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Carolina Hurricanes: Top Stanley Cup Playoff Moments

By Robert Leonard

RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 01: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his game-winning goal in front of teammate Justin Williams #11 during the third period against the Buffalo Sabres in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2006 NHL Playoffs on June 1, 2006 at RBC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes won the game 4-2 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 01: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his game-winning goal in front of teammate Justin Williams #11 during the third period against the Buffalo Sabres in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2006 NHL Playoffs on June 1, 2006 at RBC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes won the game 4-2 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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NEWARK, NJ – APRIL 13: Goaltender Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils defends the net against the Boston Bruins at the Prudential Center on April 13, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Image
NEWARK, NJ – APRIL 13: Goaltender Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils defends the net against the Boston Bruins at the Prudential Center on April 13, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Image /

Game 1, Round 2, 2006

We start this list with an honorable mention. In the year we won the cup, we played a game very much like game three against the Capitals. The only difference was that it was six goals instead of five.

A 6-0 Carolina Hurricanes victory in Game 1 of Round 2 doesn’t sound like anything worth discussing in a historical list; this game was a complete blow out from the opening draw. However, you have to understand how much of a shock the result of this game was – and the message it sent – when you begin to look at the 2006 Stanley Cup victory for the Hurricanes.

The Devils, led by future Hall-of-Famer Martin Broduer in net, were having quite a historic back half of their season. They won nine straight to open January and entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a franchise best 11 game win streak.

In round 1, they dismantled the New York Rangers in four straight outscoring them 17-4 in the process. This meant that heading into round 2 against Carolina, the Devils hadn’t lost in 15 straight games and were absolutely the hottest team in the NHL.

To beat any team in game one of a playoff series 6-0 sends a definitive statement. To do this to a hot team that was on a 15 game win streak completely set the tone for a series that the Hurricanes easily won in five games.  And ironically for Broduer, this massacre occurred on his 34th birthday. Happy Birthday to him.

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