 In , the Canucks made their second trip to the Stanley Cup Finals, entering the playoffs as the seventh seed in the renamed Western Conference.Despite underachieving in the regular season (their points total decreased by 16 from the previous year, although they finished second in the newly-renamed Pacific Division), the Canucks played well in the playoffs and embarked on another unexpected run.Opening the playoffs with a close first-round series against the Calgary Flames, Vancouver rallied from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the series in seven contests.