1968 Stanley Cup playoffs

1968 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Montreal Canadiens
Runner-up	St. Louis Blues
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Last updated December 11, 2023

The 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs, to decide the 1968 championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) was the first after the expansion from six to twelve teams. The playoff system was thus expanded from a four-team to an eight-team tournament, and was designed so that four of the new expansion teams would qualify for the postseason.

Format

All of the 'Original Six' teams were placed in the new Eastern Division, and all of the new teams placed in the new Western Division. Each division contributed four playoff teams. Division teams then played off to produce a divisional champion, and the two divisional champions played off in the Final to win the Stanley Cup.

The imbalance between the new teams and old was readily apparent in the standings. All four of the East Division teams had a better record than the top team in the West.

Series

All series but Bruins-Canadiens had a game postponed after the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4.^[1]

Quarterfinals

(E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (E3) Boston Bruins

The Montreal Canadiens were the best regular season team, earning 94 points. The Boston Bruins earned 84 points to finish third in the East Division. This was the thirteenth playoff series between these two rivals, with Montreal winning ten of their twelve previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1958 Stanley Cup Finals, which Montreal won in six games. These teams split their ten-game regular season series.

The Bruins, making their first appearance in the playoffs since 1959, were swept in four games.

April 4	Boston Bruins		1–2	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Ken Hodge (1) – 4:00		First period		14:08 – pp – Henri Richard (1)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		14:40 – Claude Provost (1)
Gerry Cheevers 33 saves / 35 shots		Goalie stats		Gump Worsley 21 saves / 22 shots

April 6	Boston Bruins		3–5	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Ken Hodge (2) – 13:58		First period		09:33 – Jacques Lemaire (1)
Ted Green (1) - pp - 13:06		Second period		04:15 – Jacques Laperriere (1) 09:24 – Jacques Lemaire (2)
John McKenzie (1) – 10:47		Third period		10:24 – Dick Duff (1) 17:34 – Jean Beliveau (1)
Gerry Cheevers 36 saves / 41 shots		Goalie stats		Gump Worsley 17 saves / 20 shots

April 9	Montreal Canadiens		5–2	Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Recap
Jean Beliveau (2) – pp - 15:35		First period		5:15 – Ed Westfall (1)
Claude Provost (2) – pp - 7:39 Ralph Backstrom (1) – 8:41 John Ferguson (1) – 18:23		Second period		19:55 - Tommy Williams (1)
Dick Duff (2) – 8:23		Third period		No scoring
Gump Worsley 25 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats		Gerry Cheevers 28 saves / 33 shots

April 11	Montreal Canadiens		3–2	Boston Bruins	Boston Garden	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Claude Larose (1) – 12:58		Second period		00:49 – Ed Westfall (2)
Claude Larose (2) – 7:20 Ralph Backstrom (2) – 16:33		Third period		18:34 – Ken Hodge (3)
Gump Worsley 35 saves / 37 shots		Goalie stats		Gerry Cheevers 31 saves / 34 shots

Montreal won series 4–0

(E2) New York Rangers vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks

The New York Rangers earned 90 points to finish second in the East Division. The Chicago Blackhawks finished fourth in the East Division with 80 points. This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Their only previous series came in the 1931 semifinals, where Chicago won the two-game total goals series 3 goals to 0. New York earned eleven of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

The Black Hawks, led by Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita upset the Rangers in six to set up a Montreal-Chicago East Division showdown.

April 4	Chicago Black Hawks		1–3	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden	Recap
No scoring		First period		11:22 – Orland Kurtenbach (1)
No scoring		Second period		07:34 – pp – Harry Howell (1)
Pierre Pilote (1) – pp – 12:27		Third period		01:36 – Rod Gilbert (1)
Denis DeJordy 41 saves / 44 shots		Goalie stats		Ed Giacomin 31 saves / 32 shots

April 9	Chicago Black Hawks		1–2	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden	Recap
No scoring		First period		15:57 – Rod Gilbert (2)
Bobby Hull (1) – 10:12		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		12:40 – Donnie Marshall (1)
Denis DeJordy 28 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats		Ed Giacomin 36 saves / 37 shots

