2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
The series remained in Australia for Round 20; despite initial plans to race at the Sydney Showground Stadium, the Trucks moved the race to the Valvoline Raceway in Granville as a support race for the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship due to clashing schedules. Creed went on to win.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Las Vegas Village hosted the 2015 season finale. NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driver Anthony Gandon made his series debut, while Greg Adler ran his first start since X Games Austin 2014. Gordon won the first race, while Creed won the second en route to his first SST championship.


2015 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
In December, the trucks returned to Australia for an exhibition series at the Sydney 500. Creed won two of the races, while Mingay won the third.


2015 Stafford Borough Council election
Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on Thursday 7 May 2015. The number of seats was reduced from 59 to 40 following a boundary review undertaken by the Local Government Boundary Commission. Going into the elections, the Conservatives controlled the Council with 35 members and Labour were the official Opposition with 17 members. There were also 6 independents. All seats on the council were up for election and the election coincided with the 2015 general election.


2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
The 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election, Ward results
The candidates highlighted in bold were elected to each ward.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season
The 2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season began at the Chennai Open, where he won the title for the third time in his career. This was followed by an unsuccessful defense of his title at the Australian Open, where he lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in five sets. A few months later, after a relatively unsuccessful clay season, Stan won his second major title at the French Open, defeating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the process.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season, Chennai Open
Wawrinka opened his season for the seventh consecutive year in Chennai, where he was the defending champion. After a bye in the first round he easily beat Borna Ćorić, Gilles Müller and David Goffin in the semifinal before defeating Aljaz Bedene in the final to have his first singles title defense of his career.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season, Australian Open
Wawrinka entered the first Grand Slam of the year as the fourth seed and was the defending champion. He opened his campaign with ease, recording straight sets wins against Marsel İlhan, Marius Copil and Jarkko Nieminen. In the fourth round Wawrinka lost the first set against the Spanish Guillermo García-López but won the match in the fourth set in a tiebreak. The Swiss then avenged his US Open loss Kei Nishikori, defeating him in the quarter finals in straight sets. At the semi final, his title defense came to an end after being beaten by eventual champion Novak Djokovic in five sets.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season, Rotterdam
Wawrinka played his first ATP World Tour 500 level and indoor tournament of the year in Rotterdam, first beating Jesse Huta Galung after being a set down. He then beat Garcia-Lopez in three sets, then beat Gilles Müller in straights. In the semifinals, he beat Milos Raonic in two tiebreaks, making his second Top 10 win of the season. At the final, he beat Tomáš Berdych from a set down, winning his first 500 level, and first indoor title of his career.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season, Marseille
Wawrinka continued his indoor play in Marseille, where he first beat wildcard Benoît Paire in straight sets. His run of wins came to an end however, losing to Sergiy Stakhovsky after being a set up.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season, Indian Wells Masters
Wawrinka played at Indian Wells Masters as the seventh seed. After a first round bye, he lost to Robin Haase in three sets in the second round. This was the first loss in his career against the Dutch after six wins of the Swiss.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Australian Open and early hard court season, Miami Open
Wawrinka defeated in the second round Carlos Berlocq in a three set match, but he was beat by Adrian Mannarino in the next round in three sets.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, Monte-Carlo Masters
Wawrinka began his clay season in Monte-Carlo where he was the defending champion. He faced Juan Mónaco as his first opponent and defeated him in straight sets. However, he lost against Grigor Dimitrov in the next round, receiving his worst loss of his career, winning only a total of 3 games. After his loss, he publicly announced on Facebook about his separation with his wife, Ilham.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, Madrid
Wawrinka first defeated João Sousa in straight sets, but was defeated again by Dimitrov in the next round, this time losing in three sets.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, Rome
After a slump that started since Indian Wells, Wawrinka started to show some form again after beating Monaco in his first match after being down a set and a break, and having break points against him for a double break. He then reached another ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal after beating Dominic Thiem in straights, his first since Cincinnati the year before. At the quarterfinal, he defeated Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay, beating him in straight sets for the first time in his career, after being down multiple set points in the first-set tiebreaker. He then faced fellow Swiss Roger Federer in the semifinal, where he was defeated in straights after being a break up in the first set.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, Geneva
Wawrinka continued his preparation for the French Open by playing in the inaugural Geneva Open, where he beat qualifier Lukáš Rosol in three sets. He then lost in the quarterfinals against Federico Delbonis after being a set up.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, French Open
Wawrinka started his 2015 French Open campaign, first beating İlhan. He then followed it up by beating Dušan Lajović, only dropping the third set. He then beat Steve Johnson, then beat Gilles Simon, both in straight sets. At the quarterfinal, he again faced Federer in a rematch of Rome this year, where Wawrinka turned the tables against his fellow Swiss, incurring Wawrinka's first win against Federer in a Grand Slam.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, French Open
This win meant that Wawrinka had finally beaten each of the Big Four in a major at least one time, and it also has brought Federer's first defeat in a major without breaking his opponent's serve, and also brings Wawrinka's first French Open semifinal. At the semifinal, he faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, where after winning a comfortable first set, he dropped the second after being a break up. At the third set, Wawrinka prevailed in the tiebreak after being down multiple break points in the set.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, French Open
He then won the match winning the fourth set, beating the Frenchman and advancing to his first French Open final, his second major final overall. At the final, he faced Djokovic, where he lost the first set. However, he was able to come back in the second set after being break points down in the first game. He was also able to win the third set comfortably. At the fourth set however, he lost the first three games. Wawrinka eventually was able to come back in the set, and had break points on the seventh game.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Spring clay court season and French Open, French Open
Djokovic managed to save them all however, and had Wawrinka at 0–40 in the eight game, but managed to save them all. He finally broke Djokovic in the ninth game, and won the match after serving it out in the game after. With this win, he won his first French Open title, improved his major final record to 2–0, and won his second major title of his career.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Queen's Club
Wawrinka started his grass court season campaign by playing the 2015 Aegon Championships on Queen's Club in London, where he first beat last year's Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios in straights. However, he was then beaten by eventual finalist Kevin Anderson in two tight tiebreak sets, making it his fourth consecutive loss against the South African.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Grass court season and Wimbledon, Wimbledon
Wawrinka continued his major win streak by defeating Sousa, Víctor Estrella Burgos, Fernando Verdasco and David Goffin in the first four rounds, all in straight sets. At the quarterfinal, however, he was beaten by Richard Gasquet after having a 2-1 set lead.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, US Open series, Montreal
He started his US Open preparation by playing in the 2015 Rogers Cup. He lost to Kyrgios after being a set up, where Wawrinka retired at the third set. During the match, Kyrgios made offending comments against Wawrinka, where after knowing about it after match, Wawrinka demanded Kyrgios an apology to those all concerned in the incident.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, US Open series, Cincinnati
Wawrinka played at the 2015 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, where he first faced Borna Ćorić, defeating him from a set down. He then faced another Croatian in Ivo Karlović, where he won in three tiebreak sets. In a rematch of the French Open final, he faced Djokovic again, but this time in a Masters quarterfinal, where Djokovic prevailed losing only 5 games.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, US Open series, US Open
At the third major of the year, Wawrinka started his 2015 US Open campaign by first beating Albert Ramos in straight sets. He then faced young South Korean player Chung Hyeon, where he needed three tiebreak sets to win it. He then defeated Ruben Bemelmans, in straight sets again, but then dropped his first set of the tournament, against Donald Young. He eventually prevailed in four sets, where he next faced Anderson, and finally snapeds the four match losing streak against the South African, winning in straight sets and the third set without losing a game. At the semifinal, he faced Federer again, where he lost in straights.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup Play-Offs, Asian swing, and the indoor season, Davis Cup World Group Play-Offs
Wawrinka represented Switzerland in the 2015 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, facing against Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker in the first singles rubber. After being 1-2 sets down, Warwinka was able to come back and win the next two sets to win the match. Switzerland eventually won the tie at the fourth rubber.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup Play-Offs, Asian swing, and the indoor season, Metz
Wawrinka started the indoor season at the 2015 Moselle Open, where he defeated Dustin Brown in three sets. However, Wawrinka gave a walkover on the quarterfinal against Philipp Kohlschreiber.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup Play-Offs, Asian swing, and the indoor season, Tokyo
Wawrinka started the Asian swing by playing at the 2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, where he first beat Radek Štěpánek in straights, his first straight sets win in a three-setter since his win against Kyrgios in Queen's Club. He then avenged his loss against Tatsuma Ito the year before, by beating him this time in three sets. Wawrinka then faced qualifier Austin Krajicek in the quarterfinals, defeating him in straight sets. At the semifinal, he faced Muller again, again winning in straight sets, with a second-set tiebreaker. He faced his close friend Paire again, but this time in a final for the first time. Wawrinka won the match for the championship, winning it in straight sets, giving Wawrinka his first Tokyo title, and his second 500 level tournament title of the year and his career.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup Play-Offs, Asian swing, and the indoor season, Shanghai
Wawrinka continued the Asian swing by participating in the 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he first beat Viktor Troicki in straights. He then faced Marin Čilić, winning in a tight three setter. His run came to an end when he faced Nadal again at a Masters quarterfinal, this time Wawrinka only winning three games during the match.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup Play-Offs, Asian swing, and the indoor season, Basel
After the Asian swing, Wawrinka continued his indoor season in the 2015 Swiss Indoors in Basel. He lost against Karlović this time in three sets however, after he won the first set.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup Play-Offs, Asian swing, and the indoor season, Paris
Wawrinka played at the 2015 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, the final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year. He first defeated Bernard Tomic in straight sets, then beat Troicki again in straight sets. He again faced Nadal in the quarterfinal, but this time he won in two very tight tiebreak sets. Wawrinka then faced Djokovic, where after being a set a break down, was able to win the second set, giving Djokovic his first set loss since the US Open final. However, Wawrinka  wasn't able to carry this momentum, as he didn't win any games in the third set, ending his run this year in the Masters.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Year summary, Davis Cup Play-Offs, Asian swing, and the indoor season, ATP World Tour Finals
Wawrinka qualified for the third straight time in the ATP World Tour Finals, and is the fourth seed at the event. He was put in the Ilie Năstase Group. At the first rubber, he lost against Nadal in straights only winning five games. At the second rubber, he won against Ferrer in straights. At the third rubber, he faced Andy Murray for the first time since their last meeting at the 2013 US Open quarterfinals, where the winner of this rubber would be guaranteed a place in the semifinal after placing second in the group, facing Federer. Wawrinka won the match in straight sets, advancing him to his third straight semifinal at the year-end championships. He rematched Federer in the semifinal, this time losing in straight sets.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Stanislas Wawrinka in 2015, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.


