesy of Dean McAmmond, but the ’01-’02 Senators scored the next two before Alfie tied it up early in the second. Then, again, the ’01-’02 Senators scored the next two to hold a 4-2 lead halfway through the second period. Spezza narrowed that lead one goal late in the second, but the ’01-’02 Senators notched two quick goals in the third. Spezza then potted two for the ’06-’07 Senators, including one in the final minute, to get the hat trick, but they lost 6-5. Then, McAmmond and Heatley scored in the first for the ’06-’07 Senators and that was all they would need to force a Game 7 because Emery would allow just one goal on 38 shots against. The ’06-’07 Senators became the first “home” team to win a game in the series with a 4-1 win in Game 7. Emery stopped 28 of 29 while Spezza registered another hat trick as the top seed advances to the Final.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’01-’02 Senators | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
| ’06-’07 Senators | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’01-’02 OTT – 4 ’06-’07 OTT – 3 (1-0 ’01-’02 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Shawn McEachern (’01-’02 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 4 S
2nd Star: C – Todd White (’01-’02 OTT) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 6 S
3rd Star: RW – Jody Hull (’01-’02 OTT) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +2 1 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’01-’02 Senators | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 |
| ’06-’07 Senators | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’01-’02 OTT – 6 ’06-’07 OTT – 1 (2-0 ’01-’02 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Radek Bonk (’01-’02 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 8 S
2nd Star: RW – Daniel Alfredsson (’01-’02 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 4 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: C – Martin Havlat (’01-’02 OTT) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +3 8 S 2 PIM
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’06-’07 Senators | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| ’01-’02 Senators | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’06-’07 OTT – 6 ’01-’02 OTT – 0 (2-1 ’01-’02 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Ray Emery (’06-’07 OTT) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (33 SV’s)
2nd Star: LW – Dany Heatley (’06-’07 OTT) – 3 G 1 A 4 P +3 10 S
3rd Star: RW – Daniel Alfredsson (’06-’07 OTT) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 5 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’06-’07 Senators | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| ’01-’02 Senators | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’06-’07 OTT – 5 ’01-’02 OTT – 3 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Daniel Alfredsson (’06-’07 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 6 S
2nd Star: LW – Dany Heatley (’06-’07 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P -1 7 S
3rd Star: G – Ray Emery (’06-’07 OTT) – W 3.00 GAA .935 SV% (43 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’01-’02 Senators | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
| ’06-’07 Senators | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’01-’02 OTT – 6 ’06-’07 OTT – 5 (3-2 ’01-’02 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Zdeno Chara (’01-’02 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 7 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: C – Jason Spezza (’06-’07 OTT) – 3 G 0 A 3 P -1 6 S
3rd Star: LW – Marian Hossa (’01-’02 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’06-’07 Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| ’01-’02 Senators | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’06-’07 OTT – 2 ’01-’02 OTT – 1 (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Ray Emery (’06-’07 OTT) – W 1.00 GAA .974 SV% (37 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Patrick Lalime (’01-’02 OTT) – L 2.00 GAA .953 SV% (41 SV’s)
3rd Star: LW – Dany Heatley (’06-’07 OTT) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 6 S 2 PIM
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’01-’02 Senators | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’06-’07 Senators | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’06-’07 OTT – 4 ’01-’02 OTT – 1 (4-3 ’06-’07 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Jason Spezza (’06-’07 OTT) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +2 7 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: D – Chris Phillips (’06-’07 OTT) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 3 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Daniel Alfredsson (’06-’07 OTT) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 11 S
Up next in the other Semifinal is the 2nd-seeded ’02-’03 Senators and the 3rd-seeded ’05-’06 Senators!