April 11	New York Rangers		4–7	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Vic Hadfield (1) – pp – 16:47		First period		11:35 – Pit Martin (1)
Rod Gilbert (3) – 9:32 Rod Gilbert (4) – 9:38		Second period		08:48 – Stan Mikita (1)
Rod Seiling (1) – 13:22		Third period		02:36 – Pit Martin (2) 05:25 – pp – Stan Mikita (2) 08:59 – Dennis Hull (1) 18:19 – Doug Mohns (1) 19:42 – Gilles Marotte (1)
Ed Giacomin 24 saves / 31 shots		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy 29 saves / 33 shots

April 13	New York Rangers		1–3	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Ron Stewart (1) – 17:20		First period		15:33 – Kenny Wharram (1)
No scoring		Second period		3:33 – Gilles Marotte (2)
No scoring		Third period		8:24 – Chico Maki (1)
Ed Giacomin 41 saves / 44 shots		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy 37 saves / 38 shots

April 14	Chicago Black Hawks		2–1	New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden	Recap
Donnie Marshall (2) – 5:20		First period		16:14 – pp – Bobby Hull (2)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Bobby Schmautz (1) – 16:46		Third period		No scoring
Denis DeJordy 32 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats		Ed Giacomin 27 saves / 29 shots

April 16	New York Rangers		1–4	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period		05:50 – Doug Jarrett (1)
Rod Gilbert (5) – 03:15		Second period		19:25 – Chico Maki (2)
No scoring		Third period		02:39 – Pit Martin (3) 16:35 – Stan Mikita (3)
Ed Giacomin 25 saves / 29 shots		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy 26 saves / 27 shots

Chicago won series 4–2

(W1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (W3) St. Louis Blues

The Philadelphia Flyers were West Division Champions, earning 73 points. The St. Louis Blues earned 70 points to finish third in the West Division. This was the first playoff series for both teams. Philadelphia earned sixteen of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

Philadelphia was upset by the Blues, led by goaltender Glenn Hall and coached by future Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman, in seven games.

April 4	St. Louis Blues		1–0	Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Jimmy Roberts (1) – 14:13		Third period		No scoring
Glenn Hall 14 saves / 14 shots		Goalie stats		Bernie Parent 32 saves / 33 shots

April 6	St. Louis Blues		3–4	Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
Dickie Moore (1) – 07:11		First period		01:32 – Pat Hannigan (1) 18:37 – pp – Don Blackburn (1) 19:10 – Claude Laforge (1)
Don McKenney (1) – 04:22 Larry Keenan (1) – 05:46		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		06:51 – Leon Rochefort (1)
Glenn Hall 37 saves / 41 shots		Goalie stats		Doug Favell 26 saves / 29 shots

April 10	Philadelphia Flyers		2–3	2OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Jean Gauthier (1) – pp – 17:35		Second period			02:54 – Terry Crisp (1)
Joe Watson (1) – 13:54		Third period			07:38 – Frank St. Marseille (1)
No scoring		Second overtime period			04:10 – Larry Keenan (2)
Bernie Parent 54 saves / 57 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 33 saves / 35 shots

April 11	Philadelphia Flyers		2–5	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Andre Lacroix (1) – pp – 02:26		First period		06:52 – sh – Bill McCreary Sr. (1) 13:29 – pp – Red Berenson (1)
No scoring		Second period		16:55 – Dickie Moore (2)
Don Blackburn (2) – 14:04		Third period		00:49 – Red Berenson (2) 16:05 – sh – Barclay Plager (1)
Doug Favell 28 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats		Glenn Hall 22 saves / 24 shots

April 13	St. Louis Blues		1–6	Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
No scoring		First period		09:01 – Leon Rochefort (2) 13:18 – Rosaire Paiement (1) 15:52 – sh – Forbes Kennedy (1)
No scoring		Second period		17:00 – Brit Selby (1)
Gerry Melnyk (1) – sh – 11:05		Third period		10:27 – pp – Rosaire Paiement (2) 13:26 – pp – Rosaire Paiement (3)
Glenn Hall 9 saves / 12 shots Seth Martin 17 saves / 20 shots		Goalie stats		Bernie Parent 30 saves / 31 shots