2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season, Yearly records, Head-to-head matchups
Stan Wawrinka had a 55–18 (75.3% of wins) match win-loss record in the 2015 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 9–8 (52.9% of wins). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team
The 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by fifth-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team
In 2015, the Cardinal were the champions of the Pac-12. After finishing in first place in the North Division, they beat USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game by a score of 41–22. They defeated Iowa 45–16 in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2016.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team
The Cardinal finished the season ranked #3 in the final Coaches Poll, their highest final ranking in the history of that poll. They were similarly ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, their highest final ranking in 75 years, following the 1940 national championship season.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Previous season
After two consecutive Pac-12 championships, the Cardinal finished second in the North Division with an 8–5 record, ending its season by defeating Maryland in the 2014 Foster Farms Bowl.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, No. 4 Notre Dame
In arguably one of the best college football games of the year, a game that had ten lead changes and almost 1,000 yards of offense, Stanford scored five touchdowns in five red zone trips, but it would be Stanford Kicker Conrad Ukropina who hit the game-winning field goal as time expired, which also ended Notre Dame's College Football Playoff hopes while keeping Stanford's playoff hopes alive. With 6:48 left in the game and the Cardinal leading 35-29, the Irish would march 88 yards in 15 plays (using up 6:18 of the play clock).


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, No. 4 Notre Dame
It was capped off by Notre Dame Quarterback DeShone Kizer's two-yard touchdown run to give the Irish the lead with just 30 seconds left in the game. But the Irish defense could not hold as Stanford would go 45 yards in just 28 seconds and finish off the game with the win from Ukropina's field goal.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, vs. #6 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
Sports analysts had anticipated the contest to be exciting, due mainly to the matchup between Iowa's strong run defense and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, the Heisman Trophy runner-up. McCaffrey led the FBS in the 2015 season with 3,864 all-purpose yards, which came from punt/kick returns, runs from scrimmage, and passes out of the backfield. In contrast, Iowa's run defense finished the season ranked 14th, allowing only 121 yards per game and having defeated historically rushing teams like Wisconsin, Indiana, and Nebraska.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, vs. #6 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
McCaffrey caught a short pass and turned it into a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage. The Hawkeyes were unable to stop him, as he averaged 9.6 YPC (172 yards on 18 carries), returned a punt for a touchdown, and converted many third downs. Though he did not rush for any touchdowns from scrimmage, he proved to be the primary playmaker for Stanford, catching a third of Cardinal Quarterback Kevin Hogan's twelve passes. McCaffrey was such an offensive threat that Hogan was able to make large gains with the read option, including a wide-open first-quarter option TD run.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, vs. #6 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
Stanford's 21-0 first-quarter lead was the most first-quarter points scored by one team in Rose Bowl history. Stanford shut Iowa out in the first half 35-0, with Stanford's 35 points the most scored in the first half of a Rose Bowl in its entire 102-year history. McCaffrey gained a total of 368 all-purpose yards, setting another Rose Bowl record.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, vs. #6 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
Iowa was unable to get their run game going, rushing as a team for 1.3 YPC (48 yards on 38 carries). The longest Iowa runs were 14 and 12 yards, as well as a 14-yard scramble by Quarterback C. J. Beathard. Iowa's inability to establish a run game closed up Iowa's potential for play-action passing, which had been Beathard's bread and butter all season. Iowa's halfbacks, their biggest threat all season, were overall unable to garner any significant yardage on the ground.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, vs. #6 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
By the second half, Stanford's explosiveness slowed down, scoring just 10 second-half points versus their 35 first-half points. Iowa did not score until the 3rd quarter when placekicker Marshall Koehn kicked a field goal after converting on 4th down earlier in the drive; Beathard threw 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarter, with Koehn missing one of the two PATs.


