It happened on these dates in NHL Playoff History

June 04, 1996
The 1996 Stanley Cup Final opened with the Colorado Avalanche defeating the Florida Panthers 3-1 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. For the first time in NHL history, the two competing teams were each making their inaugural appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.

June 05, 1997
The Detroit Red Wings opened a commanding three-games-to-none lead in the Stanley Cup Final with a 6-1 win over Philadelphia in Game Three at Joe Louis Arena. After the Flyers’ John LeClair had opened the scoring at 7:03 of the first period, Detroit replied with three unanswered goals in the opening period. The win broke an eight-game Red Wings home losing streak in the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs dating back to 1964. Detroit forwards Sergei Fedorov and Martin Lapointe each tallied two goals to pace the Red Wings over the Flyers.

June 05, 2005
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Chris Pronger scored the first penalty-shot goal in Stanley Cup Final history during Carolina’s 5-4 victory in Game 1 of the series. Pronger’s goal, against Carolina goaltender Cam Ward, gave the Oilers a 2-0 lead at 10:36 of the second period. It was the ninth attempt overall in the Stanley Cup Final. Pronger had never attempted a penalty shot in the NHL.

June 05, 2005
The Carolina Hurricanes equaled the biggest comeback in Stanley Cup Final history in a last-minute, 5-4 victory over Edmonton in Game 1, becoming the sixth club to win a Final game in which it had trailed by three goals. After Edmonton’s Ethan Moreau scored at 16:23 of the second period to give the Oilers a 3-0 lead, the Hurricanes replied with a pair of goals each from Rod Brind’Amour and Ray Whitney and a single tally from Justin Williams. Brind’Amour’s second goal, the game-winner, came at 19:28 of the third period.

June 06, 2007
The Anaheim Ducks captured their first Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Ottawa Senators 6-2 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Anaheim. The Ducks became the first California-based champion and the first west coast winner since NHL clubs exclusively began competing for the Stanley Cup in 1927. Ducks defenseman and captain Scott Niedermayer captured the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Niedermayer finished the postseason third among NHL defensemen in scoring with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 21 games. Niedermayer scored two playoff overtime goals, tied for the most by a defenseman in one playoff year. Scott and Rob Niedermayer became the first brothers to win the Stanley Cup as teammates since Brent and Duane Sutter with the New York Islanders in 1983.

June 07, 1993
John LeClair posted his second overtime goal in as many games to lead the Canadiens to a 3-2 win at Los Angeles to take a 3-1 series lead in the Final. LeClair became the second player in NHL history, after Don Raleigh of the New York Rangers in 1950 versus Detroit, to tally overtime goals in consecutive games in the Final.

June 07, 2004
The Tampa Bay Lightning claimed their first Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Calgary Flames 2-1 in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final at Tampa Bay. Lightning forward Ruslan Fedotenko was the hero, scoring both Tampa goals. Brad Richards, who led all postseason scorers with 26 points (12-14-26) and set a single-season playoff record with seven game-winning goals, received the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Richards also led all players in power-play goals (seven) and power-play points (12).

June 08, 1996
A Stanley Cup game is played in Florida for the first time as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rally to defeat the Florida Panthers 3-2 at the Miami Arena and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

June 08, 2002
Detroit center Igor Larionov scored at 14:47 of the third overtime period to give the Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Three of the Stanley Cup Final in Raleigh, the first Cup game contested in North Carolina. The 54:47 of overtime made it the third longest Stanley Cup Final game in history.

June 09, 1993
The Montreal Canadiens captured their 24th Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 to win the Stanley Cup Final series in five games. Canadiens goaltender Patrick Roy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, posting a 16-4 record and an average of 2.13 in 20 games.

June 09, 2001
Led by 21-year-old Alex Tanguay’s two goals and one assist, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1 in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final to capture the club’s second championship in six seasons. In a fitting climax to his legendary NHL career, Avalanche defenseman Raymond Bourque triumphantly lifted the Stanley Cup for the first time.

June 09, 2003
The New Jersey Devils won their third Stanley Cup title in nine years with a 3-0 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The shutout was Martin Brodeur’s third of the Final, tying the record held by Clint Benedict (1926) and Frank McCool (1945). It was also Brodeur’s seventh shutout of the playoffs, breaking the record of six set by Dominik Hasek the previous year.

June 10, 1996
Uwe Krupp scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal at 4:31 of the third overtime period, giving the Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 victory over the Florida Panthers in the third-longest (now fifth-longest) game ever played in the Stanley Cup Final. In sweeping the series, the Avalanche, who had relocated to Denver from Quebec, became the first NHL club to win the Stanley Cup after its first season in a new city.

June 10, 2000
The New Jersey Devils captured their second Stanley Cup in franchise history as forward Jason Arnott scored in double-overtime to defeat the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Game Six of the Final. Following a Dallas victory in triple-overtime in Game Five, it marked the first Stanley Cup Final series to feature consecutive multiple-overtime games since 1931. With this victory, their 10th consecutive road win, New Jersey tied the record they had set in 1995.

Source: NHL Media Release