April 16	Philadelphia Flyers		2–1	2OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			18:06 – pp – Gerry Melnyk (2)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Andre Lacroix (2) – 19:45		Third period			No scoring
Don Blackburn (3) – 11:18		Second overtime period			No scoring
Bernie Parent 63 saves / 64 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 41 saves / 43 shots

April 18	St. Louis Blues		3–1	Philadelphia Flyers	Spectrum	Recap
Frank St. Marseille (2) – pp – 07:38		First period		18:25 – pp – Bill Sutherland (1)
Larry Keenan (3) – pp – 10:45		Second period		No scoring
Red Berenson (3) – 19:10		Third period		No scoring
Glenn Hall 26 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats		Bernie Parent 28 saves / 30 shots

St. Louis won series 4–3

(W2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars

The Los Angeles Kings finished second in the West Division with 72 points. The Minnesota North Stars earned 69 points to finish fourth in the West Division. This was the first playoff series for both teams. Minnesota earned fourteen of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

The North Stars defeated the Kings in seven games.

April 4	Minnesota North Stars		1–2	Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		19:55 – pp – Eddie Joyal (1)
Dave Balon (1) – 03:54		Third period		03:13 – Bill White (1)
Cesare Maniago 38 saves / 40 shots		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuck 30 saves / 31 shots

April 6	Minnesota North Stars		0–2	Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		08:45 – pp – Lowell MacDonald (1)
No scoring		Second period		18:12 – Eddie Joyal (2)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Cesare Maniago 37 saves / 39 shots		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuck 18 saves / 18 shots

April 9	Los Angeles Kings		5–7	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Lowell MacDonald (2) – 12:44 Lowell MacDonald (3) – 13:56 Howie Hughes (1) – pp – 15:19		First period		05:51 – Bill Collins (1) 15:48 – Ray Cullen (1) 17:34 – pp – Mike McMahon Jr. (1)
No scoring		Second period		01:25 – Parker MacDonald (1) 16:56 – ps – Wayne Connelly (1)
Ted Irvine (1) – 03:23 Doug Robinson (1) – 04:15		Third period		00:09 – Bill Collins (2) 17:50 – Andre Boudrias (1)
Terry Sawchuck 18 saves / 23 shots Wayne Rutledge 9 saves / 11 shots		Goalie stats		Cesare Maniago 24 saves / 29 shots

April 11	Los Angeles Kings		2–3	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Bill Flett (1) – 03:37 Bill White (2) – 04:45		First period		11:30 – pp – Ray Cullen (2)
No scoring		Second period		06:31 – Mike McMahon Jr. (2) 09:27 – Dave Balon (2)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Terry Sawchuck 31 saves / 34 shots		Goalie stats		Cesare Maniago 30 saves / 32 shots

April 13	Minnesota North Stars		2–3	Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		02:14 – Gord Labossiere (1) 02:29 – Gord Labossiere (2)
No scoring		Second period		12:23 – pp – Eddie Joyal (3)
Wayne Connelly (2) – 07:15 Wayne Connelly (3) – 14:55		Third period		No scoring
Cesare Maniago 21 saves / 24 shots		Goalie stats		Wayne Rutledge 27 saves / 29 shots

April 16	Los Angeles Kings		3–4	OT	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Doug Robinson (2) – 11:12		First period			08:05 – sh – Mike McMahon Jr. (3)
Real Lemieux (1) – 1:37 Howie Hughes (2) – 04:20		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			07:23 – Bill Goldsworthy (1) 16:39 – Bob McCord (1)
No scoring		First overtime period			09:11 – Milan Marcetta (1)
Wayne Rutledge 29 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats			Cesare Maniago 33 saves / 36 shots