2015 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, vs. #6 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
Iowa had a slight advantage in time of possession, possessing the ball for almost 33 minutes, though they were simply unable to make meaning out of their possessions. Iowa also outgained Stanford through the air by a slim margin, with 239 yards to Stanford's 223.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team
The 2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 43rd season of the university fielding a program.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Background and preseason, Roster changes
During the 2015 offseason, Stanford's junior forward, Jordan Morris was capped again by the United States men's national soccer team for an April 15, 2015 friendly against the team's regional rivals, Mexico. Morris scored in the match, becoming the first collegiate soccer player since 1985 to score in a U.S. match. The last time this had occurred was John Kerr, Jr. (while playing for Duke) who scored in a 1985 CONCACAF Championship match against Guatemala on May 26, 1985.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Background and preseason, Roster changes
The performance with the men's national team caused much speculation that Morris would forgo his junior year and either sign a Homegrown contract with Seattle Sounders FC, or go on trial with a European club. Despite the speculation, Morris stated that he would return to Stanford for his junior year.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Background and preseason, Roster changes
No Stanford players were selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Background and preseason, 2015 team recruits
The Stanford Cardinal signed six recruits that joined the team as true freshmen in the 2015 season. The recruiting class was highlighted by Amir Bashti, who was a product of the San Jose Earthquakes academy team,  Charlie Furrer of the prestigious FC Dallas academy team, and former LA Galaxy academy play Pierce Ashworth. Ashworth ahead of the season praised Jeremy Gunn's coaching philosophy and ability to develop players for the professional ranks. Ashworth said "There is nowhere in America that has the same magnitude of new ideas and free thinking coming out of a single place." In addition to these three, Tanner Beason, Colin Hyatt and Justin Kahl all signed National Letters of Intent.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Background and preseason, Preseason
Stanford were ranked eighth in the preseason National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Background and preseason, Preseason
Ahead of the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Stanford scheduled two exhibitions to be played. The Cardinal hosted Cal State Bakersfield on August 17, and Santa Clara on August 22.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, August
The Cardinal opened the 2015 season at 17th-ranked, UC Santa Barbara on August 28. The Cardinal lost 1–0. To close out the short string of August regular season matches, Stanford traveled out to Kentucky to take on the 18th-ranked Louisville. There, the Cardinal picked up a 1–0 win thanks to a Jordan Morris goal in the 81st minute. The Cardinal finished August with a 1–1 regular season record.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, September
September opened with Stanford dropping from eighth to sixteenth in the NSCAA poll, primarily due to their loss to Santa Barbara. The first two matches of September, the Cardinal hosted two East Coast teams: the Colonial Athletic Association's Northeastern Huskies, and the Atlantic 10's VCU. The weekend slate saw the Cardinal pick up two shutouts and two victories over the Wildcats and Rams, winning 1–0 and 2–0, respectively. Slater Meehan's 37th-minute goal off a corner proved to be the difference against Northeastern. Against VCU, Foster Langsdorf and Adam Mosharrafa netted their first goals of the season. Langsdorf's goal came off of a throw in from Eric Verso, while Mosharrafa's goal was the result of a loose ball in the goal box.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, September
The weekend victories saw Stanford jump from 16th to 13th in the NSCAA rankings for week two. On September 10, the Cardinal hosted their cross-town rivals, San Jose State. Langsdorf netted his second goal of the season giving the Cardinal a 1–0 edge over the visiting Spartans. The goal came off a counterattack, where Corey Baird stole the ball from SJSU's Jonathan Colunga, and fed the through ball to Langsdorf. On the 13th of September, Stanford went on the road to Texas to take on the SMU Mustangs.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, September
Brandon Vincent found the back of the net to give the Cardinal the lead in the 10th minute against the Mustangs. Morris doubled the lead for Stanford shortly after halftime. A late second half surge of goals from SMU's Christian Boorom and Mauro Cichero tied the match, 2–2, forcing overtime. In the second period of overtime, Eric Verso netted his first goal of 2015, giving the Cardinal a 3–2 victory over the Mustangs, improving their overall record to 5–1–0.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, September
On a five-match winning streak, the Cardinal soared from 13th to 4th in the NSCAA national rankings, and 1st in the NSCAA West regional rankings. Stanford would subsequently close out September with a pair of home matches against the West Coast Conference's San Francisco Dons, and the Atlantic 10's Davidson. Thomas Hilliard-Arce braced twice in the first half against San Francisco to score his first two goals of the season. David Garrett would pull one back for the Dons in the 47th minute, only for Morris to score an insurance goal for Stanford in the 59th minute. Shortly thereafter, the Dons' Davi Ramos was ejected from the match for a violent challenge on Langsdorf.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, September
Stanford ousted Davidson on September 20, 1–0, thanks a Morris golden goal in the 99th minute of play. The Wildcats, who were out-shot 23–6 the whole match, were able to force a 0–0 draw in regulation. The golden goal gave Stanford their second overtime victory of the season, and propelled them to 7–1–0 to close out September, as well as non-conference play.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
Between non-conference a Pac-12 play, the Cardinal had a two-week break between matches. Despite the break, the Cardinal jumped from 4th to 3rd in the NSCAA polls. On October 4, Stanford traveled across the bay to take on their Pac-12 rivals, the 25th-ranked California Golden Bears. In the match, Stanford jumped out to a quick two-goal lead, thanks to a 14th minute brace from Vincent, and a counter-attacking goal in the 18th minute, scored by Langsdorf. Cal's Jose Carrera-Garcia brought the match back to one in the 31st minute, but it would prove to be the final goal on the afternoon in Berkeley. The Cardinal improved to an 8–1 record overall and a 1–0 conference record.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
With their third away victory over a ranked opponent, Stanford remained steady in the NSCAA polls, staying at third place. The Creighton Bluejays occupied the top spot while the North Carolina Tar Heels were second, having slightly more first-place votes over Stanford. The Cardinal's second Pac-12 match saw them host the 17th-ranked Washington Huskies. After 90 minutes of scoreless soccer, two overtime periods were played, with the match still tied. After two overtime periods, the tie stood, and Stanford's record became 8–1–1, with an undefeated 1–0–1 record in Pac-12 play. It was Stanford's first match since their August 28 fixture against UC Santa Barbara, that they were shut-out.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
On October 11, the Cardinal posted their largest victory of the season over the 16th-ranked Oregon State Beavers. Amir Bashti netted his first goal of the season in the 5th minute. Ten minutes into the second half, Oregon State suffered a chain of defensive breakdowns that lead to Stanford goals in the 53rd and 57th minute by Vincent and Langsdorf, respectively. Despite the win, Stanford remained ranked third in the nation.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
Stanford continued their winning ways in Pac-12 play with a two-match weekend road swing to Southern California. There, they played at the UCLA Bruins and at the San Diego State Aztecs. Their October 16 match at UCLA was a 2–1 victory. Bashti opened the scoring for Stanford shortly before halftime, only for Pac-12 Rookie of the Year, Abu Danladi to tie things up, 1–1 in the 47th minute. Morris scored the go-ahead goal for Stanford in 65th minute. Tensions flared towards the end of the match, when UCLA's Larry Ndjock was ejected for unsportsmanlike behavior.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
In their October 18 matchup against San Diego State, the Aztecs took a 1–0 lead over Stanford just 90 seconds into the match, thanks to Jeroen Meefout follow up. Ten minutes later, Stanford would tie the match off of a Morris strike. Shortly following the restart, Baird scored giving the Cardinal a 2–1 lead just 12 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Baird would tack on an extra goal for Stanford, giving the Cardinal a 3–1 victory.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
The following week, still ranked third, the Cardinal played both San Diego State and UCLA again, but at home. On October 23, the Cardinal and Bruins fought to a 2–2 draw after 110 minutes of soccer. Langsdorf opened the scoring in the 21st minute, only for Danladi to tie things up in the 35th minute. Seyi Adekoya gave the Bruins the lead in the 65th minute, but Vincent nullified the lead with an equalizer in the 70th minute of play. At the end of the game, Stanford's record became 11–1–2, while remaining undefeated in Pac-12 action, with a 4–0–2 record.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
On October 26, the Cardinal hosted the Aztecs and again won by a 3–1 scoreline. Leading scorers Langsdorf and Morris netted for the Cardinal, as well as Hillard-Arce. Meefourt, who scored against Stanford the previous week, got the better of the Stanford defence again, although the goal was a mere consolation goal.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, October
The Cardinal closed out October with an away Pac-12 fixture in Oregon, where they faced the Oregon State Beavers. The match remained gridlocked for nearly 80 minutes, until Meehan slotted one past Oregon State goalie, Tyler Back. Morris added an addition goal for Stanford just two minutes later, giving the Cardinal a 2–0 away win.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, November
The Cardinal remained on the road and in the Pacific Northwest. On November 2, the Cardinal played in Seattle against the Washington Huskies. There, Stanford suffered their first loss since August, their second of the season, and their first in Pac-12 play, losing 2–1 to the Huskies. Sam Werner scored the lone goal for Cardinal in the 15th minute, which was Werner's first goal of the season. The Huskies would score two unanswered goals, one late in the first half thanks to Steven Wright, and again in the second half thanks to Kyle Coffee. The Cardinal dropped to 13–2–2 on the season and 6–1–2 in Pac-12 play.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, November
The loss to Washington dropped Stanford from third to sixth in the nation. On November 12, the Cardinal concluded their season with a home match against 23rd-ranked California. Werner, once again, was the difference-maker in the match, scoring the Cardinal's lone goal in the 7th minute of play. The goal proved to be the only goal of the match, giving Stanford a 1–0 victory, as well as the Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Championship, and a guaranteed berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, November
With an RPI of eight and a NSCAA ranking of six, the Cardinal were one of the 16 seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament, being seeded eighth. By being seeded, the Cardinal were granted a first round bye in the tournament, and would end the tournament in the second round proper, or round of 32. There, the Cardinal faced preseason opponents, Santa Clara on November 22 to open up the tournament. In their opening NCAA match, the Cardinal found themselves down at halftime, thanks to a 27th-minute flick from the Broncos' Dylan Autran.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, November
Twelve minutes into the second half, Vincent scored on a free kick to tie the match, 1–1. The goal would be the start of three unanswered goals for Stanford. Twenty minutes later, Bashti would tally two goals in the 74th and 85th minutes to give Stanford a 2–1 and then 3–1 lead, which proved to be the final score of the match. The win allowed Stanford to advance to the Third Round, or round of 16 for the first time since 2002.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, November
In their third round fixture, held on November 29, the Cardinal hosted the ninth-seed, and 14th-ranked, Ohio State Buckeyes. The Cardinal would win again by the same 3–1 scoreline, thanks to two goals from Morris, and one goal from Baird. Abdi Mohamed would tie the match briefly for Ohio State, although Morris and Baird's late second half goals absolved the goal. The win, which was the final match of November, sent Stanford to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 13 years.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, December
On December 5, the Cardinal traveled across the country to take on top-seeded and top-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Deamon Deacons boasted future-Hermann Trophy winner, Ian Harkes, ACC Rookie of the Year, Jack Harrison and ACC Defender of the Year, Jacori Hayes. The cagey quarterfinal match was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,906 at W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium. In the match, Stanford found the back of the net first, with Morris netting the opening goal in the 18th minute. Wake Forest captain, Harkes, would tie the match in the 70th minute. The match remained tied through regulation. Seven minutes into overtime, Langsdrof headed a free kick from Baird, which found the back of the net, giving the Cardinal a 2–1 win, and their first berth to the College Cup since the 2002 run.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, December
For the College Cup, the "Final Four", of college soccer, the Cardinal traveled out to Kansas City, as the College Cup semifinal and final matches are hosted at a predetermined neutral venue. For the 2015 edition, the College Cup was hosted by the UMKC Kangaroos men's soccer program, with matches being played at Children's Mercy Park, the home stadium of Major League Soccer club, Sporting Kansas City. The semifinals were played on December 11 and the final was held on December 13.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, December
The semifinal match of the College Cup had Stanford take on college soccer powerhouse, and 2010 NCAA Champions, Akron. The match between the Cardinal and Zips remained scoreless through 110 minutes of action. A marathon of penalty kicks ended in 10th round, when Akron's Nate Shultz missed his penalty kick, giving Stanford an 8–7 penalty shoot-out victory. The victory sent Stanford to their third ever national championship, where they would take on two-time NCAA champions, the Clemson Tigers.


