who will win the 2011 nhl stanley cup?
Canada
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 The first two games were in Anaheim , both won by the Ducks by one @-@ goal margins . Game 3 went to the Senators , but Game 4 in Ottawa was won by the Ducks , for an insurmountable three games to one lead . The Ducks would finish the series in Game 5 at home . The Ducks had been favoured to win the Cup since before the season started . The Senators were the third consecutive Canadian franchise to reach the Final and they suffered the same fate as the Calgary Flames of 2004 and the Edmonton Oilers of 2006 . 

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 On September 26 , 2011 , the day after the teams ' final meeting of the season , the National Hockey League formally announced that the rivalry would be played out at Citizens Bank Park during the offseason at the 2012 NHL Winter Classic on January 2 , saying it would be a showdown between the teams ' hockey counterparts , the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers . Shane Victorino attended the game , which the Rangers came from behind to win , 3 – 2 , which MLB.com said that " just like the Mets – Phillies rivalry , being able to come back and steal a game on the road was quite sweet , " and said of the rivalry being played out : " What better rivalry than this ? Both these teams , they 're in first place ( in the Atlantic Division ) . I 'm excited to see it . " 

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 The Penguins drew a matchup with the Washington Capitals in the second round semi @-@ finals . The anticipation for the series was high considering the rivalry between the teams and star players , most notably Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins and Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin of the Capitals . The first three games in the series were scheduled for national television in the U.S. , with game one on NBC and games two and three on Versus . 

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 The NHL revived the Heritage Classic concept , with the Canadiens facing the Calgary Flames at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on February 20 , 2011 . The Flames defeated the Canadiens , by a score of 4 – 0 , before a crowd of 41 @,@ 022 spectators . The 2011 Heritage Classic was the second outdoors game held during the 2010 – 11 season , following the 2011 NHL Winter Classic . 

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 This was the first time since the New York Rangers won the 1994 Stanley Cup that the Atlantic Division title was not won by either the New Jersey Devils or the Philadelphia Flyers . 