April 18	Minnesota North Stars		9–4	Los Angeles Kings	The Forum	Recap
Parker MacDonald (2) – 02:24 Wayne Connelly (4) – pp – 08:05 Bill Goldsworthy (2) – 16:25		First period		02:51 – Doug Robinson (3)
Milan Marcetta (2) – 08:45 Parker MacDonald (3) – 11:58 Milan Marcetta (3) – 12:49 Dave Balon (3) – 15:58 Andre Boudrias (2) – 16:12		Second period		05:12 – pp – Eddie Joyal (4) 16:45 – Poul Popiel (1)
Bill Goldsworthy (3) – pp – 09:07		Third period		19:36 – Doug Robinson (4)
Cesare Maniago 22 saves / 26 shots		Goalie stats		Terry Sawchuck 24 saves / 33 shots

Minnesota won series 4–3

Semifinals

(E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks

This was the 14th playoff series between these two teams. Their most recent series previous to this one was in the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals, which Montreal won four games to three. Montreal earned fourteen of a possible twenty points from the ten 1967-1968 regular season matchups between the two teams.

The Black Hawks could not provide another upset, and lost to the Canadiens in five games, giving Montreal their only defeat of the playoffs.

April 18	Chicago Black Hawks		2–9	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		06:37 – Ralph Backstrom (3) 07:31 – Yvan Cournoyer (1) 09:24 – John Ferguson (2)
No scoring		Second period		15:26 – pp – Yvan Cournoyer (2)
Doug Jarrett (2) – 10:20 Gilles Marotte (3) – 11:26		Third period		00:10 – John Ferguson (3) 01:28 – Gilles Tremblay (1) 07:08 – Jacques Lemaire (3) 16:03 – Jean Beliveau (3) 17:50 – Claude Larose (3)
Denis DeJordy 24 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats		Gump Worsley 32 saves / 34 shots

April 20	Chicago Black Hawks		1–4	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Stan Mikita (4) – pp – 05:03		First period		10:58 – Jean Beliveau (4)
No scoring		Second period		10:04 – pp – Jean Beliveau (5) 15:41 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (4) 17:57 – pp – Jean Beliveau (6)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Denis DeJordy 35 saves / 39 shots		Goalie stats		Gump Worsley 23 saves / 24 shots

April 23	Montreal Canadiens		4–2	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
Jean Beliveau (7) - 00:39		First period		15:25 – Doug Jarrett (3)
Yvan Cournoyer (3) – pp – 02:39 Yvan Cournoyer (4) – 06:11 J. C. Tremblay (1) – 12:05		Second period		10:35 – Doug Jarrett (4)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Gump Worsley 39 saves / 41 shots		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy 29 saves / 33 shots

April 25	Montreal Canadiens		1–2	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period		08:57 – Bobby Hull (3)
Henri Richard (2) – 03:37		Second period		06:50 – sh – Bobby Hull (4)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Gump Worsley 3 saves / 4 shots Rogie Vachon 29 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats		Denis DeJordy 28 saves / 29 shots

April 28	Chicago Black Hawks		3–4	OT	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			08:10 – Bobby Rousseau (1)
Bobby Schmautz (2) – 9:59		Second period			11:15 – sh – J. C. Tremblay (2)
Stan Mikita (5) – pp – 01:23 Wayne Maki (1) – 08:14		Third period			06:38 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (5)
No scoring		First overtime period			02:14 – Jacques Lemaire (6)
Denis DeJordy 40 saves / 44 shots		Goalie stats			Rogie Vachon 24 saves / 27 shots

Montreal won series 4–1

(W3) St. Louis Blues vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars

St. Louis earned twelve of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

Ron Schock's goal in double OT, called the "Midnight Goal" by many hockey fans, gave the Blues the series and sent them to the Stanley Cup Finals.