2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Review, December
The 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game was held on December 13 at 11:00 a.m., Pacific Standard Time. Two minutes into the match, the Cardinal stormed out in the lead thanks to a Morris header in the second minute. The Cardinal would remain ahead on the rainy afternoon in Kansas City, and score thrice more in the second half. Morris scored his second of the match in the 50th minute of play, while Vincent, and Eric Verso netted goals as well. The match would end 4–0, which was the largest margin of victory of 2015 for Stanford, and gave the Cardinal their first ever NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2015 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2014–15 season, and the culmination of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two to win their sixth championship in franchise history, and their third title in six seasons.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals
The Lightning, as the club with the better regular-season record, held home-ice advantage in the series. The best-of-seven series was played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format, with Tampa Bay hosting games one, two, five, and seven (if necessary); and Chicago hosting games three, four and six. The series started June 3 and ended on June 15.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals
Tyler Johnson and Patrick Kane led the Stanley Cup playoffs in points scored with 23 points each.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Tampa Bay Lightning
This was Tampa Bay's second Finals appearance after winning the Cup in 2004. Since their win in 2004, the Lightning had lost in the Conference Finals in 2011 in seven games to the Boston Bruins. The Lightning were eliminated in the first round in 2006, 2007, and 2014.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning entered the 2014–15 season with major re-signings during the offseason including centre Tyler Johnson, wingers Ryan Callahan and Ondrej Palat, and goalie Ben Bishop. In free agency, Tampa Bay picked up centre Brian Boyle and defenceman Anton Stralman from the New York Rangers and Brenden Morrow from the St. Louis Blues. The team made two trades to bolster the defence, picking up Jason Garrison at the 2014 draft and Braydon Coburn just before the 2015 trade deadline.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay compiled 108 points (50–24–8) during the regular season to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. Centre and team captain Steven Stamkos finished second in goal-scoring during the regular season with 43 goals. Earlier in the season, Head Coach Jon Cooper nicknamed the team's second line of Johnson, Palat and winger Nikita Kucherov as the "Triplets" because they were so in sync; at the mid-season in January, the three players led the League in plus-minus.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Tampa Bay Lightning
In the playoffs, the Lightning eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in seven games, the Montreal Canadiens in six games, and the New York Rangers in the Conference Finals in seven games. They became the first post-1967 expansion team to beat three Original Six teams on the way to the Stanley Cup Finals and the only team in NHL history to face an Original Six team at every stage of the playoffs.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Chicago Blackhawks
The Finals marked Chicago's third Final appearance in six seasons; having won the Cup in both 2010 and 2013. This was the team's 13th appearance overall, and they were seeking their sixth overall Cup championship.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks entered the 2014 offseason after being eliminated in the Conference Finals in seven games by the eventual 2014 Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. Major free agent acquisitions during the offseason included centre Brad Richards and winger Daniel Carcillo from the Rangers. Approaching the NHL trade deadline in early March, Chicago traded for defenceman Kimmo Timonen from the Philadelphia Flyers, centre Antoine Vermette from the Arizona Coyotes, and centre Andrew Desjardins from the San Jose Sharks.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago finished in third place in the Central Division, earning 102 points (48–28–6). Goalie Corey Crawford tied the Canadiens' Carey Price as the William M. Jennings Trophy recipient for allowing a league-low 189 goals during the regular season.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Chicago Blackhawks
In the playoffs, the Blackhawks eliminated the Nashville Predators in six games, swept the Minnesota Wild, and defeated the Anaheim Ducks in the Conference Finals in seven games.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one
In game one, Tampa Bay struck first with a deflected goal by Alex Killorn at 4:31 in the first period. The Lightning nursed the lead into the third period with a strong conservative defensive effort, but Teuvo Teravainen and Antoine Vermette scored 118 seconds apart to win the game 2–1 for the Blackhawks.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one
By assisting on Vermette's goal, Teravainen became the second-youngest player (at 20 years and 265 days) in NHL history, after Jaromir Jagr had two assists in game one of the 1991 Finals (on May 15, 1991, at 19 years and 89 days), to have a multi-point game in the Stanley Cup final.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two
Jason Garrison's power play goal at 8:49 of the third period proved to be the difference in Tampa Bay's victory in game two. Lightning starting goaltender Ben Bishop had left the game moments earlier for reasons that were undisclosed at the time, but was later revealed to be a torn groin. He was replaced with Andrei Vasilevskiy who was credited with his first playoff victory. He also became the first goalie to win a Stanley Cup Finals game in relief of an injured starter since Lester Patrick helped the New York Rangers defeat the Montreal Maroons in overtime of game two of the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals, 2–1.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
The series switched to Chicago for game three. There was some debate who would start for Tampa Bay, but regular starter Ben Bishop started the game for Tampa Bay. For the third time in a row, Tampa Bay struck first, on Ryan Callahan's slapshot goal at 5:09 of the first. Brad Richards tied it up on a power-play goal and the teams were tied after the first period. The first period was dominated by Chicago, who outshot Tampa Bay 19–7. The second period was dominated by Tampa Bay, which outshot Chicago 17–7, but there was no scoring.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
In the third period, Brandon Saad gave Chicago its first lead at 4:14, but Tampa Bay countered on the next shift on a goal by Ondrej Palat to tie the score once again. Late in the third period, Victor Hedman led a rush down ice for Tampa Bay and passed to Cedric Paquette who scored to put the Lightning ahead again. The Lightning were able to defend their lead to win the game 3–2 and take a series lead two games to one.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four
The Lightning chose to rest injured goaltender Ben Bishop for game four in favor of rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Lightning protected Vasilevskiy with tight defensive play, allowing only two shots by the Blackhawks in the first period, which was scoreless. For the first time in the series, the Blackhawks scored the first goal, on a goal by Jonathan Toews at 6:40 of the second. Alex Killorn tied it for the Lightning at 11:47 and the game was tied 1–1 after two periods.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four
In the third, the Blackhawks' Brandon Saad muscled his way to the goal and scored on a backhand past Vasilevskiy at 6:22 to put the Blackhawks ahead. The game's pace picked up as the Lightning tried to tie the score but the Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford made several outstanding saves to shut out Tampa Bay the rest of the way. The win tied the series at two games apiece. It was the first time since 1968 that the first four Stanley Cup Finals games were all decided by one goal.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five
The series returned to Tampa for game five and Ben Bishop returned to the net for the Lightning. The Blackhawks scored first for the second consecutive game, this time on a miscue by Bishop and Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman. The two collided and Patrick Sharp skated to the empty net with the puck, scoring at 6:11 of the first, a lead they held until 10:53 of the second when Valtteri Filppula scored to tie the score 1–1.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five
The teams were tied going into the third, but Antoine Vermette scored for the Blackhawks at 2:00 of third and the lead held up as the Blackhawks played tight defence the rest of the way. The Blackhawks took the lead in the series three games to two, to give themselves a chance to win the Cup at home, something the franchise has not done since 1938. For the second time in Finals history and the first since 1951, wherein all five games that had to be played went to overtime, all games of the series through game five have been decided by one goal, with neither team leading by more than one goal.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six
In game six, the teams were scoreless after the first period. In the first period, Steven Stamkos put a shot off the crossbar and was stopped on a breakaway early in the second by Corey Crawford but it was the Blackhawks who scored first on a goal by Duncan Keith on a rebound of his own shot near the end of the second period to put Chicago ahead 1–0 after two periods.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six
In the third period, the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane scored on a pass from Brad Richards and play by Brandon Saad to put the 'Hawks ahead 2–0, the first two-goal lead of the series. The Blackhawks then frustrated the Lightning the rest of the way to win the game 2–0, a shutout for Crawford and the Stanley Cup championship. It was revealed after the game that the Lightning's goaltender Ben Bishop had played with a torn groin muscle since game two and Tyler Johnson was playing with a fractured wrist, injured in game one. This was also the first time since 1938, when they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth game of a best-of-five Finals at Chicago Stadium, and the first time at the United Center that the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on home ice.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The 2015 Stanley Cup was presented to Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Blackhawks' 2–0 win over the Lightning in game six.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The following Blackhawks players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Television
In the U.S., the Finals were split between NBC and NBCSN, called by NBC Sports' lead commentary team of Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Pierre McGuire; it was originally announced that games two and three were to be broadcast by NBCSN, with the rest on NBC. Game two was moved to NBC to serve as a lead-out for its coverage of the 2015 Belmont Stakes in favor of game four on NBCSN. As Olczyk was also a contributor to NBC's Belmont coverage, he missed game two.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Television
In Canada, all six games were broadcast by CBC Television (through Hockey Night in Canada, as produced by Sportsnet through a brokerage agreement) in English, TVA Sports in French, and Omni Television in Punjabi. These were the first Stanley Cup Finals under Rogers Communications' exclusive national broadcast rights to the NHL in Canada.


