As the NHL prepares for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the NHL.com staff selected the best 20 Stanley Cup Final games since 2000. Our 15-writer panel nominated 44 games for consideration before each member voted for his or her favorite 20 from that list. Each favorite game was awarded 20 points, with the selections that followed receiving one fewer point each and so on, down to one point for each 20th-favorite game. Today, we look at Game 7 of the 2006 Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers, which was on 10 ballots and received 77 points.
Top 20 Cup Final games since 2000: No. 16
Ward leads Hurricanes past Oilers in 2006 Game 7, Carolina wins first title
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