April 21	Minnesota North Stars		3–5	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Milan Marcetta (4) – pp – 7:49		First period		14:27 - Tim Ecclestone (1)
Wayne Connelly (5) – 00:49 Wayne Connelly (6) – pp – 15:41		Second period		09:31 – pp – Frank St. Marseille (3) 10:05 – pp – Dickie Moore (3) 12:36 – sh – Bill McCreary Sr. (2)
No scoring		Third period		14:08 – Larry Keenan (4)
Cesare Maniago 28 saves / 33 shots		Goalie stats		Glenn Hall 25 saves / 28 shots

April 22	St. Louis Blues		2–3	OT	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
Jimmy Roberts (2) – 12:28		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Frank St. Marseille (4) – pp – 04:58		Third period			02:12 – Milan Marcetta (5) 07:00 – Bill Goldsworthy (4)
No scoring		First overtime period			03:41 – Parker MacDonald (4)
Glenn Hall 24 saves / 27 shots		Goalie stats			Cesare Maniago 23 saves / 25 shots

April 25	Minnesota North Stars		5–1	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Milan Marcetta (6) – 09:38 Bill Goldsworthy (5) – 13:00 J. P. Parise (1) – 19:01		First period		No scoring
Bill Goldsworthy (6) – 16:33		Second period		04:53 – Dickie Moore (4)
Dave Balon (4) – pp – 00:09		Third period		No scoring
Cesare Maniago 30 saves / 31 shots		Goalie stats		Glenn Hall 16 saves / 21 shots

April 27	Minnesota North Stars		3–4	OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Walt McKechnie (1) – 04:42 J. P. Parise (2) – pp – 14:40		First period			No scoring
Wayne Connelly (7) – 19:37		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			11:57 – Jimmy Roberts (3) 12:57 – Dickie Moore (5) 19:49 – Jimmy Roberts (4)
No scoring		First overtime period			01:32 – Gary Sabourin (1)
Cesare Maniago 39 saves / 43 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 21 saves / 24 shots

April 29	Minnesota North Stars		2–3	OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Walt McKechnie (2) – 05:39		First period			01:53 – Bob Plager (1) 10:44 – Gary Sabourin (2)
Bob McCord (2) – 6:31		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			17:27 – Bill McCreary Sr. (3)
Cesare Maniago 52 saves / 55 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 26 saves / 28 shots

May 1	St. Louis Blues		1–5	Minnesota North Stars	Met Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		05:28 – pp – Wayne Connelly (8) 10:54 – Andre Boudrias (3)
Gary Sabourin (3) – 13:53		Second period		06:34 – Bill Goldsworthy (7) 17:16 – Bill Goldsworthy (8)
No scoring		Third period		09:52 – Milan Marcetta (7)
Glenn Hall 12 saves / 15 shots Seth Martin 21 saves / 23 shots		Goalie stats		Cesare Maniago 22 saves / 23 shots

May 3	Minnesota North Stars		1–2	2OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Walt McKechnie (3) – 16:49		Third period			17:20 – Dickie Moore (6)
No scoring		Second overtime period			02:50 – Ron Schock (1)
Cesare Maniago 36 saves / 38 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 44 saves / 45 shots

St. Louis won series 4–3

Finals

The Montreal Canadiens advanced to their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, having won the championship in 1965 and 1966. The St. Louis Blues beat out the five other teams also playing in their inaugural season to reach the Final. Montreal earned seven of eight points in this year's regular season series.

Blues coach Scotty Bowman, a long-time member of the Canadiens organization was unable to spur the Blues to an upset. The Canadiens, led by Jean Beliveau and Henri Richard swept the series in four games.

May 5	Montreal Canadiens		3–2	OT	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
Henri Richard (3) – 09:42		First period			09:19 – Barclay Plager (2)
Yvan Cournoyer (5) - 18:14		Second period			08:16 – pp – Dickie Moore (7)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Jacques Lemaire (7) – 01:41		First overtime period			No scoring
Gump Worsley 34 saves / 36 shots		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall 35 saves / 38 shots

May 7	Montreal Canadiens		1–0	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Serge Savard (1) – sh – 02:17		Third period		No scoring
Gump Worsley 19 saves / 19 shots		Goalie stats		Glenn Hall 35 saves / 36 shots