2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Television
This was the second-most watched Stanley Cup Finals on U.S. television since 1995, trailing only the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, with an average 3.2 Nielsen rating and 5.6 million viewers on NBC and NBCSN. Game six was seen by 7.6 million viewers nationally on NBC. Ratings for game six were especially strong in Chicago and Tampa Bay: it was the most-watched NHL broadcast locally in Chicago history, and the second-highest in Tampa Bay. By contrast, ratings in Canada dropped significantly, making it the lowest-rated Stanley Cup Final since 2009. Game six, facing competition from a Team Canada match in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the Toronto Blue Jays (which had seen increased ratings due to a major winning streak), was the lowest-rated deciding NHL playoff game on Canadian television since the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 15, 2015, and ended on June 15, 2015, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
The New York Rangers made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. They also came back from a 3–1 series deficit for the second consecutive year. The Detroit Red Wings increased their consecutive post-season appearance streak to 24 seasons, the longest current streak at the time and tied for the fourth-longest streak in NHL history.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Winnipeg Jets qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the former Atlanta Thrashers franchise relocated to Winnipeg in 2011; the only time that the Thrashers/Jets franchise made the post-season was in 2007, and the last time that the city of Winnipeg hosted a playoff game was in 1996, the season before the previous Winnipeg Jets team relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, to become the Coyotes. The Ottawa Senators became the first team in the NHL's modern era (since 1942–43) to overcome a 14-point deficit in the standings to clinch a playoff spot. Also, the Calgary Flames returned to the playoffs after a six-year absence. In total, five Canadian NHL teams qualified for the post-season, the most since 2004.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Los Angeles Kings became the first defending Stanley Cup champions since the Carolina Hurricanes in 2007 to fail to make the playoffs. The Boston Bruins failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and became the first reigning Presidents' Trophy winners to miss the post-season since the Buffalo Sabres in 2008 (and the third overall). In addition, the San Jose Sharks failed to make the post-season for the first time since 2003, ending the NHL's second-longest active playoff streak.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
For the first time since 2000, both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals went the full seven games.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning became the first team in league history to face an Original Six team in all four rounds of the playoffs in the same year, as they played against the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively. They also became the fourth team to defeat three consecutive Original Six teams.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Lightning also tied the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers, 2004 Calgary Flames and 2014 Los Angeles Kings for playing the most playoff games (26) in a post season (later matched by the 2019 St. Louis Blues). The record was subsequently broken by the Dallas Stars during the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
This was the second year in which the top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference).


