Which team did the Boston Bruins defeat in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final?

The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Boston won the best-of-seven series four games to three, capturing its first Stanley Cup since 1972.

The series began with Vancouver winning the first two games, but Boston responded with four victories in the next five contests. The Bruins’ decisive Game 7 win came at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, where they recorded a 4–0 shutout. Goaltender Tim Thomas was named the Final’s most valuable player after a spectacular series.

The matchup is sometimes confused with Boston’s other recent playoff opponents. The Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final, not the Stanley Cup Final. San Jose was eliminated by Vancouver in the Western Conference Final, while Chicago had lost to Vancouver in the first round. The Canucks were appearing in their third Stanley Cup Final, but they still had not won the championship.