Montreal Canadiens in six games in the previous year. Tampa Bay most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2011, where they lost in seven games to the Boston Bruins. Tampa Bay won all three games in the regular season series. The Lightning defeated the Rangers in seven games. In game one, Dominic Moore scored with 2:25 left to give the Rangers a 2–1 win. Tyler Johnson then recorded a hat trick, scoring a shorthanded, a power play and an even strength goal, as he led the Lightning to a 6–2 victory in game two. In game three, Nikita Kucherov scored 3:33 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 6–5 win. The Rangers then responded with a 5–1 win in game four, as Rick Nash scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 38 out of 39 shots. Ben Bishop shut out the Rangers in game five, stopping all 26 shots in the Lightning's 2–0 win. In game six, Derick Brassard recorded a hat trick and two assists as the Rangers went on to win, 7–3. Game seven, however, saw Tampa Bay record another 2–0 victory to eliminate the Rangers — the first time the Rangers had ever lost a game seven at home in their history (and the first time they lost an elimination game at home since the 2007 playoffs) — as Bishop stopped all 22 New York shots while the Lightning scored two goals out of their first three third-period shots. Western Conference Final (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks This was the first playoff meeting between these teams. Anaheim most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2007, when they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games. This was Chicago's third consecutive Conference Finals appearance, and their fifth overall in the last seven years; they were defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the previous year. Chicago won two of the three games in the regular season series. The Blackhawks eliminated the Ducks in seven games. Anaheim took game one, 4–1, getting goals from four different players and Frederik Andersen stopping 26 out of 27 shots. Game two was the longest game in Chicago franchise history as Marcus Kruger scored 16:12 into triple-overtime to give the Blackhawks a 3–2 victory. Anaheim defeated Chicago in game three, 2–1, as Simon Despres' first career Stanley Cup playoff goal with 55 seconds left in