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators
The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the Atlantic division, earning 110 points. The Ottawa Senators finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild-card, earning 99 points. This was the second playoff meeting between these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which Ottawa won in five games. Ottawa won three of the four games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators
The Canadiens won the first three games of the series en route to defeating the Senators in six games. In game one, Brian Flynn scored the game-winning goal at 17:17 of the second period, and recorded two assists as the Canadiens won 4–3. Montreal's P. K. Subban was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for slashing Ottawa's Mark Stone during the second period, resulting in a microfracture of Stone's right wrist, but did not face any further League discipline. Alex Galchenyuk's goal at 3:40 into overtime gave the Canadiens a 3–2 win in game two.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators
Cameron replaced Andrew Hammond with Craig Anderson as his starting goalie for game three, but Dale Weise tied the game with 5:47 left in the third period, then scored at 3:40 into overtime to give Montreal a 2–1 win. Anderson rebounded in game four, stopping all 28 Montreal shots while Mike Hoffman scored the Senators' only goal to win 1–0. Ottawa then took game five by a score of 5–1 as Anderson stopped 45 of 46 shots, and Bobby Ryan scored two goals. The Canadiens then eliminated the Senators in Game 6 2–0 as goaltender Carey Price stopped all 43 of Ottawa's shots.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings
The Tampa Bay Lightning finished second in the Atlantic Division, earning 108 points. The Detroit Red Wings earned 100 points in the regular season to finish third in the Atlantic. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Tampa Bay won three of the four games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings
The Lightning defeated the Red Wings in seven games. Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek made 44 saves and Pavel Datsyuk recorded a goal and assist in a 3–2 win in game one. Tampa Bay took game two, 5–1, scoring four goals on 18 shots against Mrazek, including two from Tyler Johnson. Mrazek rebounded in game three, stopping all 22 shots in a 3–0 victory. In game four, the Lightning came back from a 2–0 third-period deficit to tie the game after Johnson and Ondrej Palat scored 1:17 apart. Johnson then scored at 2:25 of overtime for a 3–2 Tampa Bay win.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings
Mrazek then recorded another shutout in game five, stopping 28 shots in a 4–0 win. In game six, Johnson scored two goals as the Lightning built a 3–0 second-period lead en route to a 5–2 victory. Although he was not penalized during game six, Detroit's Niklas Kronwall was later suspended one game by the NHL for charging Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov late in the second period. In game seven, Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop stopped all of Detroit's 31 shots, Braydon Coburn scored what proved to be the game-winning goal 3:58 into the third period and Anton Stralman scored the empty netter with 1:18 remaining in the game to give Tampa Bay a 2–0 victory.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (WC2) Pittsburgh Penguins
The New York Rangers earned the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular season team, earning 113 points. The Pittsburgh Penguins finished as the Eastern Conference's second wild-card, earning 98 points. This was the sixth playoff meeting between these teams, with Pittsburgh having won four of the five previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the previous year's Eastern Conference Second Round, which New York won in seven games. New York won three of the four games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (WC2) Pittsburgh Penguins
The Rangers defeated the Penguins in five games. In game one, Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh each had goals, while goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 out of 25 shots, to help give the Rangers a 2–1 victory. In game two, Sidney Crosby scored two goals in a span of 4:39 to help give Pittsburgh a 3–1 second-period lead, en route to a 4–3 win. The Rangers took game three, 2–1, as they held the Penguins to just 11 shots on goal through the first and second periods, and Lundqvist made 12 out of 13 saves in the third.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (WC2) Pittsburgh Penguins
Rookie centre Kevin Hayes then scored the game-winning goal 3:14 into overtime of game four to give the Rangers another 2–1 victory. The Rangers then recorded a third consecutive 2–1 victory in game five, with Carl Hagelin scoring 10:52 into overtime, to take the series. Hagelin became the first Ranger to accomplish this feat since Stephane Matteau scored a goal in game seven against the New Jersey Devils in 1994. The Penguins were eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2012.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) Washington Capitals vs. (M3) New York Islanders
The Washington Capitals finished second in the Metropolitan Division, earning 101 points. The New York Islanders also earned 101 points during the regular season, but they finished third in the Metropolitan Division as Washington won the second tie-breaker of head-to-head points. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these teams, with New York having won five of the six previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1993 Patrick Division Semifinals, which New York won in six games. The teams split the four-game regular season series, with each team winning twice at home.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) Washington Capitals vs. (M3) New York Islanders
The Capitals defeated the Islanders in seven games. The Islanders took game one, 4–1, led by Brock Nelson's two goals, and Josh Bailey's goal and an assist. In game two, Washington came back from a 3–1 second-period deficit to score three unanswered goals to win, 4–3, despite being forced to start rookie goalie Philipp Grubauer in this match in place of an ill Braden Holtby.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) Washington Capitals vs. (M3) New York Islanders
Games three and four ended in overtime: John Tavares scored 15 seconds into the extra period to give the Islanders a 2–1 victory in Game 3, and Nicklas Backstrom's goal 11:09 into overtime gave the Capitals a 2–1 victory in game four. Washington then controlled game five with a 5–1 victory, led by Evgeny Kuznetsov's two goals and an assist. The Islanders then took Game 6, 3–1, as Nikolay Kulemin scored at 10:33 of the third period to break a 1–1 tie, and Cal Clutterbuck added an empty netter.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) Washington Capitals vs. (M3) New York Islanders
Game six proved to be the last playoff game that the Islanders played at Nassau Coliseum (until 2019) before moving full-time to the Barclays Center for three seasons, as Washington's Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the game-winning goal 12:42 into the third period of game seven to help give the Capitals the victory, 2–1.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The St. Louis Blues finished first in the Central Division, earning 109 points. The Minnesota Wild finished as the Western Conference's first wild-card, earning 100 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split the four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The Wild defeated the Blues in six games. Minnesota took game one, 4–2, as goaltender Devan Dubnyk recorded 19 saves. Vladimir Tarasenko then recorded a hat trick to help lead the Blues to a 4–1 victory in game two. In game three, Dubnyk stopped all 17 St. Louis shots to lead the Wild to a 3–0 win. The Blues then rebounded in game four, as five different players scored off of Dubnyk in a 6–1 win.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The Wild goalie responded in game five by making 37 saves while Nino Niederreiter and Mikko Koivu scored in a span of 1:26 in the second period to win 4–1. Minnesota then eliminated St. Louis in game six with another 4–1 victory, as Dubnyk made 30 saves and Zach Parise scored two goals.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) Nashville Predators vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
The Nashville Predators finished second in the Central Division, earning 104 points. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 102 points during the regular season to finish third in the Central Division. This was the second playoff meeting between these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2010 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Chicago won in six games. Chicago won three of the four games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) Nashville Predators vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks defeated the Predators in six games. In game one, Nashville scored three-straight first period goals on Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford, prompting Blackhawks Head Coach Joel Quenneville to put backup Scott Darling in net. Chicago then rallied, scoring three-straight second period goals to tie the game before Duncan Keith scored 7:49 into double overtime to give the Blackhawks a 4–3 victory. Crawford again started in game two, but the Predators scored four unanswered goals on him, including two goals from Craig Smith, to tie the series with a 6–2 win.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) Nashville Predators vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
Darling was named the starter for game three and then stopped 35 Nashville shots, while Chicago scored three second-period goals to grab a 4–2 win. Game four ended at 1:00 into triple overtime when Brent Seabrook's one-timer from the blue line went past Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne into the net, giving the Blackhawks a 3–2 victory. Filip Forsberg recorded his first NHL hat-trick, and Nashville scored three goals in a 2:27 span in the third period in game five to win, 5–2. In game six, Quenneville pulled Darling after giving up three first period goals on 12 Nashville shots. Chicago then rallied behind Crawford, with Keith scoring the game-winning goal 16:12 into the third period to give the Blackhawks a 4–3 win and the series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets
The Anaheim Ducks finished first in the Pacific Division, earning 109 points. The Winnipeg Jets finished as the Western Conference's second wild-card, earning 99 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Anaheim won all three games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets
This series also marked the first appearance of a team representing Winnipeg in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 19 years, as the Jets made the playoffs for the first time since moving from Atlanta, and for the second time in franchise history since their only playoff appearance in 2007 when they were swept in the conference quarterfinals, leaving them entering the 2014–15 season as the only NHL franchise to never record a post-season win. The most recent team to represent Winnipeg prior to this was the original Winnipeg Jets, who lost in the Western Conference Quarterfinals in 1996.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets
The Ducks won each of the first three games with third-period comebacks en route to sweeping the series against the Jets. Down 2–1 in the third period of game one, Corey Perry scored twice, Ryan Getzlaf scored once and Sami Vatanen scored once to help give Anaheim a 4–2 win. Winnipeg entered the third period of game two with a 1–0 lead, but Anaheim prevailed, 2–1, after Patrick Maroon tied the game midway through the period and then Jakob Silfverberg scored the game-winning goal with 21 seconds left.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets
In game three, the Jets held a 4–3 lead late in the third period, but Ryan Kesler tied the game with 2:14 left in regulation and Rickard Rakell scored 5:12 into overtime to give the Ducks a 5–4 win. Anaheim only needed to come from behind from a one-goal deficit in the first period of game four, scoring three unanswered goals between the first and third periods. Kesler scored two third-period goals, and Perry recorded two assists, to close out the series for the Ducks with a 5–2 victory.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) Vancouver Canucks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
The Vancouver Canucks finished second in the Pacific Division, earning 101 points. The Calgary Flames earned 97 points during the regular season to finish third in the Pacific Division. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these teams with Calgary having won four of the six previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2004 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Calgary won in seven games. The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The teams split the four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) Vancouver Canucks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
The Flames defeated the Canucks in six games. Calgary rallied from a one-goal deficit in game one, as David Jones tied the game 7:59 into the third and Kris Russell scored the winning goal with 29.6 seconds left to give the Flames a 2–1 win. The Canucks tied the series with a 4–1 win, as goalie Eddie Lack made 22 out of 23 saves and Alex Burrows recorded two assists.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) Vancouver Canucks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
With 1:17 left to play, a fight broke out that resulted in 132 penalty minutes, with the Flames' Deryk Engelland given a game misconduct for instigating it, but eventually the league rescinded Engelland's penalty and instead fined Calgary head coach Bob Hartley $50,000 for his responsibility for the incident. Jonas Hiller made 23 saves to help give the Flames a 4–2 win in game three. In game four, Calgary scored three first-period goals out of seven shots off of Lack.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) Vancouver Canucks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
