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Vancouver Canucks Take Game 2 OT Win Over Boston Bruins: Stanley Cup Finals USA vs. Canada History
Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins Game 2
The Vancouver Canucks scored 11 seconds into overtime Saturday night to take a 2-0 lead in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals (results here). The series goes back to Boston for Game 3 Monday night.
The Canucks are just two games away from sweeping the Boston Bruins. For a list of all Stanley Cup Finals Sweeps, click here.
Here’s a look at all American vs. Canadian Stanley Cup Finals in NHL history. Since 1915, American and Canadian teams have met in the Finals 51 times. Canada has taken the Cup home 35 times – 69% of the time.
| YEAR | WINNER | LOSER | SERIES | ||
| 1. | 1916 | Montreal Canadiens (NHA) | Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) | 3-2 | Canada |
| 2. | 1917 | Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) | Montreal Canadiens (NHA) | 3-1 | USA |
| 3. | 1920 | Ottawa Senators (d) | Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) | 3-2 | Canada |
| 4. | 1927 | Ottawa Senators (d) | Boston Bruins | 2-0-2 | Canada |
| 5. | 1928 | New York Rangers | Montreal Maroons | 3-2 | USA |
| 6. | 1930 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Bruins | 2-0 | Canada |
| 7. | 1931 | Montreal Canadiens | Chicago Black Hawks | 3-2 | Canada |
| 8. | 1932 | Toronto Maple Leafs | New York Rangers | 3-0 | Canada |
| 9. | 1933 | New York Rangers | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-1 | USA |
| 10. | 1936 | Detroit Red Wings | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-1 | USA |
| 11. | 1938 | Chicago Black Hawks | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-1 | USA |
| 12. | 1939 | Boston Bruins | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-1 | USA |
| 13. | 1940 | New York Rangers | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-2 | USA |
| 14. | 1942 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings | 4-3 | Canada |
| 15. | 1944 | Montreal Canadiens | Chicago Black Hawks | 4-0 | Canada |
| 16. | 1945 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings | 4-3 | Canada |
| 17. | 1946 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Bruins | 4-1 | Canada |
| 18. | 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings | 4-0 | Canada |
| 19. | 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings | 4-0 | Canada |
| 20. | 1952 | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 4-0 | USA |
| 21. | 1953 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Bruins | 4-1 | Canada |
| 22. | 1954 | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 4-3 | USA |
| 23. | 1955 | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 4-3 | USA |
| 24. | 1956 | Montreal Canadiens | Detroit Red Wings | 4-1 | Canada |
| 25. | 1957 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Bruins | 4-1 | Canada |
| 26. | 1958 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Bruins | 4-2 | Canada |
| 27. | 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Chicago Black Hawks | 4-2 | Canada |
| 28. | 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings | 4-1 | Canada |
| 29. | 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Red Wings | 4-3 | Canada |
| 30. | 1965 | Montreal Canadiens | Chicago Black Hawks | 4-3 | Canada |
| 31. | 1966 | Montreal Canadiens | Detroit Red Wings | 4-2 | Canada |
| 32. | 1968 | Montreal Canadiens | St. Louis Blues | 4-0 | Canada |
| 33. | 1969 | Montreal Canadiens | St. Louis Blues | 4-0 | Canada |
| 34. | 1971 | Montreal Canadiens | Chicago Black Hawks | 4-3 | Canada |
| 35. | 1973 | Montreal Canadiens | Chicago Black Hawks | 4-2 | Canada |
| 36. | 1976 | Montreal Canadiens | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-0 | Canada |
| 37. | 1977 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Bruins | 4-0 | Canada |
| 38. | 1978 | Montreal Canadiens | Boston Bruins | 4-2 | Canada |
| 39. | 1979 | Montreal Canadiens | New York Rangers | 4-1 | Canada |
| 40. | 1982 | New York Islanders | Vancouver Canucks | 4-0 | USA |
| 41. | 1983 | New York Islanders | Edmonton Oilers | 4-0 | USA |
| 42. | 1984 | Edmonton Oilers | New York Islanders | 4-1 | Canada |
| 43. | 1985 | Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-1 | Canada |
| 44. | 1987 | Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-3 | Canada |
| 45. | 1988 | Edmonton Oilers | Boston Bruins | 4-0 | Canada |
| 46. | 1990 | Edmonton Oilers | Boston Bruins | 4-1 | Canada |
| 47. | 1993 | Montreal Canadiens | Los Angeles Kings | 4-1 | Canada |
| 48. | 1994 | New York Rangers | Vancouver Canucks | 4-3 | USA |
| 49. | 2004 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Calgary Flames | 4-3 | USA |
| 50. | 2006 | Carolina Hurricanes | Edmonton Oilers | 4-3 | USA |
| 51. | 2007 | Anaheim Ducks | Ottawa Senators | 4-1 | USA |