May 9	St. Louis Blues		3–4	OT	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Frank St. Marseille (5) – pp – 10:22		First period			14:24 – pp - Yvan Cournoyer (6)
Red Berenson (4) - 03:37		Second period			01:23 – sh – Serge Savard (2)
Red Berenson (5) – sh – 17:25		Third period			11:43 – Ralph Backstrom (4)
No scoring		First overtime period			01:13 – Bobby Rousseau (2)
Glenn Hall 42 saves / 46 shots		Goalie stats			Gump Worsley 12 saves / 15 shots

May 11	St. Louis Blues		2–3	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period		16:47 – Dick Duff (3)
Craig Cameron (1) – 06:53 Gary Sabourin (4) – pp – 07:50		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		07:24 – Henri Richard (4) 11:40 – J. C. Tremblay (3)
Glenn Hall 28 saves / 31 shots		Goalie stats		Gump Worsley 19 saves / 21 shots

Montreal won series 4–0

Playoff bracket

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Montreal Canadiens	4

3	Boston Bruins	0
			1	Montreal Canadiens	4
East Division
			4	Chicago Black Hawks	1
2	New York Rangers	2

4	Chicago Black Hawks	4
						E1	Montreal Canadiens	4

						W3	St. Louis Blues	0
1	Philadelphia Flyers	3

3	St. Louis Blues	4
			3	St. Louis Blues	4
West Division
			4	Minnesota North Stars	3
2	Los Angeles Kings	3

4	Minnesota North Stars	4

Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy: (East Division champion)	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: (West Division champion)	St. Louis Blues
Conn Smythe Trophy: (Playoff MVP)	Glenn Hall, St. Louis Blues

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The 1976–77 NHL season was the 60th season of the National Hockey League. The Kansas City Scouts moved to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Rockies and the California Golden Seals moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and became the Cleveland Barons. The Montreal Canadiens once again dominated the playoffs as, for the second straight year, they swept their opponent four games to none in the final series for the Stanley Cup.

The 1977–78 NHL season was the 61st season of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens won their third Stanley Cup in a row, defeating the Boston Bruins four games to two in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The 1978–79 NHL season was the 62nd season of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup finals four games to one for their fourth consecutive Cup; two "Original Six" teams would not meet again in the Finals for the next 34 years, when Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in the 2013 Finals. The Bruins faced the Canadiens in the 1979 semifinals, marking the last appearance by three Original Six teams in the final four for the next 35 years, when the Blackhawks, Canadiens and Rangers reached the semifinals of the 2014 playoffs.

The 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League began on April 17, 2002.

The 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began after the conclusion of the 1993–94 NHL season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven game series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships; and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The playoffs ended when the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh game of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. In total, an NHL record seven game sevens were played in this year's playoffs, two of which went to overtime.

The 1972–73 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 47th season in the NHL, and the club was coming off their third consecutive first-place finish in 1971–72, as they finished on top of the West Division with a 46–17–15 record, tying a club record with 107 points. The Hawks defeated the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers in the postseason before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began after the conclusion of the 1992–93 NHL season on April 18 and ended with the Montreal Canadiens defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one to win the Stanley Cup on June 9. These playoffs featured an NHL record 28 overtime games, of which the Canadiens set a playoff record for most overtime games won in one year with ten. The Canadiens also won 11 consecutive games during the playoffs, tying an NHL record.

The 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 10, after the conclusion of the 1984–85 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 30 with the champion Edmonton Oilers defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 8–3 to win the final series four games to one and win the Stanley Cup.

The 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 9, after the conclusion of the 1985–86 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 24 with the champion Montreal Canadiens defeating the Calgary Flames 4–1 to win the Stanley Cup, in five games.

The 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2012–13 season. They began on April 30, 2013, following the conclusion of the regular season. The regular season was shortened to 48 games and the playoffs were pushed to a later date due to a lockout. The playoffs ended on June 24, 2013, with the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals in six games to win the Stanley Cup. Patrick Kane won the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoffs MVP, with 19 points.

References

↑ Stanley Cup Notebook

Falla, Jack (2001). Quest for the Cup : a history of the Stanley Cup Finals, 1893–2000. Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55263-343-8.

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See also	NHL expansion Draft Expansion Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals