Stanley Cup Finals

- Final round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Determines the NHL champion
- Televised on NBC and Versus in the United States, CBC in Canada
- Winner is awarded the Stanley Cup
- Top eight teams in each conference compete in the playoffs
- Teams compete in a best-of-seven series playoff format
- 2008 finals: Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Montreal Canadiens won the most championships, at 24, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, at 13, and Detroit Red Wings at 11
- Montreal has appeared in the most Stanley Cup Finals, at 34, followed by Detroit, at 24, and Toronto, at 21

The Stanley Cup Finals is the final round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Under the current structure, the Western Conference champion plays against the Eastern Conference champion in the Stanley Cup Finals to determine the overall National Hockey League champion.
The 2009 Stanley Cup Finals featured a rematch of the 2008 finals, with the Detroit Red Wings facing the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Red Wings defeated the Penguins in the first two games and the Penguins came back to defeat the Wings in the second two games. On June 6, 2009, the Wings defeated the Penguins to lead the series 3-2, but fell in Pittsburgh on June 9, 2009. The Penguins won game seven and the championship on June 12, 2009, in Detroit.
Recent Stanley Cup Finals Series
- 2008: Detroit Red Wings 4 - Pittsburgh Penguins 2
- 2007: Anaheim Ducks 4 - Ottawa Senators 1
- 2006: Carolina Hurricanes 4 - Edmonton Oilers 3
- 2005: NHL season was locked-out
- 2004: Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - Calgary Flames 3
- 2003: New Jersey Devils 4 - Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3
- 2002: Detroit Red Wings 4 - Carolina Hurricanes 1
- 2001: Colorado Avalanche 4 - New Jersey Devils 3
- 2000: New Jersey Devils 4 - Dallas Stars 2
- 1999: Dallas Stars 4 - Buffalo Sabres 2
- 1998: Detroit Red Wings 4 - Washington Capitals 0
- 1997: Detroit Red Wings 4 - Philadelphia Flyers 0
- 1996: Colorado Avalanche 4 - Detroit Red Wings 0
- 1995: New Jersey Devils 4 - Detroit Red Wings 0
- 1994: New York Rangers 4 - Vancouver Canucks 3
- 1993: Montreal Canadiens 4 - Los Angeles Kings 1
- 1992: Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - Chicago Blackhawks 2
- 1991: Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - Minnesota North Stars 2
- 1990: Edmonton Oilers 4 - Boston Bruins 1
- 1989: Calgary Flames 4 - Montreal Canadiens 2

2009 Stanley Cup Finals

Game	Day	Date	Time	Site	Result
Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Game One	Saturday	May 30	8:00 p.m. EST	Detroit	3-1 Red Wings
Game Two	Sunday	May 31	8:00 p.m. EST	Detroit	3-1 Red Wings
Game Three	Tuesday	June 2	8:00 p.m. EST	Pittsburgh	4-2 Penguins
Game Four	Thursday	June 4	8:00 p.m. EST	Pittsburgh	4-2 Penguins
Game Five	Saturday	June 6	8:00 p.m. EST	Detroit	5-0 Red Wings
Game Six	Tuesday	June 9	9:00 p.m. EST	Pittsburgh	2-1 Pittsburgh
Game Seven	Friday	June 12	8:00 p.m. EST	Detroit	2-1 Pittsburgh