Schedule and 2007 Results
Regular Season Records: Anaheim 48-20-14=110pts, Vancouver 49-26-7=105pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 25 April: Vancouver loses at Anaheim, 5-goals-1
Game 2 on Friday, 27 April: Vancouver wins at Anaheim, 2-goals-1 (2OT)
Game 3 on Sunday, 29 April: Anaheim wins at Vancouver, 3-goals-2
Game 4 on Tuesday, 1 May: Anaheim wins at Vancouver, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 5 on Thursday, 3 May: Vancouver loses at Anaheim, 2-goals-1 (2OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: Scoring the winning goal 4:30 into the second overtime period, the Anaheim Ducks defeated the visiting Vancouver Canucks 2-goals-1, thereby winning best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1001, 4-games-1. With the series 1001 win, Anaheim (as the Mighty Ducks or as the Ducks) improves its best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the NHL Quarterfinals (with an active three-series winning streak in the Quarterfinals). With the series 1001 loss, Vancouver sees its best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 10-14 overall and 2-6 in the NHL Quarterfinals (with an active three-series losing streak). After series 1001 Game 5, the game record for home teams in multiple-overtime 2007 NHL playoff games improved to 4-3 (.571); in the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series from 1939 through 2006, home teams had only a 44-57 (.436) game record in games still tied after the first overtime period. The win order for the victorious Anaheim Ducks was WLWWW in series 1001: Series 1001 thus becomes the eighth NHL Quarterfinals series, the 32nd NHL series (all rounds), and the 67th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow such a win order.

After Game 4: The Anaheim Ducks once again visited the Vancouver Canucks, defeating the Canucks 3-goals-2 with the game-winning goal 2:07 into the first overtime period. Anaheim thus takes a 3-games-1 lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1001. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 5 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Vancouver Canucks have a series record of 3-3 and a Game 5 record of 5-1 with an active five-Game 5 winning streak. The Vancouver Canucks have thrice surmounted 3-games-1 deficits for series victories - those three comebacks are tops in the NHL, NBA, and MLB. Anaheim trailed series 1001 Game 4 by a 2-goals-nil score as late as 3:57 into the third period: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series from 1939 through 2006, road teams trailing by two goals with 3:57 elapsed in the third period had only a 15-341 (.042) game record.

After Game 3: The Anaheim Ducks visited and defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-goals-2 to take a 2-games-1 lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1001. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, Anaheim (as both the Mighty Ducks and the Ducks) has a series record of 2-0 and a Game 4 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, Vancouver has a series record of 3-6 and a Game 4 record of 3-6 as well.

After Game 2: Scoring the game-winning goal at 7:49 into double overtime, the visiting Vancouver Canucks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-goals-1 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1001 at 1-game-all. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks/Ducks Game 2 record in the wake of a best-of-7 Game 1 win thus falls to 6-1. When tied in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-all, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Ducks (combined) have a 1-0 series record and a 0-1 Game 3 record (both in series 963, against the Calgary Flames in the 2006 NHL Preliminary round), while the Vancouver Canucks have an 8-9 series record and an 8-9 Game 3 record. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series from 1939 through 2006, teams that lose Game 1 but win Game 2 in double-overtime or beyond (such as Vancouver in series 1001) have a 3-4 series record.

After Game 1: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-goals-1 to take a 1-game-nil lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1001. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Ducks (combined) have a 6-0 series record and a 6-0 Game 2 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Vancouver Canucks have a 4-6 series record and a 7-3 Game 2 record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2006-07 NHL regular season, Anaheim finished five points ahead of Vancouver. From 1905 through the 2007 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season points, they have posted a 21-9 (.700) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1001 is the 24th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for Vancouver, and the 12th for Anaheim (including the series which Anaheim played as the "Mighty" Ducks). In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, Vancouver has a 10-13 series record, a 2-5 Quarterfinals-round series record, and a 13-10 Game 1 record, while Anaheim has a 7-4 series record, a 2-1 Quarterfinals-round series record, and a 6-5 Game 1 record. Series 1001 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between Vancouver and Anaheim.