what teams played in the 2010 stanley cup?
Chicago Blackhawks
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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 2010 tournament took place in Germany . The first game , between Germany and the United States , was played at Veltins @-@ Arena in Gelsenkirchen and was attended by 77 @,@ 803 people , setting a new record for the most attended game in hockey history . The tournament was noted for having several surprising preliminary round results , including : Switzerland beating Canada for the first time in World Championship play ; Norway defeating eventual champions the Czech Republic ; and Denmark upsetting Finland and the United States en route to their first ever quarterfinal appearance . The German team , which had finished 15th in 2009 and only avoided relegation to Division I because they were set to host the 2010 tournament , advanced to the semi @-@ finals for the first time since the new playoff format was adapted . They finished fourth , losing to Sweden in the bronze medal game . In the gold medal game , the Czech Republic upset the Russian team , winning gold and ending the defending champions ' 27 @-@ game winning streak . 

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 Intending to promote the game worldwide , the league sent the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames to begin the 1998 – 99 season with two games in Tokyo , Japan . Since 2007 , the NHL has been sending teams to Europe to start each season . The Los Angeles Kings met the Ducks at the O2 Arena in London , England to start the 2007 – 08 season . A year later , four teams were sent to Prague , Czech Republic and Stockholm , Sweden . One of those teams , the Rangers , also participated in the inaugural Victoria Cup , defeating the Kontinental Hockey League 's Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4 – 3 in a single game . Another four teams opened the 2009 – 10 season in Stockholm and Helsinki , Finland . In 2010 , Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics , the first time an NHL city has hosted the event since the league began participating . The NHL 's participation in future games remains in doubt , as it had expressed a desire not to participate in the 2014 games in Sochi , Russia . However , the NHL players did ultimately participate in those games . The players strongly favour continued participation in the Olympics . The third World Cup of Hockey is expected to take place in 2011 , seven years after the 2004 tournament . 

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 Rosters for the 2010 Winter Olympics were announced in December . Olli Jokinen joined Kiprusoff in being named to the Finnish team , while Jarome Iginla was named an alternate captain for Team Canada . Dion Phaneuf , Jay Bouwmeester and Robyn Regehr , whom all attended the summer Olympic camp , were left off the Canadian roster . Jokinen felt that the teams poor December played a role in their being left off , and expressed that the team felt they let the three defencemen down as a result . At the Olympic tournament , Iginla led the tournament with five goals , and assisted on Sidney Crosby 's overtime winning goal in the gold medal final against the United States . Kiprusoff , along with Niklas Hagman , who was acquired from Toronto before the Games , both won bronze medals . 

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