Ryan Miller replaced Lack to start the second period, but Hiller made 28 total saves en route to a 3–1 win. Miller then made 20 saves and Daniel Sedin scored the winning goal 1:47 into the third period to help give the Canucks a 2–1 win in Game five. In game six, Hartley pulled Hiller after he allowed two goals on his first three shots, and put Karri Ramo in net. The Flames tied the game in the second period, and then Matt Stajan scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the third period. Two empty net goals in the final minute of the game sealed the series victory for the Flames.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning
This was the third playoff meeting for these teams; the teams had split their two previous playoff series. Their most recent meeting was in the previous year's Eastern Conference First Round, in which Montreal swept Tampa Bay out of the playoffs. Tampa Bay won all five games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning defeated the Canadiens in six games. In game one, Nikita Kucherov scored 2:06 into double overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2–1 win. This winning goal was controversial because the Lightning appeared to have been offside on the play, but nothing was called by the linesmen. Earlier at 2:56 of the first overtime period, Kucherov's apparent winning goal was waved off after officials ruled that he pushed Carey Price's pad into the net after the Montreal goalie made the initial save. The Lightning also won game two, 6–2, scoring four power play goals.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal's Brandon Prust was then fined $5,000 for his postgame derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson, which he later apologized for the day afterward. In game three, Tyler Johnson scored with 1.1 seconds left to give Tampa Bay a 2–1 victory. The Canadiens stayed alive in game four, as Max Pacioretty recorded a shorthanded goal and two assists, as Montreal built a 5–0 second-period lead en route to a 6–2 win. Then in game five, P.A. Parenteau scored with 4:07 left in regulation to give the Canadiens a 2–1 victory. In game six, Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 19 Montreal shots, and Kucherov scored two goals, as Tampa Bay won 4–1 to take the series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (M2) Washington Capitals
This was the ninth playoff meeting for these teams, and their fifth in the last seven years; the teams have split their eight previous playoff series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which New York won in seven games. New York won three of the four games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (M2) Washington Capitals
The Rangers overcame a 3–1 series deficit to eliminate the Capitals in seven games. Joel Ward scored with 1.3 seconds left to give Washington a 2–1 win in game one. The Rangers took game two, 3–2, as Chris Kreider and Dan Boyle recorded first-period goals and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 30 out of 32 shots. In game three, Braden Holtby stopped all of the Rangers' 30 shots, and Jay Beagle's second-period goal helped give the Capitals a 1–0 win.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (M2) Washington Capitals
Holtby then made 29 out of 30 saves in game four, while rookie Andre Burakovsky scored his first two postseason goals in a 2–1 victory for Washington. In game five, the Capitals appeared to have scored the icebreaker with 2:09 left in the second period when Matt Niskanen's shot went past Lundqvist, but officials waved off the goal and ruled that Ward interfered with the Rangers goalie. Curtis Glencross would later score the icebreaker for Washington at 10:54 of the third period.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (M2) Washington Capitals
But Kreider scored with 1:41 remaining in regulation to tie the game, 1–1, then Ryan McDonagh won it at 9:37 into overtime to give the Rangers a 2–1 victory. Game six saw Kreider score two first-period goals to help the Rangers build a 4–1 lead in the third period before holding off a late comeback by the Capitals to win 4–3.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (M2) Washington Capitals
Then in game seven, Derek Stepan scored at 11:24 into overtime on a set play off the faceoff to give the Rangers a 2–1 victory and the 4–3 series win to move on to the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in as many years. This was also the second consecutive playoffs in which the Rangers were able to overcome a 3–1 series deficit, an NHL first. As well, this was only the second time the Rangers overcame a 3–1 series deficit in franchise history. With this series loss, the Capitals fell to 6–5 all-time in series when they lead 3–1, with this fifth loss becoming most among NHL teams.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
This was the third year in a row in which the Blackhawks and Wild had met in the postseason, and their third meeting overall. The Blackhawks won both previous series, their most recent meeting was in the previous year's Western Conference Second Round where Chicago won in six games. Chicago won three of the five games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The Blackhawks swept the Wild. In game one, after Chicago scored three unanswered first-period goals, followed by Minnesota scoring three of their own to tie the game, Teuvo Teravainen scored with 59 seconds left in the second period to help give the Blackhawks a 4–3 win. Patrick Kane then scored two goals in game two to help give Chicago a 4–1 victory. In game three, Corey Crawford stopped all of Minnesota's 30 shots, and Kane's power play goal in the first period helped give the Blackhawks a 1–0 win. Chicago then won game four,  4–3, with four different Blackhawks recording goals, but had to hold off an attempted comeback by Minnesota, who scored two goals 51 seconds apart in the final minutes of the game.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
This was the second playoff meeting between these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2006 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Anaheim won in seven games. Anaheim won three of the five games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
The Ducks eliminated the Flames in five games. Anaheim took game one, 6–1, scoring three goals apiece against both Calgary starting goalie Jonas Hiller and backup Karri Ramo. Flames coach Bob Hartley then decided to start Ramo for the rest of the series. In game two, Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen stopped all of Calgary's 30 shots in a 3–0 victory.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
In game three, Anaheim held a 3–2 lead in the third period when Sam Bennett appeared to have tied the game with 6:22 left in regulation, but officials said no goal on the ice and video review ruled that it was inconclusive as to whether the puck completely crossed the goal line. However, with 19.5 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Flames on essentially a 5-on-3 advantage because of pulling their goalie for an extra attacker, coincidental minors against both teams, and a delay of game penalty on Sami Vatanen of Anaheim, Johnny Gaudreau scored to tie the game.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Calgary Flames
Then at 4:24 of overtime, Mikael Backlund scored his first ever postseason goal on a delayed penalty to give Calgary the win, 4–3. The Ducks responded with a 4–2 win in game four, as a high-sticking double minor penalty on Calgary's Joe Colborne at the end of the second period led to Matt Beleskey's power play goal to give Anaheim a 3–2 lead, followed by Patrick Maroon's empty netter. In game five, Corey Perry scored 2:26 into overtime, giving the Ducks the series win.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning
This was the first playoff meeting between these teams. This was the Rangers' second consecutive Conference Finals appearance, and their third overall in the last four years; they defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games in the previous year. Tampa Bay most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2011, where they lost in seven games to the Boston Bruins. Tampa Bay won all three games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning defeated the Rangers in seven games. In game one, Dominic Moore scored with 2:25 left to give the Rangers a 2–1 win. Tyler Johnson then recorded a hat trick, scoring a shorthanded, a power play and an even strength goal, as he led the Lightning to a 6–2 victory in game two. In game three, Nikita Kucherov scored 3:33 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 6–5 win. The Rangers then responded with a 5–1 win in game four, as Rick Nash scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 38 out of 39 shots.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning
Ben Bishop shut out the Rangers in game five, stopping all 26 shots in the Lightning's 2–0 win. In game six, Derick Brassard recorded a hat trick and two assists as the Rangers went on to win, 7–3.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (M1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning
Game seven, however, saw Tampa Bay record another 2–0 victory to eliminate the Rangers — the first time the Rangers had ever lost a game seven at home in their history (and the first time they lost an elimination game at home since the 2007 playoffs)  — as Bishop stopped all 22 New York shots while the Lightning scored two goals out of their first three third-period shots.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
This was the first playoff meeting between these teams. Anaheim most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2007, when they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games. This was Chicago's third consecutive Conference Finals appearance, and their fifth overall in the last seven years; they were defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the previous year. Chicago won two of the three games in the regular season series.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks eliminated the Ducks in seven games. Anaheim took game one, 4–1, getting goals from four different players and Frederik Andersen stopping 26 out of 27 shots. Game two was the longest game in Chicago franchise history as Marcus Kruger scored 16:12 into triple-overtime to give the Blackhawks a 3–2 victory. Anaheim defeated Chicago in game three, 2–1, as Simon Despres' first career Stanley Cup playoff goal with 55 seconds left in the second period proved to be the difference. In game four, a total of six goals were scored during the third period.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
After the period began with a 1–1 tie, the Blackhawks scored two consecutive goals, followed by the Ducks scoring three in 37 seconds, before Patrick Kane's power play goal tied it again at 4–4. The contest ended when Antoine Vermette scored at 5:37 of double overtime to give Chicago a 5–4 victory. The Ducks built a 3–0 first period lead before Chicago scored two in the second to cut the score to 3–2.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
Patrick Maroon scored at 14:45 of the third period to increase Anaheim's lead to 4–2, but Jonathan Toews scored twice inside the final two minutes of regulation to tie the game and force overtime. This time, Matt Beleskey scored 45 seconds into the extra period to give the Ducks the 5–4 victory. But in game six, the Blackhawks built a 3–0 second-period lead, with Duncan Keith recording an assist in each of those three goals, en route to a 5–2 win. And in game seven, Toews scored twice as Chicago built a 4–0 second-period lead en route to a 5–3 victory.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Both teams won their last appearance in the Finals; Tampa Bay defeated Calgary in seven games in 2004, while Chicago defeated Boston in six games in 2013. This was the Lightning's second appearance in the Finals; the Blackhawks made their thirteenth Finals appearance, and their third in six years. Upon winning the Finals, Chicago had won three Stanley Cups in the past six years. This was also the first Stanley Cup Finals not to have a game go into overtime since 2009.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In Canada, the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs were the first postseason under Rogers Media' 12-year contract for Canadian television and digital media rights to the NHL. On television, national coverage of playoff games were split between Sportsnet channels and CBC (through Hockey Night in Canada). French-language coverage of all games was carried by TVA Sports. Selected games were simulcast with Punjabi-language commentary on Omni Television.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In the United States, national coverage of playoff games aired on either NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, NHL Network, or USA Network. USA Network broadcast NHL games for the first time since they aired them from 1979 to 1985. During the first round, these national telecasts co-existed with those of regional rightsholders, after which NBC had exclusive rights to the remaining games. Seven first round games were televised exclusively in the U.S. on NBC.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In Canada, first-round viewership improved over the previous season, with one of the games in the Montreal-Ottawa series on CBC seen by 3.76 million viewers. However, following the elimination of Canadian teams from contention and an all-U.S. final, ratings dropped significantly, with Numeris estimating an overall decrease of 8% in average viewership on CBC, and a 14% decrease in average viewership for Sportsnet in comparison to TSN's 2014 playoff coverage. Game six of the Final, facing competition from a Team Canada match in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup on CTV and TSN, and the Toronto Blue Jays (in the midst of a major winning streak) on Sportsnet, was the lowest-rated deciding game since game seven in 2003.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
By contrast, ratings in the United States were strong for NBC and its cable networks. This also extended to the Montreal-Ottawa first-round series, where it faced no competition from a U.S. regional rightsholder: games six and three of the all-Canadian series on NBCSN ended up being the top and the second-most watched first-round contests on U.S. cable, respectively. Game seven of the N.Y. Rangers-Tampa Bay Eastern Conference Finals produced a 2.65 metered market overnight rating, making it NBCSN's second-highest rated non-Final NHL game.


