2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Logan Couture San Jose Sharks 24 10 20 30 +5 8
Brent Burns San Jose Sharks 24 7 17 24 +11 12
Joe Pavelski San Jose Sharks 24 14 9 23 +1 4
Phil Kessel Pittsburgh Penguins 24 10 12 22 +5 4
Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks 24 3 18 21 +2 10
Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning 17 11 8 19 +13 8
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 24 6 13 19 -2 4
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 23 6 12 18 +1 18
Nick Bonino Pittsburgh Penguins 24 4 14 18 +9 12
Tyler Johnson Tampa Bay Lightning 17 7 10 17 +9 12
Player statistics -- Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points .
The 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 13, 2016 and ended on June 12, 2016, with the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the San Jose Sharks four games to two in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals. For only the second time in league history (1970 being the only other time), none of the NHL's Canadian-based teams, seven in total, qualified for the postseason. In addition, for the second season in a row and only the fifth time since joining the league in 1979, all four former WHA teams (the Edmonton Oilers, Arizona Coyotes, Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche) missed the playoffs. The Washington Capitals made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. This was the final season of the Detroit Red Wings' 25-season playoff appearance streak, the longest streak at the time and tied for third longest in NHL history. The Florida Panthers qualified for the playoffs for only the second time since the 1999-2000 season - both times winning their division - and fifth time in franchise history. For the fourth time in six years, all three California-based teams made the playoffs in the same season. And, for only the second time ever (1996 being the only other time), both Florida-based teams made the playoffs in the same season. For the first time since 2006, and only the third time in league history, all Original Six teams who made the playoffs (three in total) were eliminated in the first round. The New York Islanders won their first post-season series since the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, ending the third longest post-season win drought in NHL history. For the seventh consecutive season and eleventh out of thirteen seasons, a team from California was in the Western Conference Final.