2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
Game seven of the Anaheim-Chicago Western Conference Finals then generated a 3.27 metered market rating, the highest rated non-Final overnight NHL game on NBC. During the Final, game six was seen by 7.6 million viewers nationally on NBC. Ratings for game six were especially strong in Chicago and Tampa Bay: it was the most-watched NHL broadcast locally in Chicago history, and the second-highest in Tampa Bay. Overall, it was the second-most-watched Stanley Cup Finals since 1995, averaging a 3.2 rating and 5.6 million viewers on NBC and NBCSN, trailing only the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.


2015 Star World Championships
The 2015 Star World Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 01-10, 2015.


2015 Star World Championships, Results
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; PMS – Premature start; RET – Retired; YMP – Yacht materially prejudiced;


2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series
The 2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) is the 2015 edition of the StarCraft II World Championship Series, the highest level of esports competition for StarCraft II. The tournament series' Global Finals were won by South Korean professional player Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin, becoming the first two-time StarCraft II world champion.


2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format
The 2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series introduced greater region-locking restrictions in reaction to Korean dominance across all WCS leagues. WCS America and Europe's Premier and Challenger leagues were merged into a shared league, dropping the continental naming convention. In Korea, a second Korean league formed alongside the long-running Global StarCraft II League (GSL), SPOTV's StarCraft II StarLeague (SSL), replacing the defunct Ongamenet Starleague (OSL). Both Korean leagues featured three seasons of regular play, as did the WCS Premier League.


2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format, Seeding
All WCS-sanctioned events gave out points to players based on their ranking and the event's tier. The sixteen highest-ranking players received invites to the Global Finals, seeded into a bracket based on their rank. As there were two players tied for the 16th seed, a tie-breaker match was held prior to the commencement of the Global Finals.


2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Results, Global Finals
The WCS Global Finals were held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California as part of BlizzCon 2015. They featured bracket play in the round of sixteen, played out the week prior to the main event as part of BlizzCon Opening Week, with the quarterfinals onward at the convention center itself.


2015 State of Origin series
The 2015 State of Origin series was the 34th time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams to be played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only one game series). It was the third series to be administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission which was created in a major restructure of the sport's administration in Australia.


2015 State of Origin series
This series had one game played in each of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with Game I played at the 83,500 capacity ANZ Stadium, Game II played at the 100,024 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Game III played at the 52,500 capacity Suncorp Stadium.


2015 State of Origin series
Former Canberra, Queensland and Australian captain Mal Meninga was coach of the Queensland side, whose eight-year State of Origin series winning streak was ended by New South Wales in 2014. The Blues were coached by former Canberra, NSW and Australia captain Laurie Daley for a third consecutive year.


2015 State of Origin series, Game III
Corey Parker was awarded the Wally Lewis medal for player of the series.


2015 State of Origin series, Teams
The 18th, 19th & 20th man are reserves to cover for any forthcoming injuries to the selected squad and, unless chosen, do not actually play.


2015 State of Origin series, Teams, New South Wales Blues
1 - Gallen retained the captaincy role from Farah in Game II.


2015 State of Origin series, Teams, New South Wales Blues
2 - Robbie Farah was originally chosen to play in Game lll but withdrew due to a hand injury, he was replaced by Michael Ennis on game day.


2015 State of Origin series, Teams, Queensland Maroons
1 - Daly Cherry-Evans was originally selected to play in game one but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Michael Morgan, then Morgan retained his spot on the bench in Game II and III.


2015 State of Origin series, Records
Game II achieved the highest ever attendance for a State of Origin Game, with a crowd of 91,513 people in attendance.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)
The 2015 State of the Nation Address is the sixth and last State of the Nation Address made by President Benigno Aquino III.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Seating and guests
Two former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada and Fidel Ramos were among the attendees of the SONA.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
The speech was the longest of State of the Nation Address in recent Philippine history upon its completion at 2 hours and 13 minutes. He discussed the list of priority bills set at least until 2016, attributed his problems to his predecessor, and thanked his cabinet and all other people who assisted him. His policy of "Daang Matuwid" (Straight Path) is also the centerpiece of his speech. He used videos to supplement his speech.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
Aquino blamed the issues experienced by the MRT-3 Metro Rail Transit Corporation, the private corporation tasked to managed elevated rail system. According to Aquino, the contract between the government and the company and a series of temporary restraining orders and arbitration was the reason for the lack of improvement of the rail system. He encouraged the much-criticized Department of Transportation and Communication secretary, Jun Abaya and told him not to lose heart over his critics and praised him for his accomplishments. He highlighted the granting of Category One rating from the United States Federal Aviation Agency, which enables local carrier to create flight routes with locations in the United States and the lifting of a ban over local carriers by the European Union to make flights to its member countries.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
He called on for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law and an anti-dynasty bill. He obliged critics of the Bangsamoro bill to come up with an alternative.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
Aquino thanked his current cabinet, and some former department secretaries which includes Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla and the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo. He also thanked his personal secretaries, close-in assistants, stylists and household manager. One of the notable omission was Vice President Jejomar Binay whom he didn't extend gratitude.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Reactions, Jejomar Binay
In a speech made at the Cavite State University which he brands as the "true State of the Nation Address", Vice President Jejomar Binay elaborated what he thinks the problems the Aquino administration did not address which includes the poverty, unemployment, issues at the MRT, and how certain disasters and incidents are dealt and managed specifically the 2010 Manila hostage crisis, Typhoon Haiyan, 2013 Zamboanga City crisis and the Mamasapano clash. He specifically noted the President's omission of the SAF 44 in Aquino's SONA and criticized Aquino for it.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Reactions, Senators
Senator Grace Poe, expressed concern over the lack of mention of the Freedom of Information Bill.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Reactions, Other politicians
Davao City Mayor, Rodrigo Duterte and his son Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte expressed disappointment over President Aquino's speech. They urged Aquino to stop blaming the previous administration particularly of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over issues Aquino is dealing with. Mayor Duterte graded the speech 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 saying that he should have tackled more on solving criminality. Duterte said that the president seemed not to be informed of the drug problem particularly a report of the Manila police that 9 out of 10 of youth is influenced by drugs which he views as a national concern. He described Aquino as a "clean man" but added that he "cannot comment about other people around him (Aquino)."


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Protests by militant groups
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan organized protest outside the Batasang Pambansa, the venue of the SONA to protest against the government of Aquino. The militant group's secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. estimated that about 20,000 people from various sectors turned up for the protests along Commonwealth Avenue. The police has a lower estimate of the number of people which attended the protests at less than 5,000. 35 people were reported to be injured, 27 civilians and 8 police personnel. Among those injured among the police were two policemen who allegedly tried to spy on the militants hours before the presidential speech. The police said that they will file charges of direct assault and robbery against the militants who reportedly took the cellphones of the security personnels which the security organization views as a violation of Batas Pambansa 880.


2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Protests by militant groups
Quezon City Police District director Chief Superintendent Joel Pagdilao, said the protests were relatively peaceful compared to mass organizations during the previous SONAs. Pagdilao said that this is due to the police force's restraint and maximum tolerance towards the protestors.


2015 State of the Union Address
The 2015 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 114th United States Congress. It was Obama's sixth State of the Union Address and his seventh speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, John Boehner, accompanied by Joe Biden, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.


2015 State of the Union Address
Following recent tradition, Speaker of the House John Boehner sent a letter on December 19, 2014, formally inviting President Obama to speak (despite a proposal from some conservatives that House Republicans withhold the invitation in retaliation for Obama's executive actions on immigration reform). The State of the Union Address was broadcast on various television and radio stations and webcast from the White House. Webcasts were also provided by other sponsors, including a webcast from the U.S. Republican Party.


2015 State of the Union Address
The President addressed controversial economic issues in the U.S., arguing in support of expanding access to  community college in the context of American higher education as well as in support of increased taxes on financial institutions. In terms of U.S. foreign policy, he expressed his belief in American exceptionalism and defended what he saw as an assertive foreign agenda in which the country is "upholding the principle that bigger nations can't bully the small."


2015 State of the Union Address, Seating and guests
As since 2011, members of Congress sat together, regardless of party.


2015 State of the Union Address, Seating and guests
Guests of First Lady Michelle Obama at the Address included the former prisoner of Cuba Alan Gross, astronaut Scott Kelly, DREAM Act immigration reform activist Ana Zamora, Ebola international emergency care coordinator Dr. Pranav Shetty, the CEO of CVS Health (which had recently become the first major retail pharmacy to stop selling tobacco products) Larry Merlo, working mother and community college education beneficiary Rebekah Erler, healthcare insurance acquisition worker Victor Fugate, wounded veteran Staff Sergeant Jason Gibson, sea-level rise researcher Nicole Hernandez Hammer, university student Anthony Mendez, technical education teacher Katrice Mubiru, healthcare coverage beneficiary and mother Astrid Muhammad, Spencer Stone, U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, and others (26 designated guests altogether).


2015 State of the Union Address, Seating and guests
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was "repeatedly pictured slumbering in her chair" during the address. Ginsburg admitted that she "wasn't 100% sober".


2015 State of the Union Address, Designated survivor
The designated survivor is the member of the president's cabinet who does not attend the address in case of a catastrophic event, in order to maintain continuity of government. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx was the designated survivor.